8 Top realistic fiction books like The Year Shakespeare Ruined My Life by Dani Jansen

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The Year Shakespeare Ruined My Life

By: Dani Jansen

3.31

Format: 295 pages, Paperback

Alison Green, desperate valedictorian-wannabe, agrees to produce her school's production of A Midsu…

"Sometimes, the hardest thing to learn is how to be okay with things as they are."

-Dani Jansen, The Year Shakespeare Ruined My Life

"Sometimes, the hardest thing to learn is how to be okay with things as they are."

-Dani Jansen, The Year Shakespeare Ruined My Life

"Anyways, it's not like I was in the closet or anything. It's just that I didn't want my sexuality to be everyone's business. It's not like straight people have to announce their sexual preference."

-Dani Jansen, The Year Shakespeare Ruined My Life

"Anyways, it's not like I was in the closet or anything. It's just that I didn't want my sexuality to be everyone's business. It's not like straight people have to announce their sexual preference."

-Dani Jansen, The Year Shakespeare Ruined My Life

If you liked the realistic fiction plot in The Year Shakespeare Ruined My Life by Dani Jansen , here is a list of 8 books like this:

Cover of Lumberjanes, Vol. 2: Friendship to the Max by None, Shannon Watters, Grace Ellis, Maarta Laiho, Brooke A. Allen, N.D. Stevenson

1. Lumberjanes, Vol. 2: Friendship to the Max

By: None , Shannon Watters , Grace Ellis , Maarta Laiho , Brooke A. Allen , N.D. Stevenson

4.15

Format: 111 pages, Paperback

What a mystery! Jo, April, Mal, Molly, and Ripley are not your average campers and Miss Qiunzell… read more

Similar categories in None's Lumberjanes, Vol. 2: Friendship to the Max book and Dani Jansen's The Year Shakespeare Ruined My Life

  • fiction
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • queer

2. Lumberjanes, Vol. 3: A Terrible Plan

By: None , Faith Erin Hicks , Shannon Watters , Maarta Laiho , Brittney Williams , Casey Nowak , T. Zysk , None , None , None , None

3.71

Format: 244 pages, Paperback

IF YOU GOT IT, HAUNT IT! Trying to take advantage of the first quiet day at camp in a while, Mal an… read more

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3. The Luis Ortega Survival Club

By: Sonora Reyes

4.24

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

From the bestselling author of The Lesbiana’s Guide to Catholic School comes a story in the vein of… read more

Similar categories in Sonora Reyes's The Luis Ortega Survival Club book and Dani Jansen's The Year Shakespeare Ruined My Life

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
Cover of Attack of the Black Rectangles by Amy Sarig King

4. Attack of the Black Rectangles

By: Amy Sarig King

4.21

Format: 258 pages, Hardcover

When Mac first opens his classroom copy of Jane Yolen's The Devil's Arithmetic and finds some words… read more

Similar categories in Amy Sarig King's Attack of the Black Rectangles book and Dani Jansen's The Year Shakespeare Ruined My Life

  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"Why do they treat kids like we don't mean anything?"

-Amy Sarig King, Attack of the Black Rectangles

"If you're comfortable learning history, it's the wrong history."

-Amy Sarig King, Attack of the Black Rectangles

"I love banned books. I used to read as many to you as I could when you were little, Mac."

-Amy Sarig King, Attack of the Black Rectangles

"But if we want to change the world so it's good for everyone, it's important to talk about the truth."

-Amy Sarig King, Attack of the Black Rectangles

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5. Dear Wendy

By: Ann Zhao

4.01

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Dear Wendy's Sophie and Jo, two aromantic and asexual students at Wellesley College, engage in an o… read more

Similar categories in Ann Zhao's Dear Wendy book and Dani Jansen's The Year Shakespeare Ruined My Life

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"Nobody talks about breaking up with your friends. It sucks. Especially when that friend ditches you to be with whoever they think is The One."

-Ann Zhao, Dear Wendy

"And still, it's hard to find people like me. The asexual community is small enough as it is; there are fewer aromantic people and even fewer people who are both."

-Ann Zhao, Dear Wendy

"And that really made me think for the first time about how this could happen with any friend who's not also aroace. Like, my person, my closest confidant, will probably always have someone else - a r…"

-Ann Zhao, Dear Wendy

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6. A Lady's Guide to Gossip and Murder (Countess of Harleigh Mystery, #2)

By: Dianne Freeman

3.92

Format: 306 pages, Kindle Edition

The adventurous Countess Harleigh finds out just how far some will go to safeguard a secret in Dian… read more

Similar categories in Dianne Freeman's A Lady's Guide to Gossip and Murder (Countess of Harleigh Mystery, #2) book and Dani Jansen's The Year Shakespeare Ruined My Life

  • romance
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of A Lady's Guide to Etiquette and Murder (Countess of Harleigh Mystery, #1) by Dianne Freeman

7. A Lady's Guide to Etiquette and Murder (Countess of Harleigh Mystery, #1)

By: Dianne Freeman

3.81

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

In this exciting historical mystery debut set in Victorian England, a wealthy young widow encounter… read more

Similar categories in Dianne Freeman's A Lady's Guide to Etiquette and Murder (Countess of Harleigh Mystery, #1) book and Dani Jansen's The Year Shakespeare Ruined My Life

  • romance
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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8. Aubrey McFadden Is Never Getting Married

By: Georgia Beers

4.29

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

All of Aubrey McFadden’s college friends are tying the knot, and she’s been invited to five wedding… read more

Similar categories in Georgia Beers's Aubrey McFadden Is Never Getting Married book and Dani Jansen's The Year Shakespeare Ruined My Life

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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9. Pride and Prejudice and Pittsburgh

By: Rachael Lippincott

3.98

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

What if you found a once-in-a-lifetime love…just not in your lifetime? Audrey Cameron has lost h… read more

Similar categories in Rachael Lippincott's Pride and Prejudice and Pittsburgh book and Dani Jansen's The Year Shakespeare Ruined My Life

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • queer
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10. Chaos Theory

By: Nic Stone

4.16

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

The #1 New York Times bestselling author of Dear Martin, delivers a gripping romance about two tee… read more

Similar categories in Nic Stone's Chaos Theory book and Dani Jansen's The Year Shakespeare Ruined My Life

  • romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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11. When You Wish Upon a Star

By: Elizabeth Lim

4.03

Format: 480 pages, Hardcover

What if the Blue Fairy wasn’t supposed to help Pinocchio? This New York Times best-selling series t… read more

Similar categories in Elizabeth Lim's When You Wish Upon a Star book and Dani Jansen's The Year Shakespeare Ruined My Life

  • romance
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • audiobook
"Ilaria knew better than anyone how to pull her brother's strings---when she put her mind to it. How to pull anyone's strings, really. That was her talent."

-Elizabeth Lim, When You Wish Upon a Star

"Ily was certain she could detect the falsehood. After all, Mamma always liked to tell her: A lie keeps growing and growing until it's as plain as the nose on your face. "

-Elizabeth Lim, When You Wish Upon a Star

"The water was as blue as before, as if nothing had happened. Bluer than the sky, really, and the cornflowers and bluebells that Mrs. Vaci sold in her chocolate shop. Chiara's favorite color."

-Elizabeth Lim, When You Wish Upon a Star

"You have such pretty hair, Chia. I've always envied it, you know? The way it curls at your shoulders and every hair seems to be in place. Niccolo says it looks like noodles--- like angel hair."

-Elizabeth Lim, When You Wish Upon a Star

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12. A Twisted Tale Anthology

By: Elizabeth Lim

4.03

Format: 576 pages, Hardcover

Disney's New York Times best-selling series presents a rich anthology filled with all-new what-if t… read more

Similar categories in Elizabeth Lim's A Twisted Tale Anthology book and Dani Jansen's The Year Shakespeare Ruined My Life

  • romance
  • fiction
  • young adult
"You raised me to be brave, and to make smart choices. I'll make you proud. You'll see." "I am always proud of you."

-Elizabeth Lim, A Twisted Tale Anthology

"Leagues away, her castle stood empty, and her country awaited a ruler. "Come," she said to the birds around her. "Let's get dinner ready. And then it will be time to go home."

-Elizabeth Lim, A Twisted Tale Anthology

"It's always one's passion that ends up one's undoing." He leaned toward her. "Remember that, my tempestuous fairy." Tinker Bell gestured at his hook. Really, Captain? Is it I who needs to remember? "

-Elizabeth Lim, A Twisted Tale Anthology

"I guess this is what I get for agreeing to give a woman a job like this." Meg placed her hands on her hips. "Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't realize that as a man, you were making such good headway on your o…"

-Elizabeth Lim, A Twisted Tale Anthology

Cover of A Lady's Guide to Mischief and Murder (Countess of Harleigh Mystery, #3) by Dianne Freeman

13. A Lady's Guide to Mischief and Murder (Countess of Harleigh Mystery, #3)

By: Dianne Freeman

4.05

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A 2020 Agatha Award Nominee In Dianne Freeman's charming Victorian-era mystery series, Frances W… read more

Similar categories in Dianne Freeman's A Lady's Guide to Mischief and Murder (Countess of Harleigh Mystery, #3) book and Dani Jansen's The Year Shakespeare Ruined My Life

  • romance
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Rowley Jefferson’s Awesome Friendly Spooky Stories (Awesome Friendly Kid Book 3) by Jeff Kinney

14. Rowley Jefferson’s Awesome Friendly Spooky Stories (Awesome Friendly Kid Book 3)

By: Jeff Kinney

4.22

Format: 224 pages, Kindle Edition

Scare yourself silly with Rowley Jefferson’s Awesome Friendly Spooky Stories by Jeff Kinney, the #1… read more

Similar categories in Jeff Kinney's Rowley Jefferson’s Awesome Friendly Spooky Stories (Awesome Friendly Kid Book 3) book and Dani Jansen's The Year Shakespeare Ruined My Life

  • fiction
Cover of I'm Afraid of Men by Vivek Shraya

15. I'm Afraid of Men

By: Vivek Shraya

4.23

Format: 96 pages, Hardcover

A trans artist explores how masculinity was imposed on her as a boy and continues to haunt her as a… read more

Similar categories in Vivek Shraya's I'm Afraid of Men book and Dani Jansen's The Year Shakespeare Ruined My Life

  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • queer
"Queerness is associated with freedom from boundaries."

-Vivek Shraya, I'm Afraid of Men

"Do these parts still exist somewhere inside of me with the capacity to be reactivated?"

-Vivek Shraya, I'm Afraid of Men

"Why is being touch by strangers — strangers who refuse to identify themselves — a form of flattery?"

-Vivek Shraya, I'm Afraid of Men

"My brownness turns out to be a form of queerness in and of itself and makes me too queer for gay men."

-Vivek Shraya, I'm Afraid of Men

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16. Paper Planes

By: Jennie Wood

3.66

Format: 216 pages, Paperback

After a life altering incident, Dylan and Leighton are sent to a summer camp for troubled youth. Ca… read more

Similar categories in Jennie Wood's Paper Planes book and Dani Jansen's The Year Shakespeare Ruined My Life

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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17. Jane in Love

By: Rachel Givney

3.66

Format: 434 pages, Paperback

If Jane Austen had the choice between the heart and the pen, what do you think she would do? At … read more

Similar categories in Rachel Givney's Jane in Love book and Dani Jansen's The Year Shakespeare Ruined My Life

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"They had conjured so many devices to save time and to make life easier, yet everyone walked around faster and looking more anguished."

-Rachel Givney, Jane in Love

"I saw the sun once and it was beautiful. But it’s gone now and that’s sad, but some people go their whole lives never seeing such a thing. I’m going to thank the universe for showing me that and do t…"

-Rachel Givney, Jane in Love

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18. The Ride of Her Life

By: Jennifer Dugan

3.68

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

From the author of Love at First Set, a new irresistible enemies-to-lovers, grumpy/sunshine queer r… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer Dugan's The Ride of Her Life book and Dani Jansen's The Year Shakespeare Ruined My Life

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"She's coming undone right in front of me and it's turning me on. It should not be turning me on."

-Jennifer Dugan, The Ride of Her Life

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19. We Got the Beat

By: Jenna Miller

3.65

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Jordan Elliot is a fat, nerdy lesbian, and the first junior to be named editor-in-chief of the scho… read more

Similar categories in Jenna Miller's We Got the Beat book and Dani Jansen's The Year Shakespeare Ruined My Life

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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20. Before We Were Blue

By: E.J. Schwartz

3.87

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

Get healthy on their own—or stay sick together? At Recovery and Relief, a treatment center for… read more

Similar categories in E.J. Schwartz's Before We Were Blue book and Dani Jansen's The Year Shakespeare Ruined My Life

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • lgbt
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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21. Hot Dog Girl

By: Jennifer Dugan

3.47

Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition

Elouise (Lou) Parker is determined to have the absolute best, most impossibly epic summer of her li… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer Dugan's Hot Dog Girl book and Dani Jansen's The Year Shakespeare Ruined My Life

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • audiobook
  • young adult contemporary
  • lgbt
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"I’m not too big for this town, Dad. I never will be."

-Jennifer Dugan, Hot Dog Girl

"I know I don’t have the face of a woman who walks into an office and demands answers - I have the faces of a girl trying to be too many things at once."

-Jennifer Dugan, Hot Dog Girl

"And I get it now, I that’s all he could ever be, that’s all anyone else could ever be: a Band-Aid, a butterfly strip, a temporary measure, because this is the after, and all of the good stuff got lef…"

-Jennifer Dugan, Hot Dog Girl

"I flick my eyes to the spot on her shoulder where her freckles match the constellations in the sky, and I smile. I get lost in her skin, sipping my drink and mapping the stars on her arm while everyo…"

-Jennifer Dugan, Hot Dog Girl

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22. You Don't Have a Shot

By: Racquel Marie

4.38

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

A queer YA romance about rival soccer players from author Racquel Marie, perfect for fans of She Dr… read more

Similar categories in Racquel Marie's You Don't Have a Shot book and Dani Jansen's The Year Shakespeare Ruined My Life

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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23. Drum Roll, Please

By: Lisa Jenn Bigelow

4.23

Format: 320 pages, ebook

Find the confidence to rock out to your own beat. Melly only joined the school band because her … read more

Similar categories in Lisa Jenn Bigelow's Drum Roll, Please book and Dani Jansen's The Year Shakespeare Ruined My Life

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • lgbt
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"I may only be four foot, eight inches, but all the more reason I've got to stand by every one of them. Now, where's my glitter?"

-Lisa Jenn Bigelow, Drum Roll, Please

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24. Gay the Pray Away

By: Natalie Naudus

4.46

Format: 245 pages, Kindle Edition

Valerie Danners is in a cult. She just doesn't know it yet. When she finds a queer book at the libr… read more

Similar categories in Natalie Naudus's Gay the Pray Away book and Dani Jansen's The Year Shakespeare Ruined My Life

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
Cover of Never Trust a Gemini (Never Trust a Gemini #1) by Freja Nicole Woolf

25. Never Trust a Gemini (Never Trust a Gemini #1)

By: Freja Nicole Woolf

3.18

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Cat Phillips has her head in the stars, but her romantic fantasies may ruin her shot at real-life l… read more

Similar categories in Freja Nicole Woolf's Never Trust a Gemini (Never Trust a Gemini #1) book and Dani Jansen's The Year Shakespeare Ruined My Life

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • audiobook
  • young adult contemporary
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
Cover of Everyone I Kissed Since You Got Famous by Mae Marvel

26. Everyone I Kissed Since You Got Famous

By: Mae Marvel

3.64

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

An actress home for the holidays makes a bet with her former best friend-turned-online sensation. … read more

Similar categories in Mae Marvel's Everyone I Kissed Since You Got Famous book and Dani Jansen's The Year Shakespeare Ruined My Life

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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27. A Christmas Duet

By: Debbie Macomber

4.49

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A solo holiday trip inspires one woman to rediscover her passion—and remember that, sometimes, duet… read more

Similar categories in Debbie Macomber's A Christmas Duet book and Dani Jansen's The Year Shakespeare Ruined My Life

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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28. The Year Shakespeare Ruined My Life

By: Dani Jansen

3.31

Format: 295 pages, Paperback

Alison Green, desperate valedictorian-wannabe, agrees to produce her school's production of A Midsu… read more

Similar categories in Dani Jansen's The Year Shakespeare Ruined My Life book and Dani Jansen's The Year Shakespeare Ruined My Life

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • audiobook
  • young adult contemporary
  • lgbt
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"Sometimes, the hardest thing to learn is how to be okay with things as they are."

-Dani Jansen, The Year Shakespeare Ruined My Life

"Anyways, it's not like I was in the closet or anything. It's just that I didn't want my sexuality to be everyone's business. It's not like straight people have to announce their sexual preference."

-Dani Jansen, The Year Shakespeare Ruined My Life

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29. A Bánh Mì for Two

By: Trinity Nguyen

4.02

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

In this sweet sapphic romance about two foodies in love, Vivi meets Lan while studying abroad in Vi… read more

Similar categories in Trinity Nguyen's A Bánh Mì for Two book and Dani Jansen's The Year Shakespeare Ruined My Life

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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30. Make the Season Bright

By: Ashley Herring Blake

4.06

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

Two exes find themselves stuck at the same house for Christmas in this holiday romance by Ashley He… read more

Similar categories in Ashley Herring Blake's Make the Season Bright book and Dani Jansen's The Year Shakespeare Ruined My Life

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
Cover of I'll Get Back to You by Becca Grischow

31. I'll Get Back to You

By: Becca Grischow

3.81

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

A charming homerun of a queer holiday romance where two former classmates’ plan to fake-date their … read more

Similar categories in Becca Grischow's I'll Get Back to You book and Dani Jansen's The Year Shakespeare Ruined My Life

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer

29 Top fiction books like The Year Shakespeare Ruined My Life by Dani Jansen

Transform Your Habits

Lumberjanes, Vol. 2: Friendship to the Max

None , Shannon Watters , Grace Ellis , Maarta Laiho , Brooke A. Allen , N.D. Stevenson

4.15

Transform Your Habits

The Luis Ortega Survival Club

Sonora Reyes

4.24

Transform Your Habits

Attack of the Black Rectangles

Amy Sarig King

4.21

Transform Your Habits

Dear Wendy

Ann Zhao

4.01

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18 Best fiction books like Chaos Theory by Nic Stone

Transform Your Habits

We Deserve Monuments

Jas Hammonds

4.30

Transform Your Habits

Chaos Theory

Nic Stone

4.16

Transform Your Habits

Rez Ball

Byron Graves

4.16

Transform Your Habits

The Manifestor Prophecy (Nic Blake and the Remarkables, #1)

Angie Thomas

4.19

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