17 Best contemporary books like In the Ring by Sierra Isley

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In the Ring

By: Sierra Isley

3.70

Format: 312 pages, Paperback

Rose Berman is losing her mind. At least, that's what everyone at school seems to think. Plague…

If you liked the contemporary plot in In the Ring by Sierra Isley , here is a list of 17 books like this:

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1. 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 Sierra Isley's In the Ring

  • 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

Cover of Threads That Bind (Threads That Bind, #1) by Kika Hatzopoulou

2. Threads That Bind (Threads That Bind, #1)

By: Kika Hatzopoulou

3.93

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

In a world where the children of the gods inherit their powers, a descendant of the Greek Fates mus… read more

Similar categories in Kika Hatzopoulou's Threads That Bind (Threads That Bind, #1) book and Sierra Isley's In the Ring

  • romance
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • audiobook
"Three bodies, one soul. You go when your sisters need you. No questions asked."

-Kika Hatzopoulou, Threads That Bind (Threads That Bind, #1)

"Tolerating wickedness can ensure your survival - but also cause a feeling of slow death."

-Kika Hatzopoulou, Threads That Bind (Threads That Bind, #1)

"Because what is art, what is inspiration, if not the deepest, darkest secrets of the artist?"

-Kika Hatzopoulou, Threads That Bind (Threads That Bind, #1)

"Io you need to go now," he breathed, eyes large and fearful. "And I promise, the moment I'm better. I'll come find you" "How?" she asked, the word breaking into a sob. How would he ever find her in t…"

-Kika Hatzopoulou, Threads That Bind (Threads That Bind, #1)

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3. Skater Boy

By: Anthony Nerada

4.03

Format: 312 pages, Hardcover

In this YA pop-punk debut about queer romance and destroying labels, a teen risks everything to wr… read more

Similar categories in Anthony Nerada's Skater Boy book and Sierra Isley's In the Ring

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"If we can convince our own minds we aren't good enough, we can't really be disappointed when we don't get what we truly want."

-Anthony Nerada, Skater Boy

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4. Rez Ball

By: Byron Graves

4.16

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

This debut novel by Byron Graves tells the story of a young athlete determined to play like the her… read more

Similar categories in Byron Graves's Rez Ball book and Sierra Isley's In the Ring

  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • sports
  • audiobook
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5. Saints of the Household

By: Ari Tison

4.12

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Saints of the Household is a haunting contemporary YA about an act of violence in a small-town--tol… read more

Similar categories in Ari Tison's Saints of the Household book and Sierra Isley's In the Ring

  • young adult
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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6. The Totally True Story of Gracie Byrne

By: Shannon Takaoka

4.08

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Gracie feels like a minor character in her own life story—until a mysterious journal turns her fict… read more

Similar categories in Shannon Takaoka's The Totally True Story of Gracie Byrne book and Sierra Isley's In the Ring

  • romance
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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7. Accountable: The True Story of a Racist Social Media Account and the Teenagers Whose Lives It Changed

By: Dashka Slater

4.30

Format: 480 pages, Hardcover

When a high school student started a private Instagram account that used racist and sexist memes to… read more

Similar categories in Dashka Slater's Accountable: The True Story of a Racist Social Media Account and the Teenagers Whose Lives It Changed book and Sierra Isley's In the Ring

  • audiobook
  • mental health
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8. Canto Contigo

By: Jonny Garza Villa

4.27

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

When a Mariachi star transfers schools, he expects to be handed his new group's lead vocalist spot—… read more

Similar categories in Jonny Garza Villa's Canto Contigo book and Sierra Isley's In the Ring

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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9. The No-Girlfriend Rule

By: Christen Randall

4.22

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Julie Murphy meets Casey McQuiston in this unforgettable queer romance about a teen girl whose fora… read more

Similar categories in Christen Randall's The No-Girlfriend Rule book and Sierra Isley's In the Ring

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
Cover of Icon and Inferno (Stars and Smoke, #2) by Marie Lu

10. Icon and Inferno (Stars and Smoke, #2)

By: Marie Lu

3.94

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

New sparks. Old flames. And a mission that's playing with fire. A year has passed since supersta… read more

Similar categories in Marie Lu's Icon and Inferno (Stars and Smoke, #2) book and Sierra Isley's In the Ring

  • romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"Loyalty to a secret."

-Marie Lu, Icon and Inferno (Stars and Smoke, #2)

"Let me stay." "Keep me in your songs."

-Marie Lu, Icon and Inferno (Stars and Smoke, #2)

"Maybe love was not knowing and going ahead anyway."

-Marie Lu, Icon and Inferno (Stars and Smoke, #2)

"Grief is love. It's the price we pay for the gift of someone meaningful in our lives."

-Marie Lu, Icon and Inferno (Stars and Smoke, #2)

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11. Thirsty

By: Jas Hammonds

4.16

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

It’s the summer before college and eighteen-year-old Blake Brenner and her girlfriend, Ella, have o… read more

Similar categories in Jas Hammonds's Thirsty book and Sierra Isley's In the Ring

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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12. Teenage Dirtbags

By: James Acker

4.07

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

From the author of The Long Run comes another unflinchingly raw and boldly hilarious novel about an… read more

Similar categories in James Acker's Teenage Dirtbags book and Sierra Isley's In the Ring

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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13. Wander in the Dark

By: Jumata Emill

4.11

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

In this new pulse-pounding thriller from the author of The Black Queen, two brothers must come toge… read more

Similar categories in Jumata Emill's Wander in the Dark book and Sierra Isley's In the Ring

  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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14. As You Walk On By

By: Julian Winters

3.95

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

The Breakfast Club meets Can't Hardly Wait with an unforgettable ensemble cast in another swoony YA… read more

Similar categories in Julian Winters's As You Walk On By book and Sierra Isley's In the Ring

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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15. The Borrow a Boyfriend Club

By: Page Powars

4.13

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

A feel-good, coming-of-age rom-com from debut author Page Powars that follows a trans teen who join… read more

Similar categories in Page Powars's The Borrow a Boyfriend Club book and Sierra Isley's In the Ring

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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16. The Atlas of Us

By: Kristin Dwyer

4.10

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Atlas James has lost her way. In a last-ditch effort to pull her life together, she’s working on… read more

Similar categories in Kristin Dwyer's The Atlas of Us book and Sierra Isley's In the Ring

  • romance
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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17. Playing for Keeps

By: Jennifer Dugan

3.52

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

From the author of Some Girls Do comes another heartfelt YA sapphic romance—starring a baseball pit… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer Dugan's Playing for Keeps book and Sierra Isley's In the Ring

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • sports
  • queer
Cover of I'll Tell You No Lies by Amanda McCrina

18. I'll Tell You No Lies

By: Amanda McCrina

3.80

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

From Amanda McCrina, the acclaimed author of Traitor and The Silent Unseen, I'll Tell You No Lies i… read more

Similar categories in Amanda McCrina's I'll Tell You No Lies book and Sierra Isley's In the Ring

  • romance
  • fiction
  • young adult
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19. Better Left Buried

By: Mary E. Roach

3.75

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Lucy Preston just wants to go on vacation. The beach-swimsuit-sleeping-in kind. Not the impromptu s… read more

Similar categories in Mary E. Roach's Better Left Buried book and Sierra Isley's In the Ring

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • contemporary
  • queer
"Not a heterosexual or a brain cell in sight"

-Mary E. Roach, Better Left Buried

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20. In the Ring

By: Sierra Isley

3.70

Format: 312 pages, Paperback

Rose Berman is losing her mind. At least, that's what everyone at school seems to think. Plague… read more

Similar categories in Sierra Isley's In the Ring book and Sierra Isley's In the Ring

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • sports
  • queer
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21. I Shall Never Fall in Love

By: Hari Conner

4.39

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

George has major problems: They’ve just inherited the failing family estate, and the feelings for t… read more

Similar categories in Hari Conner's I Shall Never Fall in Love book and Sierra Isley's In the Ring

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • queer

18 Top fiction books like In the Ring by Sierra Isley

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Dear Wendy

Ann Zhao

4.01

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Threads That Bind (Threads That Bind, #1)

Kika Hatzopoulou

3.93

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Skater Boy

Anthony Nerada

4.03

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Rez Ball

Byron Graves

4.16

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20 best-selling fiction books like The Atlas of Us by Kristin Dwyer

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Under This Red Rock

Mindy McGinnis

3.94

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A Fragile Enchantment

Allison Saft

3.53

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I Wish You Would

Eva Des Lauriers

3.76

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Love, Off the Record

Samantha Markum

4.16

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