15 best-selling fiction books like Tears in the Water by Margherita Scialla

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Tears in the Water

By: Margherita Scialla

4.06

Format: 277 pages, Paperback

A character-driven, slice-of-life contemporary story of love and self-discovery. At White Ravens…

"I trust you to handle my heart with care"

-Margherita Scialla, Tears in the Water

If you liked the fiction plot in Tears in the Water by Margherita Scialla , here is a list of 15 books like this:

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1. The Sunshine Court (All For the Game, #4)

By: Nora Sakavic

4.59

Format: None pages, None

My name is Jean Moreau. My place is at Evermore. I belong to the Moriyamas. It is a truth Jean h… read more

Similar categories in Nora Sakavic's The Sunshine Court (All For the Game, #4) book and Margherita Scialla's Tears in the Water

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • sports
  • new adult
  • queer
"What you hold onto is less important than the act of holding on itself. It’s so easy to get lost in ourselves and this world. Sometimes you need to find your way back one tiny miracle at a time."

-Nora Sakavic, The Sunshine Court (All For the Game, #4)

"Jean held onto his control with everything he had left after such a nightmarish day, but he could feel his grip slipping. Endure, he warned himself, and on its tail-end came a desperate How much must…"

-Nora Sakavic, The Sunshine Court (All For the Game, #4)

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2. 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 Margherita Scialla's Tears in the Water

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • new adult
  • 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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3. Wren Martin Ruins It All

By: Amanda DeWitt

4.25

Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition

Now that Wren Martin is student council president (on a technicality, but hey, it counts) he’s goin… read more

Similar categories in Amanda DeWitt's Wren Martin Ruins It All book and Margherita Scialla's Tears in the Water

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"I think I might have a crush. Shit ."

-Amanda DeWitt, Wren Martin Ruins It All

"Halloween would be . . . okay," she says, with all the deliberation of a somewhat uncertain judge delivering a verdict. "But no sexy catgirls. Or boys. No catpeople."

-Amanda DeWitt, Wren Martin Ruins It All

"You might have saved the Dance," I say loftily, "but I saved this school from Cats ." "Not all heroes wear capes," Ryan says, pushing open the classroom door. "You know, I kind of like Cats ." "You l…"

-Amanda DeWitt, Wren Martin Ruins It All

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4. Like Real People Do (Breakaway, #1)

By: E.L. Massey

4.33

Format: 423 pages, ebook

Nineteen-year-old hockey phenom Alexander Price is the youngest-ever captain in the NHL. With a pol… read more

Similar categories in E.L. Massey's Like Real People Do (Breakaway, #1) book and Margherita Scialla's Tears in the Water

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • contemporary
  • sports
  • queer
"Apparently, Alex doesn't know how to handle emotions, and he's a dumpster fire of a human being."

-E.L. Massey, Like Real People Do (Breakaway, #1)

"The problem is he thinks he and Eli could be good for each other. Really good. Under different circumstances. In a different life. Or maybe, if he was just a little braver, in this one."

-E.L. Massey, Like Real People Do (Breakaway, #1)

Cover of Like You've Nothing Left to Prove (Breakaway, #2) by E.L. Massey

5. Like You've Nothing Left to Prove (Breakaway, #2)

By: E.L. Massey

4.40

Format: None pages, ebook

As the headline-stealing captain of the Houston Hell Hounds, nineteen-year-old Alexander Price has … read more

Similar categories in E.L. Massey's Like You've Nothing Left to Prove (Breakaway, #2) book and Margherita Scialla's Tears in the Water

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • contemporary
  • sports
  • queer
"He doesn't have words for this kind of thing. But 'love' seems really fucking trite for all the whatever that he feels. Or maybe other people shouldn't be allowed to use the word 'love' because they …"

-E.L. Massey, Like You've Nothing Left to Prove (Breakaway, #2)

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6. Most Ardently

By: Gabe Cole Novoa

4.02

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A trans boy searches for a future―and a romance―in which he can live and love openly as himself in … read more

Similar categories in Gabe Cole Novoa's Most Ardently book and Margherita Scialla's Tears in the Water

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • queer
"I love you, Oliver," Darcy said, "Most ardently."

-Gabe Cole Novoa, Most Ardently

"We're permitted to bring a guest,' Darcy said. 'We could bring a guest every week if we wanted to. I'd be happy to make you mine.' Oliver arched an eyebrow. Darcy's face flushed pink. 'My... guest. T…"

-Gabe Cole Novoa, Most Ardently

"Just the notion of being able to spend multiple days as himself made Oliver feel lighter. He finished his tea and stood, the heaviness of his argument with his mother melting away at the prospect of …"

-Gabe Cole Novoa, Most Ardently

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7. Heart, Haunt, Havoc (The Gideon Testaments, #1)

By: Freydís Moon

3.74

Format: 156 pages, Kindle Edition

Laced with romance, gothic imagery, Catholic mysticism, diaspora, and horror… When lonely transg… read more

Similar categories in Freydís Moon's Heart, Haunt, Havoc (The Gideon Testaments, #1) book and Margherita Scialla's Tears in the Water

  • romance
  • queer
  • transgender
  • lgbt
"Abandonment. Unfinished business. There was always something or someone that caused a house to want, to ache, to make itself known. There was always a reason for anger and lust and becoming lonesome"

-Freydís Moon, Heart, Haunt, Havoc (The Gideon Testaments, #1)

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8. Angels Before Man

By: Rafael Nicolás

4.14

Format: 398 pages, Kindle Edition

A queer retelling of Satan's fall that's part cozy coming of age and part fast-paced tragedy, with … read more

Similar categories in Rafael Nicolás's Angels Before Man book and Margherita Scialla's Tears in the Water

  • romance
  • queer
  • fiction
  • lgbt
"I know what the Lord dressed me in and what He handed to me, and inside, I can feel the detail He put into me. And yet, still, I’m so lost. I only want to be useful to Him, but I don’t know how. I wa…"

-Rafael Nicolás, Angels Before Man

Cover of How to Bite Your Neighbor and Win a Wager (Guides for Dating Vampires, #1) by D.N. Bryn

9. How to Bite Your Neighbor and Win a Wager (Guides for Dating Vampires, #1)

By: D.N. Bryn

3.72

Format: 396 pages, Kindle Edition

"I WANT YOU TO BITE ME." Vincent Barnes has suffered four years as a vampire, and they’ve been t… read more

Similar categories in D.N. Bryn's How to Bite Your Neighbor and Win a Wager (Guides for Dating Vampires, #1) book and Margherita Scialla's Tears in the Water

  • romance
  • queer
  • lgbt
"I just thought, I don't know, that you wouldn't want it from me? I'm kind of pathetic, as vampires go. I don't make for a dramatic, mysterious predator. I'm like the grimy sewer variety of a vampire …"

-D.N. Bryn, How to Bite Your Neighbor and Win a Wager (Guides for Dating Vampires, #1)

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10. The Feeling of Falling in Love

By: Mason Deaver

3.80

Format: 343 pages, Hardcover

From the bestselling author of I Wish You All the Best, comes a new kind of love story, about the b… read more

Similar categories in Mason Deaver's The Feeling of Falling in Love book and Margherita Scialla's Tears in the Water

  • romance
  • transgender
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"But in my experience, I've learned that the things worth doing are what scare us the most."

-Mason Deaver, The Feeling of Falling in Love

"I don’t deserve anything but loneliness because all I do is hurt people. It’s what I’m good at. I learned from the best."

-Mason Deaver, The Feeling of Falling in Love

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11. Always the Almost

By: Edward Underhill

4.05

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A trans pianist makes a New Year's resolution on a frozen Wisconsin night to win regionals and win … read more

Similar categories in Edward Underhill's Always the Almost book and Margherita Scialla's Tears in the Water

  • romance
  • transgender
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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12. The Passing Playbook

By: Isaac Fitzsimons

4.13

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Fifteen-year-old Spencer Harris is a proud nerd, an awesome big brother and a Messi-in-training. He… read more

Similar categories in Isaac Fitzsimons's The Passing Playbook book and Margherita Scialla's Tears in the Water

  • romance
  • transgender
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • sports
  • queer
"As if Spencer's thoughts were sending out a homing beacon, Justice looked over in his direction, making eye contact, and Spencer understood what Gimli saw when he gazed upon Galadriel. But, no. Just …"

-Isaac Fitzsimons, The Passing Playbook

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13. The Prospects

By: K.T. Hoffman

4.25

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

The pressure cooker of minor league baseball leads to major chemistry in this exhilarating, sexy, a… read more

Similar categories in K.T. Hoffman's The Prospects book and Margherita Scialla's Tears in the Water

  • romance
  • transgender
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • sports
  • queer
"Glasses on or off?" Luis asks. "Off." Gene is nearsighted anyway, and he doesn't plan to let Luis get far enough away that he would need them."

-K.T. Hoffman, The Prospects

Cover of The Borrow a Boyfriend Club by Page Powars

14. 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 Margherita Scialla's Tears in the Water

  • romance
  • transgender
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
Cover of The Prince's Dearest Guards (The Prince's Dearest Guards, #1) by Beau Van Dalen

15. The Prince's Dearest Guards (The Prince's Dearest Guards, #1)

By: Beau Van Dalen

3.43

Format: 101 pages, Kindle Edition

Prince Hal wants a boyfriend. Sadly, he’s much too shy to find any suitable partners. That is… un… read more

Similar categories in Beau Van Dalen's The Prince's Dearest Guards (The Prince's Dearest Guards, #1) book and Margherita Scialla's Tears in the Water

  • romance
  • transgender
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • queer
Cover of I'll Be Home For Christmas (I Wish You All the Best #1.5) by Mason Deaver

16. I'll Be Home For Christmas (I Wish You All the Best #1.5)

By: Mason Deaver

4.20

Format: 60 pages, ebook

Ben has a plan for the ultimate Christmas present for Nathan. All it requires is taking a large gol… read more

Similar categories in Mason Deaver's I'll Be Home For Christmas (I Wish You All the Best #1.5) book and Margherita Scialla's Tears in the Water

  • romance
  • transgender
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
Cover of Prince of the Palisades by Julian Winters

17. Prince of the Palisades

By: Julian Winters

4.04

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

Young Royals meets Red, White, and Royal Blue in this heart-pumping romance by award-winning author… read more

Similar categories in Julian Winters's Prince of the Palisades book and Margherita Scialla's Tears in the Water

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
Cover of Fallen Thorns (Fallen Thorns, #1) by Harvey Oliver Baxter

18. Fallen Thorns (Fallen Thorns, #1)

By: Harvey Oliver Baxter

3.95

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

‘A great death is in the air.’ Arlo is lost. He thought he had everything figured out. Go to uni… read more

Similar categories in Harvey Oliver Baxter's Fallen Thorns (Fallen Thorns, #1) book and Margherita Scialla's Tears in the Water

  • queer
  • lgbt
Cover of Celestial Monsters (The Sunbearer Duology, #2) by Aiden Thomas

19. Celestial Monsters (The Sunbearer Duology, #2)

By: Aiden Thomas

4.42

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Teo never thought he could be a Hero. Now, he doesn’t have a choice. The sun is gone, the Obsid… read more

Similar categories in Aiden Thomas's Celestial Monsters (The Sunbearer Duology, #2) book and Margherita Scialla's Tears in the Water

  • romance
  • transgender
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • queer
Cover of Tears in the Water by Margherita Scialla

20. Tears in the Water

By: Margherita Scialla

4.06

Format: 277 pages, Paperback

A character-driven, slice-of-life contemporary story of love and self-discovery. At White Ravens… read more

Similar categories in Margherita Scialla's Tears in the Water book and Margherita Scialla's Tears in the Water

  • romance
  • transgender
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • sports
  • new adult
  • queer
"I trust you to handle my heart with care"

-Margherita Scialla, Tears in the Water

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21. Zombabe

By: I.S. Belle

4.09

Format: 332 pages, Kindle Edition

Zombabe is a heartwarming LGBT Horror YA about a group of friends putting down an ancient evil inex… read more

Similar categories in I.S. Belle's Zombabe book and Margherita Scialla's Tears in the Water

  • romance
  • queer
  • young adult
  • lgbt

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Nora Sakavic

4.59

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Ann Zhao

4.01

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Amanda DeWitt

4.25

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E.L. Massey

4.33

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Alice Oseman

4.03

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Alice Oseman

4.00

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Alice Oseman

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Kacen Callender

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