14 best-selling realistic fiction books like Her Rebel Highness (Daughters of the Dynasty, #2) by Diana Ma

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Her Rebel Highness (Daughters of the Dynasty, #2)

By: Diana Ma

3.94

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

An epic story of love and betrayal set against the backdrop of the Tiananmen Square protests In …

If you liked the realistic fiction plot in Her Rebel Highness (Daughters of the Dynasty, #2) by Diana Ma , here is a list of 14 books like this:

Cover of Americanized: Rebel Without a Green Card by Sara Saedi

1. Americanized: Rebel Without a Green Card

By: Sara Saedi

3.91

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

At thirteen, bright-eyed, straight-A student Sara Saedi uncovered a terrible family secret: she was… read more

Similar categories in Sara Saedi's Americanized: Rebel Without a Green Card book and Diana Ma's Her Rebel Highness (Daughters of the Dynasty, #2)

  • contemporary
"Getting good grades and being accepted to a respectable four-year college topped my priority list. My focus on school was a side effect of battling stage-four ICGC, also known as immigrant child guil…"

-Sara Saedi, Americanized: Rebel Without a Green Card

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2. I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You (Gallagher Girls, #1)

By: Ally Carter

3.84

Format: 284 pages, Hardcover

Cammie Morgan is a student at the Gallagher Academy for Exceptional Young Women, a fairly typical a… read more

Similar categories in Ally Carter's I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You (Gallagher Girls, #1) book and Diana Ma's Her Rebel Highness (Daughters of the Dynasty, #2)

  • romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
"Come on, guys,"

-Ally Carter, I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You (Gallagher Girls, #1)

"No cell phones?"

-Ally Carter, I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You (Gallagher Girls, #1)

"He's just . . ."

-Ally Carter, I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You (Gallagher Girls, #1)

"Oh, is that what I smell?"

-Ally Carter, I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You (Gallagher Girls, #1)

Cover of Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy (Gallagher Girls, #2) by Ally Carter

3. Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy (Gallagher Girls, #2)

By: Ally Carter

4.14

Format: 236 pages, Hardcover

Cammie Morgan is back, and it's clear that her life hasn't calmed down since the events of I'd Tell… read more

Similar categories in Ally Carter's Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy (Gallagher Girls, #2) book and Diana Ma's Her Rebel Highness (Daughters of the Dynasty, #2)

  • romance
  • young adult
  • contemporary
"hey gallagher girl"

-Ally Carter, Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy (Gallagher Girls, #2)

"Hi again, Gallagher Girl."

-Ally Carter, Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy (Gallagher Girls, #2)

"I always finish what i start"

-Ally Carter, Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy (Gallagher Girls, #2)

"Did you hear that? I'm special."

-Ally Carter, Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy (Gallagher Girls, #2)

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4. United We Spy (Gallagher Girls, #6)

By: Ally Carter

4.43

Format: 296 pages, Hardcover

Cammie Morgan has lost her father and her memory, but in the heart-pounding conclusion to the best-… read more

Similar categories in Ally Carter's United We Spy (Gallagher Girls, #6) book and Diana Ma's Her Rebel Highness (Daughters of the Dynasty, #2)

  • romance
  • young adult
  • contemporary
"What is a Gallagher Girl?"

-Ally Carter, United We Spy (Gallagher Girls, #6)

"That’s the thing about spies. Most of the secrets we keep are from each other."

-Ally Carter, United We Spy (Gallagher Girls, #6)

"Tell me, Cameron Ann Morgan, what do you want to be when you grow up?" "Alive."

-Ally Carter, United We Spy (Gallagher Girls, #6)

"You wanted to be treated like grown-ups? Well, that includes both the good and the bad."

-Ally Carter, United We Spy (Gallagher Girls, #6)

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5. Out of Sight, Out of Time (Gallagher Girls, #5)

By: Ally Carter

4.33

Format: 294 pages, Hardcover

With more than a million Gallagher Girls books sold, a legion of fans have fallen in love with the … read more

Similar categories in Ally Carter's Out of Sight, Out of Time (Gallagher Girls, #5) book and Diana Ma's Her Rebel Highness (Daughters of the Dynasty, #2)

  • romance
  • young adult
  • contemporary
"Zach,"

-Ally Carter, Out of Sight, Out of Time (Gallagher Girls, #5)

"Rome, Abby."

-Ally Carter, Out of Sight, Out of Time (Gallagher Girls, #5)

"Tell me Zach."

-Ally Carter, Out of Sight, Out of Time (Gallagher Girls, #5)

"Eventually, we all end up alone."

-Ally Carter, Out of Sight, Out of Time (Gallagher Girls, #5)

Cover of Don't Judge a Girl by Her Cover (Gallagher Girls, #3) by Ally Carter

6. Don't Judge a Girl by Her Cover (Gallagher Girls, #3)

By: Ally Carter

4.20

Format: 263 pages, Hardcover

When Cammie "The Chameleon" Morgan visits her roommate Macey in Boston, she thinks she's in for an … read more

Similar categories in Ally Carter's Don't Judge a Girl by Her Cover (Gallagher Girls, #3) book and Diana Ma's Her Rebel Highness (Daughters of the Dynasty, #2)

  • romance
  • young adult
  • contemporary
"There are 6 reasons that a person does anything: Love, faith, greed, boredom, fear... revenge."

-Ally Carter, Don't Judge a Girl by Her Cover (Gallagher Girls, #3)

"She thought she was only seeing him because she wanted to see him... It's a by-product of very dramatic kissing."

-Ally Carter, Don't Judge a Girl by Her Cover (Gallagher Girls, #3)

"the only way Bex would miss this would be if she were unconscious. And tied up. And in a concrete bunker. In Siberia."

-Ally Carter, Don't Judge a Girl by Her Cover (Gallagher Girls, #3)

"I thought about how there are two types of secrets: the kind you want to keep in, and the kind you don't dare to let out."

-Ally Carter, Don't Judge a Girl by Her Cover (Gallagher Girls, #3)

Cover of Only the Good Spy Young (Gallagher Girls, #4) by Ally Carter

7. Only the Good Spy Young (Gallagher Girls, #4)

By: Ally Carter

4.29

Format: 265 pages, Hardcover

When Cammie Morgan enrolled at the Gallagher Academy, she knew she was preparing for the dangerous … read more

Similar categories in Ally Carter's Only the Good Spy Young (Gallagher Girls, #4) book and Diana Ma's Her Rebel Highness (Daughters of the Dynasty, #2)

  • romance
  • young adult
  • contemporary
"Crazy. I went crazy."

-Ally Carter, Only the Good Spy Young (Gallagher Girls, #4)

"Common is overrated."

-Ally Carter, Only the Good Spy Young (Gallagher Girls, #4)

"Insane means fewer cameras!"

-Ally Carter, Only the Good Spy Young (Gallagher Girls, #4)

"I needed to see you. And touch you. And just... know"

-Ally Carter, Only the Good Spy Young (Gallagher Girls, #4)

Cover of Royal Blood (Royal Blood, #1) by Aimee Carter

8. Royal Blood (Royal Blood, #1)

By: Aimee Carter

4.10

Format: 364 pages, Kindle Edition

Royalty, murder and scandal combine in this thrilling new series about an American girl who becomes… read more

Similar categories in Aimee Carter's Royal Blood (Royal Blood, #1) book and Diana Ma's Her Rebel Highness (Daughters of the Dynasty, #2)

  • romance
  • young adult
  • contemporary
Cover of Loveboat Reunion (Loveboat, Taipei, #2) by Abigail Hing Wen

9. Loveboat Reunion (Loveboat, Taipei, #2)

By: Abigail Hing Wen

3.79

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

Sophie Ha and Xavier Yeh have what some would call a tumultuous past. Hearts were broken, reveng… read more

Similar categories in Abigail Hing Wen's Loveboat Reunion (Loveboat, Taipei, #2) book and Diana Ma's Her Rebel Highness (Daughters of the Dynasty, #2)

  • romance
  • asian literature
  • young adult
  • contemporary
Cover of Sense & Second-Degree Murder (Jane Austen Murder Mystery, #2) by Tirzah Price

10. Sense & Second-Degree Murder (Jane Austen Murder Mystery, #2)

By: Tirzah Price

3.94

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Three of Jane Austen’s classic novels receive a murder mystery makeover in this romantic and thrill… read more

Similar categories in Tirzah Price's Sense & Second-Degree Murder (Jane Austen Murder Mystery, #2) book and Diana Ma's Her Rebel Highness (Daughters of the Dynasty, #2)

  • romance
  • historical
  • young adult
  • historical fiction
"Science is not just a subject to be studied, but a way of life to be lived. —Elinor Dashwood"

-Tirzah Price, Sense & Second-Degree Murder (Jane Austen Murder Mystery, #2)

"In every mystery, there is a truth waiting to be uncovered, and it is our duty to find it. —Marianne Dashwood"

-Tirzah Price, Sense & Second-Degree Murder (Jane Austen Murder Mystery, #2)

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11. Not Here to Stay Friends

By: Kaitlyn Hill

3.71

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

This friends-to-lovers spin on The Bachelor follows two childhood besties reuniting to spend the su… read more

Similar categories in Kaitlyn Hill's Not Here to Stay Friends book and Diana Ma's Her Rebel Highness (Daughters of the Dynasty, #2)

  • romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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12. The Library of Lost Things

By: Laura Taylor Namey

3.72

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

From the New York Times bestselling author of A Cuban Girl's Guide to Tea and Tomorrow, this deeply… read more

Similar categories in Laura Taylor Namey's The Library of Lost Things book and Diana Ma's Her Rebel Highness (Daughters of the Dynasty, #2)

  • romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
"Will you fly with me?"

-Laura Taylor Namey, The Library of Lost Things

"You're part of a different dream."

-Laura Taylor Namey, The Library of Lost Things

"You're like all the places I want to fly to"

-Laura Taylor Namey, The Library of Lost Things

"It lodged behind my tongue like a pill you can't seem to swallow."

-Laura Taylor Namey, The Library of Lost Things

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13. The Quantum Weirdness of the Almost-Kiss: A Novel

By: Amy Noelle Parks

3.84

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Caleb has always assumed that when she was ready for romance, Evie would choose him. Because he is … read more

Similar categories in Amy Noelle Parks's The Quantum Weirdness of the Almost-Kiss: A Novel book and Diana Ma's Her Rebel Highness (Daughters of the Dynasty, #2)

  • romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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14. The Catch (The Influencer, #3)

By: Amy Lea

3.67

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

A grumpy lobster fisherman tosses a fashion influencer’s impeccably curated life overboard in the n… read more

Similar categories in Amy Lea's The Catch (The Influencer, #3) book and Diana Ma's Her Rebel Highness (Daughters of the Dynasty, #2)

  • romance
  • contemporary
"Told ya. Lobsterfest is wild. The Catch "

-Amy Lea, The Catch (The Influencer, #3)

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15. ASAP

By: Axie Oh

3.92

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author Axie Oh's ASAP is the much anticipated companion novel to beloved… read more

Similar categories in Axie Oh's ASAP book and Diana Ma's Her Rebel Highness (Daughters of the Dynasty, #2)

  • romance
  • asian literature
  • young adult
  • contemporary
"I didn't want to chase you," he says, and I wince. Did he finally realize I'm not worth chasing? "I wanted to run with you."

-Axie Oh, ASAP

"Do you mean it?" he asks softly. His fingers around my wrist tighten infinitesimally. "I mean it," I say. "With my heart, with my body, with my soul."

-Axie Oh, ASAP

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16. The Getaway List

By: Emma Lord

3.58

Format: 314 pages, Hardcover

The day of her high school graduation, Riley realizes two things: One, that she has spent the last … read more

Similar categories in Emma Lord's The Getaway List book and Diana Ma's Her Rebel Highness (Daughters of the Dynasty, #2)

  • romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
"The longer I'm in New York, the more I get the impression that it isn't the shiny new universe I expected it to be. It's just the home of 100,000 little universes... that all exist rubbing up against…"

-Emma Lord, The Getaway List

Cover of Inheritance (American Royals, #0.5) by Katharine McGee

17. Inheritance (American Royals, #0.5)

By: Katharine McGee

3.52

Format: 115 pages, Kindle Edition

Princess Beatrice realizes what’s expected of her as heir apparent—and it is not riding in cars, al… read more

Similar categories in Katharine McGee's Inheritance (American Royals, #0.5) book and Diana Ma's Her Rebel Highness (Daughters of the Dynasty, #2)

  • romance
  • contemporary
  • young adult
  • historical fiction
Cover of Royal Scandal (Royal Blood, #2) by Aimee Carter

18. Royal Scandal (Royal Blood, #2)

By: Aimee Carter

4.18

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

The second book in the Royal Blood series about an American girl who threatens the royal family by … read more

Similar categories in Aimee Carter's Royal Scandal (Royal Blood, #2) book and Diana Ma's Her Rebel Highness (Daughters of the Dynasty, #2)

  • romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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19. Made in Korea

By: Sarah Suk

3.79

Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition

A romantic comedy about two entrepreneurial Korean American teens who butt heads—and maybe fall in … read more

Similar categories in Sarah Suk's Made in Korea book and Diana Ma's Her Rebel Highness (Daughters of the Dynasty, #2)

  • romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
  • asian literature
Cover of Loveboat, Taipei (Loveboat, Taipei, #1) by Abigail Hing Wen

20. Loveboat, Taipei (Loveboat, Taipei, #1)

By: Abigail Hing Wen

3.68

Format: 432 pages, Paperback

When eighteen-year-old Ever Wong’s parents send her from Ohio to Taiwan to study Mandarin for the s… read more

Similar categories in Abigail Hing Wen's Loveboat, Taipei (Loveboat, Taipei, #1) book and Diana Ma's Her Rebel Highness (Daughters of the Dynasty, #2)

  • romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
  • asian literature
"I don't care what baggage they dragged over the ocean. They have no right to make me carry it the rest of my life."

-Abigail Hing Wen, Loveboat, Taipei (Loveboat, Taipei, #1)

"--and at every turn, he finds excuses to touch me, pushing money into my hand, running his palm down my back, around the curve of my waist."

-Abigail Hing Wen, Loveboat, Taipei (Loveboat, Taipei, #1)

"He takes his time. A slow burn that builds and builds, until I am clawing at the stones and my back arches, and my toes splash and my body ripens under his grip."

-Abigail Hing Wen, Loveboat, Taipei (Loveboat, Taipei, #1)

"I snatch my body as well as my bad from Rick. My heart pounds in my throat. His hand and arm have branded themselves through the fabric of my clothes into my skin."

-Abigail Hing Wen, Loveboat, Taipei (Loveboat, Taipei, #1)

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21. Queen Bee

By: Amalie Howard

3.86

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

A teen girl seeking retribution against her backstabbing former best friend finds her plans slightl… read more

Similar categories in Amalie Howard's Queen Bee book and Diana Ma's Her Rebel Highness (Daughters of the Dynasty, #2)

  • romance
  • historical
  • young adult
  • historical fiction
"The chess pieces were set and the Queen's Gambit was in play. Let the game begin"

-Amalie Howard, Queen Bee

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22. Going Bicoastal

By: Dahlia Adler

3.83

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A queer Sliding Doors YA rom-com in which a girl must choose between summer in NYC with her dad (an… read more

Similar categories in Dahlia Adler's Going Bicoastal book and Diana Ma's Her Rebel Highness (Daughters of the Dynasty, #2)

  • romance
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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23. Parachutes

By: Kelly Yang

4.19

Format: 496 pages, Hardcover

Speak enters the world of Gossip Girl in this modern immigrant story from New York Times bestsellin… read more

Similar categories in Kelly Yang's Parachutes book and Diana Ma's Her Rebel Highness (Daughters of the Dynasty, #2)

  • romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
  • asian literature
"Welcome to America! Where everyone walks around in gym clothes and nobody goes to the gym!"

-Kelly Yang, Parachutes

"Is this what the rest of my life is going to be like? Moments of happiness punctured by the memory of what happened, like a bomb which can detonate at any time."

-Kelly Yang, Parachutes

Cover of Sophie Go's Lonely Hearts Club by Roselle Lim

24. Sophie Go's Lonely Hearts Club

By: Roselle Lim

3.77

Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition

A new heartfelt novel about the power of loneliness and the strength of love that overcomes it by c… read more

Similar categories in Roselle Lim's Sophie Go's Lonely Hearts Club book and Diana Ma's Her Rebel Highness (Daughters of the Dynasty, #2)

  • romance
  • asian literature
  • contemporary
Cover of K-pop Confidential (K-pop Confidential, #1) by Stephan  Lee

25. K-pop Confidential (K-pop Confidential, #1)

By: Stephan Lee

4.00

Format: 332 pages, Paperback

In this novel about chasing big dreams, a Korean-American girl travels to Seoul in hopes of debutin… read more

Similar categories in Stephan Lee's K-pop Confidential (K-pop Confidential, #1) book and Diana Ma's Her Rebel Highness (Daughters of the Dynasty, #2)

  • romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
  • asian literature
Cover of Rent a Boyfriend by Gloria Chao

26. Rent a Boyfriend

By: Gloria Chao

3.52

Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition

To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before meets The Farewell in this incisive romantic comedy about a colle… read more

Similar categories in Gloria Chao's Rent a Boyfriend book and Diana Ma's Her Rebel Highness (Daughters of the Dynasty, #2)

  • romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
  • asian literature
"Sometimes I'm ashamed of how I've clung to them with bloody, torn-apart hands, trying to make it work even after they show me again and again it's not worth it. But I'm somehow also ashamed of choosi…"

-Gloria Chao, Rent a Boyfriend

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27. When It All Syncs Up

By: Maya Ameyaw

3.94

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A Black teen dancer with dreams of landing a spot in a prestigious ballet company must learn to dan… read more

Similar categories in Maya Ameyaw's When It All Syncs Up book and Diana Ma's Her Rebel Highness (Daughters of the Dynasty, #2)

  • romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
Cover of Heiress Takes All by Emily Wibberley

28. Heiress Takes All

By: Emily Wibberley

3.56

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

The Inheritance Games meets Ocean's 11 in this thrilling YA adventure about a teenager determined t… read more

Similar categories in Emily Wibberley's Heiress Takes All book and Diana Ma's Her Rebel Highness (Daughters of the Dynasty, #2)

  • romance
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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29. Not in My Book

By: Katie Holt

4.13

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

The Hating Game meets Beach Read in this sexy and hilarious contemporary romance from a debut Peruv… read more

Similar categories in Katie Holt's Not in My Book book and Diana Ma's Her Rebel Highness (Daughters of the Dynasty, #2)

  • romance
  • realistic fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of Love on the Second Read by Mica De Leon

30. Love on the Second Read

By: Mica De Leon

3.71

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

Emily Henry's Book Lovers meets Netflix's Romantic Comedy Your Place Or Mine in this workplace ro… read more

Similar categories in Mica De Leon's Love on the Second Read book and Diana Ma's Her Rebel Highness (Daughters of the Dynasty, #2)

  • romance
  • asian literature
  • contemporary
"I’m not saying it’s bad to put your heart and soul in everything you do, but you’ve got to leave some for yourself. And you’ve got to leave room for others to fill themselves up with their own hearts…"

-Mica De Leon, Love on the Second Read

"Love was opening gates, letting in a person apart from oneself, hoping they’d fill the space of her empty rooms, and trusting them not to break her house... for what was the point of love if not show…"

-Mica De Leon, Love on the Second Read

Cover of Her Rebel Highness (Daughters of the Dynasty, #2) by Diana Ma

31. Her Rebel Highness (Daughters of the Dynasty, #2)

By: Diana Ma

3.94

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

An epic story of love and betrayal set against the backdrop of the Tiananmen Square protests In … read more

Similar categories in Diana Ma's Her Rebel Highness (Daughters of the Dynasty, #2) book and Diana Ma's Her Rebel Highness (Daughters of the Dynasty, #2)

  • romance
  • historical
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • china
  • historical fiction
  • asian literature
  • contemporary

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Ally Carter

3.84

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