15 must-read queer books like Who We Are in Real Life by Victoria Koops

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Who We Are in Real Life

By: Victoria Koops

3.68

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Fans of Rainbow Rowell and Casey McQuiston will fall for this story of tabletop gaming, romance and…

If you liked the queer plot in Who We Are in Real Life by Victoria Koops , here is a list of 15 books like this:

Cover of Only This Beautiful Moment by Abdi Nazemian

1. Only This Beautiful Moment

By: Abdi Nazemian

4.46

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

From the Stonewall Honor–winning author of Like a Love Story comes a sweeping story of three genera… read more

Similar categories in Abdi Nazemian's Only This Beautiful Moment book and Victoria Koops's Who We Are in Real Life

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
Cover of Can't Spell Treason Without Tea (Tomes & Tea Cozy Fantasies, #1) by Rebecca  Thorne

2. Can't Spell Treason Without Tea (Tomes & Tea Cozy Fantasies, #1)

By: Rebecca Thorne

3.82

Format: 388 pages, ebook

All Reyna and Kianthe want is to open a bookshop that serves tea. Worn wooden floors, plants on eve… read more

Similar categories in Rebecca Thorne's Can't Spell Treason Without Tea (Tomes & Tea Cozy Fantasies, #1) book and Victoria Koops's Who We Are in Real Life

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • queer
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3. The Baker and the Bard

By: Fern Haught

3.62

Format: 147 pages, Paperback

Author-artist Fern Haught weaves an enchanting, gentle fantasy tale of friendship, determination, a… read more

Similar categories in Fern Haught's The Baker and the Bard book and Victoria Koops's Who We Are in Real Life

  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • queer
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4. Tender Beasts

By: Liselle Sambury

3.90

Format: 408 pages, Hardcover

After her private school is rocked by a gruesome murder, a teen tries to find the real killer and c… read more

Similar categories in Liselle Sambury's Tender Beasts book and Victoria Koops's Who We Are in Real Life

  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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5. The Space Between Here & Now

By: Sarah Suk

4.09

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Perfect for fans of They Both Die at the End and You've Reached Sam, this gripping, atmospheric YA … read more

Similar categories in Sarah Suk's The Space Between Here & Now book and Victoria Koops's Who We Are in Real Life

  • canada
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • fantasy
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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 Victoria Koops's Who We Are in Real Life

  • 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. 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 Victoria Koops's Who We Are in Real Life

  • romance
  • 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

Cover of The No-Girlfriend Rule by Christen Randall

8. 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 Victoria Koops's Who We Are in Real Life

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
Cover of Dungeons and Drama (Dungeons and Drama, #1) by Kristy Boyce

9. Dungeons and Drama (Dungeons and Drama, #1)

By: Kristy Boyce

4.17

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

When it comes to romance, sometimes it doesn't hurt to play games. A fun YA romcom full of fake dat… read more

Similar categories in Kristy Boyce's Dungeons and Drama (Dungeons and Drama, #1) book and Victoria Koops's Who We Are in Real Life

  • romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of Infinity Alchemist (Infinity Alchemist, #1) by Kacen Callender

10. Infinity Alchemist (Infinity Alchemist, #1)

By: Kacen Callender

3.49

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Infinity Alchemist is a spellbinding novel about a quest that leads three young alchemists toward u… read more

Similar categories in Kacen Callender's Infinity Alchemist (Infinity Alchemist, #1) book and Victoria Koops's Who We Are in Real Life

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • queer
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11. Pillow Talk

By: Stephanie Cooke

3.85

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

Grace Mendes a.k.a. Cinderhella is a fierce competitor in the PFF, a pillow fight federation that’s… read more

Similar categories in Stephanie Cooke's Pillow Talk book and Victoria Koops's Who We Are in Real Life

  • lgbt
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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12. The Absinthe Underground

By: Jamie Pacton

3.47

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Moulin Rouge meets Holly Black in a thrilling sapphic friends-to-lovers romantasy! For Sybil Cla… read more

Similar categories in Jamie Pacton's The Absinthe Underground book and Victoria Koops's Who We Are in Real Life

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fantasy
  • queer
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13. All That Consumes Us

By: Erica Waters

3.75

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Ninth House meets The Dead and the Dark in this gothic dark academia novel that delves into the hum… read more

Similar categories in Erica Waters's All That Consumes Us book and Victoria Koops's Who We Are in Real Life

  • queer
  • fantasy
  • young adult
  • lgbt
"We are like a mockery to the dead-so young and so alive, our blood beating hot and excited in our veins. If the roles were reversed and it were me who lay beneath the earth, beneath this thoughtless …"

-Erica Waters, All That Consumes Us

Cover of Gorgeous Gruesome Faces (Gorgeous Gruesome Faces, #1) by Linda Cheng

14. Gorgeous Gruesome Faces (Gorgeous Gruesome Faces, #1)

By: Linda Cheng

3.65

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Yellowjackets meets She Is a Haunting in this debut speculative thriller that follows a disgraced t… read more

Similar categories in Linda Cheng's Gorgeous Gruesome Faces (Gorgeous Gruesome Faces, #1) book and Victoria Koops's Who We Are in Real Life

  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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15. Sweetness in the Skin

By: Ishi Robinson

4.29

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

“A delightful coming-of-age story set in Jamaica, amid heartbreak, hopefulness, and mirth.”—Charmai… read more

Similar categories in Ishi Robinson's Sweetness in the Skin book and Victoria Koops's Who We Are in Real Life

  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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16. Watch Us Rise

By: Renée Watson

3.80

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Jasmine and Chelsea are sick of the way women are treated even at their progressive NYC high school… read more

Similar categories in Renée Watson's Watch Us Rise book and Victoria Koops's Who We Are in Real Life

  • fiction
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
"I wonder why girls with bodies like mine can't even model the clothes that are made for us."

-Renée Watson, Watch Us Rise

"You know, ‘ladies’ is old fashioned, Mr. Smith. I like to use ‘womyn’, spelled ‘W-O-M-Y-N’, so I don’t have to include the word ‘man’"

-Renée Watson, Watch Us Rise

"I walk over to the plus size section, wondering why my sizes have to be in a special section of the store and not mixed in with the other sizes. There is a definite divide, as if a shirt with a 3X ta…"

-Renée Watson, Watch Us Rise

Cover of Wish You Weren't Here by Erin Baldwin

17. Wish You Weren't Here

By: Erin Baldwin

4.03

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Juliette doesn’t hate Priya Pendley. At least, not in the way teen movies say she should hate th… read more

Similar categories in Erin Baldwin's Wish You Weren't Here book and Victoria Koops's Who We Are in Real Life

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
Cover of Tristan and Lancelot: A Tale of Two Knights by James Persichetti

18. Tristan and Lancelot: A Tale of Two Knights

By: James Persichetti

3.77

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

In this queer reimagining of an Arthurian legend, Knights of the Round Table Lancelot and Tristan s… read more

Similar categories in James Persichetti's Tristan and Lancelot: A Tale of Two Knights book and Victoria Koops's Who We Are in Real Life

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fantasy
  • queer
Cover of Time and Time Again by Chatham Greenfield

19. Time and Time Again

By: Chatham Greenfield

4.21

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Phoebe Mendel's day is never ending—literally. On August 6th, she woke up to find herself stuck … read more

Similar categories in Chatham Greenfield's Time and Time Again book and Victoria Koops's Who We Are in Real Life

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • fantasy
  • queer
Cover of Who We Are in Real Life by Victoria Koops

20. Who We Are in Real Life

By: Victoria Koops

3.68

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Fans of Rainbow Rowell and Casey McQuiston will fall for this story of tabletop gaming, romance and… read more

Similar categories in Victoria Koops's Who We Are in Real Life book and Victoria Koops's Who We Are in Real Life

  • romance
  • love story
  • canada
  • lgbt
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • fantasy
  • queer
Cover of Light Enough to Float by Lauren Seal

21. Light Enough to Float

By: Lauren Seal

4.29

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Deeply moving and authentic, this debut novel-in-verse follows teenage Evie through her eating diso… read more

Similar categories in Lauren Seal's Light Enough to Float book and Victoria Koops's Who We Are in Real Life

  • fiction
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary

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Only This Beautiful Moment

Abdi Nazemian

4.46

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Rebecca Thorne

3.82

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The Baker and the Bard

Fern Haught

3.62

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Liselle Sambury

3.90

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Bethany Baptiste

3.75

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Safia Elhillo

4.49

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