18 best-selling contemporary books like Nick and Charlie by Alice Oseman

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Nick and Charlie

By: Alice Oseman

4.00

Format: 45 pages,

"CHARLIE: "I have been going out with Nick Nelson for two years. He likes rugby, Formula 1, dogs, t…

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1. Nick and Charlie

By: Alice Oseman

4.00

Format: 45 pages,

"CHARLIE: "I have been going out with Nick Nelson for two years. He likes rugby, Formula 1, dogs, t… read more

Similar categories in Alice Oseman's Nick and Charlie book and Alice Oseman's Nick and Charlie

  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • novella
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
Cover of Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe (Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe, #1) by Benjamin Alire Sáenz

2. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe (Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe, #1)

By: Benjamin Alire Sáenz

3.66

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Aristotle is an angry teen with a brother in prison. Dante is a know-it-all who has an unusual way … read more

Similar categories in Benjamin Alire Sáenz's Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe (Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe, #1) book and Alice Oseman's Nick and Charlie

  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer

3. They Both Die at the End

By: Adam Silvera

4.41

Format: None pages, Hardcover

On September 5, a little after midnight, Death-Cast calls Mateo Torrez and Rufus Emeterio to give t… read more

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4. All That’s Left in the World (All That's Left in the World, #1)

By: Erik J. Brown

4.23

Format: 345 pages, Hardcover

What If It's Us meets They Both Die at the End in this postapocalyptic, queer YA adventure romance … read more

Similar categories in Erik J. Brown's All That’s Left in the World (All That's Left in the World, #1) book and Alice Oseman's Nick and Charlie

  • queer
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"You couldn't catch this gay if you had tickets to Hamilton."

-Erik J. Brown, All That’s Left in the World (All That's Left in the World, #1)

"Oh my fucking God, is that adorable or are my standards apocalyptically lowered?"

-Erik J. Brown, All That’s Left in the World (All That's Left in the World, #1)

"When he kisses me, my chest feels lighter again, like he's taking on some of my sorrow but passing on some of his love."

-Erik J. Brown, All That’s Left in the World (All That's Left in the World, #1)

"We're going to be okay,' I repeated to him. If things get hard again, I'll carry him. And he'll carry me. And we'll be okay."

-Erik J. Brown, All That’s Left in the World (All That's Left in the World, #1)

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5. Aristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the World (Aristotle and Dante, #2)

By: Benjamin Alire Sáenz

4.14

Format: 516 pages, Hardcover

In Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe, two boys in a border town fell in love… read more

Similar categories in Benjamin Alire Sáenz's Aristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the World (Aristotle and Dante, #2) book and Alice Oseman's Nick and Charlie

  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"When will we all get to be human, Dante?"

-Benjamin Alire Sáenz, Aristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the World (Aristotle and Dante, #2)

"You and Dante are going to map out a new world"

-Benjamin Alire Sáenz, Aristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the World (Aristotle and Dante, #2)

"You taught me how to swim in stormy waters--- Then you left me here to drown"

-Benjamin Alire Sáenz, Aristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the World (Aristotle and Dante, #2)

"I wondered if I was strong enough or good enough to love a world that hated me"

-Benjamin Alire Sáenz, Aristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the World (Aristotle and Dante, #2)

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6. I Wish You All the Best (I Wish You All the Best, #1)

By: Mason Deaver

4.16

Format: 329 pages, Hardcover

An alternate cover edition for 9781338306125 can be found here. When Ben De Backer comes out to … read more

Similar categories in Mason Deaver's I Wish You All the Best (I Wish You All the Best, #1) book and Alice Oseman's Nick and Charlie

  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"Whatever happens"

-Mason Deaver, I Wish You All the Best (I Wish You All the Best, #1)

"The world’s too loud sometimes."

-Mason Deaver, I Wish You All the Best (I Wish You All the Best, #1)

"This kid, Nathan, laughs like it's his favourite thing in the world to do."

-Mason Deaver, I Wish You All the Best (I Wish You All the Best, #1)

"Bodies are fucking weird, especially when it feels like you don't belong in your own."

-Mason Deaver, I Wish You All the Best (I Wish You All the Best, #1)

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7. The First to Die at the End

By: Adam Silvera

4.01

Format: 560 pages, Hardcover

In this prequel to the bestselling phenomenon They Both Die at the End, two new strangers spend a l… read more

Similar categories in Adam Silvera's The First to Die at the End book and Alice Oseman's Nick and Charlie

  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"Take me home, Orion."

-Adam Silvera, The First to Die at the End

"I’m not history, Orion. I’m here."

-Adam Silvera, The First to Die at the End

"I write short stories because I am one."

-Adam Silvera, The First to Die at the End

"Hey, I might suck at history, but I can make it."

-Adam Silvera, The First to Die at the End

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8. What If It's Us (What If It's Us, #1)

By: Becky Albertalli

3.82

Format: 437 pages, Hardcover

Arthur is only in New York for the summer, but if Broadway has taught him anything, it’s that the u… read more

Similar categories in Becky Albertalli's What If It's Us (What If It's Us, #1) book and Alice Oseman's Nick and Charlie

  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"No spoilers!"

-Becky Albertalli, What If It's Us (What If It's Us, #1)

"God, Arthur."

-Becky Albertalli, What If It's Us (What If It's Us, #1)

"Never say never,"

-Becky Albertalli, What If It's Us (What If It's Us, #1)

"Sometimes New York feels like a full body corset."

-Becky Albertalli, What If It's Us (What If It's Us, #1)

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9. Red, White & Royal Blue

By: Casey McQuiston

4.08

Format: 448 pages, Paperback

First Son Alex Claremont-Diaz is the closest thing to a prince this side of the Atlantic. With his … read more

Similar categories in Casey McQuiston's Red, White & Royal Blue book and Alice Oseman's Nick and Charlie

  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"History, huh?"

-Casey McQuiston, Red, White & Royal Blue

"You are a delinquent and a plague. Please come."

-Casey McQuiston, Red, White & Royal Blue

"And the whole world watched, and history remembered."

-Casey McQuiston, Red, White & Royal Blue

"You are", he says, "the absolute worst idea I've ever had."

-Casey McQuiston, Red, White & Royal Blue

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10. The Princess and the Grilled Cheese Sandwich

By: Deya Muniz

4.40

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

A funny, heartfelt YA romance about finding love—and lots of grilled cheese sandwiches—in the place… read more

Similar categories in Deya Muniz's The Princess and the Grilled Cheese Sandwich book and Alice Oseman's Nick and Charlie

  • fiction
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • queer
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11. The Girl from the Sea

By: Molly Knox Ostertag

4.14

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

From the author of The Witch Boy trilogy comes a graphic novel about family, romance, and first lov… read more

Similar categories in Molly Knox Ostertag's The Girl from the Sea book and Alice Oseman's Nick and Charlie

  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"Sometimes plans must change, my love."

-Molly Knox Ostertag, The Girl from the Sea

"*creepy ghost whispers* morgan... THAT'S IT SHE'S DEAD"

-Molly Knox Ostertag, The Girl from the Sea

"Sometimes you have to let your life get messy. That's how you get to the good parts"

-Molly Knox Ostertag, The Girl from the Sea

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12. Bloom

By: Kevin Panetta

3.91

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

Though he loved working there as a kid, Ari cannot fathom a life wasting away over rising dough and… read more

Similar categories in Kevin Panetta's Bloom book and Alice Oseman's Nick and Charlie

  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"Jeez! Why is my family manhandling me at this wedding?"

-Kevin Panetta, Bloom

"Maybe just...Don't try to be what you think you should be. Be what you love."

-Kevin Panetta, Bloom

"Got 'em! Comfortable shoes! Oh my God. They're like pillows. I hate high heels."

-Kevin Panetta, Bloom

"...what does he think is going to happen? An angel will just fall from the sky?"

-Kevin Panetta, Bloom

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13. Here's to Us (What If It's Us, #2)

By: Becky Albertalli

4.03

Format: 448 pages, ebook

Ben has spent his first year of college working on his fantasy manuscript with his writing partner … read more

Similar categories in Becky Albertalli's Here's to Us (What If It's Us, #2) book and Alice Oseman's Nick and Charlie

  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"You could launch us to opposite ends of this solar system, and we'd find our way back to each other."

-Becky Albertalli, Here's to Us (What If It's Us, #2)

"Ben shoots me a quick sideways smile, but it’s cool, because who even needs lungs? Why are we all so obsessed with breathing?"

-Becky Albertalli, Here's to Us (What If It's Us, #2)

"Then we just kind of stare at each other for a minute. Or ten minutes. Or ten hours. I don’t know how to measure time when Ben’s looking at me."

-Becky Albertalli, Here's to Us (What If It's Us, #2)

"People don’t warn you that heartbreak is a chronic condition. Maybe it quiets down a little over time, or you can muffle it with distance, but the ache never quite dials down to zero. It’s there lurk…"

-Becky Albertalli, Here's to Us (What If It's Us, #2)

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14. Kill Joy (A Good Girl's Guide to Murder, #0.5)

By: Holly Jackson

3.78

Format: 130 pages, Kindle Edition

Find out where it all started for Pip in this prequel novella to the A Good Girl's Guide to Murder.… read more

Similar categories in Holly Jackson's Kill Joy (A Good Girl's Guide to Murder, #0.5) book and Alice Oseman's Nick and Charlie

  • novella
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"Smallpox,' ' Zach read aloud when the page was passed to him. 'It was eradicated by the nineteen eighties,' Pip said. 'Oi, no time travel.' Jamie whacked her on the head with his master booklet."

-Holly Jackson, Kill Joy (A Good Girl's Guide to Murder, #0.5)

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15. If This Gets Out

By: Sophie Gonzales

3.92

Format: 404 pages, Hardcover

Eighteen-year-olds Ruben Montez and Zach Knight are two members of the boy-band Saturday, one of th… read more

Similar categories in Sophie Gonzales's If This Gets Out book and Alice Oseman's Nick and Charlie

  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"Yeah but he's my- Ruben"

-Sophie Gonzales, If This Gets Out

"I slow my step as a spark of realization pricks in the back of my mind. Shut it down. Crush the thought. Is the truth that I don't get strong crushes on guys the way I get on girls? Or is the truth t…"

-Sophie Gonzales, If This Gets Out

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16. Imogen, Obviously

By: Becky Albertalli

4.23

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

With humor and insight, #1 New York Times bestseller Becky Albertalli explores the nuances of sexua… read more

Similar categories in Becky Albertalli's Imogen, Obviously book and Alice Oseman's Nick and Charlie

  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"Every breath she breathes feels like a love letter."

-Becky Albertalli, Imogen, Obviously

"1987: the world’s biggest pancake ever (well, at the time). My parents actually got to eat part of it!"

-Becky Albertalli, Imogen, Obviously

"So which one of us is more queer?" "Well," I pause, "I'd have to see the two of you trying to sit in chairs."

-Becky Albertalli, Imogen, Obviously

"Tessa’s eyes catch mine, and her lips tug up at the corners, just barely. And the noise in my brain falls away. All the times I said I’m straight. All the times everyone’s said I’m straight. There it…"

-Becky Albertalli, Imogen, Obviously

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17. She Gets the Girl

By: Rachael Lippincott

4.11

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

She’s All That meets What If It’s Us in this swoon-worthy hate-to-love YA romantic comedy from #1 N… read more

Similar categories in Rachael Lippincott's She Gets the Girl book and Alice Oseman's Nick and Charlie

  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"Money's not as important as doing what you love."

-Rachael Lippincott, She Gets the Girl

"That's how I knew you were lying that night. I know the real you. Just like you know the real me."

-Rachael Lippincott, She Gets the Girl

"There's something reassuring in books and stories older than you are. Still talked about long after they've been written and long after their writers die. When the world around you is on fire, there'…"

-Rachael Lippincott, She Gets the Girl

"And… all at once I see the truth. She never wanted to listen to me. Never was really there for me. She just wanted to control me. This isn’t love. The fighting. The lack of trust. Feeling like I’m wa…"

-Rachael Lippincott, She Gets the Girl

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18. She Drives Me Crazy

By: Kelly Quindlen

3.96

Format: 288 pages, ebook

High school nemeses fall in love in this queer YA rom com perfect for fans of Becky Albertalli and … read more

Similar categories in Kelly Quindlen's She Drives Me Crazy book and Alice Oseman's Nick and Charlie

  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"Because before you can worry about who’s in your passenger seat, you have to learn to drive yourself."

-Kelly Quindlen, She Drives Me Crazy

"People break our hearts, but they create more room in them first, and that room makes it possible for us to become more ourselves."

-Kelly Quindlen, She Drives Me Crazy

"She lays her hand along my jaw and kisses me like she means it, and I am breathless and weightless and dizzy at the very fact of her. Lips and tongue and teeth, her hair and her skin and her perfume,…"

-Kelly Quindlen, She Drives Me Crazy

"I’ve been where you are, Scottie. That kind of crazy, flesh-eating pain that consumes every part of you. I understand wanting to get back at them. Wanting their attention, even if it’s in a negative …"

-Kelly Quindlen, She Drives Me Crazy

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19. Boyfriend Material (London Calling, #1)

By: Alexis Hall

4.00

Format: 425 pages, Paperback

When tangentially ― and reluctantly ― famous Luc O'Donnell is forced back into the spotlight in the… read more

Similar categories in Alexis Hall's Boyfriend Material (London Calling, #1) book and Alice Oseman's Nick and Charlie

  • queer
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"Well, isn’t this cosy."

-Alexis Hall, Boyfriend Material (London Calling, #1)

"You really do own your illiteracy, don’t you?"

-Alexis Hall, Boyfriend Material (London Calling, #1)

"You know you’re wearing pyjamas wrong, right?"

-Alexis Hall, Boyfriend Material (London Calling, #1)

"It will never stop hurting but it will stop mattering."

-Alexis Hall, Boyfriend Material (London Calling, #1)

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20. I Kissed Shara Wheeler

By: Casey McQuiston

3.88

Format: 356 pages, Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author of One Last Stop and Red, White & Royal Blue comes a deb… read more

Similar categories in Casey McQuiston's I Kissed Shara Wheeler book and Alice Oseman's Nick and Charlie

  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"You were the only one it could be."

-Casey McQuiston, I Kissed Shara Wheeler

"Get a clarifying shampoo and suck it up, Kylo Ren."

-Casey McQuiston, I Kissed Shara Wheeler

"Why is it so bad to want to feel special, or loved, or accpeted?"

-Casey McQuiston, I Kissed Shara Wheeler

"She’s glad it’s Shara. Nobody else would have felt important enough."

-Casey McQuiston, I Kissed Shara Wheeler

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21. Fake Dates and Mooncakes

By: Sher Lee

3.84

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

Heartstopper meets Crazy Rich Asians in this heartfelt, joyful paperback original rom-com that foll… read more

Similar categories in Sher Lee's Fake Dates and Mooncakes book and Alice Oseman's Nick and Charlie

  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"We have the destiny to meet across a thousand miles."

-Sher Lee, Fake Dates and Mooncakes

"I'm not sure which knife on my place mat is for cutting the tension"

-Sher Lee, Fake Dates and Mooncakes

"Grief has a way of sneaking up on you when you're least expecting it. A song, a phrase, a scent...then you're falling into an empty space inside that you thought you'd patched. That you thought could…"

-Sher Lee, Fake Dates and Mooncakes

"I shrug. "He lives in a huge mansion and drives a Ferrari. I ride a bike with a squeaky front wheel. Our worlds are as far apart as the sun and the moon." "They align every now and then," Aunt Jade p…"

-Sher Lee, Fake Dates and Mooncakes

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Alice Oseman

4.00

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Benjamin Alire Sáenz

3.66

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All That’s Left in the World (All That's Left in the World, #1)

Erik J. Brown

4.23

Transform Your Habits

Aristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the World (Aristotle and Dante, #2)

Benjamin Alire Sáenz

4.14

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Malinda Lo

4.22

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Dahlia Adler

3.84

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Emma R. Alban

3.82

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Ashley Herring Blake

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