19 must-read chick lit books like Look on the Bright Side by Kristan Higgins

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Look on the Bright Side

By: Kristan Higgins

4.25

Format: 432 pages, Paperback

From the author of Pack Up the Moon comes a funny, romantic, and deeply moving novel about the unex…

If you liked the chick lit plot in Look on the Bright Side by Kristan Higgins , here is a list of 19 books like this:

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1. The Summer Book Club

By: Susan Mallery

3.84

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

The rules of summer book club are simple: •  No sad books •  No pressure •  Yessssss, wine! … read more

Similar categories in Susan Mallery's The Summer Book Club book and Kristan Higgins's Look on the Bright Side

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
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2. Look on the Bright Side

By: Kristan Higgins

4.25

Format: 432 pages, Paperback

From the author of Pack Up the Moon comes a funny, romantic, and deeply moving novel about the unex… read more

Similar categories in Kristan Higgins's Look on the Bright Side book and Kristan Higgins's Look on the Bright Side

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • family
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
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3. For the Love of Summer

By: Susan Mallery

4.28

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Susan Mallery comes an unforgettable tale about finding f… read more

Similar categories in Susan Mallery's For the Love of Summer book and Kristan Higgins's Look on the Bright Side

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • family
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
"I was in love with who I wanted him to be. Not who he was."

-Susan Mallery, For the Love of Summer

"She's my family and you're hers. That means we are, in some inexplicable way, connected."

-Susan Mallery, For the Love of Summer

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4. The Summer We Started Over

By: Nancy Thayer

4.00

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Two sisters reconnect and pursue their dreams on the beautiful island of Nantucket, overcoming life… read more

Similar categories in Nancy Thayer's The Summer We Started Over book and Kristan Higgins's Look on the Bright Side

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • family
  • adult
Cover of Summers at the Saint by Mary Kay Andrews

5. Summers at the Saint

By: Mary Kay Andrews

4.14

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

Welcome to the St. Cecelia, a landmark hotel on the coast of Georgia, where traditions run deep and… read more

Similar categories in Mary Kay Andrews's Summers at the Saint book and Kristan Higgins's Look on the Bright Side

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
Cover of The Best Life Book Club by Sheila Roberts

6. The Best Life Book Club

By: Sheila Roberts

3.78

Format: 380 pages, Kindle Edition

It started as a book club. It became a way to build a better life together. Karissa Newcomb is r… read more

Similar categories in Sheila Roberts's The Best Life Book Club book and Kristan Higgins's Look on the Bright Side

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • adult
  • audiobook
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7. Mind Games

By: Nora Roberts

4.40

Format: 422 pages, Hardcover

The #1 New York Times-bestselling author of Identity presents a suspenseful new novel of tragedy an… read more

Similar categories in Nora Roberts's Mind Games book and Kristan Higgins's Look on the Bright Side

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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8. The Paradise Problem

By: Christina Lauren

4.14

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Christina Lauren, returns with a delicious new romance between the buttoned-up heir of a grocery ch… read more

Similar categories in Christina Lauren's The Paradise Problem book and Kristan Higgins's Look on the Bright Side

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • family
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
"When we care about someone, they deserve the benefit of the doubt. We have to consider not only what they did, but also why they did it. Intent matters"

-Christina Lauren, The Paradise Problem

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9. Swan Song (Nantucket, #4)

By: Elin Hilderbrand

4.14

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

In the grand finale of "queen of the beach read" Elin Hilderbrand's beloved Nantucket novels, there… read more

Similar categories in Elin Hilderbrand's Swan Song (Nantucket, #4) book and Kristan Higgins's Look on the Bright Side

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • adult
  • audiobook
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10. Summer Romance

By: Annabel Monaghan

4.10

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

Benefits of a summer romance: it’s always fun, always brief, and no one gets their heart broken. … read more

Similar categories in Annabel Monaghan's Summer Romance book and Kristan Higgins's Look on the Bright Side

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • family
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
"I am the architect of my own experience."

-Annabel Monaghan, Summer Romance

"It's a lot easier to work through other people's problems. I think I must be very attached to my own."

-Annabel Monaghan, Summer Romance

Cover of The Rom-Commers by Katherine Center

11. The Rom-Commers

By: Katherine Center

4.15

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

She’s rewriting his love story. But can she rewrite her own? Emma Wheeler desperately longs to … read more

Similar categories in Katherine Center's The Rom-Commers book and Kristan Higgins's Look on the Bright Side

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • family
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
"We don't get to know the whole story all at once. And where we're headed matters so much less than how we get there."

-Katherine Center, The Rom-Commers

"If my life were a screenplay, I'd end the story right there and roll credits - and then maybe rewind and watch it again."

-Katherine Center, The Rom-Commers

"But, it was okay. We don't get to know the whole story all at once. And where we're headed matters so much less than how we get there."

-Katherine Center, The Rom-Commers

"Humanity at its worst is an easy story to tell - but it's not the only story. Because the more we can imagine our better selves, the more we can become them."

-Katherine Center, The Rom-Commers

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12. Tourist Season

By: Brenda Novak

3.86

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

A summer by the ocean promises new beginnings—until old secrets resurface. Ismay Chalmers is rea… read more

Similar categories in Brenda Novak's Tourist Season book and Kristan Higgins's Look on the Bright Side

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
Cover of The Summer Escape (Sunrise Cove, #6) by Jill Shalvis

13. The Summer Escape (Sunrise Cove, #6)

By: Jill Shalvis

4.08

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

Secrets are revealed and forbidden sparks ignited in this sizzling Sunrise Cove tale of enemies to … read more

Similar categories in Jill Shalvis's The Summer Escape (Sunrise Cove, #6) book and Kristan Higgins's Look on the Bright Side

  • romance
  • contemporary romance
  • family
  • fiction
  • chick lit
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of The Summer Pact by Emily Giffin

14. The Summer Pact

By: Emily Giffin

3.40

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

In the wake of tragedy, a group of friends make a pact that will cause them to reunite a decade lat… read more

Similar categories in Emily Giffin's The Summer Pact book and Kristan Higgins's Look on the Bright Side

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of The Seaside Sisters by Pamela M. Kelley

15. The Seaside Sisters

By: Pamela M. Kelley

4.00

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

One summer can change everything. Brooklyn-based Hannah is a bestselling author struggling to wr… read more

Similar categories in Pamela M. Kelley's The Seaside Sisters book and Kristan Higgins's Look on the Bright Side

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • family
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of The Summer Swap by Sarah Morgan

16. The Summer Swap

By: Sarah Morgan

4.05

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

"The perfect summer novel—sharp, smart and so much fun!" —Viola Shipman, USA TODAY bestselling auth… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Morgan's The Summer Swap book and Kristan Higgins's Look on the Bright Side

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • family
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of The Love Shack by Lori Foster

17. The Love Shack

By: Lori Foster

4.13

Format: 306 pages, Kindle Edition

They’ve been trying to avoid each other.But this town has other ideas… When Berkley Carr opened The… read more

Similar categories in Lori Foster's The Love Shack book and Kristan Higgins's Look on the Bright Side

  • romance
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
Cover of A Happier Life by Kristy Woodson Harvey

18. A Happier Life

By: Kristy Woodson Harvey

4.32

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Present Day: Keaton Smith is desperate for a fresh start. So when her mother needs someone to put h… read more

Similar categories in Kristy Woodson Harvey's A Happier Life book and Kristan Higgins's Look on the Bright Side

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • family
  • audiobook
"Trends come and go; the simplicity of timeless meals with the ones you love is forever."

-Kristy Woodson Harvey, A Happier Life

Cover of 15 Summers Later by RaeAnne Thayne

19. 15 Summers Later

By: RaeAnne Thayne

4.01

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

15 summers ago, everything changed… Ava Howell seemed to have it all. She moved away from Emeral… read more

Similar categories in RaeAnne Thayne's 15 Summers Later book and Kristan Higgins's Look on the Bright Side

  • romance
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • family
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
Cover of Resurrection by Danielle Steel

20. Resurrection

By: Danielle Steel

4.08

Format: 256 pages, Kindle Edition

Darcy Gray is a successful influencer with her blog, The Gray Zone, trusted by more than a million … read more

Similar categories in Danielle Steel's Resurrection book and Kristan Higgins's Look on the Bright Side

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Nice Work, Nora November by Julia London

21. Nice Work, Nora November

By: Julia London

3.88

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

After a near death experience, one woman creates her "reverse" bucket the things she wants to do a… read more

Similar categories in Julia London's Nice Work, Nora November book and Kristan Higgins's Look on the Bright Side

  • romance
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • family
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook

21 Best fiction books like Look on the Bright Side by Kristan Higgins

Transform Your Habits

The Summer Book Club

Susan Mallery

3.84

Transform Your Habits

Look on the Bright Side

Kristan Higgins

4.25

Transform Your Habits

For the Love of Summer

Susan Mallery

4.28

Transform Your Habits

The Summer We Started Over

Nancy Thayer

4.00

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17 Best fiction books like The Summer Swap by Sarah Morgan

Transform Your Habits

Look on the Bright Side

Kristan Higgins

4.25

Transform Your Habits

For the Love of Summer

Susan Mallery

4.28

Transform Your Habits

The Summer We Started Over

Nancy Thayer

4.00

Transform Your Habits

Summers at the Saint

Mary Kay Andrews

4.14

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