20 must-read realistic fiction books like It's Kind of a Cheesy Love Story by Lauren Morrill

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It's Kind of a Cheesy Love Story

By: Lauren Morrill

3.83

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

A contemporary YA rom-com about love, friendship, and pizza. After her mother gave birth to her …

If you liked the realistic fiction plot in It's Kind of a Cheesy Love Story by Lauren Morrill , here is a list of 20 books like this:

1. Listen to Your Heart

By: Kasie West

4.26

Format: 91 pages, Hardcover

Talking to other people isn't Kate Bailey's favorite activity. She'd much rather be out on the lake… read more

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2. On the Fence (Old Town Shops, #2)

By: Kasie West

4.02

Format: 295 pages, Paperback

For sixteen-year-old Charlotte Reynolds, aka Charlie, being raised by a single dad and three older … read more

Similar categories in Kasie West's On the Fence (Old Town Shops, #2) book and Lauren Morrill's It's Kind of a Cheesy Love Story

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
"-You gotta do your best to be the best, right?"

-Kasie West, On the Fence (Old Town Shops, #2)

"I can do both at the same time," he assured me. "I'm talented like that."

-Kasie West, On the Fence (Old Town Shops, #2)

"Sometimes we expect more than people are capable of giving at the moment."

-Kasie West, On the Fence (Old Town Shops, #2)

"I knew why I cared. Why this mattered so much. Why his opinion was the only thing that mattered. I was more than crushing on him. I loved Braden."

-Kasie West, On the Fence (Old Town Shops, #2)

3. Save the Date

By: Jenny B. Jones

3.68

Format: 189 pages, Paperback

You are cordially invited to the wedding of the year with the most unlikely bride and groom. Save t… read more

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4. First & Then

By: Emma Mills

3.44

Format: 330 pages, Hardcover

Devon Tennyson wouldn't change a thing. She's happy watching Friday night games from the bleachers,… read more

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5. As If on Cue

By: Marisa Kanter

3.58

Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition

A pair of fierce foes are forced to work together to save the arts at their school in this swoony Y… read more

Similar categories in Marisa Kanter's As If on Cue book and Lauren Morrill's It's Kind of a Cheesy Love Story

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
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6. Places We've Never Been

By: Kasie West

3.88

Format: 322 pages, Hardcover

A contemporary Young Adult novel about a cross-country family road trip that puts one girl and her … read more

Similar categories in Kasie West's Places We've Never Been book and Lauren Morrill's It's Kind of a Cheesy Love Story

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
"Have you heard the saying that when God closes a door, he opens a window?"

-Kasie West, Places We've Never Been

"But failure in life is inevitable. It’s only a problem if we let it keep us from progressing."

-Kasie West, Places We've Never Been

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7. It's Kind of a Cheesy Love Story

By: Lauren Morrill

3.83

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

A contemporary YA rom-com about love, friendship, and pizza. After her mother gave birth to her … read more

Similar categories in Lauren Morrill's It's Kind of a Cheesy Love Story book and Lauren Morrill's It's Kind of a Cheesy Love Story

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • teen
  • coming of age
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
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8. 10 Truths and a Dare

By: Ashley Elston

3.75

Format: 291 pages, Hardcover

It's Senior Week, that magical in-between time after classes have ended but before graduation, choc… read more

Similar categories in Ashley Elston's 10 Truths and a Dare book and Lauren Morrill's It's Kind of a Cheesy Love Story

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • teen
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"I crank the music up so loud I can't think about any of the things that could go wrong today"

-Ashley Elston, 10 Truths and a Dare

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9. Ride with Me

By: Lucy Keating

3.54

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

In this charming, contemporary YA novel, neighborhood rideshare driver Charlie Owens embarks on a c… read more

Similar categories in Lucy Keating's Ride with Me book and Lauren Morrill's It's Kind of a Cheesy Love Story

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
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10. Fame, Fate, and the First Kiss (Love, Life, and the List, #2)

By: Kasie West

3.71

Format: 400 pages, ebook

Lacey Barnes has dreamed of being an actress for as long as she can remember. So when she gets the … read more

Similar categories in Kasie West's Fame, Fate, and the First Kiss (Love, Life, and the List, #2) book and Lauren Morrill's It's Kind of a Cheesy Love Story

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • teen
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"Why entertainment?"

-Kasie West, Fame, Fate, and the First Kiss (Love, Life, and the List, #2)

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11. You Wouldn't Dare

By: Samantha Markum

3.75

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

A rom com about trying to have the summer of your life before everything changes - only to realize … read more

Similar categories in Samantha Markum's You Wouldn't Dare book and Lauren Morrill's It's Kind of a Cheesy Love Story

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
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12. The Rest of the Story

By: Sarah Dessen

4.04

Format: 440 pages, Hardcover

Emma Saylor doesn’t remember a lot about her mother, who died when she was ten. But she does rememb… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Dessen's The Rest of the Story book and Lauren Morrill's It's Kind of a Cheesy Love Story

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • teen
  • coming of age
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"To summer, and to us."

-Sarah Dessen, The Rest of the Story

"Even when words fail me, you never do."

-Sarah Dessen, The Rest of the Story

"A life isn’t just the pages you know, it’s everything."

-Sarah Dessen, The Rest of the Story

"You can make your life, or life can make you. Was it really that simple of a choice?"

-Sarah Dessen, The Rest of the Story

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13. Out of Left Field

By: Kris Hui Lee

3.92

Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition

There’s no playing it safe in love or baseball in this sparkling debut, perfect for fans of Morgan … read more

Similar categories in Kris Hui Lee's Out of Left Field book and Lauren Morrill's It's Kind of a Cheesy Love Story

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
"He’s not a god, but sometimes he doesn’t seem to be entirely human."

-Kris Hui Lee, Out of Left Field

"It’s about being friends and hanging out and just being silly together."

-Kris Hui Lee, Out of Left Field

"Somehow, from where I started, I’ve taken two steps forward and about a hundred steps back."

-Kris Hui Lee, Out of Left Field

"forgive, forget, and move on, because the moment you start dwelling on the past is the moment you stop playing your best."

-Kris Hui Lee, Out of Left Field

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14. What I Carry

By: Jennifer Longo

4.22

Format: 336 pages, Library Binding

For readers of Robin Benway's Far From the Tree, a powerful and heartwarming look at a teen girl ab… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer Longo's What I Carry book and Lauren Morrill's It's Kind of a Cheesy Love Story

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • coming of age
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"The entire fucking point of being born is that someone is supposed to take care of you."

-Jennifer Longo, What I Carry

"Not being perfect is for people who have families; you can screw up and they still keep you."

-Jennifer Longo, What I Carry

"Memory is a fascinating thing. Months and years can pass, uneventful and lost, but then certain tiny moments, pieces of conversation or feelings within the thousands of blank days stay sharp, clear l…"

-Jennifer Longo, What I Carry

"It's not like I'm dead inside. It's that I'm allergic to manufactured, insincere emotion. A lifetime of people saying one thing but doing the opposite has inoculated me, and now I understand how to s…"

-Jennifer Longo, What I Carry

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15. Love, Off the Record

By: Samantha Markum

4.16

Format: None pages, Hardcover

The Hating Game meets Alex, Approximately in this smart, chemistry-filled teen rom-com about two ri… read more

Similar categories in Samantha Markum's Love, Off the Record book and Lauren Morrill's It's Kind of a Cheesy Love Story

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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16. The Charmed List

By: Julie Abe

3.60

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

After spending most of high school as the quiet girl, Ellie Kobata is ready to take some risks and … read more

Similar categories in Julie Abe's The Charmed List book and Lauren Morrill's It's Kind of a Cheesy Love Story

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
"I brought some Honey & Butter."

-Julie Abe, The Charmed List

"And please, you know you’re cute."

-Julie Abe, The Charmed List

"But we can’t leave without a book,"

-Julie Abe, The Charmed List

"Is that—is that the Enchanted Forest?"

-Julie Abe, The Charmed List

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17. A Taste for Love

By: Jennifer Yen

3.75

Format: 322 pages, Hardcover

A rom com about first love, familial expectations, and making the perfect bao. To her friends, h… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer Yen's A Taste for Love book and Lauren Morrill's It's Kind of a Cheesy Love Story

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"Do you know why I was on my phone today?" I jut out my chin. "Do you know my knee is at the perfect angle to inflict bodily injury?"

-Jennifer Yen, A Taste for Love

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18. 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 Lauren Morrill's It's Kind of a Cheesy Love Story

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
"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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19. Long Story Short

By: Serena Kaylor

3.96

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Growing up homeschooled in Berkeley, California, Beatrice Quinn is a statistical genius who has dre… read more

Similar categories in Serena Kaylor's Long Story Short book and Lauren Morrill's It's Kind of a Cheesy Love Story

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • coming of age
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
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20. Keep My Heart in San Francisco

By: Amelia Diane Coombs

3.56

Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition

“An absolute charmer of a book…Delightful!” —Jenn Bennett, author of Alex, Approximately and Starry… read more

Similar categories in Amelia Diane Coombs's Keep My Heart in San Francisco book and Lauren Morrill's It's Kind of a Cheesy Love Story

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"Damn olfactory system. Swirling up all these old and bruising memories."

-Amelia Diane Coombs, Keep My Heart in San Francisco

"Silly considering we barely have a fraction of what we need, but that's what hope does. It lifts you up when everything else is dragging you down, down, down."

-Amelia Diane Coombs, Keep My Heart in San Francisco

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21. New Year's Kiss

By: Lee Matthews

3.47

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

A fun and upbeat paperback original romance about a girl who has a New Year’s resolution to make th… read more

Similar categories in Lee Matthews's New Year's Kiss book and Lauren Morrill's It's Kind of a Cheesy Love Story

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • teen
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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22. The Edge of Summer

By: Erica George

3.75

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Fans of Sarah Dessen and Morgan Matson will be swept away by this big-hearted novel about one girl … read more

Similar categories in Erica George's The Edge of Summer book and Lauren Morrill's It's Kind of a Cheesy Love Story

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • coming of age
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
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23. The Matchbreaker Summer

By: Annie Rains

3.37

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

A pitch-perfect summer camp rom-com about two teens with nothing in common who come together to hel… read more

Similar categories in Annie Rains's The Matchbreaker Summer book and Lauren Morrill's It's Kind of a Cheesy Love Story

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • teen
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
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24. Love in English

By: Maria E. Andreu

3.88

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Sixteen-year-old Ana has just moved to New Jersey from Argentina for her Junior year of high school… read more

Similar categories in Maria E. Andreu's Love in English book and Lauren Morrill's It's Kind of a Cheesy Love Story

  • romance
  • coming of age
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"My family is not running a marathon. We're running a relay. My parents have gotten me this far. Everything I do is to get us further. I carry their hopes along with my own."

-Maria E. Andreu, Love in English

"I lack precisely the thing to explain what I lack. The words. For every word I get out, there's a whole iceberg of thoughts and hopes and feelings that stay unspoken. But how do I speak them?"

-Maria E. Andreu, Love in English

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25. The Secret Recipe for Moving On

By: Karen Bischer

3.79

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

When Ellie is dumped by her boyfriend, she's forced to make new friends (while watching her ex swoo… read more

Similar categories in Karen Bischer's The Secret Recipe for Moving On book and Lauren Morrill's It's Kind of a Cheesy Love Story

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
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26. All Alone with You

By: Amelia Diane Coombs

4.11

Format: 352 pages, ebook

HBO Max’s Hacks gets a romantic twist in the vein of Jenn Bennett in this swoon-worthy novel about … read more

Similar categories in Amelia Diane Coombs's All Alone with You book and Lauren Morrill's It's Kind of a Cheesy Love Story

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • teen
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
Cover of The Girl Least Likely by Katy Loutzenhiser

27. The Girl Least Likely

By: Katy Loutzenhiser

3.80

Format: None pages, ebook

To All the Boys meets The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (with a dash of Dumplin’) in this funny, romantic, … read more

Similar categories in Katy Loutzenhiser's The Girl Least Likely book and Lauren Morrill's It's Kind of a Cheesy Love Story

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • coming of age
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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28. What's Not to Love

By: Emily Wibberley

3.71

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

An academic enemies-to-lovers YA. Since high school began, Alison Sanger and Ethan Molloy have c… read more

Similar categories in Emily Wibberley's What's Not to Love book and Lauren Morrill's It's Kind of a Cheesy Love Story

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
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29. The Epic Story of Every Living Thing

By: Deb Caletti

3.85

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

From the award-winning author of Honey, Baby, Sweetheart comes a gorgeous and fiercely feminist you… read more

Similar categories in Deb Caletti's The Epic Story of Every Living Thing book and Lauren Morrill's It's Kind of a Cheesy Love Story

  • teen
  • coming of age
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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30. Plus One

By: Kelsey Rodkey

3.39

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

They say that those who can’t do, teach. Lahey Johnson is notorious for helping her friends and … read more

Similar categories in Kelsey Rodkey's Plus One book and Lauren Morrill's It's Kind of a Cheesy Love Story

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • teen
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
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31. The Calculation of You and Me

By: Serena Kaylor

4.00

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

A calculus nerd enlists her surly classmate’s help to win back her ex-boyfriend, but when sparks st… read more

Similar categories in Serena Kaylor's The Calculation of You and Me book and Lauren Morrill's It's Kind of a Cheesy Love Story

  • romance
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance

27 best-selling fiction books like It's Kind of a Cheesy Love Story by Lauren Morrill

Transform Your Habits

On the Fence (Old Town Shops, #2)

Kasie West

4.02

Transform Your Habits

As If on Cue

Marisa Kanter

3.58

Transform Your Habits

Places We've Never Been

Kasie West

3.88

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It's Kind of a Cheesy Love Story

Lauren Morrill

3.83

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21 Top fiction books like The Girl Least Likely by Katy Loutzenhiser

Transform Your Habits

The Romantics

Leah Konen

4.10

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This May End Badly

Samantha Markum

3.87

Transform Your Habits

Everyone Hates Kelsie Miller

Meredith Ireland

3.78

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Ride with Me

Lucy Keating

3.54

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