50 Books like I Wish You All the Best

The Tragedy of Felix and Jake

by J. Daniels

A disgraced Marine and his NA sponsor break recovery's cardinal rule: falling in love.

4.29

12k+

🩹 Addiction Recovery 🖤 Hurt Comfort 🏠 Found Family 💔 High Angst 🌾 Small Town South

The Tragedy of Felix and Jake 93%

A disgraced Marine and his NA sponsor break recovery's cardinal rule: falling in love.

by J. Daniels 2023

4.29

12k+ ratings

🩹 Addiction Recovery 🖤 Hurt Comfort 🏠 Found Family 💔 High Angst 🌾 Small Town South

Heartstopper

by Alice Oseman • 2018

After befriending a quiet gay classmate, a rugby player confronts an attraction he never expected.

4.41

897k+

📖 Graphic Novel Romance 🌈 Queer Coming Of Age 💕 Friends To Lovers 🏈 Jock And Nerd 💜 Bisexual Awakening

Heartstopper 96%

After befriending a quiet gay classmate, a rugby player confronts an attraction he never expected.

by Alice Oseman 2018

4.41

897k+ ratings

📖 Graphic Novel Romance 🌈 Queer Coming Of Age 💕 Friends To Lovers 🏈 Jock And Nerd 💜 Bisexual Awakening

The Lesbiana's Guide to Catholic School

by Sonora Reyes • 2022

A closeted teen hides behind a fake boyfriend at Catholic school, then falls for the out girl.

4.24

31k+

🏳️‍🌈 Queer Coming Of Age 💍 Fake Boyfriend 🫂 Chosen Family 👫 Sibling Bond 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

The Lesbiana's Guide to Catholic School Summary

The Lesbiana's Guide to Catholic School 95%

A closeted teen hides behind a fake boyfriend at Catholic school, then falls for the out girl.

by Sonora Reyes 2022

4.24

31k+ ratings

🏳️‍🌈 Queer Coming Of Age 💍 Fake Boyfriend 🫂 Chosen Family 👫 Sibling Bond 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

Lawn Boy

by Jonathan Evison • 2018

Mike Muñoz is a lawn boy, a caretaker, and a man who's never been honest about who he loves.

3.83

10k+

🏗️ Working Class Fiction 🌈 Queer Coming Of Age 👨‍👦 Sibling Caretaker 🤝 Found Family 💔 Absent Father

Lawn Boy 92%

Mike Muñoz is a lawn boy, a caretaker, and a man who's never been honest about who he loves.

by Jonathan Evison 2018

3.83

10k+ ratings

🏗️ Working Class Fiction 🌈 Queer Coming Of Age 👨‍👦 Sibling Caretaker 🤝 Found Family 💔 Absent Father

Friday I'm in Love

by Camryn Garrett • 2023

A coming-out party was the plan; falling for a taken Irish girl was the complication.

3.81

2k+

🎀 Sapphic Ya 🏳️‍🌈 Coming Out Story 🇮🇪 New Girl Crush 💬 Mixed Signals ⛪ Faith Vs Identity

Friday I'm in Love 92%

A coming-out party was the plan; falling for a taken Irish girl was the complication.

by Camryn Garrett 2023

3.81

2k+ ratings

🎀 Sapphic Ya 🏳️‍🌈 Coming Out Story 🇮🇪 New Girl Crush 💬 Mixed Signals ⛪ Faith Vs Identity

Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda

by Becky Albertalli • 2015

A closeted teen's secret email romance becomes a blackmail trap when a classmate finds the messages.

4.13

469k+

🏳️‍🌈 Coming Out Journey ✉️ Anonymous Pen Pal 💬 Witty Banter 👥 Tight-Knit Friends 🤫 Secrets And Blackmail

Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda Summary

Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 92%

A closeted teen's secret email romance becomes a blackmail trap when a classmate finds the messages.

by Becky Albertalli 2015

4.13

469k+ ratings

🏳️‍🌈 Coming Out Journey ✉️ Anonymous Pen Pal 💬 Witty Banter 👥 Tight-Knit Friends 🤫 Secrets And Blackmail

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe

by Benjamin Alire Sáenz • 2012

A Mexican-American boy hides his family's ghosts. Then Dante asks about every one.

4.28

680k+

🫂 Friends To Lovers 🌵 Chicano Literature 📖 Literary Ya ✍️ Lyrical Prose 🌈 Queer Awakening

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe Summary

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 92%

A Mexican-American boy hides his family's ghosts. Then Dante asks about every one.

by Benjamin Alire Sáenz 2012

4.28

680k+ ratings

🫂 Friends To Lovers 🌵 Chicano Literature 📖 Literary Ya ✍️ Lyrical Prose 🌈 Queer Awakening

Eliza and Her Monsters

by Francesca Zappia • 2017

An anonymous webcomic creator falls for her classmate, its top fanfic writer. He can't know.

4.14

65k+

💻 Online Fandom 🎭 Secret Identity 💕 Friends To Lovers 🧠 Social Anxiety ✉️ Notes And Letters

Eliza and Her Monsters 95%

An anonymous webcomic creator falls for her classmate, its top fanfic writer. He can't know.

by Francesca Zappia 2017

4.14

65k+ ratings

💻 Online Fandom 🎭 Secret Identity 💕 Friends To Lovers 🧠 Social Anxiety ✉️ Notes And Letters

This Winter

by Alice Oseman • 2015

Tori's brother is home from treatment. Their family's Christmas plan: pretend nothing happened.

4.06

104k+

🎄 Holiday Novella 🫶 Anorexia Recovery 🛡️ Protective Sister 💕 Sibling Bond 🤐 Family Silence

This Winter 94%

Tori's brother is home from treatment. Their family's Christmas plan: pretend nothing happened.

by Alice Oseman 2015

4.06

104k+ ratings

🎄 Holiday Novella 🫶 Anorexia Recovery 🛡️ Protective Sister 💕 Sibling Bond 🤐 Family Silence

Suicide Notes

by Michael Thomas Ford

Waking in a psych ward, a sarcastic teen has forty-five days to admit he is gay.

3.80

56k+

🏥 Psychiatric Ward 🌈 Gay Awakening 🤝 Found Family 🖤 Dark Humor 📓 Diary Format

Suicide Notes 93%

Waking in a psych ward, a sarcastic teen has forty-five days to admit he is gay.

by Michael Thomas Ford 2008

3.80

56k+ ratings

🏥 Psychiatric Ward 🌈 Gay Awakening 🤝 Found Family 🖤 Dark Humor 📓 Diary Format

The Husband Hoax

by Saxon James • 2023

One needs a wedding date, the other a husband. Fake dating was the easy part.

4.02

12k+

🎭 Fake Dating 💍 Marriage Of Convenience 🏠 Found Family 💰 Class Difference ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine

The Husband Hoax 92%

One needs a wedding date, the other a husband. Fake dating was the easy part.

by Saxon James 2023

4.02

12k+ ratings

🎭 Fake Dating 💍 Marriage Of Convenience 🏠 Found Family 💰 Class Difference ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine

More Happy Than Not

by Adam Silvera • 2015

After his father's suicide, a teen turns to memory erasure, until a boy changes everything.

3.95

69k+

🧠 Memory Erasure 🏳️‍🌈 Queer Awakening 💕 First Love 🫂 Found Family 🪦 Parental Loss

More Happy Than Not 92%

After his father's suicide, a teen turns to memory erasure, until a boy changes everything.

by Adam Silvera 2015

3.95

69k+ ratings

🧠 Memory Erasure 🏳️‍🌈 Queer Awakening 💕 First Love 🫂 Found Family 🪦 Parental Loss

Bruised

by Tanya Boteju • 2021

After losing her parents, a teen's secret bruises collide with the chaotic world of roller derby.

3.64

2k+

🖤 Grief And Healing 🛼 Roller Derby 🩹 Self-Harm Recovery 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 💕 Sapphic Romance

Bruised 92%

After losing her parents, a teen's secret bruises collide with the chaotic world of roller derby.

by Tanya Boteju 2021

3.64

2k+ ratings

🖤 Grief And Healing 🛼 Roller Derby 🩹 Self-Harm Recovery 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 💕 Sapphic Romance

It's Kind of a Funny Story

by Ned Vizzini • 2006

Craig got into the best school in Manhattan. Then his mind tried to kill him.

4.07

263k+

🏥 Teen Psychiatric Ward 🌧️ Teenage Depression 🤝 Found Family 🎨 Art As Therapy 😅 Darkly Comic

It's Kind of a Funny Story 92%

Craig got into the best school in Manhattan. Then his mind tried to kill him.

by Ned Vizzini 2006

4.07

263k+ ratings

🏥 Teen Psychiatric Ward 🌧️ Teenage Depression 🤝 Found Family 🎨 Art As Therapy 😅 Darkly Comic

Girl in Pieces

by Kathleen Glasgow

Charlie leaves a psych ward with scars, silence, and a bus ticket to nowhere she knows.

3.93

274k+

🩹 Self-Harm Recovery 🤝 Found Family 🎨 Art As Survival 🏥 Psychiatric Hospital 💔 Brutal And Tender

Girl in Pieces 92%

Charlie leaves a psych ward with scars, silence, and a bus ticket to nowhere she knows.

by Kathleen Glasgow 2016

3.93

274k+ ratings

🩹 Self-Harm Recovery 🤝 Found Family 🎨 Art As Survival 🏥 Psychiatric Hospital 💔 Brutal And Tender

Esta canción (no) es para ti

by Laura Nowlin • 2016

Two best friends start a band, then a third joins, and their love triangle threatens everything.

2.47

8k+

🎸 Garage Band 🏳️‍🌈 Asexual Protagonist 💜 Bisexual Protagonist 👥 Found Family ❤️ Friends To Lovers

Esta canción (no) es para ti 94%

Two best friends start a band, then a third joins, and their love triangle threatens everything.

by Laura Nowlin 2016

2.47

8k+ ratings

🎸 Garage Band 🏳️‍🌈 Asexual Protagonist 💜 Bisexual Protagonist 👥 Found Family ❤️ Friends To Lovers

The Problem with Forever

by Jennifer L. Armentrout • 2016

A near-mute survivor of abuse starts high school and finds her childhood protector in speech class.

3.96

66k+

🫂 Childhood Friends To Lovers 🏠 Foster Care Survivors 🩹 Trauma Recovery 🎤 Finding Your Voice 💔 Tearjerker Romance

The Problem with Forever 94%

A near-mute survivor of abuse starts high school and finds her childhood protector in speech class.

by Jennifer L. Armentrout 2016

3.96

66k+ ratings

🫂 Childhood Friends To Lovers 🏠 Foster Care Survivors 🩹 Trauma Recovery 🎤 Finding Your Voice 💔 Tearjerker Romance

Just Juliet

by Charlotte Reagan • 2016

With a boyfriend and a plan, Lena's not expecting Juliet to change everything.

3.95

3k+

🕯️ Slow Burn Romance 🏳️‍🌈 Coming Out Story 💜 Bisexual Awakening 👭 Friends To Lovers 🆕 New Girl In Town

Just Juliet 92%

With a boyfriend and a plan, Lena's not expecting Juliet to change everything.

by Charlotte Reagan 2016

3.95

3k+ ratings

🕯️ Slow Burn Romance 🏳️‍🌈 Coming Out Story 💜 Bisexual Awakening 👭 Friends To Lovers 🆕 New Girl In Town

Boys Don't Cry

by Malorie Blackman • 2010

On exam results day, his ex arrives with a baby he never knew existed, then disappears.

4.04

12k+

🍼 Teen Parenthood 🏳️‍🌈 Hate Crime Survival 💪 Challenging Masculinity 🇬🇧 Contemporary London 👥 Sibling Bond

Boys Don't Cry 92%

On exam results day, his ex arrives with a baby he never knew existed, then disappears.

by Malorie Blackman 2010

4.04

12k+ ratings

🍼 Teen Parenthood 🏳️‍🌈 Hate Crime Survival 💪 Challenging Masculinity 🇬🇧 Contemporary London 👥 Sibling Bond

Imogen, Obviously

by Becky Albertalli • 2023

Pretending to be her best friend's ex, Imogen falls for Tessa, the one girl she shouldn't.

4.17

31k+

🌈 Queer Awakening 💜 Bisexual Coming Of Age 🤝 Fake Dating 👭 Friend Group Crush 🫂 Found Family

Imogen, Obviously 92%

Pretending to be her best friend's ex, Imogen falls for Tessa, the one girl she shouldn't.

by Becky Albertalli 2023

4.17

31k+ ratings

🌈 Queer Awakening 💜 Bisexual Coming Of Age 🤝 Fake Dating 👭 Friend Group Crush 🫂 Found Family

My Wattpad Love

by Ariana Godoy • 2012

A shy teen clashes with a brooding poet online, sparking an obsession she can't shake.

3.54

23k+

🔥 Enemies To Lovers 💻 Online Romance 💔 Traumatized Hero 🌧️ Angsty Romance ✍️ Writing Community

My Wattpad Love 92%

A shy teen clashes with a brooding poet online, sparking an obsession she can't shake.

by Ariana Godoy 2012

3.54

23k+ ratings

🔥 Enemies To Lovers 💻 Online Romance 💔 Traumatized Hero 🌧️ Angsty Romance ✍️ Writing Community

We Are Okay

by Nina LaCour • 2017

Her grandfather died. She fled. Now a snowstorm traps her with the girl she left behind.

3.93

101k+

🔒 Family Secrets 🏠 Chosen Family 💞 Friends To Lovers 🖤 Processing Grief ❄️ Wintry Atmosphere

We Are Okay 93%

Her grandfather died. She fled. Now a snowstorm traps her with the girl she left behind.

by Nina LaCour 2017

3.93

101k+ ratings

🔒 Family Secrets 🏠 Chosen Family 💞 Friends To Lovers 🖤 Processing Grief ❄️ Wintry Atmosphere

Boy Meets Boy

by David Levithan • 2003

Paul falls for artistic Noah, but his ex's return and fraying friendships test their new love.

3.81

76k+

✨ Queer Joy 📚 High School Romance 💕 First Love 🫂 Chosen Family 💬 Witty Banter

Boy Meets Boy 93%

Paul falls for artistic Noah, but his ex's return and fraying friendships test their new love.

by David Levithan 2003

3.81

76k+ ratings

✨ Queer Joy 📚 High School Romance 💕 First Love 🫂 Chosen Family 💬 Witty Banter

Yo te inventé

by Francesca Zappia

Her first friend was a hallucination. Now he's her chemistry partner, and she's falling.

4.02

31k+

🧠 Mental Health Ya 💥 Enemies To Lovers 👁️ Unreliable Narrator 🫂 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

Yo te inventé 92%

Her first friend was a hallucination. Now he's her chemistry partner, and she's falling.

by Francesca Zappia 2015

4.02

31k+ ratings

🧠 Mental Health Ya 💥 Enemies To Lovers 👁️ Unreliable Narrator 🫂 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

Natural Twenty

by Charlie Novak • 2020

A florist and a heartbroken bookseller become friends over D&D and takeout, too scared to want more.

3.96

2k+

🫂 Friends To Lovers 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🌸 Florist Romance 📚 Bookshop Romance 🎲 Geeky Romance

Natural Twenty 92%

A florist and a heartbroken bookseller become friends over D&D and takeout, too scared to want more.

by Charlie Novak 2020

3.96

2k+ ratings

🫂 Friends To Lovers 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🌸 Florist Romance 📚 Bookshop Romance 🎲 Geeky Romance

Mudflowers

by Aley Waterman • 2023

Lonely in Toronto, Sophie falls for a poet while her oldest friend still shares her bed.

3.42

421

🏠 Chosen Family 💫 Queer Desire 🎨 Artist's Journey 💧 Emotionally Raw 🕯️ Maternal Grief

Mudflowers 92%

Lonely in Toronto, Sophie falls for a poet while her oldest friend still shares her bed.

by Aley Waterman 2023

3.42

421 ratings

🏠 Chosen Family 💫 Queer Desire 🎨 Artist's Journey 💧 Emotionally Raw 🕯️ Maternal Grief

Impulse

by Ellen Hopkins • 2007

Three suicide survivors in a wilderness program must confront the pain that drove them to the edge.

4.25

83k+

🖋️ Verse Novel 🏥 Psychiatric Facility 🖤 Suicide Survival 🤝 Found Family 💕 Friends To Lovers

Impulse 92%

Three suicide survivors in a wilderness program must confront the pain that drove them to the edge.

by Ellen Hopkins 2007

4.25

83k+ ratings

🖋️ Verse Novel 🏥 Psychiatric Facility 🖤 Suicide Survival 🤝 Found Family 💕 Friends To Lovers

Sex Education

by Katy Birchall • 2021

Her brother framed for stealing a diamond, Maeve and three friends go undercover among the wealthy.

3.46

729

🫂 Found Family 🔍 Amateur Sleuths 🚗 Road Trip Adventure ☕ Cozy Mystery Energy 🇬🇧 British Teen Comedy

Sex Education 92%

Her brother framed for stealing a diamond, Maeve and three friends go undercover among the wealthy.

by Katy Birchall 2021

3.46

729 ratings

🫂 Found Family 🔍 Amateur Sleuths 🚗 Road Trip Adventure ☕ Cozy Mystery Energy 🇬🇧 British Teen Comedy

Disappoint Me

by Nicola Dinan

A trans poet resolves not to die alone. Her new boyfriend's past makes her question it.

3.97

9k+

🏳️‍⚧️ Trans Protagonist 🤍 Trans Body 🗝️ Buried Secret 💔 Choosing To Stay 🫂 Chosen Family

Disappoint Me 92%

A trans poet resolves not to die alone. Her new boyfriend's past makes her question it.

by Nicola Dinan 2025

3.97

9k+ ratings

🏳️‍⚧️ Trans Protagonist 🤍 Trans Body 🗝️ Buried Secret 💔 Choosing To Stay 🫂 Chosen Family

Love Letters to the Dead

by Ava Dellaira • 2014

A grieving freshman writes letters to dead icons, searching for a voice after her sister's death.

3.78

93k+

🖋️ Epistolary Novel 💔 Sister Grief ✍️ Healing Through Letters 🫂 Found Family 🌈 Queer Coming Of Age

Love Letters to the Dead 93%

A grieving freshman writes letters to dead icons, searching for a voice after her sister's death.

by Ava Dellaira 2014

3.78

93k+ ratings

🖋️ Epistolary Novel 💔 Sister Grief ✍️ Healing Through Letters 🫂 Found Family 🌈 Queer Coming Of Age

Love Points to You

by Alice Lin • 2025

An artist, a secret game, and the guarded classmate she was never supposed to fall for.

3.60

910

🖤 Asexual Love Story 🎨 Artistic Ambition 👯 Stepsister Bonding 🏠 Blended Family 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

Love Points to You 93%

An artist, a secret game, and the guarded classmate she was never supposed to fall for.

by Alice Lin 2025

3.60

910 ratings

🖤 Asexual Love Story 🎨 Artistic Ambition 👯 Stepsister Bonding 🏠 Blended Family 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

The Stars and the Blackness Between Them

by Junauda Petrus • 2019

Exiled from Trinidad, Audre falls for Mabel, a girl whose love blazes brightest as her body fails.

4.24

7k+

🌈 Queer Coming-Of-Age 💔 Terminal Illness Romance ✨ Magical Realism Ya 🌴 Caribbean Diaspora 👯‍♀️ Friends To Lovers

The Stars and the Blackness Between Them Summary

The Stars and the Blackness Between Them 92%

Exiled from Trinidad, Audre falls for Mabel, a girl whose love blazes brightest as her body fails.

by Junauda Petrus 2019

4.24

7k+ ratings

🌈 Queer Coming-Of-Age 💔 Terminal Illness Romance ✨ Magical Realism Ya 🌴 Caribbean Diaspora 👯‍♀️ Friends To Lovers

Perfect on Paper

by Sophie Gonzales • 2021

Her secret advice locker discovered, a teen is blackmailed into coaching a classmate back to his ex.

3.95

36k+

🖤 Blackmail To Lovers 💘 Best Friend Crush ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏳️‍🌈 Bi Protagonist 🫂 Queer Found Family

Perfect on Paper 92%

Her secret advice locker discovered, a teen is blackmailed into coaching a classmate back to his ex.

by Sophie Gonzales 2021

3.95

36k+ ratings

🖤 Blackmail To Lovers 💘 Best Friend Crush ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏳️‍🌈 Bi Protagonist 🫂 Queer Found Family

Openly Straight

by Bill Konigsberg • 2013

Tired of labels, he hides his sexuality at a new school and falls for a friend.

3.85

34k+

🏫 Boarding School 🌱 Queer Coming Of Age 🌈 Gay Romance 🎭 Hidden Identity ❤️‍🔥 Friends To Lovers

Openly Straight 92%

Tired of labels, he hides his sexuality at a new school and falls for a friend.

by Bill Konigsberg 2013

3.85

34k+ ratings

🏫 Boarding School 🌱 Queer Coming Of Age 🌈 Gay Romance 🎭 Hidden Identity ❤️‍🔥 Friends To Lovers

In the Wild Light

by Jeff Zentner • 2021

A grieving Tennessee boy follows his best friend to boarding school and discovers poetry and love.

4.44

12k+

🏫 Boarding School ⛰️ Appalachian Fiction 💞 Friends To Lovers 🫂 Found Family 💸 Class Divide

In the Wild Light 92%

A grieving Tennessee boy follows his best friend to boarding school and discovers poetry and love.

by Jeff Zentner 2021

4.44

12k+ ratings

🏫 Boarding School ⛰️ Appalachian Fiction 💞 Friends To Lovers 🫂 Found Family 💸 Class Divide

Dear Wendy

by Ann Zhao • 2024

Two rival anonymous advice columnists become best friends, not knowing they are online rivals.

3.93

3k+

🎓 College Campus Fiction 🖤 Asexual Protagonists 📱 Social Media Fiction 🤝 Unlikely Friendship 🏠 Found Family

Dear Wendy 93%

Two rival anonymous advice columnists become best friends, not knowing they are online rivals.

by Ann Zhao 2024

3.93

3k+ ratings

🎓 College Campus Fiction 🖤 Asexual Protagonists 📱 Social Media Fiction 🤝 Unlikely Friendship 🏠 Found Family

Will Grayson, Will Grayson

by John Green • 2010

Two Will Graysons meet in a porn shop, entangling their lives, hearts, and a grand musical.

3.69

413k+

🗣️ Dual Narrators 🎭 High School Musical 🎣 Catfishing 🌈 Coming Out 💔 Fractured Friendship

Will Grayson, Will Grayson 93%

Two Will Graysons meet in a porn shop, entangling their lives, hearts, and a grand musical.

by John Green 2010

3.69

413k+ ratings

🗣️ Dual Narrators 🎭 High School Musical 🎣 Catfishing 🌈 Coming Out 💔 Fractured Friendship

The First to Die at the End

by Adam Silvera

Death becomes predictable the night two boys meet: one will die, the other needs a heart.

4.00

125k+

🕰️ Ticking Clock Romance 🫂 Found Family 💕 First Love ⚡ Falling Fast 🫀 Self Sacrifice

The First to Die at the End 92%

Death becomes predictable the night two boys meet: one will die, the other needs a heart.

by Adam Silvera 2022

4.00

125k+ ratings

🕰️ Ticking Clock Romance 🫂 Found Family 💕 First Love ⚡ Falling Fast 🫀 Self Sacrifice

Hostile

by Nicole Dykes • 2022

A foster kid who can't accept love meets a closeted athlete determined to reach him.

3.96

8k+

🧩 Demisexual Discovery 🏈 Closeted Athlete 💕 Friends To Lovers 🤫 Secret Relationship 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Hostile 92%

A foster kid who can't accept love meets a closeted athlete determined to reach him.

by Nicole Dykes 2022

3.96

8k+ ratings

🧩 Demisexual Discovery 🏈 Closeted Athlete 💕 Friends To Lovers 🤫 Secret Relationship 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Courageous Hearts

by Emmy Sanders • 2023

A cabaret bartender falls for its nonbinary star and must rethink everything he believed about love.

4.36

2k+

🫂 Found Family 🌈 Queer Awakening ✨ Nonbinary Protagonist 🧲 Opposites Attract 🔥 Tender Slow Burn

Courageous Hearts 92%

A cabaret bartender falls for its nonbinary star and must rethink everything he believed about love.

by Emmy Sanders 2023

4.36

2k+ ratings

🫂 Found Family 🌈 Queer Awakening ✨ Nonbinary Protagonist 🧲 Opposites Attract 🔥 Tender Slow Burn

Girls Like Girls

by Hayley Kiyoko

A grieving teen lands in small-town Oregon. The girl she falls for kisses her, then runs.

3.75

18k+

🏘️ Small Town Summer 🚪 Closeted Love Interest 🌈 Coming Out Story 💔 Father-Daughter Repair 🎢 Push And Pull Romance

Girls Like Girls 92%

A grieving teen lands in small-town Oregon. The girl she falls for kisses her, then runs.

by Hayley Kiyoko 2023

3.75

18k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Summer 🚪 Closeted Love Interest 🌈 Coming Out Story 💔 Father-Daughter Repair 🎢 Push And Pull Romance

Amelia, If Only

by Becky Albertalli • 2025

The girl she's chasing is online. The one she needs is in the passenger seat.

3.53

3k+

💞 Best Friends To Lovers 📱 Parasocial Crush 🚗 Road Trip Romance 🌈 Queer Awakening 🫂 Found Family

Amelia, If Only 93%

The girl she's chasing is online. The one she needs is in the passenger seat.

by Becky Albertalli 2025

3.53

3k+ ratings

💞 Best Friends To Lovers 📱 Parasocial Crush 🚗 Road Trip Romance 🌈 Queer Awakening 🫂 Found Family

The Grief Keeper

by Alexandra Villasante • 2019

A Salvadoran teen absorbs a stranger's grief so her sister can claim asylum.

3.97

3k+

🏠 Asylum Seeker 💕 Sapphic Romance 👭 Protective Sister 🔬 Medical Experiment 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

The Grief Keeper 93%

A Salvadoran teen absorbs a stranger's grief so her sister can claim asylum.

by Alexandra Villasante 2019

3.97

3k+ ratings

🏠 Asylum Seeker 💕 Sapphic Romance 👭 Protective Sister 🔬 Medical Experiment 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

Bajo el paraguas azul

by Elena Martínez Blanco • 2015

Her private photo leaks across a Spanish high school. The adults look away. One girl pays.

3.62

292

📱 Online Shaming 💔 Suicide Attempt 💙 Friends To Lovers 🌈 Found Family 🏫 Institutional Failure

Bajo el paraguas azul 92%

Her private photo leaks across a Spanish high school. The adults look away. One girl pays.

by Elena Martínez Blanco 2015

3.62

292 ratings

📱 Online Shaming 💔 Suicide Attempt 💙 Friends To Lovers 🌈 Found Family 🏫 Institutional Failure

Dear Evan Hansen

by Val Emmich • 2018

A classmate's suicide and a found letter trap an anxious teen in a grieving family's lie.

3.86

73k+

🧠 Teen Mental Health 😰 Social Anxiety 🎭 Snowballing Lie 💔 Grieving Family 😟 Anxious Narrator

Dear Evan Hansen 92%

A classmate's suicide and a found letter trap an anxious teen in a grieving family's lie.

by Val Emmich 2018

3.86

73k+ ratings

🧠 Teen Mental Health 😰 Social Anxiety 🎭 Snowballing Lie 💔 Grieving Family 😟 Anxious Narrator

Verona Comics

by Jennifer Dugan • 2020

Two teens bond at Comic-Con, only to discover their families are bitter business rivals.

3.58

4k+

⚔️ Rival Families 🤫 Secret Relationship 💘 Forbidden Romance 👥 Dual Pov 💔 Angsty Romance

Verona Comics 93%

Two teens bond at Comic-Con, only to discover their families are bitter business rivals.

by Jennifer Dugan 2020

3.58

4k+ ratings

⚔️ Rival Families 🤫 Secret Relationship 💘 Forbidden Romance 👥 Dual Pov 💔 Angsty Romance

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Six near-kisses and one liver transplant later, Penny and Tate are out of room to run.

4.15

13k+

🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 💕 Mutual Pining 🩹 Hurt/Comfort 🌧️ Grief And Healing

6 Times We Almost Kissed [and One Time We Did] Summary

6 Times We Almost Kissed [and One Time We Did] 93%

Six near-kisses and one liver transplant later, Penny and Tate are out of room to run.

by Tess Sharpe 2023

4.15

13k+ ratings

🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 💕 Mutual Pining 🩹 Hurt/Comfort 🌧️ Grief And Healing

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A gay doctor's decade-long friendship with a woman cracks open when his body starts wanting more.

4.07

29k+

👫 Friends To Lovers 🔥 Sexual Awakening 💔 Angsty Romance 🕯️ Slow Burn 🖤 Possessive Hero

Our Way 92%

A gay doctor's decade-long friendship with a woman cracks open when his body starts wanting more.

by T.L. Swan 2020

4.07

29k+ ratings

👫 Friends To Lovers 🔥 Sexual Awakening 💔 Angsty Romance 🕯️ Slow Burn 🖤 Possessive Hero

Fangirl

by Rainbow Rowell • 2013

When her twin chooses a different dorm, a shy freshman hides inside the fanfiction millions read.

3.93

783k+

🎓 College Coming Of Age ✍️ Fanfiction Community 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 💔 Sibling Estrangement 😰 Anxious Protagonist

Fangirl 92%

When her twin chooses a different dorm, a shy freshman hides inside the fanfiction millions read.

by Rainbow Rowell 2013

3.93

783k+ ratings

🎓 College Coming Of Age ✍️ Fanfiction Community 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 💔 Sibling Estrangement 😰 Anxious Protagonist

Scars Like Wings

by Erin Stewart • 2019

A fire orphaned her. Her scars made her a spectacle. High school demands she be seen.

4.05

7k+

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Scars Like Wings 92%

A fire orphaned her. Her scars made her a spectacle. High school demands she be seen.

by Erin Stewart 2019

4.05

7k+ ratings

🩹 Visible Difference 🎭 School Theater 💔 Survivor's Guilt 🤝 Reluctant Friendship 🏠 Chosen Family

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