Books like “To All the Boys I've Loved Before”

What to read after “To All the Boys I've Loved Before” by Jenny Han: a list matched by tropes, mood and atmosphere. Under each book you will see what it has in common.

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1
Written in the Stars
Alexandria Bellefleur · 2020
Similar plot moves: “Fake Dating”
- Fake Dating
Astrologer Elle sets her sceptical friend Darcy up on a blind date that ends in disaster. To appease Darcy's brother they pretend the evening went well, then keep fake-dating through the holidays, even as real feelings complicate the act.
2
The Wedding Date
Jasmine Guillory · 2018
Similar plot moves: “Fake Dating”
- Fake Dating
Stuck in a hotel elevator together at a wedding, Alexa agrees to be Drew's date for the weekend to avoid awkward questions. The pretend couple keeps meeting up in their two cities, and what began as a convenient arrangement becomes something they are both afraid to name.
3
Boyfriend Material
Alexis Hall · 2020
Similar plot moves: “Fake Dating”
- Fake Dating
Disgraced rock star's son Luc needs a respectable boyfriend to save his job, and buttoned-up barrister Oliver needs a date for his parents' party. They agree to fake a relationship for a few weeks, but the arrangement keeps blurring into real affection.
4
The Selection
Kiera Cass · 2012
Same genre: “Young adult fiction”
- Love Triangle
In a future kingdom divided into castes, thirty-five girls are chosen to compete for the crown. America Singer enters only for the money, torn between a secret love back home and the young prince she is slowly getting to know.
5
The Fault in Our Stars
John Green · 2012
Same genre: “Young adult fiction” and “Romance novel”
- Coming of Age
Hazel Grace, a teenager with terminal cancer, meets Augustus Waters at a support group. Their cautious romance grows through shared wit and a planned trip to Amsterdam, while both confront what they can and cannot control.
6
Red, White & Royal Blue
Casey McQuiston · 2019
Similar plot moves: “Fake Dating”
- Fake Dating
A public spat between the US president's son Alex and Britain's Prince Henry forces their handlers to stage a friendship for the cameras. What starts as reluctant damage control turns into late-night texts and a secret romance that neither man can keep hidden for long.
7
Matched
Ally Condie · 2010
Similar plot moves: “Love Triangle” and “Coming of Age”
- Love Triangle
- Coming of Age
In a society where the Officials choose who you love, Cassia is matched with her best friend, until a mistake shows her another face. Torn between two futures, she begins to question the system that decides everything for her.
8
Two Wrongs Make a Right
Chloe Liese · 2022
Similar plot moves: “Fake Dating”
- Fake Dating
When their mutual friends keep scheming to set them up, prickly artist Bea and reserved doctor Jamie decide to fake a whirlwind romance to teach the matchmakers a lesson. The plan works too well once genuine attraction gets involved.
9
Eleanor & Park
Rainbow Rowell · 2012
Same genre: “Young adult fiction” and “Romance novel”
- Coming of Age
Eleanor is the new girl on the bus, with mismatched clothes and a chaotic home life; Park is the quiet boy who lets her sit beside him. Their friendship grows through shared comics and mix tapes into a cautious first love, threatened by her abusive stepfather.
10
The Kiss Quotient
Helen Hoang · 2018
Similar plot moves: “Fake Dating”
- Fake Dating
Stella, a successful econometrician with autism, finds dating and physical touch bewildering, so she hires escort Michael to tutor her in intimacy. The arrangement is meant to stay businesslike, but their lessons turn into genuine feeling, and both must work through the past before they can trust it.
11
An Ember in the Ashes
Sabaa Tahir · 2015
Similar plot moves: “Love Triangle” and “Coming of Age”
- Love Triangle
- Coming of Age
Under the Martial Empire, Laia's brother is arrested as a traitor, so she goes undercover as a slave in a brutal military academy to spy for the rebels. There she meets Elias, a reluctant soldier whose future is bound to the regime she works against.
12
The Love Hypothesis
Ali Hazelwood · 2021
Similar plot moves: “Fake Dating”
- Fake Dating
Olive, a third-year biology PhD student, kisses the first man she sees to convince her friend that her dating life is fine, and it turns out to be the famously severe Professor Adam Carlsen. To keep the story convincing, the two agree to fake a relationship, and their staged arrangement slowly becomes real.