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Books like Boy Meets Boy

A joyful, utopian queer rom-com that feels like a warm hug and a confetti cannon going off at the same time. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Boy Meets Boy.

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01
The Realm of Possibility
David Levithan
A tender, kaleidoscopic exploration of teenage life told through a chorus of poetic voices.
Shares:
- hopeful
- earnest
02
Two Boys Kissing
David Levithan
A tender, generation-spanning embrace that connects the ghosts of the past to the defiant joy of the present.
Shares:
- hopeful
- earnest
- first love
03
Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist
Rachel Cohn and David Levithan
A sleepless, music-fueled sprint through neon-lit streets in search of the perfect song and a sudden, unexpected connection.
Shares:
- hopeful
- earnest
- witty
04
Will Grayson, Will Grayson
John Green and David Levithan
A chaotic, big-hearted collision of teenage angst and theatrical joy that celebrates the messy reality of finding your people.
Shares:
- earnest
05
Only mostly devastated
Sophie Gonzales
A queer reimagining of a classic summer-nights romance that balances laugh-out-loud banter with the tender ache of real-world grief.
Shares:
- hopeful
- earnest
06
Rainbow boys
Alex Sanchez
A candid, big-hearted exploration of the terrifying and exhilarating threshold between hiding who you are and stepping into the light.
Shares:
- earnest
07
At the Edge of the Universe
Shaun David Hutchinson
A surreal, heart-wrenching exploration of grief and first love, set against the backdrop of a slowly vanishing universe.
Shares:
- earnest
08
Something Like Summer
Jay Bell
A sweeping, decade-spanning queer romance that captures the messy, beautiful evolution of a bond that refuses to fade.
Shares:
- earnest
- first love
09
More happy than not
Adam Silvera
A heartbreaking, speculative exploration of whether erasing our deepest pains is worth losing the truth of who we are.
Shares:
- earnest
10
Heartstopper, Volume 1
Alice Oseman
A warm hug of a graphic novel that captures the dizzying, delicate butterflies of a first crush.
Shares:
- hopeful
- earnest
- first love
11
Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda
Becky Albertalli
A warm, witty, and deeply relatable exploration of the terrifying thrill of letting yourself be truly seen.
Shares:
- hopeful
- earnest
12
What If It's Us
Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera
A bustling, Broadway-infused summer romance that asks if the universe actually knows what it is doing when it pushes two opposites together.
Shares:
- hopeful
- earnest
- witty
- first love

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