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A scenic, banter-filled escape about reconnecting with your roots and colliding with your past. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Never Thought I'd End Up Here.
- escapist
- scenic
- romantic
- breezy
- 01
If You Could See the Sun
Ann Liang
A sharp, glittering exploration of ambition and invisibility wrapped in an elite boarding school heist and a swoony academic rivalry.
- 02
Not Your Sidekick
C. B. Lee
A playful, swoony superhero romp where teenage rebellion and secret crushes collide with supervillain plots.
- 03
Perfect on Paper
Sophie Gonzales
A sharp, big-hearted rom-com about a know-it-all advice dispenser who has to learn how to take her own medicine.
- 04
Shipped
Angie Hockman
A breezy, sun-drenched romantic comedy that trades office emails for ocean views and rivalry for romance.
- 05
The Henna wars
Adiba Jaigirdar
A spirited queer rom-com where cultural pride, family expectations, and the messy thrill of first love collide in a high school rivalry.
- 06
You've Reached Sam
Dustin Thao
A tender, tear-soaked exploration of first love and the agonizing, beautiful difficulty of saying a final goodbye.
- 07
If We Were Perfect
Ana Huang
A steamy, forced-proximity romance where lingering heartbreak collides with undeniable chemistry over freshly baked cupcakes.
- 08
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.
- 09
The upside of falling
Alex Light
A sweet, trope-tastic high school romance that melts guarded hearts with cozy fake-dating antics.
- 10
Crazy Rich Asians
Kevin Kwan
A glittering, gossipy plunge into the ultra-wealthy elite where family politics are a blood sport and the fashion is as sharp as the insults.
- 11
If We Ever Meet Again
Ana Huang
A vibrant, ticking-clock college romance that sweeps you up in the magic of studying abroad before breaking your heart.
- 12
Love & Other Natural Disasters
Misa Sugiura
A delightfully chaotic summer rom-com where fake dating schemes snowball into genuine feelings.
