Books like This Girl

An intimate, nostalgic journey through a beloved love story, told from the other side of the heartbeat. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with This Girl.

nostalgic
intimate
bittersweet
cozy

01
Slammed
Colleen Hoover
A heart-on-its-sleeve exploration of grief and forbidden love, where raw emotion is spoken aloud and every feeling is dialed up to ten.
Shares:
- bittersweet
- earnest
- first love
02
Point Of Retreat
Colleen Hoover
An angsty, poetry-laced exploration of the growing pains that come after the initial happily-ever-after.
Shares:
- bittersweet
- earnest
- vulnerable
- romantic
03
The Best of Me
Nicholas Sparks
A sweeping, tear-soaked exploration of the one who got away and the enduring, sometimes tragic, power of first love.
Shares:
- nostalgic
- bittersweet
- earnest
- reflective
04
Things We Hide from the Light
Lucy Score
A steamy, small-town romance that balances quirky charm with the heavy, tender work of healing from trauma.
Shares:
- cozy
- earnest
05
A beautiful wedding
Jamie McGuire
A passionate, fast-paced victory lap for a famously turbulent romance, delivering all the swoon-worthy closure fans crave.
Shares:
- nostalgic
- earnest
- romantic
06
Beautiful Disaster
Jamie McGuire
A chaotic, addictive plunge into the messy, all-consuming intensity of a magnetic but volatile first love.
Shares:
- earnest
07
After We Collided (After Series, Book 2)
Anna Todd
A feverish, emotionally exhausting rollercoaster of toxic love and desperate apologies.
Shares:
- earnest
08
After We Fell (After Series, Book 3)
Anna Todd
An addictive, high-drama emotional rollercoaster fueled by toxic passion and devastating secrets.
Shares:
- earnest
09
Body Check
Elle Kennedy
A steamy, high-energy romance where a single night of rebellion sparks a passionate campaign for forever.
Shares:
- earnest
10
Things We Never Got Over
Lucy Score
A chaotic, banter-filled collision of a sunshine runaway and a grumpy local that melts into a fiercely protective, small-town romance.
Feels:
- cozy yet chaotic
- warm
- swoony
11
The wedding
Nicholas Sparks
A tender, tear-jerking exploration of what it takes to win back the love of your life after years of quiet neglect.
Shares:
- nostalgic
- bittersweet
- earnest
- reflective
12
Keeping 13
Chloe Walsh
A fiercely protective, emotionally raw exploration of first love acting as a lifeline in the face of devastating trauma.
Shares:
- earnest

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