37 Books like Sunburn

Her Name in the Sky

by Kelly Quindlen • 2014

She's in love with her best friend, and their Catholic school says that love is a sin.

4.26

17k+

🌈 Sapphic Coming Of Age ⛪ Catholic School Setting 💕 Best Friends To Lovers

Her Name in the Sky 94%

She's in love with her best friend, and their Catholic school says that love is a sin.

by Kelly Quindlen 2014

4.26

17k+ ratings

🌈 Sapphic Coming Of Age ⛪ Catholic School Setting 💕 Best Friends To Lovers

Pages for You

by Sylvia Brownrigg • 2001

A college freshman falls for her mesmerizing female TA, and the consuming affair rewrites her world.

3.91

9k+

🌈 Queer Awakening 👩‍🏫 Age Gap Relationship 💕 First Love

Pages for You 93%

A college freshman falls for her mesmerizing female TA, and the consuming affair rewrites her world.

by Sylvia Brownrigg 2001

3.91

9k+ ratings

🌈 Queer Awakening 👩‍🏫 Age Gap Relationship 💕 First Love

Girls Like Girls

by Hayley Kiyoko • 2023

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

Girls Like Girls 93%

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

The Rachel Incident

by Caroline O'Donoghue • 2023

An Irish bookshop clerk, her gay flatmate, and the married professor they both desire.

4.06

145k+

🏛️ University Campus Novel 👯 Platonic Soulmates 🏳️‍🌈 Gay Awakening

The Rachel Incident 93%

An Irish bookshop clerk, her gay flatmate, and the married professor they both desire.

by Caroline O'Donoghue 2023

4.06

145k+ ratings

🏛️ University Campus Novel 👯 Platonic Soulmates 🏳️‍🌈 Gay Awakening

Mrs. S

by K. Patrick • 2023

At an English boarding school, a queer Australian matron falls for the headmaster's enigmatic wife.

3.58

7k+

🖤 Queer Gothic 🏫 Boarding School Setting 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

Mrs. S 93%

At an English boarding school, a queer Australian matron falls for the headmaster's enigmatic wife.

by K. Patrick 2023

3.58

7k+ ratings

🖤 Queer Gothic 🏫 Boarding School Setting 🔥 Slow Burn 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

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

Thirst Trap

by Gráinne O'Hare • 2025

Three women, held together by a Belfast house and the ghost of the friend they lost.

3.62

9k+

🫂 Female Friendship 🖤 Grieving A Friend 🏠 Found Family

Thirst Trap 92%

Three women, held together by a Belfast house and the ghost of the friend they lost.

by Gráinne O'Hare 2025

3.62

9k+ ratings

🫂 Female Friendship 🖤 Grieving A Friend 🏠 Found Family

Conversations with Friends

by Sally Rooney • 2017

A young poet's secret affair with a married actor unravels the friendship she once called love.

3.73

622k+

💔 Extramarital Affair 🏛️ Class Tensions 💜 Bisexual Protagonist

Conversations with Friends 92%

A young poet's secret affair with a married actor unravels the friendship she once called love.

by Sally Rooney 2017

3.73

622k+ ratings

💔 Extramarital Affair 🏛️ Class Tensions 💜 Bisexual Protagonist

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

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

Say a Little Prayer

by Jenna Voris • 2025

Banished to church camp, a bisexual teen turns the seven deadly sins into a weeklong rebellion.

3.96

5k+

✝️ Religious Rebellion 💕 Best Friends To Lovers 💔 Queer Religious Trauma

Say a Little Prayer 92%

Banished to church camp, a bisexual teen turns the seven deadly sins into a weeklong rebellion.

by Jenna Voris 2025

3.96

5k+ ratings

✝️ Religious Rebellion 💕 Best Friends To Lovers 💔 Queer Religious Trauma

The Country Girls

by Edna O'Brien • 1960

A dreamy Irish farm girl moves to Dublin after loss, chasing freedom with her reckless friend.

3.70

9k+

🌱 Female Coming Of Age 🇮🇪 Mid Century Ireland 👯 Friendship And Rivalry

The Country Girls 92%

A dreamy Irish farm girl moves to Dublin after loss, chasing freedom with her reckless friend.

by Edna O'Brien 1960

3.70

9k+ ratings

🌱 Female Coming Of Age 🇮🇪 Mid Century Ireland 👯 Friendship And Rivalry

That Summer Feeling

by Bridget Morrissey • 2023

At adult summer camp, she meets the man from her premonition. He brought his sister.

3.71

9k+

🏳️‍🌈 Sapphic Romance 🌱 Late Bloomer Queer ☀️ Summer Romance

That Summer Feeling 92%

At adult summer camp, she meets the man from her premonition. He brought his sister.

by Bridget Morrissey 2023

3.71

9k+ ratings

🏳️‍🌈 Sapphic Romance 🌱 Late Bloomer Queer ☀️ Summer Romance

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

by Tess Sharpe • 2023

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

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

6 Times We Almost Kissed [and One Time We Did] 92%

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

Melt With You

by Jennifer Dugan • 2022

One hookup ruined their friendship. A failing ice cream truck forces them onto the road together.

3.47

7k+

🫂 Best Friends To Lovers 💔 Second Chance Romance 🚛 Forced Proximity

Melt With You 92%

One hookup ruined their friendship. A failing ice cream truck forces them onto the road together.

by Jennifer Dugan 2022

3.47

7k+ ratings

🫂 Best Friends To Lovers 💔 Second Chance Romance 🚛 Forced Proximity

Now Is the Hour

by Tom Spanbauer • 2006

A queer farm boy in 1960s Idaho hunts for one color worth believing in.

4.14

1k+

🏳️‍🌈 Queer Coming Of Age 🤲 Found Family 💔 Forbidden Love

Now Is the Hour 92%

A queer farm boy in 1960s Idaho hunts for one color worth believing in.

by Tom Spanbauer 2006

4.14

1k+ ratings

🏳️‍🌈 Queer Coming Of Age 🤲 Found Family 💔 Forbidden Love

Summer Girls

by Jennifer Dugan • 2025

A disgraced socialite and the beach town lifeguard paid to watch her can't stay enemies.

3.61

3k+

🥊 Enemies To Lovers 🏡 Forced Proximity ☀️ Summer Romance

Summer Girls 92%

A disgraced socialite and the beach town lifeguard paid to watch her can't stay enemies.

by Jennifer Dugan 2025

3.61

3k+ ratings

🥊 Enemies To Lovers 🏡 Forced Proximity ☀️ Summer Romance

The Heart's Invisible Furies

by John Boyne • 2017

Adopted into a family that calls him stranger, a gay man searches a lifetime for belonging.

4.51

217k+

🕰️ Epic Historical Saga ☘️ Mid-Century Ireland ✝️ Catholic Guilt

The Heart's Invisible Furies 92%

Adopted into a family that calls him stranger, a gay man searches a lifetime for belonging.

by John Boyne 2017

4.51

217k+ ratings

🕰️ Epic Historical Saga ☘️ Mid-Century Ireland ✝️ Catholic Guilt

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

Amelia, If Only 92%

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

The Happy Couple

by Naoise Dolan • 2023

Neither could admit their doubts, so they got engaged instead. The wedding is months away.

3.32

20k+

🔍 Relationship Autopsy 💜 Bisexual Protagonist 😏 Dark Humor

The Happy Couple 92%

Neither could admit their doubts, so they got engaged instead. The wedding is months away.

by Naoise Dolan 2023

3.32

20k+ ratings

🔍 Relationship Autopsy 💜 Bisexual Protagonist 😏 Dark Humor

On the Same Page

by Haley Cass • 2023

A news producer exhausted by dating discovers her roommate might be the connection she's craved.

4.33

16k+

🫂 Friends To Lovers 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 💕 Sapphic Romance

On the Same Page 92%

A news producer exhausted by dating discovers her roommate might be the connection she's craved.

by Haley Cass 2023

4.33

16k+ ratings

🫂 Friends To Lovers 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 💕 Sapphic Romance

Don't Want You Like a Best Friend

by Emma R. Alban • 2024

In Victorian London, a debutante dreads marrying a lord after she falls for an ungovernable heiress.

3.76

22k+

👑 Victorian Romance 💕 Friends To Lovers 👩‍❤️‍👩 Sapphic Romance

Don't Want You Like a Best Friend Summary

Don't Want You Like a Best Friend 91%

In Victorian London, a debutante dreads marrying a lord after she falls for an ungovernable heiress.

by Emma R. Alban 2024

3.76

22k+ ratings

👑 Victorian Romance 💕 Friends To Lovers 👩‍❤️‍👩 Sapphic Romance

A Language of Limbs

by Dylin Hardcastle • 2024

Two girls caught loving each other in 1972: one exiled, one silent, both haunted for decades.

4.29

8k+

🏳️‍🌈 Sapphic Historical 👥 Parallel Lives 🏠 Chosen Family

A Language of Limbs 91%

Two girls caught loving each other in 1972: one exiled, one silent, both haunted for decades.

by Dylin Hardcastle 2024

4.29

8k+ ratings

🏳️‍🌈 Sapphic Historical 👥 Parallel Lives 🏠 Chosen Family

Hot Dog Girl

by Jennifer Dugan • 2019

To win a diving pirate, a hot dog mascot starts fake-dating her best friend.

3.47

10k+

🎭 Fake Dating 💕 Best Friends To Lovers ☀️ Summer Romance

Hot Dog Girl 91%

To win a diving pirate, a hot dog mascot starts fake-dating her best friend.

by Jennifer Dugan 2019

3.47

10k+ ratings

🎭 Fake Dating 💕 Best Friends To Lovers ☀️ Summer Romance

I Kissed Shara Wheeler

by Casey McQuiston • 2022

Her prom queen rival vanishes, leaving clues. The chase for a title becomes a chase for her heart.

3.84

105k+

👊 Rivals To Lovers 💕 Sapphic Romance 🔍 Scavenger Hunt

I Kissed Shara Wheeler 91%

Her prom queen rival vanishes, leaving clues. The chase for a title becomes a chase for her heart.

by Casey McQuiston 2022

3.84

105k+ ratings

👊 Rivals To Lovers 💕 Sapphic Romance 🔍 Scavenger Hunt

Some Girls Do

by Jennifer Dugan • 2021

A closeted pageant queen falls for a track star who refuses to be her secret.

3.69

30k+

🏳️‍🌈 Sapphic Romance 💞 Opposites Attract 🚪 Coming Out Story

Some Girls Do 91%

A closeted pageant queen falls for a track star who refuses to be her secret.

by Jennifer Dugan 2021

3.69

30k+ ratings

🏳️‍🌈 Sapphic Romance 💞 Opposites Attract 🚪 Coming Out Story

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

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe Summary

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 91%

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

To Catch a Firefly

by Emmy Sanders • 2024

Childhood best friends: one dreams of leaving Nebraska, the other has loved him since they met.

4.39

24k+

💞 Friends To Lovers 🏡 Small Town Romance 🔥 Slow Burn

To Catch a Firefly 91%

Childhood best friends: one dreams of leaving Nebraska, the other has loved him since they met.

by Emmy Sanders 2024

4.39

24k+ ratings

💞 Friends To Lovers 🏡 Small Town Romance 🔥 Slow Burn

Tryst Six Venom

by Penelope Douglas • 2021

A debutante and swamp outcast share venom that is really desire. One kiss could destroy them.

3.82

48k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 💔 Bully Romance 🤫 Secret Relationship

Tryst Six Venom 91%

A debutante and swamp outcast share venom that is really desire. One kiss could destroy them.

by Penelope Douglas 2021

3.82

48k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 💔 Bully Romance 🤫 Secret Relationship

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

Openly Straight 91%

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

Loathing You

by Amina Khan • 2023

A scholarship student must tutor her rich nemesis, and their hatred hides a ruinous attraction.

3.97

6k+

🔥 Enemies To Lovers 💕 Sapphic Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity

Loathing You 91%

A scholarship student must tutor her rich nemesis, and their hatred hides a ruinous attraction.

by Amina Khan 2023

3.97

6k+ ratings

🔥 Enemies To Lovers 💕 Sapphic Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity

That Green Eyed Girl

by Julie Owen Moylan • 2022

Decades-old letters pull a teen into the forbidden romance that shattered in her New York apartment.

3.87

2k+

🕰️ Dual Timeline 📚 Sapphic Historical 💔 Forbidden Love

That Green Eyed Girl 91%

Decades-old letters pull a teen into the forbidden romance that shattered in her New York apartment.

by Julie Owen Moylan 2022

3.87

2k+ ratings

🕰️ Dual Timeline 📚 Sapphic Historical 💔 Forbidden Love

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

We Are Okay 91%

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

Tell It to the Bees

by Fiona Shaw • 2009

Through a boy's bees, his mother falls for a woman doctor, scandalizing a small postwar town.

4.10

4k+

🏳️‍🌈 Sapphic Historical 💌 Clandestine Love 🐝 Beekeeping Metaphor

Tell It to the Bees 91%

Through a boy's bees, his mother falls for a woman doctor, scandalizing a small postwar town.

by Fiona Shaw 2009

4.10

4k+ ratings

🏳️‍🌈 Sapphic Historical 💌 Clandestine Love 🐝 Beekeeping Metaphor

Nobody in Particular

by Sophie Gonzales • 2025

A commoner pianist, a grieving princess, and a boarding school romance kept secret from the world.

4.05

9k+

💖 Sapphic Romance 🏰 Royal Romance 🏫 Boarding School Outsider

Nobody in Particular 91%

A commoner pianist, a grieving princess, and a boarding school romance kept secret from the world.

by Sophie Gonzales 2025

4.05

9k+ ratings

💖 Sapphic Romance 🏰 Royal Romance 🏫 Boarding School Outsider

A Village Affair

by Joanna Trollope • 1989

A restless village mother falls for a magnetic woman, and her carefully ordered world comes apart.

3.70

2k+

🏘️ English Village 🔥 Small Town Scandal 💍 Crumbling Marriage

A Village Affair 91%

A restless village mother falls for a magnetic woman, and her carefully ordered world comes apart.

by Joanna Trollope 1989

3.70

2k+ ratings

🏘️ English Village 🔥 Small Town Scandal 💍 Crumbling Marriage

The Knockout Queen

by Rufi Thorpe • 2020

Two suburban misfits bond over drag shows. One of them will kill for the other.

3.74

16k+

🏳️‍🌈 Queer Coming-Of-Age 🤝 Unlikely Friendship 🫂 Found Family

The Knockout Queen 91%

Two suburban misfits bond over drag shows. One of them will kill for the other.

by Rufi Thorpe 2020

3.74

16k+ ratings

🏳️‍🌈 Queer Coming-Of-Age 🤝 Unlikely Friendship 🫂 Found Family

Sorry, Bro

by Taleen Voskuni • 2023

Her mother lines up Armenian bachelors. She falls for the witchy woman running the cooking class.

3.64

6k+

🏳️‍🌈 Bisexual Awakening 🇦🇲 Armenian Diaspora 💕 Friends To Lovers

Sorry, Bro 91%

Her mother lines up Armenian bachelors. She falls for the witchy woman running the cooking class.

by Taleen Voskuni 2023

3.64

6k+ ratings

🏳️‍🌈 Bisexual Awakening 🇦🇲 Armenian Diaspora 💕 Friends To Lovers

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