34 Books like XOXO

Wish Upon a K-Star

by Kat Cho • 2025

A shunned idol and her childhood rival fake a televised romance to rescue their reputations.

3.72

1k+

🤝 Fake Dating 🎤 K-Pop Romance 💘 Rivals To Lovers 👧 Childhood Friends To Lovers 💔 Angsty Romance

Wish Upon a K-Star 95%

A shunned idol and her childhood rival fake a televised romance to rescue their reputations.

by Kat Cho 2025

3.72

1k+ ratings

🤝 Fake Dating 🎤 K-Pop Romance 💘 Rivals To Lovers 👧 Childhood Friends To Lovers 💔 Angsty Romance

Maestro

by Auden Dar • 2022

Two teenage classical musicians fall in love; family secrets and ambition tear them apart for years.

4.36

8k+

🤝 Friends To Lovers 🔄 Second Chance Romance 🎵 Musical Romance 💔 Angsty Romance 🔎 Family Secrets

Maestro 92%

Two teenage classical musicians fall in love; family secrets and ambition tear them apart for years.

by Auden Dar 2022

4.36

8k+ ratings

🤝 Friends To Lovers 🔄 Second Chance Romance 🎵 Musical Romance 💔 Angsty Romance 🔎 Family Secrets

Eleanor & Park

by Rainbow Rowell • 2012

Two misfits share comics and mixtapes on the school bus, until her home life endangers everything.

3.92

1.3M+

🎵 Mixtape Romance 🚌 Opposites Attract 🏠 Abusive Home 💔 First Love 🍂 Bittersweet Romance

Eleanor & Park 91%

Two misfits share comics and mixtapes on the school bus, until her home life endangers everything.

by Rainbow Rowell 2012

3.92

1.3M+ ratings

🎵 Mixtape Romance 🚌 Opposites Attract 🏠 Abusive Home 💔 First Love 🍂 Bittersweet Romance

Guitar Notes

by Mary Amato • 2012

A cellist and guitarist trade notes in a practice room that become their only honest conversations.

4.04

6k+

🎵 Musical Coming Of Age 🎻 Opposites Attract 📝 Secret Friendship 😰 Parental Pressure 🎶 Music As Healing

Guitar Notes 91%

A cellist and guitarist trade notes in a practice room that become their only honest conversations.

by Mary Amato 2012

4.04

6k+ ratings

🎵 Musical Coming Of Age 🎻 Opposites Attract 📝 Secret Friendship 😰 Parental Pressure 🎶 Music As Healing

Drive

by Kate Stewart • 2017

A music journalist falls for her sister's drummer, a man whose past could destroy them both.

4.38

56k+

🔺 Love Triangle 💔 Second Chance Romance 👯 Sister's Best Friend 🎸 Rockstar Romance 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

Drive 91%

A music journalist falls for her sister's drummer, a man whose past could destroy them both.

by Kate Stewart 2017

4.38

56k+ ratings

🔺 Love Triangle 💔 Second Chance Romance 👯 Sister's Best Friend 🎸 Rockstar Romance 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

The Girl in the Garden

by Kestra Pingree • 2001

Exiled to a rose farm, a city punk meets a blind boy who sees right through her.

3.26

510

🏙️ City Girl Country Boy 🕶️ Blind Love Interest 🌹 Rose Garden Healing 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🫂 Found Family

The Girl in the Garden 91%

Exiled to a rose farm, a city punk meets a blind boy who sees right through her.

by Kestra Pingree 2001

3.26

510 ratings

🏙️ City Girl Country Boy 🕶️ Blind Love Interest 🌹 Rose Garden Healing 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🫂 Found Family

Little Pieces of Light

by Emma Scott • 2025

They reunite at prep school, but lost promises and class divides threaten their second chance.

4.12

2k+

💞 Friends To Lovers 🔄 Second Chance Romance 🧲 Opposites Attract 🔒 Forbidden Love 😭 Tearjerker

Little Pieces of Light 91%

They reunite at prep school, but lost promises and class divides threaten their second chance.

by Emma Scott 2025

4.12

2k+ ratings

💞 Friends To Lovers 🔄 Second Chance Romance 🧲 Opposites Attract 🔒 Forbidden Love 😭 Tearjerker

To All the Boys I've Loved Before

by Jenny Han • 2014

Secret love letters mailed, a shy junior fake-dates the golden boy and risks a broken heart.

4.04

1.1M+

🎭 Fake Dating 💌 Love Letters 👭 Sister Bonds 💕 First Love 🍬 Sweet Romance

To All the Boys I've Loved Before Summary

To All the Boys I've Loved Before 91%

Secret love letters mailed, a shy junior fake-dates the golden boy and risks a broken heart.

by Jenny Han 2014

4.04

1.1M+ ratings

🎭 Fake Dating 💌 Love Letters 👭 Sister Bonds 💕 First Love 🍬 Sweet Romance

Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist

by Rachel Cohn • 2006

A bassist dodging his ex asks a stranger to be his girlfriend for five minutes.

3.68

86k+

🤝 Fake Dating 🌙 One Night Romance 🔄 Dual Pov 🎸 Indie Music Scene 💔 Getting Over An Ex

Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist Summary

Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist 91%

A bassist dodging his ex asks a stranger to be his girlfriend for five minutes.

by Rachel Cohn 2006

3.68

86k+ ratings

🤝 Fake Dating 🌙 One Night Romance 🔄 Dual Pov 🎸 Indie Music Scene 💔 Getting Over An Ex

All Our Broken Pieces

by L.D. Crichton • 2019

Her OCD demands ritual. His scars hide the past. A school project cracks their walls.

4.10

3k+

🎭 Dual Pov Romance 🧠 Mental Health Romance 🏠 Boy Next Door 🩹 Scarred Hero 💔 Star-Crossed Lovers

All Our Broken Pieces 91%

Her OCD demands ritual. His scars hide the past. A school project cracks their walls.

by L.D. Crichton 2019

4.10

3k+ ratings

🎭 Dual Pov Romance 🧠 Mental Health Romance 🏠 Boy Next Door 🩹 Scarred Hero 💔 Star-Crossed Lovers

Verona Comics

by Jennifer Dugan • 2020

Two teens bond at Comic-Con, only to discover their families are bitter business rivals.

3.58

4k+

⚔️ Rival Families 🤫 Secret Relationship 💘 Forbidden Romance 👥 Dual Pov 💔 Angsty Romance

Verona Comics 91%

Two teens bond at Comic-Con, only to discover their families are bitter business rivals.

by Jennifer Dugan 2020

3.58

4k+ ratings

⚔️ Rival Families 🤫 Secret Relationship 💘 Forbidden Romance 👥 Dual Pov 💔 Angsty Romance

My Wattpad Love

by Ariana Godoy • 2012

A shy teen clashes with a brooding poet online, sparking an obsession she can't shake.

3.54

23k+

🔥 Enemies To Lovers 💻 Online Romance 💔 Traumatized Hero 🌧️ Angsty Romance ✍️ Writing Community

My Wattpad Love 91%

A shy teen clashes with a brooding poet online, sparking an obsession she can't shake.

by Ariana Godoy 2012

3.54

23k+ ratings

🔥 Enemies To Lovers 💻 Online Romance 💔 Traumatized Hero 🌧️ Angsty Romance ✍️ Writing Community

To All The Boys I've Loved Trilogy / The Summer I Turned Pretty Trilogy

by Jenny Han • 2019

A shy dreamer's secret love letters get out. Her fix: fake-date the golden boy everyone wants.

4.35

1k+

🤝 Fake Dating 💔 Love Triangle 👯‍♀️ Sisterhood 💕 First Love 🔥 Slow Burn

To All The Boys I've Loved Trilogy / The Summer I Turned Pretty Trilogy Summary

To All The Boys I've Loved Trilogy / The Summer I Turned Pretty Trilogy 91%

A shy dreamer's secret love letters get out. Her fix: fake-date the golden boy everyone wants.

by Jenny Han 2019

4.35

1k+ ratings

🤝 Fake Dating 💔 Love Triangle 👯‍♀️ Sisterhood 💕 First Love 🔥 Slow Burn

If I Stay

by Gayle Forman • 2009

Outside her body after the crash, a teenage cellist watches her boyfriend beg her to stay.

3.91

972k+

🫥 Out-Of-Body Perspective 🎻 Musician Protagonist ⚖️ Life Or Death Choice 🥀 Bittersweet 🌧️ Pacific Northwest

If I Stay 91%

Outside her body after the crash, a teenage cellist watches her boyfriend beg her to stay.

by Gayle Forman 2009

3.91

972k+ ratings

🫥 Out-Of-Body Perspective 🎻 Musician Protagonist ⚖️ Life Or Death Choice 🥀 Bittersweet 🌧️ Pacific Northwest

P.S. I Like You

by Kasie West • 2016

Her anonymous pen pal is perfect. He's also the one guy she swore she'd never date.

4.04

66k+

🔥 Enemies To Lovers ✉️ Anonymous Pen Pals 🎵 Songwriter Protagonist 💬 Witty Banter 🎭 Secret Identity

P.S. I Like You 91%

Her anonymous pen pal is perfect. He's also the one guy she swore she'd never date.

by Kasie West 2016

4.04

66k+ ratings

🔥 Enemies To Lovers ✉️ Anonymous Pen Pals 🎵 Songwriter Protagonist 💬 Witty Banter 🎭 Secret Identity

This Lullaby

by Sarah Dessen • 2002

A cynic who manages everyone's chaos meets a shaggy guitarist who creates his own.

4.01

181k+

🏖️ Summer Romance 🧲 Opposites Attract 🛡️ Guarded Heroine 🏠 Found Family 🌅 Bittersweet Summer

This Lullaby 91%

A cynic who manages everyone's chaos meets a shaggy guitarist who creates his own.

by Sarah Dessen 2002

4.01

181k+ ratings

🏖️ Summer Romance 🧲 Opposites Attract 🛡️ Guarded Heroine 🏠 Found Family 🌅 Bittersweet Summer

Thoughtless

by S.C. Stephens • 2010

Kiera's fresh start with her boyfriend is upended by a dangerously alluring rock star roommate.

4.08

142k+

💘 Love Triangle 🎸 Rock Star Romance 🎓 College Romance 🏠 Roommates To Lovers 🔥 Slow Burn

Thoughtless 90%

Kiera's fresh start with her boyfriend is upended by a dangerously alluring rock star roommate.

by S.C. Stephens 2010

4.08

142k+ ratings

💘 Love Triangle 🎸 Rock Star Romance 🎓 College Romance 🏠 Roommates To Lovers 🔥 Slow Burn

Dungeons and Drama

by Kristy Boyce • 2024

A theater kid in her dad's game store fakes dating a gamer to spite her ex.

4.09

47k+

💕 Enemies To Lovers 🤝 Fake Dating 🔥 Slow Burn 🎭 Musical Theater 🎲 Tabletop Gaming

Dungeons and Drama 90%

A theater kid in her dad's game store fakes dating a gamer to spite her ex.

by Kristy Boyce 2024

4.09

47k+ ratings

💕 Enemies To Lovers 🤝 Fake Dating 🔥 Slow Burn 🎭 Musical Theater 🎲 Tabletop Gaming

Love Me Tomorrow

by Emiko Jean • 2026

A cynical teen wishes for proof that love endures. Letters from the future start arriving.

3.76

2k+

💌 Anonymous Love Letters 🫶 Friends To Lovers 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Blended Family Drama 🪄 Magical Realism 🍂 Bittersweet

Love Me Tomorrow 90%

A cynical teen wishes for proof that love endures. Letters from the future start arriving.

by Emiko Jean 2026

3.76

2k+ ratings

💌 Anonymous Love Letters 🫶 Friends To Lovers 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Blended Family Drama 🪄 Magical Realism 🍂 Bittersweet

Anna and the French Kiss

by Stephanie Perkins • 2010

Exiled to Paris, an Atlanta teen falls for the charming boy who already has a girlfriend.

3.96

466k+

🏫 Boarding School Romance 💕 Friends To Lovers ✈️ Study Abroad 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🗼 Paris Setting

Anna and the French Kiss 90%

Exiled to Paris, an Atlanta teen falls for the charming boy who already has a girlfriend.

by Stephanie Perkins 2010

3.96

466k+ ratings

🏫 Boarding School Romance 💕 Friends To Lovers ✈️ Study Abroad 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🗼 Paris Setting

A Million Kisses in Your Lifetime

by Monica Murphy • 2022

A prep school rebel pursues the golden girl who wears a promise ring and means it.

3.74

180k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🔥 Good Girl Bad Boy 🏫 Prep School 🤫 Secret Relationship 🎀 Virgin Heroine

A Million Kisses in Your Lifetime Summary

A Million Kisses in Your Lifetime 90%

A prep school rebel pursues the golden girl who wears a promise ring and means it.

by Monica Murphy 2022

3.74

180k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🔥 Good Girl Bad Boy 🏫 Prep School 🤫 Secret Relationship 🎀 Virgin Heroine

Big Girl Small

by Rachel DeWoskin • 2011

A teen singer with dwarfism enters an arts school. One boy sees her, not her size.

3.34

3k+

🎭 Performing Arts School 💔 First Love Gone Wrong 📱 Public Shaming 🌑 Dark Coming Of Age 🗣️ Witty Narrator

Big Girl Small 90%

A teen singer with dwarfism enters an arts school. One boy sees her, not her size.

by Rachel DeWoskin 2011

3.34

3k+ ratings

🎭 Performing Arts School 💔 First Love Gone Wrong 📱 Public Shaming 🌑 Dark Coming Of Age 🗣️ Witty Narrator

Truly Medley Deeply

by Kate Watson • 2025

A singer hires a gruff engineer, never knowing he wrote every hit her label's star stole.

4.41

2k+

💿 Musician Romance 🎧 Forced Proximity ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🔥 Slow Burn 🎵 Music Industry

Truly Medley Deeply 90%

A singer hires a gruff engineer, never knowing he wrote every hit her label's star stole.

by Kate Watson 2025

4.41

2k+ ratings

💿 Musician Romance 🎧 Forced Proximity ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🔥 Slow Burn 🎵 Music Industry

All My Kisses for You

by Monica Murphy • 2024

Home from Italy, Willow's crush has moved on, but the new quarterback is just getting started.

3.86

11k+

🏈 Football Romance 🏫 Prep School 🏆 Athlete Hero 🔥 Slow Burn 👥 Dual Pov

All My Kisses for You 90%

Home from Italy, Willow's crush has moved on, but the new quarterback is just getting started.

by Monica Murphy 2024

3.86

11k+ ratings

🏈 Football Romance 🏫 Prep School 🏆 Athlete Hero 🔥 Slow Burn 👥 Dual Pov

Sweet Heartbreak

by Alexandra Moody • 2022

Hiding her past at boarding school, she falls for the one heir who demands truth.

3.59

12k+

🏫 Boarding School Romance ⚡ Enemies To Lovers 💰 Class Divide 🎭 Hidden Identity 👑 Mean Girl Drama

Sweet Heartbreak 90%

Hiding her past at boarding school, she falls for the one heir who demands truth.

by Alexandra Moody 2022

3.59

12k+ ratings

🏫 Boarding School Romance ⚡ Enemies To Lovers 💰 Class Divide 🎭 Hidden Identity 👑 Mean Girl Drama

Payal Mehta's Romance Revenge Plot

by Preeti Chhibber • 2024

After her crush humiliates her, Payal enlists her rival for the perfect romantic revenge.

3.77

322

🎓 Rivals To Lovers 🌏 Diaspora Teen Life 💭 Oblivious Crush 💘 He Falls First 💬 Witty Banter

Payal Mehta's Romance Revenge Plot Summary

Payal Mehta's Romance Revenge Plot 90%

After her crush humiliates her, Payal enlists her rival for the perfect romantic revenge.

by Preeti Chhibber 2024

3.77

322 ratings

🎓 Rivals To Lovers 🌏 Diaspora Teen Life 💭 Oblivious Crush 💘 He Falls First 💬 Witty Banter

Throb

by Vi Keeland • 2015

Joining a reality dating show to save her family, she wants the producer's off-limits brother.

3.91

14k+

📺 Reality Dating Show 🚫 Forbidden Romance 🖤 Alpha Hero 🔥 Slow Burn 🏠 Family Duty

Throb 90%

Joining a reality dating show to save her family, she wants the producer's off-limits brother.

by Vi Keeland 2015

3.91

14k+ ratings

📺 Reality Dating Show 🚫 Forbidden Romance 🖤 Alpha Hero 🔥 Slow Burn 🏠 Family Duty

Don't Be In Love

by Liana Cincotti • 2022

A one-night stand in London becomes her new classmate: her roommate's longtime crush.

3.81

18k+

✈️ Study Abroad Romance 📸 Celebrity Romance 🎭 Hidden Identity 💔 Love Triangle 💬 Witty Banter

Don't Be In Love 90%

A one-night stand in London becomes her new classmate: her roommate's longtime crush.

by Liana Cincotti 2022

3.81

18k+ ratings

✈️ Study Abroad Romance 📸 Celebrity Romance 🎭 Hidden Identity 💔 Love Triangle 💬 Witty Banter

I Hope This Doesn't Find You

by Ann Liang • 2024

Her unsent emails hit the school. Now she must work beside the rival she trashed.

4.16

83k+

💕 Enemies To Lovers 📝 Academic Rivals 🏠 Forced Proximity 💬 Witty Banter 🏫 Private School

I Hope This Doesn't Find You 90%

Her unsent emails hit the school. Now she must work beside the rival she trashed.

by Ann Liang 2024

4.16

83k+ ratings

💕 Enemies To Lovers 📝 Academic Rivals 🏠 Forced Proximity 💬 Witty Banter 🏫 Private School

The Ballad of Darcy and Russell

by Morgan Matson • 2024

Stranded in a ghost town, she falls for a stranger hiding a famous last name.

3.86

2k+

🕐 One Night Romance 🚪 Forced Proximity 🎭 Hidden Identity 🎸 Celebrity Parent 💕 Swoony

The Ballad of Darcy and Russell 90%

Stranded in a ghost town, she falls for a stranger hiding a famous last name.

by Morgan Matson 2024

3.86

2k+ ratings

🕐 One Night Romance 🚪 Forced Proximity 🎭 Hidden Identity 🎸 Celebrity Parent 💕 Swoony

The Girl in the Love Song

by Emma Scott • 2020

A homeless boy, a birthday cake, and songs she never realizes are for her.

4.12

10k+

🫂 Friends To Lovers 🏥 Illness Romance 💭 Secret Pining 🔥 Slow Burn 🎵 Music And Fame

The Girl in the Love Song 90%

A homeless boy, a birthday cake, and songs she never realizes are for her.

by Emma Scott 2020

4.12

10k+ ratings

🫂 Friends To Lovers 🏥 Illness Romance 💭 Secret Pining 🔥 Slow Burn 🎵 Music And Fame

The Last Best Kiss

by Claire LaZebnik • 2014

She blew her shot with the nerdy boy. Senior year, he returns transformed and utterly indifferent.

3.78

4k+

🎩 Austen Retelling 💕 Second Chance Romance ✨ Nerd Glow Up 🤫 Secret Relationship 💔 Pining Heroine

The Last Best Kiss 90%

She blew her shot with the nerdy boy. Senior year, he returns transformed and utterly indifferent.

by Claire LaZebnik 2014

3.78

4k+ ratings

🎩 Austen Retelling 💕 Second Chance Romance ✨ Nerd Glow Up 🤫 Secret Relationship 💔 Pining Heroine

Smart, Sexy and Secretive

by Tammy Falkner • 2013

Three months gone. One deaf artist waiting. She's back, but her father already chose her husband.

4.21

17k+

🤟 Deaf Love Interest 💞 Second Chance Romance 🫂 Found Family 💝 Sacrifice For Love 🎵 Music School

Smart, Sexy and Secretive 90%

Three months gone. One deaf artist waiting. She's back, but her father already chose her husband.

by Tammy Falkner 2013

4.21

17k+ ratings

🤟 Deaf Love Interest 💞 Second Chance Romance 🫂 Found Family 💝 Sacrifice For Love 🎵 Music School

The Letters We Keep

by Nisha Sharma • 2024

When rival students uncover hidden love letters, the past dares them to write a braver ending.

3.86

5k+

🔰 Campus Romance 💕 Rivals To Lovers ✉️ Hidden Love Letters 🏠 Family Expectations 🇺🇸 South Asian American

The Letters We Keep 90%

When rival students uncover hidden love letters, the past dares them to write a braver ending.

by Nisha Sharma 2024

3.86

5k+ ratings

🔰 Campus Romance 💕 Rivals To Lovers ✉️ Hidden Love Letters 🏠 Family Expectations 🇺🇸 South Asian American

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