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Books like Loveless

12 books with a reading profile close to Loveless by Alice Oseman. Inward-looking and clear-cut; an easy read.

1

The Sky Is Everywhere

by Jandy Nelson

Also inward-looking and clear-cut · romance, narrative

Seventeen-year-old Lennie Walker, a quiet first-chair clarinetist, grapples with the sudden death of her charismatic older sister, Bailey.
2

Our Chemical Hearts

by Krystal Sutherland

Also inward-looking and clear-cut · romance, narrative

Henry Page is a high school senior, an editor of the school newspaper and a self-confessed neurotic.
3

The Bridges of Madison County

by Robert James Waller

Also inward-looking and clear-cut · romance, narrative

In 1965, Francesca Johnson, an Italian war bride in her forties, is alone on an Iowa farm for four days while her husband Richard and their children attend a state fair.
4

Keeping You a Secret

by Julie Anne Peters

Also inward-looking · romance, narrative

Holland Jaeger is a popular senior with a boyfriend, a good grade point average and a spot in the cheerleading crowd.
5

Forever...

by Judy Blume

Also inward-looking and clear-cut · romance, narrative

Katherine Danziger is a high school senior who begins a serious relationship with Michael Wagner.
6

The Truth About Forever

by Sarah Dessen

Also inward-looking and clear-cut · romance, narrative

Macy Queen spends her summer grieving her father’s sudden death by maintaining a rigid, controlled routine.
7

What to Say Next

by Julie Buxbaum

Also inward-looking and clear-cut · romance, narrative

David Drucker is a teenager who has difficulty reading social cues and has been mocked at school.
8

In Her Shoes

by Jennifer Weiner

Also inward-looking and clear-cut · romance, narrative

Rose and Maggie Feller are sisters who could hardly be less alike.
9

The Last Summer of You and Me

by Ann Brashares

Also inward-looking and clear-cut · romance, narrative

Riley, Alice and Paul are friends who grew up together in a small town in Maine.
10

Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me

by Mariko Tamaki

Also inward-looking · romance, narrative

Frederica "Freddy" Riley is a high school student stuck in a cycle of toxic romance with Laura Dean, a popular girl who alternates between grand gestures of affection and cold, public neglect.
11

Where the Forest Meets the Stars

by Glendy Vanderah

Also inward-looking and clear-cut · romance, narrative

Joanna Teale, a graduate student researching nesting indigo buntings in rural Illinois, is recovering from the loss of her mother and her own battle with breast cancer.
12

Someone Like You

by Sarah Dessen

Also inward-looking and clear-cut · romance, narrative

Halley has always lived in the shadow of her bold best friend, Scarlett.

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