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

1

What Happened to Goodbye

by Sarah Dessen

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

Following her parents' bitter divorce, Mclean Sweet travels through four different towns in two years, utilizing each relocation to adopt a completely new identity.
2

Hecha de estrellas

by Ashley Herring Blake

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

Mara and her twin brother, Owen, share an inseparable bond until their classmate, Hannah, accuses Owen of rape.
3

Regretting You

by Colleen Hoover

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

Morgan Grant and her daughter Clara have a strained relationship built on conflicting personalities.
4

Love and Other Words

by Christina Lauren

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

Macy Sorensen is a pediatrics resident who leads a structured, predictable life until she encounters Elliot Petropoulos, the man who was once her entire world.
5

Twenty Boy Summer

by Sarah Ockler

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

Anna and her best friend Frankie, both fifteen, spend a summer with Frankie's family at a beach house in California.
6

Lock and Key

by Sarah Dessen

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

Ruby Cooper has spent years living in a state of self-reliance, hiding the fact that her mother abandoned her in their dilapidated rental house.
7

Maybe in Another Life

by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Also inward-looking and escapist · romance, narrative

At twenty-nine, Hannah Martin moves back to Los Angeles after years of transient living, staying with her best friend Gabby.
8

When We Collided

by Emery Lord

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

Jonah Daniels lives in the coastal town of Verona Cove, where he handles the responsibilities of his family’s restaurant and cares for his younger siblings following his father’s sudden death.
9

Boy Meets Boy

by David Levithan

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

Paul Ames lives in a fictional town where being gay is unremarkable, the high school homecoming queen is a star quarterback named Infinite Darlene, and the Boy Scouts are inclusive.
10

Frankly in Love

by David Yoon

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

Frank Li is a Korean American high school senior living in California, navigating the strict expectations of his traditional immigrant parents.
11

Yes No Maybe So

by Becky Albertalli

Also clear-cut and escapist · romance, narrative

Jamie Goldberg prefers the behind-the-scenes work of political campaigning to the public scrutiny of the podium.
12

Since You've Been Gone

by Morgan Matson

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

Shy teenager Emily depends entirely on her charismatic best friend Sloane to navigate social life.

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