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Books like The wedding

12 books with a reading profile close to The wedding by Nicholas Sparks. Practical, inward-looking, clear-cut and escapist; an easy read.

  1. 1 How to Fall in Love

    How to Fall in Love

    by Cecelia Ahern

    Also practical and clear-cut · romance, narrative

    Christie Rose works as a counselor at a Dublin radio station and has a hard time with her own love life.

  2. 2 Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry

    Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry

    by Joya Goffney

    Also practical and clear-cut · romance, narrative

    Quinn Collins is a pastor's daughter in Texas who keeps a notebook where she records her biggest fears and a list of things she is too scared to do, from kissing to being honest with her parents.

  3. 3 Second Chance Summer

    Second Chance Summer

    by Morgan Matson

    Also practical and clear-cut · romance, narrative

    Taylor Edwards does not handle conflict well; her habit is to run away when life becomes difficult.

  4. 4 Hecha de estrellas

    Hecha de estrellas

    by Ashley Herring Blake

    Also practical and inward-looking · romance, narrative

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

  5. 5 Pumpkinheads

    Pumpkinheads

    by Rainbow Rowell

    Also practical and clear-cut · romance, narrative

    High school seniors Deja and Josiah have worked together at a sprawling Nebraska pumpkin patch every autumn for three years.

  6. 6 The Moon and More

    The Moon and More

    by Sarah Dessen

    Also practical and clear-cut · romance, narrative

    Luke’s tides and seasonal rhythms dictate life in the coastal town of Colby, where Emaline works for her family’s vacation rental business.

  7. 7 Yes No Maybe So

    Yes No Maybe So

    by Becky Albertalli

    Also practical and clear-cut · romance, narrative

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

  8. 8 Tell Me Three Things

    Tell Me Three Things

    by Julie Buxbaum

    Also practical and inward-looking · romance, narrative

    Sixteen-year-old Jessie Holmes moves from Chicago to Los Angeles after her father elopes with a wealthy woman he met online.

  9. 9 Finding Audrey

    Finding Audrey

    by Sophie Kinsella

    Also practical and inward-looking · romance, narrative

    Fourteen-year-old Audrey Turner lives trapped behind dark sunglasses inside her house, struggling with a severe anxiety disorder and agoraphobia following a traumatic bullying incident at school.

  10. 10 Once and for All

    Once and for All

    by Sarah Dessen

    Also practical and inward-looking · romance, narrative

    Louna Barrett spends her summers working for her mother’s wedding planning business, navigating the logistics of high-end ceremonies while maintaining a cynical outlook on romance.

  11. 11 Love and Other Words

    Love and Other Words

    by Christina Lauren

    Also practical and inward-looking · 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.

  12. 12 The Copper Beech

    The Copper Beech

    by Maeve Binchy

    Also practical and clear-cut · romance, narrative

    In the Irish town of Shancarrig, eight children carve their initials into the trunk of a copper beech tree overlooking their schoolhouse.

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