Books like Geek girl

Geek girl by Holly Smale reads as humorous, lighthearted. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

What Geek girl is like to read

A breezy, funny YA makeover comedy where a fact-obsessed teen stumbles into the modeling world and has to figure out who she actually is. Light, quick, and warm-hearted. Best for: younger YA readers who want a witty fish-out-of-water comedy with a nerdy, endearing heroine.

To All the Boys I've Loved Before

Jenny Han · 2014

A warm, confiding first-person YA romance where a shy daydreamer's private love letters become embarrassingly public — sweet, funny, and full of sisterly family texture rather than high-drama angst.

happy-for-nowYAcliffhanger

Fangirl

Rainbow Rowell · 2013

A tender, interior college-transition story about a fandom-obsessed introvert learning to write her own life.

YAcomplete storydeep cut

The Princess Diaries, Volume VII

Meg Cabot · 2006

A witty, confiding coming-of-age romp through the absurd collision of teen angst and royal protocol, anchored by Mia's endearing first-person voice and her warm, often hilarious fumbling toward self-discovery and romance.

YAdeep cut

Dork Diaries 7

Rachel Renée Russell · 2014

A breezy, doodle-filled diary romp where middle-school crises (bratty sister, mean-girl rival, will-they-kiss crush) tumble one into the next.

happy-for-nowclosed-dooryounger readers

It Had to Be You

Cecily von Ziegesar · 2007

A gossipy, fast-moving peek into the glamorous lives of wealthy Manhattan teens, narrated with an arch, all-knowing voice that treats scandal as entertainment; light on depth, heavy on drama and status.

YAcliffhangerdeep cut

The Kissing Booth

Beth Reekles · 2012

A frothy teen romance built around a high-school kissing-booth meet-cute and a bad-boy love interest, with the described tension of heart-vs-head pulling toward drama.

YAcomplete storydeep cut

FAKE SKATING

Lynn Painter · 2025

A cozy, banter-driven YA romcom that reunites childhood best friends and forces them into a fake-dating charade while family wounds and old feelings resurface.

guaranteed HEAYAcomplete story

Are these my basoomas I see before me?

Louise Rennison · 2009

Georgia's diary continues its signature blend of mortifying teenage mishaps and intimate reflections, delivering laugh-out-loud observations on crushes, friendships, and family chaos through a confiding, witty voice.

YAdeep cut