Books like If He Had Been with Me

If He Had Been with Me by Laura Nowlin reads as bittersweet, emotional. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

The Summer I Turned Pretty

Jenny Han · 2009

Shares the comingofage thread

75% genome match

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe

Benjamin Alire Saenz · 2012

Shares the comingofage + foundfamily thread

83% genome match

All the Bright Places

Jennifer Niven

Shares the comingofage thread

77% genome match

Eleanor & Park

Rainbow Rowell · 2013

Shares the comingofage thread

72% genome match

Every Summer After

Carley Fortune · 2022

Shares the lovetime + comingofage thread

69% genome match

Felix Ever After

Kacen Callender

Shares the foundfamily + comingofage thread

73% genome match

Love and Other Words

Christina Lauren · 2018

Shares the lovetime + comingofage thread

83% genome match

In Five Years

Rebecca Serle · 2020

Shares the lovetime + foundfamily thread

83% genome match

The Perks of Being a Wallflower

Stephen Chbosky · 1999

Shares the comingofage + foundfamily thread

69% genome match

Darius the Great Is Not Okay

Adib Khorram

Shares the foundfamily + comingofage thread

69% genome match

Aristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the World

Benjamin Alire Sáenz

Shares the foundfamily + comingofage thread

69% genome match

Everything, Everything

Nicola Yoon

Shares the comingofage thread

69% genome match