Books like My life with the Walter boys

My life with the Walter boys by Ali Novak reads as romantic, emotional. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

The Summer I Turned Pretty Trilogy

Jenny Han · 2009

Both explore first love & coming-of-age

81% genome match

That Summer

Sarah Dessen · 1996

Both explore first love

70% genome match

Call It What You Want

Alissa DeRogatis · 2023

Both explore coming-of-age & first love

83% genome match

If He Had Been with Me

Laura Nowlin · 2013

Both explore first love & grief

75% genome match

Love and Gelato

Jenna Evans Welch · 2016

Both explore grief & first love

75% genome match

Searching for David's Heart

Cherie Bennett · 1998

Both explore grief & first love

75% genome match

The Kissing Booth

Beth Reekles · 2012

Both explore first love & friendship

71% genome match

Everything, Everything

Nicola Yoon

Both explore family & coming-of-age

70% genome match

Something like normal

Trish Doller · 2012

Both explore first love & small town life

76% genome match

The Summer of Broken Rules

K. L. Walther · 2021

Both explore family & grief

70% genome match

Anna and the French Kiss

Stephanie Perkins

Both explore friendship & family

68% genome match

Love from A to Z

S. K. Ali · 2019

Both explore first love

67% genome match