Books like The DUFF
The DUFF by Kody Keplinger reads as humorous, witty. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.
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.
Anna and the French Kiss
Stephanie Perkins · 2010
A wish-fulfillment boarding-school romance set in Paris, built on a year of romantic near-misses and the slow ache of a crush that can't quite land.
When Dimple Met Rishi
Sandhya Menon · 2017
A warm, banter-driven YA rom-com told in alternating teen perspectives, with cultural identity and family expectation braided through the meet-cute premise.
Princess in the Spotlight
Meg Cabot · 2001
A witty, warm coming-of-age romance where Mia Thermopolis balances teenage normalcy against sudden royal responsibility, using humor and self-awareness to navigate identity, belonging, and first love.
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.
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.
Sloppy Firsts
Megan McCafferty · 2001
Both explore high school & friendship
Love from A to Z
S. K. Ali · 2019
A dual-diary romance between two Muslim teens that braids first-love sweetness with the real weight of Islamophobia and activism.
Love and Gelato
Jenna Evans Welch · 2016
A tender YA travelogue that pairs a grieving teen's Italian summer with the tug of first romance and the slow unraveling of her mother's secrets.
Call It What You Want
Alissa DeRogatis · 2023
A nostalgic 2016-set situationship story that leans into the ache of falling for someone who won't fully let you in.
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.
Fangirl
Rainbow Rowell · 2013
A tender, interior college-transition story about a fandom-obsessed introvert learning to write her own life.
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