Books like The Summer of Broken Rules

The Summer of Broken Rules by K. L. Walther reads as lighthearted, romantic. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

Love and Gelato

Jenna Evans Welch · 2016

Both explore grief & self-discovery

75% genome match

Everything, Everything

Nicola Yoon

Both explore love & family

68% genome match

Anna and the French Kiss

Stephanie Perkins

Both explore love & family

69% genome match

The Summer I Turned Pretty Trilogy

Jenny Han · 2009

Both explore family & summer

66% genome match

Better Than the Movies

Lynn Painter · 2021

Both explore love & grief

63% genome match

That Summer

Sarah Dessen · 1996

Both explore self-discovery & summer

66% genome match

Set on You

Amy Lea · 2022

Both explore family

64% genome match

My life with the Walter boys

Ali Novak · 2014

Both explore grief & family

63% genome match

The Princess Diaries

Meg Cabot · 2000

Both explore family & self-discovery

63% genome match

If He Had Been with Me

Laura Nowlin · 2013

Both explore grief

59% genome match

Can You Keep A Secret?

Sophie Kinsella · 2003

Both explore self-discovery

62% genome match

Love from A to Z

S. K. Ali · 2019

Both explore self-discovery

59% genome match