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Best coming of age romance books

If you love a good coming of age romance, this is the list for you! Here are the best coming of age romance books listed in alphabetical order. If you reckon there’s too many (or too few) books here for your liking, head over to my romance book database instead so you can search for your next book using your ideal trope combinations.

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1
A Scatter of Light Malinda Lo
336 pages Standalone Published by Dutton
Coming of age Lesbian LGBT Queer
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2
All My Rage Sabaa Tahir
368 pages Standalone Published by Razorbill
Coming of age Family
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3
Aristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the World Benjamin Alire Sáenz
528 pages Book 2 of Aristotle & Dante Series Published by Simon & Schuster
Coming of age Gay LGBT Queer
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4
Breathless Jennifer Niven
400 pages Standalone Published by Knopf Books for Young Readers
Coming of age Summer
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5
Darius the Great Deserves Better Adib Khorram
384 pages Book 2 of Darius the Great Series Published by Dial
Coming of age Mental health LGBT Queer
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6
Earth's the Right Place for Love Elizabeth Berg
304 pages Standalone Published by Random House
Coming of age Family
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7
Furia Yamile Saied Méndez
384 pages Standalone Published by Algonquin Young Readers
Coming of age Feminism Latinx
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8
Go as a River Shelley Read
320 pages Standalone Published by Spiegel & Grau
Coming of age
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9
Heart the Lover Lily King
304 pages Standalone Published by Grove Press
Coming of age
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10
Imogen, Obviously Becky Albertalli
352 pages Standalone Published by Balzer + Bray
Coming of age Gay Lesbian LGBT
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11
Loveboat, Taipei Abigail Hing Wen
352 pages Book 1 of Loveboat, Taipei Published by HarperTeen
Coming of age Asian literature
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12
Loved One Aisha Muharrar
340 pages Standalone Published by Viking
Coming of age Grief
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13
Loveless Alice Oseman
448 pages Standalone Published by HarperCollins
Coming of age Lesbian LGBT Queer
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14
Notes on Your Sudden Disappearance Alison Espach
384 pages Standalone Published by Henry Holt
Coming of age
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15
Okay Days Jenny Mustard
320 pages Standalone Published by Little, Brown
Coming of age Mental health Summer
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16
Sunburn Chloe Michelle Howarth
336 pages Standalone Published by Fourth Estate
Coming of age Summer Lesbian LGBT
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17
The Knockout Queen Rufi Thorpe
352 pages Standalone Published by Knopf
Coming of age LGBT Queer
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18
The Rachel Incident Caroline O'Donoghue
336 pages Standalone Published by Virago
Coming of age Irish literature LGBT
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19
The Sign for Home Blair Fell
416 pages Standalone Published by Atria Books
Coming of age Disability LGBT Queer
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20
Thirst for Salt Madelaine Lucas
288 pages Standalone Published by Grove Press
Coming of age Summer
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