“This crusade to fix herself was ending right now. She wasn’t broken. She saw and interacted with the world in a different way, but that was her. She could change her actions, change her words, change her appearance, but she couldn’t change the root of her herself. At her core, she would always be autistic. People called it a disorder, but it’s didn’t feel like one. To her, it was simply the way she was.”
“Yes, she was lonely. Yes, she had a broken heart. But at least she had herself.”
- perfect for fans of The Hating Game and Mariana Zapata
- fake dating
- enemies to lovers
- grumpyxsunshine
- guy fell first
2. The Hating Game by Sally Thorne
- hate-to-love relationship
- the sick scene is *double thumbs up
- grumpyxsunshine
- shared one office
3. The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood
- grumpyxsunshine
- fake dating
- Age gap
- women in science
- the friendships you wish you have
4. People We Meet On Vacation
- friends to lovers
- Harry Meets Sally x Love Rosie Vibe
- have one of the best heroine speech
- a feel good - tearjerker story (at least for me)
5. The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang
- the autism rep is good
- cool inclusion of Vietnamese culture
- fake dating
- perfect blend of sweet and steamy
- trigger warnings: anxiety attacks, abandonment, a fatphobic comment or insult, and someone telling someone else about a person’s diagnosis
6. The Bride Test by Helen Hoang
- cute smutty romance
- with high functioning autistic and geeky hero who’s struggles and passion for his few interest is genuine
- with uneducated Vietnamese immigrant heroine who’s hard not to love
- shatters ignorant stereotypes as you witness internal battle, growth and love
7. The Heart Principle by Helen Hoang
- two individuals from different worlds that cross paths towards the way of healing and learning more about each other for the betterment of their individual selves
- beautiful emotional book
- elicited an emotional reaction a few times which meant something right?
8. . Kulti by Mariana Zapata
- age gap
- slow burn
- grumpy hero
- awesome heroine
9. The Wall of Winnipeg and Me by Mariana Zapata
- slow burn
- fake dating (more like a fake marriage but it’s legal)
- have interesting side characters
- fun banter and bickering
10. From Lukov With Love by Mariana Zapata
- hero and heroine seemed to hate each other on the surface
- slow burn
- the main characters are figure skaters
- great character development
11. All Rhodes Lead Here by Mariana Zapata
- slow burn
- age gap
- grumpy landlord x sunshine tenant
- great storytelling
- fun and heartwarming
12. Wild at Heart by K.A. Tucker
- book 2 of The Simple Wild
- bearded bush pilot
- tackles couples journey in overcoming their domestic problems
- with great and interesting side characters
13. It Happened One Summer by Tessa Bailey
- bearded fisherman from Washington x fashionable influencer from L.A.
- the romance was to die for
- did not expect to be steamy because of that cute cover
