🎓 College Friendships

Stories celebrating the intense, formative bonds forged during college years — friendships shaped by proximity, late nights, and the shared vulnerability of becoming adults.

Dear Wendy

by Ann Zhao • 2024

Two rival anonymous advice columnists become best friends, not knowing they are online rivals.

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3k+

🎓 College Campus Fiction 🖤 Asexual Protagonists 📱 Social Media Fiction 🤝 Unlikely Friendship 🏠 Found Family

Dear Wendy 90%

Two rival anonymous advice columnists become best friends, not knowing they are online rivals.

by Ann Zhao 2024

3.93

3k+ ratings

🎓 College Campus Fiction 🖤 Asexual Protagonists 📱 Social Media Fiction 🤝 Unlikely Friendship 🏠 Found Family

Five Point Someone

by Chetan Bhagat • 2004

Three IIT freshmen with rock-bottom grades steal an exam paper, risking expulsion and their bond.

3.43

93k+

🇮🇳 Indian Campus Novel 🏗️ Engineering College 👥 Unlikely Male Trio 👨‍🏫 Professor's Daughter 📚 Academic Pressure

Five Point Someone 89%

Three IIT freshmen with rock-bottom grades steal an exam paper, risking expulsion and their bond.

by Chetan Bhagat 2004

3.43

93k+ ratings

🇮🇳 Indian Campus Novel 🏗️ Engineering College 👥 Unlikely Male Trio 👨‍🏫 Professor's Daughter 📚 Academic Pressure

1001 Things Every College Student Needs to Know

by Harry H. Harrison Jr. • 2008

1001 things that keep students enrolled, employed, and sane: starting with the first semester.

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331

🎓 College Success 📝 Study Skills ⏰ Time Management 🏫 Campus Life 💰 Financial Literacy

1001 Things Every College Student Needs to Know Summary

1001 Things Every College Student Needs to Know 88%

1001 things that keep students enrolled, employed, and sane: starting with the first semester.

by Harry H. Harrison Jr. 2008

3.50

331 ratings

🎓 College Success 📝 Study Skills ⏰ Time Management 🏫 Campus Life 💰 Financial Literacy

The Naked Roommate

by Harlan Cohen • 2005

108 college pitfalls and how to handle them, from dorm drama to student debt.

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1k+

🧭 College Survival 🎓 Freshman Year 🏫 College Transition 🧰 Adulting Basics 🗣️ Consent Culture

The Naked Roommate 88%

108 college pitfalls and how to handle them, from dorm drama to student debt.

by Harlan Cohen 2005

3.79

1k+ ratings

🧭 College Survival 🎓 Freshman Year 🏫 College Transition 🧰 Adulting Basics 🗣️ Consent Culture

The Friendship Crisis

by Marla Paul • 2004

Why making friends after 30 feels impossible, and the concrete steps that actually work.

3.18

254

👫 Adult Friendships 🤝 Making Friends 💔 Combatting Loneliness 💚 Platonic Love 🧘 Social Wellness

The Friendship Crisis 88%

Why making friends after 30 feels impossible, and the concrete steps that actually work.

by Marla Paul 2004

3.18

254 ratings

👫 Adult Friendships 🤝 Making Friends 💔 Combatting Loneliness 💚 Platonic Love 🧘 Social Wellness

It's OK if You're Clueless

by Terry McMillan • 2006

24 tips for college freshmen, starting with the permission to not have it all figured out.

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177

🎓 Freshman Year 🛠️ Life Skills 🔍 Self-Discovery 💪 Self-Confidence ⏳ Time Management

It's OK if You're Clueless 88%

24 tips for college freshmen, starting with the permission to not have it all figured out.

by Terry McMillan 2006

3.84

177 ratings

🎓 Freshman Year 🛠️ Life Skills 🔍 Self-Discovery 💪 Self-Confidence ⏳ Time Management

Loveless

by Alice Oseman • 2020

Georgia has faked crushes for years. At university, she's determined to finally feel a real one.

4.17

122k+

🖤 Asexual Coming Of Age 👥 Found Family 💔 Romance Pressure 🤝 Platonic Soulmates 🔥 F/F Slow Burn

Loveless 87%

Georgia has faked crushes for years. At university, she's determined to finally feel a real one.

by Alice Oseman 2020

4.17

122k+ ratings

🖤 Asexual Coming Of Age 👥 Found Family 💔 Romance Pressure 🤝 Platonic Soulmates 🔥 F/F Slow Burn

The College Scam

by Charlie Kirk • 2022

Your degree is a debt sentence and an ideological straitjacket. Here's how to win without one.

4.18

605

🏛️ College Skepticism 💰 Student Debt Crisis 🎤 Campus Free Speech ⚔️ Campus Culture Wars 🔧 Vocational Paths

The College Scam 87%

Your degree is a debt sentence and an ideological straitjacket. Here's how to win without one.

by Charlie Kirk 2022

4.18

605 ratings

🏛️ College Skepticism 💰 Student Debt Crisis 🎤 Campus Free Speech ⚔️ Campus Culture Wars 🔧 Vocational Paths

The Female Persuasion

by Meg Wolitzer • 2018

When a shy student meets a feminist legend, ambition pulls her toward power and compromise.

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58k+

🧑‍🏫 Feminist Mentorship 💼 Corporate Feminism 🏫 College Campus 🌧️ Campus Assault 💔 Sisterhood Tested

The Female Persuasion 87%

When a shy student meets a feminist legend, ambition pulls her toward power and compromise.

by Meg Wolitzer 2018

3.56

58k+ ratings

🧑‍🏫 Feminist Mentorship 💼 Corporate Feminism 🏫 College Campus 🌧️ Campus Assault 💔 Sisterhood Tested

Letting Go, Sixth Edition

by Karen Levin Coburn • 1988

A stage-by-stage college guide for parents: what your student faces, and how your role shifts.

3.68

388

🎓 College Transition 🧭 Parenting Young Adults 🕊️ Empty Nest 💬 Family Communication 🧠 Student Mental Health

Letting Go, Sixth Edition 87%

A stage-by-stage college guide for parents: what your student faces, and how your role shifts.

by Karen Levin Coburn 1988

3.68

388 ratings

🎓 College Transition 🧭 Parenting Young Adults 🕊️ Empty Nest 💬 Family Communication 🧠 Student Mental Health

How to Win at College

by Cal Newport • 2005

College is a strategy game: work fewer hours, build faculty allies, and chase one ambitious project.

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4k+

🎓 College Success 📚 Student Productivity 📝 Study Strategies ⏰ Time Blocking 🔁 Habit Design

How to Win at College 87%

College is a strategy game: work fewer hours, build faculty allies, and chase one ambitious project.

by Cal Newport 2005

3.98

4k+ ratings

🎓 College Success 📚 Student Productivity 📝 Study Strategies ⏰ Time Blocking 🔁 Habit Design

The Real World of College

by Wendy Fischman • 2022

Half want a degree, not an education. The other half are too anxious to think.

3.86

🎓 Higher Education Reform 🏛️ College Culture 🧠 Mental Health On Campus 🤝 Belonging And Alienation 🌊 Mission Creep

The Real World of College 87%

Half want a degree, not an education. The other half are too anxious to think.

by Wendy Fischman 2022

3.86

50 ratings

🎓 Higher Education Reform 🏛️ College Culture 🧠 Mental Health On Campus 🤝 Belonging And Alienation 🌊 Mission Creep

Fangirl

by Rainbow Rowell • 2013

When her twin chooses a different dorm, a shy freshman hides inside the fanfiction millions read.

3.93

783k+

🎓 College Coming Of Age ✍️ Fanfiction Community 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 💔 Sibling Estrangement 😰 Anxious Protagonist

Fangirl 87%

When her twin chooses a different dorm, a shy freshman hides inside the fanfiction millions read.

by Rainbow Rowell 2013

3.93

783k+ ratings

🎓 College Coming Of Age ✍️ Fanfiction Community 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 💔 Sibling Estrangement 😰 Anxious Protagonist

The 2-Hour Cocktail Party

by Nick Gray • 2022

Not a natural networker? Two hours on a Tuesday with name tags does the work for you.

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857

👥 Adult Friendship 🤝 Professional Networking 🎉 Hosting Gatherings 🔗 Weak Ties 🏘️ Community Building

The 2-Hour Cocktail Party 87%

Not a natural networker? Two hours on a Tuesday with name tags does the work for you.

by Nick Gray 2022

4.15

857 ratings

👥 Adult Friendship 🤝 Professional Networking 🎉 Hosting Gatherings 🔗 Weak Ties 🏘️ Community Building

Text Me When You Get Home

by Kayleen Schaefer • 2018

How a parting ritual signaled that female friendship had become the true love story.

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9k+

👯 Female Friendship 💞 Platonic Bonds 👩 Modern Womanhood ✍️ Feminist Memoir 📺 Media Representation

Text Me When You Get Home 87%

How a parting ritual signaled that female friendship had become the true love story.

by Kayleen Schaefer 2018

3.46

9k+ ratings

👯 Female Friendship 💞 Platonic Bonds 👩 Modern Womanhood ✍️ Feminist Memoir 📺 Media Representation

College Admission

by Robin Mamlet • 2011

The college admissions manual that starts with knowing yourself, not with the rankings.

4.03

141

🎓 College Admissions 📝 Application Essays 💰 Financial Aid 📊 Standardized Testing 📋 Holistic Admissions

College Admission 87%

The college admissions manual that starts with knowing yourself, not with the rankings.

by Robin Mamlet 2011

4.03

141 ratings

🎓 College Admissions 📝 Application Essays 💰 Financial Aid 📊 Standardized Testing 📋 Holistic Admissions

Big Friendship

by Aminatou Sow • 2020

Friendship is the only important relationship we expect to maintain without instruction.

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25k+

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Adult Friendship 👯 Women's Friendships 🏠 Chosen Family 🔧 Friendship Maintenance 🩹 Conflict Repair

Big Friendship 87%

Friendship is the only important relationship we expect to maintain without instruction.

by Aminatou Sow 2020

3.74

25k+ ratings

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Adult Friendship 👯 Women's Friendships 🏠 Chosen Family 🔧 Friendship Maintenance 🩹 Conflict Repair

The Social Sex

by Marilyn Yalom • 2015

For centuries, women's friendships were ignored. Letters, clubs, and convents made them visible.

3.17

311

📜 Women's History 💌 Romantic Friendships ✍️ Women's Letter Writing 👥 Gender And Friendship 💻 Digital Friendships

The Social Sex 87%

For centuries, women's friendships were ignored. Letters, clubs, and convents made them visible.

by Marilyn Yalom 2015

3.17

311 ratings

📜 Women's History 💌 Romantic Friendships ✍️ Women's Letter Writing 👥 Gender And Friendship 💻 Digital Friendships

Dream School

by Jeffrey J. Selingo • 2025

The college rankings chase is broken. How to find a school where your student will thrive.

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910

🎓 College Admissions 🏛️ Higher Education 🔍 College Search 🏆 Prestige Critique 💰 College ROI

Dream School 87%

The college rankings chase is broken. How to find a school where your student will thrive.

by Jeffrey J. Selingo 2025

4.23

910 ratings

🎓 College Admissions 🏛️ Higher Education 🔍 College Search 🏆 Prestige Critique 💰 College ROI

Modern Friendship

by Anna Goldfarb • 2024

Not all friends are the same tier. A system for categorizing, maintaining, and deepening each one.

3.74

884

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Adult Friendships 🧰 Friendship Maintenance 🎯 Intentional Friendship 🗂️ Friendship Frameworks 📅 Proactive Socializing

Modern Friendship 87%

Not all friends are the same tier. A system for categorizing, maintaining, and deepening each one.

by Anna Goldfarb 2024

3.74

884 ratings

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Adult Friendships 🧰 Friendship Maintenance 🎯 Intentional Friendship 🗂️ Friendship Frameworks 📅 Proactive Socializing

Call It What You Want

by Alissa DeRogatis • 2023

A college senior's no-labels romance follows her to New York, and she can't let go.

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💔 Situationship 🕰️ Wrong Timing ❤️‍🩹 Commitment Issues 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🩹 Hurt-Comfort

Call It What You Want 87%

A college senior's no-labels romance follows her to New York, and she can't let go.

by Alissa DeRogatis 2023

3.35

36k+ ratings

💔 Situationship 🕰️ Wrong Timing ❤️‍🩹 Commitment Issues 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🩹 Hurt-Comfort

How to Break Up with Your Friends

by Erin Falconer • 2022

Close friendships need the same clear-eyed evaluation you give your career. A guide to the audit.

3.74

479

🤝 Friendship Dynamics 👥 Adult Friendships 💔 Ending Friendships 🚧 Relationship Boundaries 🔗 Social Connection

How to Break Up with Your Friends Summary

How to Break Up with Your Friends 87%

Close friendships need the same clear-eyed evaluation you give your career. A guide to the audit.

by Erin Falconer 2022

3.74

479 ratings

🤝 Friendship Dynamics 👥 Adult Friendships 💔 Ending Friendships 🚧 Relationship Boundaries 🔗 Social Connection

Master of Mayhem

by Saxon James • 2022

When a frat prankster experiments with his best friend, their chemistry becomes the real risk.

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10k+

🫂 Friends To Lovers 💜 Bisexual Awakening ⚡ Opposites Attract 🤫 Secret Romance 🫶 Found Family

Master of Mayhem 87%

When a frat prankster experiments with his best friend, their chemistry becomes the real risk.

by Saxon James 2022

4.11

10k+ ratings

🫂 Friends To Lovers 💜 Bisexual Awakening ⚡ Opposites Attract 🤫 Secret Romance 🫶 Found Family

How to Win Friends and Influence People for Teen Girls

by Donna Dale Carnegie • 2005

Carnegie's classic rules for teen girls: how to make friends, defuse drama, and be heard.

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1k+

👥 Teen Social Skills 👭 Teen Friendships 🤝 Human Relations 💬 Interpersonal Communication 📚 Classic Self-Help

How to Win Friends and Influence People for Teen Girls Summary

How to Win Friends and Influence People for Teen Girls 87%

Carnegie's classic rules for teen girls: how to make friends, defuse drama, and be heard.

by Donna Dale Carnegie 2005

3.95

1k+ ratings

👥 Teen Social Skills 👭 Teen Friendships 🤝 Human Relations 💬 Interpersonal Communication 📚 Classic Self-Help

Clutch

by Emily Nemens • 2026

Five college friends reunite in Palm Springs, each hiding a crisis beneath her polished surface.

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🖤 Female Friendship 🏜️ College Reunion 🔄 Midlife Crisis 💼 Ambitious Women 🎭 Ensemble Cast

Clutch 87%

Five college friends reunite in Palm Springs, each hiding a crisis beneath her polished surface.

by Emily Nemens 2026

3.30

4k+ ratings

🖤 Female Friendship 🏜️ College Reunion 🔄 Midlife Crisis 💼 Ambitious Women 🎭 Ensemble Cast

We Should Get Together

by Kat Vellos • 2020

Loneliness hits like a smoking habit. The cure isn't more friends; it's a skill we forgot.

3.85

954

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Adult Friendship 😔 Loneliness Epidemic 🫀 Social Health 💬 Platonic Intimacy 🌱 Friendship Maintenance

We Should Get Together 87%

Loneliness hits like a smoking habit. The cure isn't more friends; it's a skill we forgot.

by Kat Vellos 2020

3.85

954 ratings

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Adult Friendship 😔 Loneliness Epidemic 🫀 Social Health 💬 Platonic Intimacy 🌱 Friendship Maintenance

Social Psychology

by Robert A. Baron • 1977

The science of why you bond, why you judge, and how to actually become happier.

3.76

520

🧷 Attachment Theory 😊 Positive Psychology 🔬 Happiness Research 🫂 Loneliness 🤝 Social Connection

Social Psychology 87%

The science of why you bond, why you judge, and how to actually become happier.

by Robert A. Baron 1977

3.76

520 ratings

🧷 Attachment Theory 😊 Positive Psychology 🔬 Happiness Research 🫂 Loneliness 🤝 Social Connection

Everything I Know About Love

by Dolly Alderton • 2018

MSN Messenger, Camden parties, and a friendship that survived every man who didn't.

3.93

517k+

👯‍♀️ Female Friendship 📖 Coming Of Age Memoir 📱 Millennial Experience 🍸 Drinking Culture 🎭 People Pleasing

Everything I Know About Love 87%

MSN Messenger, Camden parties, and a friendship that survived every man who didn't.

by Dolly Alderton 2018

3.93

517k+ ratings

👯‍♀️ Female Friendship 📖 Coming Of Age Memoir 📱 Millennial Experience 🍸 Drinking Culture 🎭 People Pleasing

The Friendship Fix

by Andrea Bonior • 2011

Adult friendship is a skill: the manual for making, keeping, and ending them with care.

3.18

122

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Adult Friendships 🧠 Friendship Psychology 🤝 Making Friends ☣️ Toxic Friendships 🧱 Boundary Setting

The Friendship Fix 87%

Adult friendship is a skill: the manual for making, keeping, and ending them with care.

by Andrea Bonior 2011

3.18

122 ratings

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Adult Friendships 🧠 Friendship Psychology 🤝 Making Friends ☣️ Toxic Friendships 🧱 Boundary Setting

You’re the Password to My Life

by Sudeep Nagarkar • 2014

Virat and Kavya share pranks, secrets, and an unbreakable bond. Love tests it. Tragedy redefines it.

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3k+

🎓 College Romance 🏠 Found Family 💕 First Love 💫 Platonic Soulmates 💔 Terminal Illness

You’re the Password to My Life 87%

Virat and Kavya share pranks, secrets, and an unbreakable bond. Love tests it. Tragedy redefines it.

by Sudeep Nagarkar 2014

3.68

3k+ ratings

🎓 College Romance 🏠 Found Family 💕 First Love 💫 Platonic Soulmates 💔 Terminal Illness

Friendship

by A.C. Grayling • 2013

2,500 years of philosophy on why friendship is a requirement, not a bonus.

3.27

117

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Philosophy Of Friendship 📜 Intellectual History 🏛️ Classical Philosophy ✝️ Christian Thought ⚖️ Virtue Ethics

Friendship 87%

2,500 years of philosophy on why friendship is a requirement, not a bonus.

by A.C. Grayling 2013

3.27

117 ratings

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Philosophy Of Friendship 📜 Intellectual History 🏛️ Classical Philosophy ✝️ Christian Thought ⚖️ Virtue Ethics

An Uncommon Education

by Elizabeth Percer • 2012

Her flawless memory gets her into Wellesley, but a secret society teaches her the limits of rescue.

3.14

1k+

🏛️ College Secret Society 🎭 Shakespearean Theatre 🧳 Elite College Outsider 🧠 Extraordinary Memory ✡️ Jewish American Family

An Uncommon Education 87%

Her flawless memory gets her into Wellesley, but a secret society teaches her the limits of rescue.

by Elizabeth Percer 2012

3.14

1k+ ratings

🏛️ College Secret Society 🎭 Shakespearean Theatre 🧳 Elite College Outsider 🧠 Extraordinary Memory ✡️ Jewish American Family

Charming as a Verb

by Ben Philippe • 2020

His neighbor catches his dog-walking hustle and demands a social makeover to keep quiet.

3.84

8k+

🎓 College Admissions 🏙️ NYC Private School 🤝 Reluctant Friendship 🌍 Immigrant Family 💄 Social Makeover

Charming as a Verb 87%

His neighbor catches his dog-walking hustle and demands a social makeover to keep quiet.

by Ben Philippe 2020

3.84

8k+ ratings

🎓 College Admissions 🏙️ NYC Private School 🤝 Reluctant Friendship 🌍 Immigrant Family 💄 Social Makeover

Platonic

by Marisa G. Franco • 2022

Why adult friendship is harder than romance, and the attachment science that fixes it.

4.04

8k+

🤝 Adult Friendships 🔗 Attachment Theory 💔 Vulnerability 🎭 Authenticity ⚖️ Conflict Resolution

Platonic 87%

Why adult friendship is harder than romance, and the attachment science that fixes it.

by Marisa G. Franco 2022

4.04

8k+ ratings

🤝 Adult Friendships 🔗 Attachment Theory 💔 Vulnerability 🎭 Authenticity ⚖️ Conflict Resolution

Tapped by My Roommate

by D.J. Jamison • 2021

A shy biology student and his bartender roommate set rules for no-strings sex, then fall hard.

4.11

1k+

💕 Friends To Lovers 🏠 Roommate Romance 🧲 Opposites Attract 🔥 Sexual Awakening 🩹 Hurt Comfort

Tapped by My Roommate 87%

A shy biology student and his bartender roommate set rules for no-strings sex, then fall hard.

by D.J. Jamison 2021

4.11

1k+ ratings

💕 Friends To Lovers 🏠 Roommate Romance 🧲 Opposites Attract 🔥 Sexual Awakening 🩹 Hurt Comfort

Belong

by Radha Agrawal • 2018

Loneliness harms like alcoholism. A method to find true community, not just more contacts.

3.60

1k+

🏘️ Community Building 👥 Adult Friendships 🏠 Belonging ⚡ Social Energy 😊 Positive Psychology

Belong 87%

Loneliness harms like alcoholism. A method to find true community, not just more contacts.

by Radha Agrawal 2018

3.60

1k+ ratings

🏘️ Community Building 👥 Adult Friendships 🏠 Belonging ⚡ Social Energy 😊 Positive Psychology

The Celebrants

by Steven Rowley • 2023

After a friend dies young, five college friends vow to celebrate whoever is in freefall.

3.62

56k+

🫂 Found Family 🕰️ Midlife Reckoning 🏳️‍🌈 Queer Friendship 🩺 Terminal Illness 💫 Bittersweet

The Celebrants 87%

After a friend dies young, five college friends vow to celebrate whoever is in freefall.

by Steven Rowley 2023

3.62

56k+ ratings

🫂 Found Family 🕰️ Midlife Reckoning 🏳️‍🌈 Queer Friendship 🩺 Terminal Illness 💫 Bittersweet

The Other Significant Others

by Rhaina Cohen • 2024

Two friends share a mortgage, a child, a life. Everyone asks if they're a couple.

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5k+

🤝 Chosen Family 💔 Decentering Romance 🔓 Relationship Anarchy ✨ Single By Choice 💭 Intimacy Without Sex

The Other Significant Others 86%

Two friends share a mortgage, a child, a life. Everyone asks if they're a couple.

by Rhaina Cohen 2024

3.93

5k+ ratings

🤝 Chosen Family 💔 Decentering Romance 🔓 Relationship Anarchy ✨ Single By Choice 💭 Intimacy Without Sex

College Unbound

by Jeffrey J. Selingo • 2013

The straight line to a degree is dead. The college model hasn't caught up.

3.79

2k+

🏛️ College Reform 💲 College Economics 🌐 Online Learning 🎯 Personalized Learning 🔧 Skills Gap

College Unbound 86%

The straight line to a degree is dead. The college model hasn't caught up.

by Jeffrey J. Selingo 2013

3.79

2k+ ratings

🏛️ College Reform 💲 College Economics 🌐 Online Learning 🎯 Personalized Learning 🔧 Skills Gap

Identical

by Aleksandra Negrońska • 2023

Rosie returns to England, where her ex is now with the woman who destroyed their relationship.

4.38

20k+

🖤 Second Chance Romance 🎓 College Romance 💔 Love Triangle 👥 Friend Group Drama 🏠 Found Family

Identical 86%

Rosie returns to England, where her ex is now with the woman who destroyed their relationship.

by Aleksandra Negrońska 2023

4.38

20k+ ratings

🖤 Second Chance Romance 🎓 College Romance 💔 Love Triangle 👥 Friend Group Drama 🏠 Found Family

The Friendship Formula

by Caroline Millington • 2019

Adult friendship is harder than it looks. The science of how many hours closeness actually takes.

3.24

164

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Adult Friendships 🔬 Friendship Science ❤️‍🩹 Social Health 💛 Platonic Friendship 🏚️ Loneliness Epidemic

The Friendship Formula 86%

Adult friendship is harder than it looks. The science of how many hours closeness actually takes.

by Caroline Millington 2019

3.24

164 ratings

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Adult Friendships 🔬 Friendship Science ❤️‍🩹 Social Health 💛 Platonic Friendship 🏚️ Loneliness Epidemic

Real Life

by Brandon Taylor • 2020

Grieving his father, a Black grad student seeks warmth in a white friend's volatile affection.

3.78

38k+

📚 Campus Novel 🍸 Toxic Friend Group 🏳️‍🌈 Queer Longing 🌫️ Racial Microaggressions 💔 Processing Grief

Real Life 86%

Grieving his father, a Black grad student seeks warmth in a white friend's volatile affection.

by Brandon Taylor 2020

3.78

38k+ ratings

📚 Campus Novel 🍸 Toxic Friend Group 🏳️‍🌈 Queer Longing 🌫️ Racial Microaggressions 💔 Processing Grief

You Will Find Your People

by Lane Moore • 2023

TV promised you ride-or-die friends by 25. The real playbook for finding them in adulthood.

3.25

3k+

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Adult Friendships 🤝 Platonic Relationships 🧠 Attachment Theory 🔧 Friendship Maintenance 🚧 Boundary Setting

You Will Find Your People 86%

TV promised you ride-or-die friends by 25. The real playbook for finding them in adulthood.

by Lane Moore 2023

3.25

3k+ ratings

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Adult Friendships 🤝 Platonic Relationships 🧠 Attachment Theory 🔧 Friendship Maintenance 🚧 Boundary Setting

Plier

by Jane Washington • 2023

A practical college guide that ignores famous names and focuses on where you'll actually succeed.

4.18

17k+

🔍 College Admissions 💰 Financial Aid 🧠 Growth Mindset 📋 College Planning 💼 Career Readiness

Plier 86%

A practical college guide that ignores famous names and focuses on where you'll actually succeed.

by Jane Washington 2023

4.18

17k+ ratings

🔍 College Admissions 💰 Financial Aid 🧠 Growth Mindset 📋 College Planning 💼 Career Readiness

Messy Beautiful Friendship

by Christine Hoover • 2017

Friendship is built, not found: vulnerability, hospitality, and words that anchor us to eternity.

4.31

1k+

✝️ Christian Friendship 🫂 Vulnerability 🏠 Christian Hospitality 👂 Listening Skills 💬 Grace-Filled Speech

Messy Beautiful Friendship 86%

Friendship is built, not found: vulnerability, hospitality, and words that anchor us to eternity.

by Christine Hoover 2017

4.31

1k+ ratings

✝️ Christian Friendship 🫂 Vulnerability 🏠 Christian Hospitality 👂 Listening Skills 💬 Grace-Filled Speech

Something Beautiful

by Jamie McGuire • 2015

A tender man, a fierce woman, and the two proposals she cannot say yes to.

4.03

19k+

🔰 College Romance 💫 Opposites Attract 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🥀 Angsty Romance 💍 Commitment Issues

Something Beautiful 86%

A tender man, a fierce woman, and the two proposals she cannot say yes to.

by Jamie McGuire 2015

4.03

19k+ ratings

🔰 College Romance 💫 Opposites Attract 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🥀 Angsty Romance 💍 Commitment Issues

King of Thieves

by Saxon James • 2021

Rival fraternity brothers launch a secret romance while their prank war escalates toward disaster.

4.08

13k+

⚔️ Rivals To Lovers 💜 Bi Awakening 🏛️ Fraternity Romance 🫂 Found Family 🏆 College Rivalry

King of Thieves 86%

Rival fraternity brothers launch a secret romance while their prank war escalates toward disaster.

by Saxon James 2021

4.08

13k+ ratings

⚔️ Rivals To Lovers 💜 Bi Awakening 🏛️ Fraternity Romance 🫂 Found Family 🏆 College Rivalry

She Gets the Girl

by Rachael Lippincott • 2022

A guarded flirt coaches a shy freshman to win her crush. Neither expects to fall instead.

4.07

76k+

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