Read-alikes and related books

Books like Finding Perfect

What to read after Finding Perfect by Elly Swartz: 24 titles sharing themes of Depression & Mental Illness, Parents, Short Stories, and Emotions & Feelings, chosen for mood and literary overlap.

Depression & Mental Illness Parents Short Stories Emotions & Feelings Friendship Family Social Themes Juvenile Fiction

Top related books to Finding Perfect

A diverse selection of titles that share the core themes and atmosphere of Finding Perfect.

The Kate in Between

Claire Swinarski

Themes: Depression & Mental Illness • Parents • Short Stories

Birdsong

Katya Balen

Themes: Depression & Mental Illness • Parents • Emotions & Feelings

Balloons for Papa A Story of Hope and Empathy

Elizabeth Gilbert Bedia

Themes: Depression & Mental Illness • Parents • Emotions & Feelings

Right as Rain

Lindsey Stoddard

Themes: Depression & Mental Illness • Parents • Emotions & Feelings

Sardines

Sashi Kaufman

Themes: Parents • Short Stories • Emotions & Feelings

Wondrous Rex

Patricia MacLachlan

Themes: Parents • Short Stories • Emotions & Feelings

The Absence of Sparrows

Kurt Kirchmeier

Themes: Depression & Mental Illness • Parents • Emotions & Feelings

Mama Moon A Story About Love and Mental Health

Noah Grigni

Themes: Depression & Mental Illness • Parents • Emotions & Feelings

In the Blue

Erin Hourigan

Themes: Depression & Mental Illness • Parents • Emotions & Feelings

#10

The Escape

Hannah Jayne

Themes: Depression & Mental Illness • Parents • Emotions & Feelings

#11

The Stars of Whistling Ridge

Cindy Baldwin

Themes: Parents • Short Stories • Emotions & Feelings

#12

Trowbridge Road

Marcella Pixley

Themes: Depression & Mental Illness • Parents • Friendship

#13

Rain Rising

Courtne Comrie

Themes: Depression & Mental Illness • Short Stories • Friendship

#14

Bubbles A Novel

Abby Cooper

Themes: Depression & Mental Illness • Parents • Friendship

#15

When Shadows Fall

Sita Brahmachari

Themes: Depression & Mental Illness • Emotions & Feelings • Friendship

#16

Thanks a Lot, Universe

Chad Lucas

Themes: Depression & Mental Illness • Emotions & Feelings • Friendship

#17

After Zero

Christina Collins

Themes: Depression & Mental Illness • Parents • Friendship

#18

Beginners Welcome

Cindy Baldwin

Themes: Depression & Mental Illness • Parents • Friendship

#19

The Science of Breakable Things

Tae Keller

Themes: Depression & Mental Illness • Parents • Friendship

#20

What Happens Next

Claire Swinarski

Themes: Depression & Mental Illness • Emotions & Feelings • Friendship

#21

Where You’ve Got to Be

Caroline Gertler

Themes: Depression & Mental Illness • Emotions & Feelings • Friendship

#22

Chasing the Milky Way

Erin E. Moulton

Themes: Depression & Mental Illness • Parents • Friendship

#23

Five Things about Ava Andrews

Margaret Dilloway

Themes: Depression & Mental Illness • Emotions & Feelings • Friendship

#24

Summer and July

Paul Mosier

Themes: Parents • Emotions & Feelings • Friendship

The 24 books on this list are tied together by themes of Depression & Mental Illness, Parents, Short Stories — the same threads that run through Finding Perfect by Elly Swartz. Among the authors featured: Claire Swinarski, Katya Balen, Elizabeth Gilbert Bedia, Lindsey Stoddard, and others.