I think everyone who reads or writes young adult novels can agree that all of them are full of teenage angst. I’ve been obsessed with Olivia Rodrigo’s debut album, Sour, since it came out. It’s the other heartbreak album I wish I had to accompany Red when I was a teenager. So, just like my recommended reads for Red (Taylor’s Version), I put together a list of YA contemporary/romance reads for every song in Sour, whether you’re looking for all the angst in “good 4 u” or the devastating heartbreak in “enough for you.”

1. “brutal”– Save The Date by Morgan Matson

It’s brutal at her sister’s wedding. When the perfect weekend she’s planning turns into a total disaster, she learns more about her crazy family, herself, love, and life than she was bargaining for.

2. “traitor”– Heartbreakers & Fakers by Cameron Lund

Her best friend is a traitor who is now dating her ex-boyfriend, so she enlists the help of her best friend’s ex and her enemy. They fake date to win back the affections of their respective exes but are surprised when they fall for each other instead.

3. “drivers license”– Since You’ve Been Gone by Morgan Matson

She drives alone past her best friend’s street but she’s never there because she left without saying goodbye. She spends the summer completing a bucket list her best friend sent her in an attempt to find herself and feel closer to their friendship without her best friend by her side.

4. “1 step forward, 3 steps back”– Just One Day Trilogy by Gayle Forman

The roller coaster is all this couple ever had, as they always take one step forward, and three steps back as they continuously find their way back to each other after initially meeting in Paris for just twenty-four hours.

5. “deja vu”– What I Like About You by Marisa Kanter

She’s falling for him even though he’s hopelessly in love with a YA book blogger who he became best friends with online. The YA book blogger happens to be her alter ego and it’s becoming harder for her to keep that a secret, so he must get deja vu every time he’s with her without realizing it, right?

6. “good 4 u”– The Fill-In Boyfriend by Kasie West

She gets dumped in a parking lot at prom. He has a cheating ex he wants to get even with. Good for their exes for moving on easily without them? But when she convinces him to pretend to be her boyfriend for prom night, she ends up wanting him to be her real boyfriend without anyone finding out about the charade.

7. “enough for you”– Field Notes On Love by Jennifer E. Smith

He got dumped by his girlfriend and she got rejected from her dream college. They’re both just looking to be enough for who they are. When these two strangers travel across the country on a train together, they end up finding much more than a temporary escape from their real lives.

8. “happier”– The Museum of Heartbreak by Meg Leder

She hopes her best friend is happy, but not happier, now that they’re growing apart and she found a new best friend. She creates her own museum documenting the heartbreaks of love, friendship, and growing up, which helps her to look forward to the future by reconciling with the past

9. “jealousy, jealousy”– Influence by Sara Shepard & Lilia Buckingham

There is a lot of jealousy, jealousy in this brutal world of teenage influencers where every girl is too good to be true and one girl is always happier or prettier than the other. All of them have plenty of secrets and their deceptive images of their “perfect lives” might collapse under the pressure of their high profile lives.

10. “favorite crime”– If I’m Being Honest by Emily Wibberley & Austin Siegemund-Broka

A brutally honest, popular girl sets out to be nicer to win over her crush. Unfortunately, the first guy, whose social life she ruined, doesn’t forgive her that easily and she sets out to change his mind. Along the way, she finds herself enjoying spending time with him and realizes she might not have to actually change who she is to call a guy hers.

11. “hope ur ok”– The Summer Of Broken Rules by K.L. Walther

She’s grieving the loss of her sister and has shut everyone out from her life ever since. When she attends a summer wedding, she decides to get closer to being okay, as she slowly starts to reconnect with her family. She even forms an alliance with a groomsman during a game of assassin and finds herself falling for him.

Bonus Recommended Reads

A round-up of books relating to Olivia Rodrigo songs would not be complete without some bonus recommendations for some of her High School Musical: The Musical: The Series songs, so here are some bonus recommendations based on her solo songs in the series.

12. “All I Want”– To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before Trilogy by Jenny Han

All she wants is love that lasts. What she didn’t want is for her sister to send out her super secret stash of love letters to boys. When she fake dates one of the boys from the letters, she doesn’t expect him to be the perfect guy for her, but they stay strong despite the ups and downs they face in this trilogy.

13. “Out Of The Old”– Famous In Love Duology by Rebecca Serle

An average girl gets cast in one of the most anticipated book to film adaptations at an open call audition. Despite going out of the old, into a new Hollywood life she isn’t at all prepared for, her wildest dreams start to feel like home in this duology.

14. “The Rose Song”– When You Were Everything by Ashley Woodfolk

Having a best friend means seeing yourself through their eyes and living your life just for them. Sometimes the best thing you can do to become your own person is to let go of a broken friendship and stop being confined to their point of view.

15. “Granted”– Fireworks by Katie Cotugno

She’s given the opportunity of a lifetime to become a pop star in a new girl group. But she starts taking the opportunity for granted. It’s her best friend’s dream and she’s only along for the ride, it just doesn’t feel right when she has to choose between their lifelong friendship and pursuing potential fame.