These are primary settings for the novels listed on a thematic level, though they may not be the lone settings. For setting by state/province, click here. For all books set outside the US/UK/Can/AUS, click here.
Abroad
- The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi Lee – B
- A Darkly Beating Heart by Lindsay Smith – B+
- Our Own Private Universe by Robin Talley – B+
- The Summer of Us by Cecilia Vinesse~
At Sea
- The Abyss Surrounds Us by Emily Skrutskie
- The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea by Maggie Tokuda-Hall
Boarding School
- Girlhood by Cat Clarke
- Her Royal Highness by Rachel Hawkins
- Openly Straight and Honestly Ben by Bill Konigsberg
- Without Annette by Jane B. Mason
- People Like Us by Dana Mele
- Livingston Girls by Briana Morgan
- Simon Snow by Rainbow Rowell
- Empress of the World by Sara Ryan
- As I Descended by Robin Talley
- If We Were Us by K.L. Walther
College
- I Hate Everyone But You by Gaby Dunn and Alison Raskin
- Let’s Talk About Love by Claire Kann – A+
- We Are Okay by Nina LaCour
- By Any Means Necessary by Candice Montgomery
- Carmilla by Kim Turrisi
- *Right Where I Left You by Julian Winters
Convention
- The Pros of Cons by Alison Cherry, Lindsay Ribar, and Michelle Schusterman
- How to Repair a Mechanical Heart by JC Lillis
- Ship It by Britta Lundin
- The Princess and the Fangirl by Ashley Poston
Conversion Camp
- The Miseducation of Cameron Post by emily danforth
- Surrender Your Sons by Adam Sass
- The Summer I Wasn’t Me by Jessica Verdi
High School (Private)
Female Protag
- Tell Me Again How a Crush Should Feel by Sara Farizan
- Amelia Westlake by Erin Gough
Male Protag
High School (Public)
Female Protag
- *Cool for the Summer by Dahlia Adler
- Leah on the Offbeat by Becky Albertalli – B
- The Weight of the Stars by K. Ancrum
- Practically Ever After by Isabel Bandeira
- Girl Made of Stars by Ashley Herring Blake – B
- Georgia Peaches and Other Forbidden Fruit by Jaye Robin Brown
- Belly Up by Eva Darrows – Q
- Girl Mans Up by M-E Girard
- Freshman Year by Annameekee Hesik – L
- The Henna Wars by Adiba Jaigirdar
- You Should See Me in a Crown by Leah Johnson
- *Like Other Girls by Britta Lundin
- Dating Sarah Cooper by Siera Maley
- The Prom by Saundra Mitchell
- Keeping You a Secret by Julie Anne Peters
- Her Name in the Sky by Kelly Quindlen
- Late to the Party by Kelly Quindlen
- *She Drives Me Crazy by Kelly Quindlen
- Final Draft by Riley Redgate
- Nowhere Girls by Amy Reed – L
- Cherry by Lindsey Rosin – B
- If I Was Your Girl by Meredith Russo – T
- Birthday by Meredith Russo – T
- Tell Me How You Really Feel by Aminah Mae Safi – L
- The Last to Let Go by Amber Smith – L
- Dirty London by Kelley York
Male Protag
- Simon Vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli – G
- The Wicker King by K. Ancrum
- This is Kind of an Epic Love Story by Kacen Callender – Q
- Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender
- Only Mostly Devastated by Sophie Gonzales
- Geography Club by Brent Hartinger
- Autoboyography by Christina Lauren – B+
- Stay Gold by Tobly McSmith
- Perfect Ten by L. Philips
- Seven Ways We Lie by Riley Redgate – P+, A (Amz)~
- Jack of Hearts (and Other Parts) by L.C. Rosen – G
- Date Me, Bryson Keller! by Kevin van Whye
Non-Binary Protag
- I Wish You All the Best by Mason Deaver – B/NB
Nature/Camping Trip
- Even if We Break by Marieke Nijkamp
Online
- I Hate Everyone But You by Gaby Dunn and Alison Raskin
- Gena/Finn by Hannah Moskowitz and Kat Helgeson
Pride
- You Know Me Well by Nina LaCour and David Levithan
- *When You Get the Chance by Tom Ryan and Robin Stevenson
Road Trip
- *When You Get the Chance by Tom Ryan and Robin Stevenson
Space
- The Disasters by M.K. England – B+
- The Star Host by F.T. Lukens – B
- Heart of Iron by Ashley Poston~
- Hullmetal Girls by Emily Skrutskie – A+
Summer Camp
- Nothing Happened by Molly Booth – B/P+,~
- Lunaside by J.L. Douglas
- Keeping Her Secret by Sarah Nicolas (Amz)
- Camp by L.C. Rosen
- On a Summer Night by Gabriel D. Vidrine – T
Wartime
- The Spy With the Red Balloon by Katherine Locke – B,D
- *The Shadow War by Lindsay Smith
Work
- Under the Lights by Dahlia Adler – B+/Q
- Hot Dog Girl by Jen Dugan – B+
- Verona Comics by Jennifer Dugan – B+
- Lizzie by Dawn Ius
- If It Makes You Happy by Claire Kann
- The Music of What Happens by Bill Konigsberg
- Like Water by Rebecca Podos – B+
- The Summer of Jordi Perez by Amy Spalding