Novels like Buttons and Stars
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Buttons and Stars, best match first.
- 1 Childhood Sweethearts, Sharing Our Joy 竹马青梅共言欢 [A sweet campus romance + childhood sweethearts + two strong leads + happy ending] A new student arrived at Nanjiang High School and immediately became desk mates with the top student, ending his days of sitting alone. While the top student was away, she casually did his competition problems for him. She thought he’d fly into a rage, but when he saw the bold, familiar handwriting on the test paper, he smiled instead… When Bai Rui was three, she bit Gu Han on the face, and sank her teeth right 722Reads8.5Score10414d adds
- 2 Fleeing with the Summer Breeze 携夏风出逃 [From secret crush to mutual love + both pursue each other + healing and redemption + slow-burn romance + light ensemble cast] When she was fifteen, a boy swept into Si Qing’s world without warning, carried on the orange-gold summer breeze. Qi Fang came from one of the most illustrious families in the capital. With the carefree air of a playboy, he seemed to never let his gaze linger on anyone. When she started university, a video of Si Qing speaking as the freshman representative was posted to 31.3kReads9.4Score4.7k14d adds
- 3 Her Dimpled Smile Is Off-the-Charts Sweet 她的梨涡，甜度爆表 [Wild bad boy x sweet, well-behaved girl] (Sweet campus romance + sugary sweet + devoted couple + happy ending) Gu Sheng is famous for being wild, a classic playboy whom nobody can handle. Until a new transfer student joins his class: sweet, charming, and absolutely gorgeous. When they first meet, Gu Sheng is all lazy swagger. “New classmate, I’m Gu Sheng. Sheng, as in midsummer.” Xia Li gazes at him timidly and speaks in a tiny voice. “Hello, I’m Xia Li.” From then on, Gu Sheng, once so wild h 10.7kReads8.9Score1.9k14d adds
- 4 The Sweethouse’s Top Star 甜字号头牌 (The print edition of Sweetness Unspoken goes on sale June 20) [Campus + goofy comedy + childhood sweethearts + overprotective brother + sweet romance] [Sweet, feisty girl × suave, sly bad boy] A pretty, sweet-looking girl transfers into the class. She's wild-tempered and fearless, and on her very first day she gets into an argument with Shen Sili, the top guy in the grade who sits in the back row. While their classmates marvel that the newcomer has no fear, the next day they see the two walking 18.2kReads9.4Score2.6k14d adds
- 5 My Heart Races! A Secret Crush! My Childhood Friend Is Beautiful and Sweet-Voiced 心动！暗恋！小青梅她人美声甜 [The print edition of Heart-Throbbing Secret Love: My Childhood Friend Is Beautiful and Sweet is now available] [Sweet Campus Romance | Childhood Friend Takes the Lead | Groveling to Win Her Back | Secret Love] Qiao Zhen dreamed of fragments of memories from her past life: "For seven years, she followed the aloof campus heartthrob Ji Xian, obedient and gentle, offering him her whole heart, only to be casually cast aside." After finally coming to her senses, Qiao Zhen was crushed and left without 32.9kReads9.5Score3.9k14d adds
- 6 A Summer Too Lovely to Hide 难藏夏日 [The print edition is now available] In her senior year of high school, Yun Xiang was brought home by Cheng Xiao, one of her father's old comrades. Cheng Xiao had a son, a cocky, arrogant guy who loved looking down his nose at people. But he was good at school and great at video games. The first time Yun Xiang met Cheng Che, he stood on the stairs to the second floor and coldly laid down the rules. “Don’t come near me, don’t look at me, don’t tell anyone at school you know me, and don’t touch an 34.7kReads9.5Score5.1k14d adds
- 7 EN What Makes You Think I'll Keep Liking You Forever? 你凭什么认为我会一直喜欢你呢 [Everyday romance] [One female lead] [Mutual healing] Because of a promise made in childhood, Chen Lu spent seven whole years pursuing the girl he’d grown up with. In the end, all he got was a cold rejection. Chen Lu smiled in acceptance, but his heart had turned to ash… until he met the sweet, clumsy girl who’d come to thank him. The girl was lovely and innocent, standing alone in the rain right where the two of them had agreed to meet. “Why haven’t you left…?” The girl slowly lifted her head. 121.3kReads9.7Score14k14d adds
- 8 Burning Hot! 炙热沦陷！ (The print edition, titled Song of Sheng, is now available, and the online comic of the same name is complete.) [Flirty Romance]+ [Reborn School Life]+ [Mutual Healing]+ [Obsessive Sweet Romance] A striking, warm, and gentle girl with vivid features × a brooding, handsome, and rebellious young man Only when Shengge was dying did she learn that a boy had loved her with all his heart. The first time they met in her previous life, the carefree boy asked her, “Hey, new student, what's your name?” Sh 38.6kReads9.6Score5k14d adds
