Hiya!
Every week I participate in Top Ten Tuesday, which is hosted by The Broke and Bookish. This week, in honor of Valentine’s Day, the theme is Top Ten Favorite Romances.
So, let’s talk romantic books (not romance novels…because that’s just not my thing)! I absolutely love romance in books, in fact any book I am going to LOVE has to have a bit of romance. It’s just a fact of my reading life! ROMANCE! GIVE ME ROMANCE!
I will not be listing my obvious choices, such as Pride & Prejudice, North & South, Northanger Abbey or Bridget Jones’ Diary because those romances all go without saying!
So, let’s start with some of my favorite Young Adult romances.
Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins
Lola and the Boy Next Door by Stephanie Perkins
The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight by Jennifer E. Smith
What Happened to Goodbye by Sarah Dessen
Along for the Ride by Sarah Dessen
Okay, so let’s move on to some non-YA romances that I love! (Note these are NOT YA and some are not recommended (by me at least) for teens).
Redeeming Love by Francine Rivers
A Rather Lovely Inheritance by C.A. Belmond
Austenland and Midnight in Austenland by Shannon Hale
Imaginary Men by Anjali Banerjee
Size 12 is Not Fat by Meg Cabot
So there you have it! All of the books listed below are great romances and sometimes you just need a great romance in your life!
Sarah Dessen writes some of my fave YA romances, too! And you have just reminded me that I have had a copy of Lola for a year now and still haven’t read it – what’s wrong with me?!
Oh! You need to read Lola!! It will just make you sooo happy!
Look at all that swoon!
Nothing better than some swoons!!
I was so disappointed that there wasn’t more swoon in Size 12 is not Fat, but I really REALLY loved the relationships in it! Need to read more of the series to see where it goes! I have several Sarah Dessen books on my shelf, as well as Austenland, so I’m thinking I really need to read them to get to the swoons!
I haven’t read any of your Non-YA picks, but have read ALL of your YA picks and love them in a BIG BIG way!
Ooh Anna and the French Kiss has been turning up on a lot of lists, think I will have to check it out!
Yes! Do!!
I keep seeing Anna on the lists today, I need to read that one!
Oh you totally should! Stephanie Perkins is the queen of amazing romances!