3 Fun Fiction Reads: Romance Edition

1. You Deserve Each Other by Sarah Hogle

As far as romance books go, this one definitely switches it up. The story starts from where a lot of other books end, with the main couple already in a relationship. Not only that, but they are about to get married. The problem is that the relationship isn’t going well anymore and from the main characters point of view, the spark is gone. Thus begins a series of events where purposeful sabotage blossoms into love in an interesting lovers-to- enemies- to- lovers twist.

What I loved about this book was that you still get to see the main characters fall in love, just in a different way. Re-discovering a relationship instead of creating a new one was genuinely really cool to read and I think the author does a great job of making the reader fall into the story and feel the emotions of the characters.

I highly recommend this book if you want a spin on the classic enemies to lovers trope!


2. The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood

Speaking of enemies to lovers, pretty much any Ali Hazelwood book would fit the bill. Her writing is fun, easy to read and a good mix of classic tropes. This was the first of her books I read and it’s a pretty classic Fake Dating story with a good amount of banter and butterflies in your stomach moments.

The main character is a PhD candidate who believes a professor at her college hates her, and yet ends up fake dating him to convince her best friend her love life (that she doesn’t believe in) is going great. It’s a fun, flirty read for anyone looking to just sit back and relax with an easy-to read book!


 

3. Hook, Line and Sinker by Tessa Bailey

I wanted to recommend a non enemies-to-lovers book in this as well and this one fit the bill perfectly. It’s actually the second book in a duology of sorts that can be read as a stand-alone. (The book before it actually is enemies-to-lovers and is titled It Happened One Summer).

The main character already knows the love interest and ends up staying at his place for a little while. While she has a crush on someone else and he is a self-titled ladies’ man, they’re strictly friends…that is until the lines get blurry. The book deals with real image and self-confidence issues but still keeps things relatively light-hearted and fun.

I recommend this book if you just want a good old fashioned romance book!


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