Read on to learn more about some great romance reads and you can check out the full collection on OverDrive.

The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren

For two sworn enemies, anything can happen during the Hawaiian trip of a lifetime—maybe even love—in this romantic comedy from the New York Times bestselling authors of Roomies.

I Owe You One by Sophie Kinsella

From the author of Surprise Me comes an irresistible story of love and empowerment about a young woman with a complicated family, a handsome man who might be “the one,” and an IOU that changes everything.

Winter in Paradise by Elin Hilderbrand

A husband’s secret life, a wife’s new beginning: escape to the Caribbean with New York Times bestselling author Elin Hilderbrand.

American Royals by Katharine McGee

What if America had a royal family? If you can’t get enough of Harry and Meghan or Kate and William, meet American princesses Beatrice and Samantha. Crazy Rich Asians meets The Crown. Perfect for fans of Red, White, and Royal Blue and The Royal We!

Marriage on Madison Avenue by Lauren Layne

From New York Times bestselling author Lauren Layne, the “queen of witty dialogue” (Rachel Van Dyken, New York Times bestselling author), comes the final installment of the Central Park Pact series, a heartfelt and laugh-out-loud romantic comedy that’s perfect for fans of Sally Thorne and Christina Lauren.

Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston

A big-hearted romantic comedy in which First Son Alex falls in love with Prince Henry of Wales after an incident of international proportions forces them to pretend to be best friends…

The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang

A heartwarming and refreshing debut novel that proves one thing: there’s not enough data in the world to predict what will make your heart tick.

Beard Necessities by Penny Reid

This second-chance romance brings back the entire Winston gang, playing cupid in one last story of love, hi-jinks, and family collusion.

The Bride Test by Helen Hoang

From the critically acclaimed author of The Kiss Quotient comes a romantic novel about love that crosses international borders and all boundaries of the heart…

After by Anna Todd

Experience the internet’s most talked-about book, now a major motion picture, from Anna Todd, the writer Cosmopolitan called “the biggest literary phenomenon of her generation.” Now with new exclusive material!

The Selection by Kiera Cass

Fall in love—from the very beginning. Discover the first book in the captivating, #1 New York Times bestselling Selection series.

How to Catch a Queen by Alyssa Cole

An arranged marriage leads to unexpected desire, in the first book of Alyssa Cole’s Runaway Royals series.

Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert

A witty, hilarious romantic comedy about a woman who’s tired of being “boring” and recruits her mysterious, sexy neighbor to help her experience new things—perfect for fans of Sally Thorne, Jasmine Guillory, and Helen Hoang!

The Honey-Don’t List by Christina Lauren

From the New York Times bestselling author behind the “joyful, warm, touching” (Jasmine Guillory, New York Times bestselling author) The Unhoneymooners comes a delightfully charming love story about what happens when two assistants tasked with keeping a rocky relationship from explosion start to feel sparks of their own.

Chasing Cassandra by Lisa Kleypas

New York Times bestselling author Lisa Kleypas returns with the next dazzling romance in the Ravenels series – perfect for fans of Sarah MacLean, Julia Quinn and Eloisa James.

The Hating Game by Sally Thorne

Debut author Sally Thorne bursts on the scene with a hilarious and sexy workplace comedy all about that thin, fine line between hate and love.

Do you have any other suggestions? Tell us in the comments below!

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It is true most of the time that we love fictional characters more if they are fellow bookworms, who adore reading as much as we do. It’s the relatability we feel as we read a book that has a nerdy main character, seeing how books help them as they do us. There are many such bookish book characters, and I have compiled a list of some of my favourites!

Kelsea Raleigh Glynn
from The Queen of the Tearling by Erika Johansen

“Stories moved Kelsea most, stories of things that never were, stories that transported her beyond the changeless world of the cottage.” 

This strong queen is one hell of a book lover from the start to the end of the series.

William Herondale
from The Infernal Devices by Cassandra Clare

“It was books that made me feel that perhaps I was not completely alone. They could be honest with me, and I with them.”

In my opinion, Will Herondale is an amazing person on the fictional planet. And when I saw that he reads, he became the best.

Celaena Sardothien
from Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas

“No. I can survive well enough on my own— if given the proper reading material.”

Who cannot relate to this quote? Celaena is the best heroine ever and we loved her more because she comforted us in our nerdiness.

Hermione Granger
from Harry Potter by J. K. Rowling

“Because that’s what Hermione does,” said Ron, shrugging. “When in doubt, go to the library.”

This list would be incomplete without the one and only Hermione. Without her being a bookworm, Harry would have been long dead. Seriously, how many times did she save the trio by reading one book or another?

Tessa Young
from After by Anna Todd

“The best thing about reading is to escape from your life, to be able to live hundreds or even thousands of lives.”

From the beginning of this epic love story to the end, Tessa was the hearty bookworm, with a relatable love for classic romances.

Matilda Wormwood
from Matilda by Roald Dahl

‘The books transported her into new worlds and introduced her to amazing people who lived exciting lives. She went on olden-day sailing ships with Joseph Conrad. She went to Africa with Ernest Hemingway and to India with Rudyard Kipling. She travelled all over the world while sitting in her little room in an English village.’

Matilda, “a reader of books,” is an intellectual child with telekinetic abilities. Her love for reading and for books is depicted throughout this iconic childrens book.

Cather Avery
from Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell

“I’m the kind of girl who fantasizes about being trapped in a library overnight.”

As the title suggests, the main character, Cath is a dedicated reader, fangirl and fan fiction writer. Her character in this coming-of-age novel is honestly one of the most relatable ones to the introverted bookworms out there.

Jo March
from Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

“I like good strong words that mean something.”

The tomboy of the March sisters, Jo is a lover of reading and writing books.

Do you have any favourite bookworm characters? Tell us in the comments below!

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If you’ve seen After in cinemas you probably went because you loved the books. Or you saw the trailer and thought “mm, get me some of that please”, for some reason. However, any pro-book After lover will agree, and let’s just say, there were many, many differences between the movie and the book.

Some of the most noticeable changes happened in the first few minutes of the movie, and that was the portrayal of Tessa’s mother and Tessa’s boyfriend. Her mother was nice in the movie, a stark difference from the book, which lends itself to be a giant conflict later in the book because Tessa can’t go home. So, turning the mother into a nice lady was not the best choice. It made the story feel shallow.

Let’s not talk about the fact that Noah looked like a hipster surfer who’d get all the ladies. I don’t know about you, but I pictured Noah as short with slicked back hair, wearing cardigans, and saying things like “goodness”. They made him way too normal in the movie, which seems to be the theme here.

In terms of Tessa’s appearance and character, I thought they did quite well to capture her passive yet snarky personality however downplayed it may have been. Hardin, however… did sort-of look like himself from the book but less bad-boy-home-wrecker and more just-a-normal-attractive-boy-on-the-street. Where were his piercings? Where were the rest of his tattoos?

Now, let’s talk about Landon, Tristian, and Steph. Probably the second biggest change in the adaptation. As for Landon, let’s just say he had a genetic makeover. I didn’t mind this change, however shocked I was. Voltage Pictures and Offspring Entertainment needs its diversity tick, I guess. Landon’s change was the only one I welcomed happily as it actually added to the story with an extra layer of humour. When Landon tells Tessa he and Hardin are related, he goes on to add “well, step brothers” which is somewhat comical. In the books, Landon and Hardin are polar opposites, and by comparing Landon and Tessa together, it highlights how strange Tessa and Hardin are together. However, in the movie, it’s harder to get this point across because Hardin doesn’t look shocking, he just looks normal.

I didn’t really like the fact that Tristian turned into a girl for the movie and now Steph is a lesbian, because it felt forced. It’s one thing to go for LGBTQ+ representation in a movie, it’s another thing entirely to just throw it in at the end as an afterthought. It just felt disrespectful, but hey, they did make a cute couple, so I’m looking past it.

The most interesting change in the movie was the lack of Hardin’s violent nature. Yeah, we saw a couple vases smashed on the ground but not once in the whole movie did he even raise his voice. Which, if we’re being honest here, was the heart and soul of the book. Now, I get it, you can’t romanticise violence in the box office, but part of the allure of Hardin was his violent, troubled nature, then watching him change and grow.

However, it’s interesting to note that in one of the teaser trailers before the movie reached cinemas, they showed that scene where Hardin throws the Wuthering Heights book at the wall. It doesn’t make an appearance in the movie, which means someone had to actually take it out after they had filmed it.

The problem with changing the target demographic is that your audience becomes significantly smaller. Lovers of the book become disgruntled or simply won’t watch it and new audiences that walk into the cinemas will be similarly disappointed. Here’s why:

Without graphic sex-scenes, Hardin’s violence, and adult themes, the movie turns into a bland premise. Good girl Tessa falls in love with a moody teenager and then finds out there’s a bet to make her fall in love with him.

When I finished the book, I was in shock. I began moaning in pain and despair and desperation. I couldn’t believe how it ended because in the books, Tessa doesn’t just find out a handful of college students have been in on this bet, oh boo-hoo. In the book, Hardin shows them the bloody bed linen from him taking Tessa’s virginity, he shows them the used condom, describes her most vulnerable moments with him, then tries to pay people to stay quiet about it. It ends up explaining so much of the events throughout the book. Like why he kept the sheets and condom, why he was always worried she would leave him, and why he didn’t want her wandering the frat house alone. In the book it feels so much more destructive. A huge bombshell. This is why I have trust issues.

In the movie, this feels bland. The characters are bland, the soul is gone, and the shocking conclusion is barely surprising. Or maybe that’s because I’ve already read the book. However, looking at the movie as a standalone, it’s pretty boring. It’s like someone condensed every romance movie trope into one place and then made every character stare at each other wordlessly for the whole movie. It’s cute, but it doesn’t really stand on its own. I’d watch it again if I felt like watching something I don’t want to emotionally commit to. Which is not what you want from your audience.

In the end, the people reading After by Anna Todd weren’t reading because of the cute PG romance.

Have you read the book? Tell us your thoughts in the comments below!

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What is a story without romance? It’s merely okay. Translation: lacking fun and can be extremely boring. For all fellow romantics out there, I have made a list of romance series that I absolutely enjoyed and hope you do too! This list contains series whose primary genre is romance, but there are hundreds of other series that have epic romance combined with fantasy or some other genre!

Black Dagger Brotherhood by J. R. Ward
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The black dagger brotherhood is an elite group of powerful male vampires that protect the vampire civilians from the Omega, who has an anti-vampire sort of cult. The books focus on different vampires each time, who find the love of their eternal lives. The series was incredible because of the amazing men and the lovable ladies who don’t make anything easy.

Elements by Brittainy C. Cherry
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This four book series consists of… well, standalones. Each book is different and has different characters, but all of them are amazing romances in many ways. The characters are affable and mostly, the romance is about how they make each other’s lives better, free them from the awful pasts. Elements by Brittainy C. Cherry is one epic series you should read if you want to cry from all the romantic feels.

Me Before You by Jojo Moyes
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This trilogy captured millions of hearts, and rightly so. The story is of Louisa Clarke, an ordinary girl who, under extreme financial duress, takes up a job with Will Traynor, who is bound to the wheelchair after an accident. He is bossy and bitter, but Louisa makes up her mind to make him happy, and soon, his happiness becomes everything to her. This is a heartbreaking tale of an epic romance and every reader who loves the genre must read this.

Chasing Red by Isabelle Ronin
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This romance series is phenomenal! Caleb has everything—wealth, is loved by all, and has a great looking future. Until he meets her. Dressed in a red dress, Veronica overwhelms Caleb and he wants her. He gets the chance when he gets to know that Veronica had been kicked out of her apartment and offers her to stay at his place. However, the past never stays dead, right? And Veronica may not willing to open her heart to the nice stranger.

After by Anna Todd
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Tessa is a good girl. She has a good boyfriend. A boyfriend she loves. However, barely into her freshmen dorm in university, she runs into Hardin, a gorgeous but very rude boy she immediately feels attracted to. After is a One Direction fan fiction originally published on Wattpad and starts like a typical annoying-good-girl and frustrating-bad-boy romance but it quickly takes it pace to much more. As the story goes, both Tessa and Hardin’s hardships are revealed, their backgrounds and families, their struggle with each other.

Any other recommendations? Tell us in the comments below!

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The Nerd Daily 2019 Reading Challenge was released the beginning of the year, consisting of 52 prompts to read books about. One of its prompts was START A NEW SERIES so if you’re looking for recs for that particular challenge or looking for books to read in general, here’s a list of eight completed or almost completed young adult book series to start bingeing immediately.

To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before by Jenny Han
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This teen-fiction romance trilogy is a flurry of romance and happiness. Lara Jean Song writes letters for the boys she loves and keeps them in a box, however, those letters are for her only. But one day, the five letters are mailed to the five boys she’s loved. Lara Jean’s love life quickly goes out of control. If you are a fan of teen romances and love letters, you need to start this series immediately. The first book has even been adapted to a film in 2018, and the sequel is set to release in 2020, starring the amazing Lana Condor and the sweetest Noah Centineo.

The Illuminae Files by Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff
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The year is 2575, and two megacorporations are fighting over a planet at the edge of the universe, but no one warned the residents. Kady and Ezra, who had recently broken up and barely talking to each other, witness their planet getting invaded and are forced together on an evacuating fleet. But to top off their problems, a deadly plague has broken out, the fleet’s AI may be their enemy, and to survive, Kady and Ezra may have to fight together.

Told through a fascinating dossier of hacked documents—including emails, schematics, military files, IMs, medical reports, interviews, and more, Illuminae Files is an incredible epistolary novel trilogy loved by almost all of its readers!

The Selection by Kiera Cass
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The selection is a five book series with plenty of novellas to enjoy too! 35 girls are given the chance of winning Prince Maxon’s heart and ruling with him the Kingdom of Illea. Girls dream of being in her position but for America, it is leaving her secret love, Aspen, behind. And she will have to face the challenges that come her way. The fourth and fifth books are about Eadlyn and her journey to love.

If you love palace settings, balls and dances, love triangles, and coming-of-age stories, and if you haven’t read it already, you need to pick up this YA dystopian series.

After by Anna Todd
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Tessa is a good girl. She has a good boyfriend. A boyfriend she loves. But barely into her freshmen dorm in university, she runs into Hardin, a gorgeous but very rude boy she immediately feels lured to. Despite his cruel treatment to her and their differences, Tessa can’t help but feel that there’s a goodness to him. Could it be love?

This One Direction fanfiction originally published on Wattpad, After starts like a typical annoying-good-girl and frustrating-bad-boy romance but it quickly takes it pace to much more. As the story goes, both Tessa and Hardin’s hardships are revealed, their backgrounds and families, their struggle with each other. Will they end up together or not, is what you will ask when reading this more so New Adult romance series.

Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi
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Juliette’s touch is lethal. After she accidentally kills someone, The Reestablishment locks her up in an asylum. She hasn’t seen a soul ever since she came in. Until Adam. The boy she wants to remember her. Some days go by and unexpectedly, she is given an offer by The Reestablishment, namely, by Warner; she could be that monster of a girl, or she could use her power and use herself as a weapon.

Shatter Me is a YA Sci-Fi series by Tahereh Mafi with a unique writing style, and great characters. Juliette is easily lovable, surviving with a uniqueness she did not ask for. The series has five books and many novellas with the sixth instalment coming in 2020.

Stalking Jack The Ripper by Kerri Maniscalco
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Against her father’s wishes and society’s expectations, daughter of Lord Wadsworth, seventeen-year-old Audrey Rose attends her uncle’s classes to learn forensic medicine. While working with her uncle, Audrey is sucked into the investigation of the serial killer, Jack the Ripper. She, along with Thomas Cresswell, her arrogant and intelligent classmate, will roam the disease-infested streets to identify the murderer.

Stalking Jack the Ripper is a four book series with the final instalment to come this September. It is a deliciously creepy horror novel, set in 1880s, London with the air of mystery surrounding the question of, who is the Ripper?

The Dark Artifices by Cassandra Clare
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The sequel series to the internationally acclaimed Mortal Instruments, The Dark Artifices trilogy is the latest addition in the Shadowhunter Chronicles. It focuses on the lives of the Blackthorns and Emma Carstairs, some five years after the events of City of Heavenly Fire. Emma who is now a young woman is hell bent on knowing who murdered her parents and getting her revenge.

The Shadowhunter Chronicles is said to one of the best YA book series and rightly so. It focuses promptly on friendship, family, love, romance, and more than that- Good and Evil.

The Raven Cycle by Maggie Stiefvater
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Every year, Blue Sargent stands next to her mother as the soon-to-be dead people walk past but she never sees them. Until she does. Gansey, a boy comes from the dark and talks to her. Blue eventually gets involved with The Raven Boys, a group of four boys -Gansey, Adam, Ronan and Noah- to figure out why she saw Gansey. Is he her true love, or is she his killer?

The tetralogy is a spellbinding series about magic, death, love ,and friendship. It is a character driven story with humorous scenes and lovable people. I highly recommend if you like fantasy paranormal books.

Any other YA book series you would recommend? Tell us in the comments below!

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