As the season of love approaches, people are going on dates and giving each other gifts, and although some might not partake in the festivities of the season, they can still catch that sweet romance by flipping through the top five romance books according to booktubers. These books bring the emotions off the pages, making you giggle and kick your feet while submerging you into the fictional world of all the characters’ lives.
- Better than the Movies by Lynn Painter
“enemies to lovers, it’s our trope Buxbaum.”
This book follows Liz Buxbaum’s life in high school as she tries to get noticed by Micheal, a boy who she’s had a crush on since forever. However, as Wes Bennet helps scheme this out, he and Liz seem to grow closer, which makes her rethink what her happy ending should look like. This book will make you smile and cry out of happiness for the characters every page you turn.
- The Seven Year Slip by Ashley Poston
“The love always stays, and so do we.”
Come along and follow Clementine, a book publicist, on a mission to find her true love. One day she comes across a young man in the kitchen of her late aunt’s apartment. Clementine is head-over-heels for a man she doesn’t even know. Yet, in reality, he is living seven years in the past, and she’s seven years into his future. It’s a twisty romance that’ll attach you to the character and a right-person-at-the-wrong-time plot.
- Just for the Summer by Abby Jimenez
“‘What are you thinking about?’ I asked. He didn’t answer for a long moment. When he did, he did it with his eyes closed. ‘All I ever think about is you.’”
This story revolves around Justin and Emma, as they both believe they are cursed, never to find love. However, Emma DM’s Justin, and they find out that they both have the same issue. Both plan to meet up on a private island on Lake Minnetonka, thinking that their curses will cancel out, that whatever happened between them would just be a summer thing, but what if both of them fall in love with each other? If you’re someone who wants to fall in love with characters, feel giddy, and want to believe, “if he wanted to he would,” add this book to your TBR.
- You’ve Reached Sam by Dustin Thao
“I miss you too. I miss you infinity.”
This book follows Julie, a seventeen-year-old who had planned to move out of town to do a summer program in Japan with her boyfriend Sam. Soon after, Sam dies. Julie suddenly has to deal with the grief of him being gone. When she calls his phone to listen to his voicemail to reminisce, he suddenly picks up. This story goes through how after getting a second chance with him, she falls in love with him again, whilst trying to keep these phone calls a secret. If you like reading a book with characters that make you feel their grief, make you want to cry, while also following a love story, consider immersing yourself in this in depth storyline.
- Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross
“You are worthy of love. you are worthy to feel joy right now, even in the darkness”
Grab a snack and some blankets and let’s follow Iris Winnow, an eighteen year old trying to keep her family together. To lighten up the mood of her family–her mother drowning in sorrows, and her brother on the frontline– the only thing she can do is try to get a columnist promotion at the Oath Gazette. And to make matters worse, the letter that she wrote for her brother accidentally winds up in her rival’s hands, Roman Kitt. This is purely an enemies to lovers’ romance, that will make you love and hate the characters. Read this book if you want to fall into the story of a heartbreak with some hope and a beautiful ending.
Despite the fact that reading these romance books will make you want to bash your head into a wall sometimes, you have to trust the process. The universe has its plans for you, and whether you like it or not, love will find its way to you.
