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My Favorite Rom-Com Reads This is my first of two favorites lists of rom-coms and romantic reads. I was just talking to my friend Martha about rom-coms with weighty themes, and some of these titles fit Have you read any other rom-com or romantic novels that you loved? Lynn Painter delivers funny, charming banter and an opposites-attract tension in this heartwarming rom-com In Lynn Painter's rom-com Betting on You , rule-following seventeen-year-old Bailey and sarcastic, joking

Funny and Sweet Light Fiction Is it really summer without some great rom-com reads teed up and ready Romantic Comedy offers lots of funny, funny dialogue that delighted me. In Ann Liang's young adult rom-com This Time It's Real, when seventeen-year-old Eliza's class essay about For my full review, please check out This Time It's Real. 04 Yours Truly by Abby Jimenez Jimenez's rom-com And Florence really can communicate with ghosts.

More Funny and Sweet Light Fiction Adorable rom-coms can be perfect summertime reading. some romance and often some laughs, you might also like the books on these Greedy Reading Lists: Six Rom-Coms Fiction Stories Perfect for Summer Reading Six More Great Light Fiction Stories Six of My Favorite Rom-Com Reads of the Year , and Six More of My Favorite Rom-Com Reads of the Year Have you loved any other romantic 01 Will They or Won't They by Ava Wilder Ava Wilder's rom-com takes us behind the scenes of a hit teen

More of My Favorite Rom-Com Reads This is my second favorites lists of rom-coms and romantic reads from In my last list I mentioned rom-coms with weighty themes, and some of these titles fit that bill. Have you read any other rom-com or romantic novels that you loved? Reading Six More Great Rom-Coms Perfect for Summer Reading Six of My Favorite Light Fictions Reads of The rom-com conflict that prevents an immediate happy resolution was based on a communication fail--a

Funny and Sweet Light Fiction Is it really summer without some great rom-com reads teed up and ready Romantic Comedy offers lots of funny, funny dialogue that delighted me. In Ann Liang's young adult rom-com This Time It's Real, when seventeen-year-old Eliza's class essay about For my full review, please check out This Time It's Real. 04 Yours Truly by Abby Jimenez Jimenez's rom-com And Florence really can communicate with ghosts.

More Funny and Sweet Light Fiction Adorable rom-coms feel like the perfect summertime reading, and I've fiction with some romance and laughs, you might also like the books on the Greedy Reading Lists Six Rom-Coms 01 Will They or Won't They by Ava Wilder Ava Wilder's rom-com takes us behind the scenes of a hit teen He's completely out of his comfort zone and the pressure is on--but when he meets Fizzy, he just knows Lynn Painter's adorable young adult rom-com Better Than the Movies is about Liz Buxbaum, a fabulously

Katherine Center offers a writing-focused story in which forced proximity, past secrets, complicated Emma Wheeler writes romantic comedies, and she longs to be a screenwriter. Oh, and because of several (ahem, rom-com-type) issues, Emma is living in Charles's house for the duration As in all good rom-coms, there's a conflict keeping the potential couple apart, and I appreciated the I listened to The Rom-Commers as an audiobook courtesy of NetGalley and Macmillan Audio.

Abby Jimenez layers tough situations and messy complications into her rom-coms, and here, her main protagonists Samantha creates zippy social media posts for a local mustard company (I kept feeling surprise, but also Jimenez never shies away from including heavy themes and tough situations in her rom-coms. unpredictability to the couple's plans for a melded life together, and when they must wait and delay their combined More Abby Jimenez love Jimenez is also the author of Just for the Summer   (one of my Favorite Rom-Coms

Katherine Center's sweet rom-com about a video producer and her reluctant hero of a subject is set against Katie Vaughn has been single for a year, since her former fianc é , an up-and-coming musician, hit it Katie's evolution in considering and coping with body image issues felt valuable and compelling. The crisis that forms toward the end felt over the top and drawn out, with a rom-com-easy resolution, More Katherine Center and Rom-Com Love Katherine Center is also the author of The Rom-Commers , Hello

and often some laughs, you might also like the books on these Greedy Reading Lists: Six Rom-Coms Perfect for Summer Reading Six More Great Rom-Coms Perfect for Summer Reading Six of My Favorite Light Fictions Fiction Stories Perfect for Summer Reading Six More Great Light Fiction Stories Six of My Favorite Rom-Com In Josie Silver's newest rom-com, Charlie Francisco is a divorced, cynical, harried talent agent who Jimenez never shies away from including heavy themes and tough situations in her rom-coms.

Sarah Grunder Ruiz serves up an irresistible rom-com with great banter and with interesting and difficult , complex issues of loss, grief, and responsibility at its heart. I enjoy a rom-com with a solid center of complex issues, and Love, Lists and Fancy Ships (side note: You might also like the books on my Greedy Reading Lists Six Rom-Coms Perfect for Summer Reading and Six More Great Rom-Coms Perfect for Summer Reading.

Lynn Painter delivers funny, charming banter and an opposites-attract tension in this heartwarming rom-com In Lynn Painter's rom-com Betting on You, rule-following seventeen-year-old Bailey and sarcastic, joking But now that they're letting down their guards, commiserating about their complicated home lives, and Charlie is starting to see the appeal in Bailey's honesty and frank approach to communicating. Lynn Painter is the author of another rom-com I adored, Better Than the Movies, as well as Happily Never

Kristy Boyce's young-adult charmer, high schoolers Riley and Nathan, coworkers who have nothing in common More rom-com love! For more Bossy reviews of rom-com stories I've loved, please check out the titles at this link .

wonderful Scottish series of bravery, loyalty, betrayal, and adventure; I'm listening to Lynn Painter's rom-com Like the Movies (Better Than the Movies #2) by Lynn Painter In Lynn Painter's Nothing Like the Movies rom-com Lynn Painter is the author of a rom-com I adored, Better Than the Movies , as well as the cute Betting

Problem is the perfect light fiction read to close out the summer, with a high-stakes fake marriage, comeuppances You might also be interested in the books on these Greedy Reading Lists: Six Rom-Coms Perfect for Summer Reading Six More Great Rom-Coms Perfect for Summer Reading Six of My Favorite Light Fictions Reads of

This young-adult rom-com picks up with the protagonists of Better Than the Movies , now in a difficult In Lynn Painter's Nothing Like the Movies  rom-com, Liz Buxbaum and Wes Bennett were childhood next-door In this day and age of social media, casual searches, and easy communication, this seemed tough to believe Lynn Painter is the author of a rom-com I adored, Better Than the Movies , the cute Betting on You  and

I've been rom-comming it up, and you can find lots of my favorite romantic reads on the blog--with a list of recently published favorites to come soon, as well as a Greedy Reading List featuring my favorite

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Christina Lauren's newest fake-marriage, tropical-island-set rom-com You might also be interested in the books on my Greedy Reading Lists Six Rom-Coms Perfect for Summer Reading , Six More Great Rom-Coms Perfect for Summer Reading , Six of My Favorite Light Fictions Reads

adds a historical fiction element to her signature big-hearted, banter-driven, steamy, intriguingly complicated This is an excellent rom-com with enough weighty themes to offer appealing depth. This is an excellent rom-com with weighty themes that make it all feel anchored in something real.

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Slow Burn Summer , Josie Silver's newest rom-com, in which a divorced 01 Slow Burn Summer by Josie Silver In Josie Silver's newest rom-com, Charlie Francisco is a divorced Galland's historical fiction tale Boy , Sander Cooke is a famed, sought-after "boy player" in Shakespeare's company

I love Liang's books, and this departure from her romantic comedies is inspired by the Chinese legend book doesn't seem to be leading to a too-convenient happy ending, and as expected, Liang provides a complex set of conflicts to consider at the story's close: duty, corrupt power, the suffering of the common included it in my Greedy Reading Lists Six of My Favorite Light Fiction Reads from the Past Year , Six Rom-Coms And you can find my review of her great young-adult rom-com I Hope This Doesn't Find You   here .

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Lynn Painter's rom-com Betting on You; I'm listening to Gareth 01 Betting on You (Betting on You #1) by Lynn Painter In Lynn Painter's rom-com Betting on You, seventeen-year-old Lynn Painter is also the author of a rom-com I adored, Better Than the Movies, as well as Happily Never She is, herself, an adoptive mother who believes in the process--and she has a complicated past that

I've been on a rom-com kick this summer, and while I'm picky about my light fiction reads, I've laughed (New Greedy Reading List to come!) Lynn Painter's adorable young adult rom-com Better Than the Movies is about Liz Buxbaum, a fabulously the sparkly idea--and messy reality--of romance, with the inspiration of her mom's favorite romantic comedies "I'm not a rom-com snob, whatever that even is, but a discerning viewer who expects more than a predictable

Ann Liang's newest young adult rom-com pits high school nemeses against each other: one relentless perfectionist included it in my Greedy Reading Lists Six of My Favorite Light Fiction Reads from the Past Year, Six Rom-Coms

Funny Story is the perfect rom-com read. Daphne and Peter were comfortable--both planners, reliable, and ticking all the boxes on their list of They're complete opposites. But could their shared pain lead to a friendship after all? The rom-com conflict that prevents an immediate happy resolution was based on a communication fail--a

about an unassuming young woman whose wish to become her gorgeous, high-achieving, Harvard-bound cousin comes is heir to a fortune, but when she is orphaned, her guardian squanders her inheritance and makes her come When her wish comes true, Jenna wakes up as Jessica. included it in my Greedy Reading Lists Six of My Favorite Light Fiction Reads from the Past Year , Six Rom-Coms You can find my review of her great young-adult rom-com I Hope This Doesn't Find You   here and my review

In Ann Liang's young adult rom-com This Time It's Real, when seventeen-year-old Eliza's class essay about young love goes viral, it leads to the offer of a competitive internship and soaring popularity at her I love a fake-dating premise and a famous-everyday dating premise, and here they are combined. Eliza and Caz cope with lying and coming clean, drifting apart from treasured friends and trying to find Other fake-dating rom-coms include The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren and a Bossy favorite, The Bodyguard

included it in my Greedy Reading Lists Six of My Favorite Light Fiction Reads from the Past Year , Six Rom-Coms And you can find my review of her great young-adult rom-com I Hope This Doesn't Find You here .

Ava Wilder's rom-com takes us behind the scenes of a hit teen TV show whose lead characters once liked and the reality of the book was a funny, poignant, banter-filled, behind-the-scenes, realistically complicated this book sounds intriguing, you might also be interested in the books on my Greedy Reading Lists Six Rom-Coms

in the Heartland; I'm reading Ethan Joella's heartwarming story of three interconnected members of a community coping with grief and loss, A Quiet Life; and I'm reading Lynn Painter's adorable rom-com about an eccentric . 03 Better Than the Movies by Lynn Painter I've been on a rom-com kick this summer, and while I'm picky (New Greedy Reading List to come!) Lynn Painter's adorable rom-com Better Than the Movies is about an eccentric high schooler coping with

traveling back and forth through time; I'm listening to Abby Jimenez's newest story, another of her rom-coms Alexander Howard In Scott Alexander Howard's The Other Valley, teenaged Odile lives in an isolated community that's bordered by two worlds: one in which her same community is living in the past and one in which romance that's anchored in serious issues, and in Just for the Summer, she offers up an irresistible rom-com But Justin's family is going through an incredibly complicated and fraught time, and he's caring for

while I appreciated her taking control of her intimate life, it seemed off that she and Grant both comfortably I was imagining that eventually Helen would dig further into her past and complicated trauma, so that For Bossy reviews of lighter fiction or rom-com books I've loved, check out these Greedy Reading Lists Lighter Fiction Stories for Great Escapism Six Great Light Fiction Stories Perfect for Summer Reading Six Rom-Coms Perfect for Summer Reading Six More Great Rom-Coms Perfect for Summer Reading Six of My Favorite Lighter

I couldn't get past the holes in the premise of this lighthearted, romantic, zany rom-com long enough She was a finalist in the North American Portrait Society competition...but then she woke up unable to this book sounds intriguing, you might also be interested in the books on my Greedy Reading Lists Six Rom-Coms

newest literary fiction from Julia Phillips (Disappearing Earth); and I'm listening to Sarah Adams's rom-com 25, courtesy of NetGalley and Random House. 03 The Rule Book by Sarah Adams I've been reading more rom-coms

In Ann Liang's newest young-adult novel, Jenna Chen has always been a disappointment, at least when compared When she wakes, she finds to her confusion and elation that her wish has come true: Jenna has somehow She quickly realizes that being a top student at a competitive school and having others distracted by included it in my Greedy Reading Lists Six of My Favorite Light Fiction Reads from the Past Year , Six Rom-Coms You can find my review of Liang's great young-adult rom-com I Hope This Doesn't Find You   here  and

And I do love rom-com books--as long as I buy into the small moments they're built upon. Lighter Fiction Stories for Great Escapism Six Great Light Fiction Stories Perfect for Summer Reading Six Rom-Coms Perfect for Summer Reading Six More Great Rom-Coms Perfect for Summer Reading Six of My Favorite Lighter 01 Yours Truly by Abby Jimenez Jimenez's rom-com frequently had me laughing, made me tear up a little In Ann Liang's young adult rom-com This Time It's Real, when seventeen-year-old Eliza's class essay about

story with magical elements; I'm reading the wonderful Ann Liang's soon-to-be-published young adult rom-com In The Warm Hands of Ghosts, Arden sets a story of Laura, a combat nurse, who is searching for her brother included it in my Greedy Reading Lists Six of My Favorite Light Fiction Reads from the Past Year, Six Rom-Coms It's 1789, and in a rural Maine community, a local man turns up dead--frozen into the river.

And I do love rom-com books--as long as I buy into the small moments they're built upon. Lighter Fiction Stories for Great Escapism Six Great Light Fiction Stories Perfect for Summer Reading Six Rom-Coms Perfect for Summer Reading Six More Great Rom-Coms Perfect for Summer Reading Six of My Favorite Lighter 01 Will They or Won't They by Ava Wilder Ava Wilder's rom-com takes us behind the scenes of a hit teen He's completely out of his comfort zone and the pressure is on--but when he meets Fizzy, he just knows

Onyebuchi's dark, broody fantasy mystery, Harmattan Season ; I'm listening to Katie Sturino's upcoming rom-com She's struggling to find clothing to complement her plus-sized figure, and she's determined not to go So why can't she simply shake off the fact that nothing in the Bergdorf Goodman swimsuit section comes

Some Lighter Fiction Favorites What I love about a romantic, rom-com, lighter fiction read is that real In a rom-com or lighter fiction story, all of these issues can be explored within a safe space--amid drifted, she dated a professional football player, but she didn't find peace and wasn't able to truly come With lots of gymnastics details that made the setting come to life, Head Over Heels was the engrossing human connections that warm my heart, and a little romantic something-something) to continue reading rom-coms

In Josie Silver's newest rom-com, Charlie Francisco is a divorced, cynical, harried talent agent who I couldn't get comfortable with the compounding lies that were key to Kate's playing the role of an author I also questioned the morals of the actual author, who continues to feel badly about the complications I was most intrigued by the Kate-Liv sister relationship as well as Charlie's new beginning and his complex

Irish financial crisis as its backdrop; and I'm listening to Ali Hazelwood's newest science-focused rom-com about a complicated star-crossed relationship between physicists, Love, Theoretically. That is, until the cutthroat commanding general--who also happens to be Violet's mother--pushes her to Byrne, and in an attempt to ingratiate herself to him, she insinuates herself into a complicated role this book sounds intriguing, you might also be interested in the books on my Greedy Reading Lists Six Rom-Coms

Jimenez's rom-com frequently had me laughing, made me tear up a little, and kept me hooked on the fake-dating about to be finalized, her brother Benny's health is failing, and she's living in her childhood home, complete Sometimes when I want to sink into a rom-com I'm distracted by what feel like overly manufactured roadblocks In Yours Truly, Jimenez layers her characters with complex back stories, significant and interesting emotional baggage, and trauma from relationship disasters, all of which complicate their ability to be

Jimenez story with wonderful banter and a romantic connection that's anchored in and shaped by incredibly complicated romance that's anchored in serious issues, and in Just for the Summer, she offers up an irresistible rom-com But Justin's family is going through an incredibly complicated and fraught time, and he's caring for Jimenez doesn't pull punches in crafting a heavy base of complicated, life-altering issues.

the fantastical, frightening, brutal story of a Blackfeet man who faced death, was an outcast to his community Say You'll Remember Me by Abby Jimenez Samantha creates zippy social media posts for a local mustard company Jimenez is also the author of Just for the Summer (one of my Favorite Rom-Coms of the Year last year

Lynn Painter's adorable young adult rom-com Better Than the Movies is about Liz Buxbaum, a fabulously This book made it onto the recent Greedy Reading List Six More Great Rom-Coms Perfect for Summer Reading this book sounds intriguing, you might also be interested in the books on my Greedy Reading Lists Six Rom-Coms In Ann Liang's young adult rom-com This Time It's Real, when seventeen-year-old Eliza's class essay about I love a fake-dating premise and a famous-everyday dating premise, and here they are combined.

to the wonderful Stanley Tucci's What I Ate in One Year ; and I'm listening to the reality-show-set rom-com

Espach writes a playful, poignant, often funny novel while anchoring the characters in complex emotions And Eugene, who has the rare genetic condition Angelman syndrome, cannot communicate to tell her what For my full review, please see The Ministry of Time . 06 A Funny, Steamy, Sweet Rom-Com Funny Story by Emily Henry Funny Story  is the perfect rom-com read. The rom-com conflict that prevents an immediate happy resolution was based on a communication fail--a

Alderton's literary fiction rom-com is a funny, poignant, and sometimes frustrating deep dive into the But now Andy, a struggling stand-up comedian, is left reeling, trying to figure out what went wrong. despite their real affection for each other, but the clarity about their incompatibility is longer in coming

Lex Croucher's queer medieval rom-com--the author's debut young-adult novel--is an absolute gem; it's hundreds of years after King Arthur's reign, and his descendant and namesake Arthur, a future lord and committed