When you think about the word “romance,” various images and ideas will surely come to your mind. There are truly many things that revolve around romance, such literary genre, movie genre, emotion, art, and more. Moreover, romance is basically defined as the feeling of affection and strong attraction to someone. This feeling, when put to action, can lead into a spectacular relationship between two people whose feelings are mutual. Regardless of the different interpretations and definitions of romance, it all goes down to one term — which is love.
Literature is one of the best avenues that feature romance of any kind. This platform didn’t limit its views towards romance with the basic boy to girl relationships, because it also explores same-sex affection. So, if you want to read some romance books to celebrate the love month since Valentine’s Day is coming — here are the best ones that you should check out!
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
This popular classic romance novel by Jane Austen was published in 1813 by T. Egerton, Whitehall. It centers on the story of Elizabeth Bennet, the second child of Mr. and Mrs. Bennet of Longbourn who is also known as Lizzy. She discovered the consequences of rush judgments and happen to be grateful on the distinction of facile goodness and true goodness. Lizzy and Mr. Darcy met at a ball where the latter has no interest in dancing with the former because he thinks that she doesn’t attract him that much. Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy’s first meeting didn’t go well, but what went well is their ending — which you should find out what happened by reading the book!
The Other Side of Love by Attilio Guardo
Published by ReadersMagnet in 2019, The Other Side of Love by Attilio Guardo is truly the novel that offers you a rollercoaster journey towards love. This novel features a teenage romance that is a product of hate and revenge. Conrad, the protagonist, went through a tough break up that made him plot the perfect revenge plan for his ex-girlfriend named Abigail. From all the hearts that he broke for vengeance, he didn’t expect that Debbie Hollis will make him feel guilty and regretful for what he had done. Also, being friends with Debbie was never in his plans, as well as falling in love with her genuinely.
Finding Cinderella by Colleen Hoover
Written by one of the top romance novel authors in this generation, Finding Cinderella is definitely a must-read for readers who are fans of romance and young adult fiction. The title is a metaphor for a girl who accidentally met a guy in the dark and they made love without knowing one another. All that is familiar to them are their voices. When the hour was up, the girl named Six ran out like how Cinderella rushes to be gone when the clock struck 12. Daniel, the guy, cannot stop thinking about the mystery girl. After how many months, they surprisingly meet and Daniel realized that he found his Cinderella.
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
One of the best-selling books written by John Green, The Fault in Our Stars has been making readers feel both love and pain in this captivating novel. There were two teenagers who met in a support group, one who has a thyroid cancer named Hazel Grace and the other who has a bone cancer, who just felt the same exciting feeling to one another. Despite of their diseases, they conquered the odds and went to Amsterdam to make Hazel Grace’s dream to come true — meet her literary hero. However, things escalated quickly and had an unexpected turn, Regardless of it all; Hazel and Gus’ love surpasses life and death.
Dear John by Nicholas Sparks
The remarkable romance author Nicholas Sparks wrote Dear John, which is a novel that centers on the story of two lovers who almost had the perfect love story. John didn’t finish school in order to join the army. He met Savannah, a lovely girl who made his heart skip a beat. They both hit it off, and Savannah was waiting for her lover to finish his duty so that they can start settling down, like what their plan was. However, 9/11 happened. The event made their plan fail since John enlisted again in the army. During their separation, Savannah constantly wrote letters for John until the time that she got married to another man, leaving John devastated.
The Damsel’s Files 