Romantic Reads I’ve Loved
Romantic reads might not be for everyone but I am absolutely in the mood for them. My favourite series is continuing with A Court of Silver Flames, one of my most anticipated reads of 2021. It is bound to be full of hate to love passion, just kiss already tension and is rumoured to be the sexiest book yet. A Court of Silver Flames has the potential to be one of the hottest books this year. I thought, with the help of some friends and bookstagrammers, I would put together a list of romance reads we recommend giving a try. These range from fantasy to contemporary so hopefully you will find some of the best romantic reads of 2021.
What Are The Best Romantic Reads to Read in 2021?
I am going to kick off with one of my favourite enemies to lovers romantic reads ever. In fact, A Court of Mist and Fury is one of my top five books. I am currently rereading this one via audio book so I am fully in the world of Prythia and ready for the Nessian story next month. If you gave up with the series after A Court of Thorns and Roses then I beg you to continue on with the trilogy as A Court of Mist and Fury is another level. For a middle book it really sets up the rest of the story. In fact, the real trilogy feels like the last two books and the novella as that is where we see the protagonist, Feyre, really come into her own and meet her soul mate. This book has the tropes enemies to lovers and on noes there’s only one bed. It is one of those ‘Just Kiss Already’ stories that I can not get enough of and you have a pretty lengthy wait but oh my is it worth it.
Next was a book recommended way back when from my friend Jenny and that is The Bargainer series by Laura Thalassa. This book series starts with Rhapsodic and continues as a trilogy and novella. Another fantasy read featuring a Fae king and a Siren, both are snarky characters. The series is set in a mix of modern day and high fantasy world. It’s super sexy when they finally come together, it’s funny and it’s a pretty good love story throughout.
For a contemporary read I am very much enjoying The Flatshare on audio. It was a really sweet, funny and happy read with lovely romance. There were some negative relationship aspects in the book but not from the two main characters and actually I felt like it challenged a lot of typical romance tropes.
Take a Hint, Dani Brown – I started with this but I think it’s the second book? I’m not sure. But this is basically book pornography. It’s deliciously smutty with simmering sexual tension and laugh out loud funny. It deals with generalised anxiety disorder in an amazing way and is fully contemporary with references to social media. It has everything with bisexual rep, bipoc characters and just it’s a wonderful read. This author is wholly addictive and I will certainly be reading more.
Another Fantasy read with a lot of sexual tension is From Blood and Ash. However, the sequel, that’s where all the sexiness is. From Blood and Ash is super sexy but very much a slow burn. However, diving into the sequeal and all those moments of ‘pretending’ between Poppy and Hawke are just delightful. I love Poppy’s rage and passion. I love the chemisty between the two and I can not wait for April when we will see the third book in the series.
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