After the horrors of midterm season, I think we could all use a good rom-com to recover.
If your form of relaxation is curling up with a cute and cozy romance, here are five excellent
choices:
- The Rom-Commers by Katherine Center
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Emma Wheeler’s life is bleak: a caretaker for her kind father, parenting her younger
sister, and giving up her dream of being a screenwriter. But when a friend shows her her hero,
famous screenwriter Charlie Yates’s disastrously bad rom-com screenplay, she’s given the
opportunity of a lifetime. She agrees to stay with the grumpy, pessimistic writer and help with the
screenplay. The problem? He thinks love is stupid. The solution? Making him experience all the
rom-com situations she can dream up as they write. Unless they fall in love along the way.
This rom-com has the best banter I’ve ever read, forced proximity, and a delightfully
hopeful outlook on life and love. - The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels by India Holton
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In a reimagined England full of magical pirates, thieves, and assassins, prim and proper
Cecilia Bassingwaite must team up with Ned Lightbourne, a man hired to kill her, in order to
save her league of female pirates. While racing across England in a magical flying house is fun
and all, she is starting to feel most inconveniently fond of her travel companion.
Perfect for fans of Bridgerton and Jane Austen, this romance hilariously combines
history, fantasy, and romance. - If You’re Not the One by Farah Naz Rishi
Anisa Shirani is perfect. She even has the perfect fiancé, future doctor Isaac. So what if
he’s been kind of distant lately, and it seems like they’re drifting apart. Anisa has always worked
hard for what she wants, so she recruits her classmate Marlow to be her love tutor so she can
rekindle their relationship. But as she pushes herself to the breaking point to win Isaac’s love
and her parents’ approval, she starts to wonder if her perfect persona is even worth it. And why
her love tutor is kind of cute…This romance is perfect for readers who want to read books set on college campuses, as
well as South Asian representation. It also features legitimately one of the most wholesome
male love interests I’ve ever read. - The Last Lady B by Eloisa James
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Lady Genevieve Burnsby may have made a mistake. When she married a very old, very
rich man with three dead wives in his past, she didn’t think that she would be forced to live with
his mistress. Or that said wives may not have died as naturally as previously supposed. Yet as
her marriage spirals into a nightmare, Genevieve finds comfort in Sir Godric, a quick-witted,
sharp-tongued solicitor. As the two get closer, they are forced to question what really happened
to the three dead wives, so that Genevieve doesn’t become the fourth.This novel is full of found family and even a friendly pet pig. Genevieve is a strong and
funny protagonist who fights back against her husband and society in a very satisfying way. - The Quantum Weirdness of the Almost-Kiss by Amy Noelle Parks
Caleb has been in love with his best friend Evie for ten years. Evie…has not. And Caleb thought
that maybe she just wasn’t ready for love. But after he’s forced to witness her meet-cute with
handsome soccer player Leo, he realizes that he might have to resort to drastic measures to
win his best friend’s heart. Panicked, he starts flirting with Evie on an anonymous online forum,
and somehow she flirts back. Now Evie, former ice queen, is torn between three boys – her
boyfriend Leo, her online friend Milo, and her best friend Caleb, whom she never thought she
would want to kiss…This YA romance features a genius girl in STEM and mental illness representation. The
friends-to-lovers plotline is very sweet, and the plot is hilariously chaotic.
If you’re interested in more Her Campus articles about the importance of reading, check
out this article on why you should reread your favorite book: mhttps://www.hercampus.com/school/brown/its-time-to-reread-your-favorite-book/