Two main things re covers: they’re trying to attract women’s lit readers, and they’re trying to give covers that readers don’t feel the need to hide. Romance readers have said for years they can’t let people see the hard ab covers, and publishers have responded accordingly, especially in trad pub. In indie I still see a broader mix.
Romance books I REALLLLY wanna read: The love hypothesis Love and other words Ugly love People we meet on vacation Beach read Addicted to you A thousand boy kisses The simple wild Kulti Phew that was a handful lol
I’m going to do something weird and recommend my own book, which comes out next month 😬😬. I write under a pen name, Jayce Ellis, and my book, If You Love Something (also with a cutesy artistic cover 😉), comes out next month. It’s an m/m, fake relationship second chance romance. I’m not making any comparisons to well-known queer romances, but if it sounds like your thing, I’d be honored if you picked it up.
If you are a fan of soft , slow burn romance genre in entertainment then you should definitely try Kdramas. THEY ARE THE DEFINITION OF CUTE LOVE STORIES. ❤
I’m not a big fan of romance books, and normally prefer other genres that have some romance in them. Mostly because sometimes it’s hard to tell ahead of its going to the overly ‘steamy’ romance that I don’t enjoy, or the ‘cute’ romance that I do like. That said, I did like Beach Read a lot and also have People We Meet on Vacation that I’m looking forward to. A couple others that I’d recommend if you like the slightly less steamy, but still romance and cute type are Love Your Life by Sophie Kinsella, and many of the more recent books by Christina Lauren
I think that you would like Too Good to Be Real by Melonie Johnson Shipped by Angie Hockman Four Day Fling by Emma Hart Kiss My Cupcake by Helena Hunting The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood Just One Year by Penelope Ward The Royals Next Door by Karina Halle Not Pretending Anymore by Penelope Ward and Vi Keeland The Aristocrat by Penelope Ward The Invitation by Vi Keeland and many more.
I love fantasy romances also! Would definitely recommend The Bird and the Sword by Amy Harmon as well as The Queen and the Cure. Plus The Sevenwaters series by Juliet Marillier. Lady of the Forest by Jennifer Roberson is a great retelling/romance of Robin Hood & Lady Marian. Freedom and Necessity by Steven Brust & Emma Bull is one of my favorites. Very long but so unique, clever, and has one of my fave heroines.
if you haven't yet, definitely give The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang a try! I had it on my shelf for a while before picking it up and I regret waiting so long. Such a cute read!
YES SPANISH LOVE DECEPTION. It is a bit long, though. My favorite romance authors (currently) are Helena Hunting (A favor for a favor is freaking fantastic but it's best to read the series as a whole) and Maya Hughes (I read her fulton U series in a week and adored them all, pretty much. Be careful of triggers though, such as abusive parents in at least 3 of the books). And I've just bought a bunch of random ones because the titles sounded too freaking cute: I hate You More by Lucy Gilmore The Holiday Swap by Maggie Knox A spot of Trouble by Teri Wilson Talk Bookish to Me: Kate Bromley
I read a lot of romance too and my favorites of the year so far have been Amour Amour and It Happened One Summer. Both having a solid storyline, good character development and 2 gigantic sexy male interests who are absolute sweethearts and open about their love for the girl. Soooo cute
OMG I am reading only romance for more then a month. I binge read all the books in the series From blood and ash - it was good but really slow pace. I would recommend for a fans of S.J. Maas . Oh, and 2 days ago I finished The Charm Offensive and I really liked it. I didn't see any resemblance to Red, White and Royal Blue and I think they use it as a comparison for some marketing trick to sell more books, but the book itself was a really really good. read. And if you are wondering right now I'm reading Aristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the World and I adore it. If I start righting quotes on a piece of paper, it will mean that I have to copy the whole book, that's how good it is.
Hi , if you want to dive into the romance I highly recomend The Black dagger brotherhood series by J. R. Ward for a vampire series. Hands down the best vampire series out there. Really nothing beats them.10/10 For a contemporary romance I would suggest Penelope Douglas`s Devil`s night series also her standalones. She is amazing. Also Giana Darling`s Fallen men series. If you are looking for more cute romances you go with everything from Suzan Elizabeth Philips.
If you liked the Hating Game, you are going to loove Spanish Love Deception!!! I personally adore both stories. And… I will not watch the adaptation. Everything was a screaming NO in the trailer(
I would argue that reading romance novels IS having a love life, even if it's vicarious 😂
Two main things re covers: they’re trying to attract women’s lit readers, and they’re trying to give covers that readers don’t feel the need to hide. Romance readers have said for years they can’t let people see the hard ab covers, and publishers have responded accordingly, especially in trad pub. In indie I still see a broader mix.
If we have learned anything from this video, it's that Ashley is "here for it." 😄
Romance books I REALLLLY wanna read:
The love hypothesis
Love and other words
Ugly love
People we meet on vacation
Beach read
Addicted to you
A thousand boy kisses
The simple wild
Kulti
Phew that was a handful lol
The title is literally me😂
THE SPANISH LOVE DECEPTION IS AMAZING. agh so good.
Will you be doing a bookshelf your for your reorganized shelves?
Red, white, and royal blue plus Boyfriend material plus seven husbands of Evelyn Hugo are some of my fav romances💕
I’m going to do something weird and recommend my own book, which comes out next month 😬😬.
I write under a pen name, Jayce Ellis, and my book, If You Love Something (also with a cutesy artistic cover 😉), comes out next month. It’s an m/m, fake relationship second chance romance. I’m not making any comparisons to well-known queer romances, but if it sounds like your thing, I’d be honored if you picked it up.
If you are a fan of soft , slow burn romance genre in entertainment then you should definitely try Kdramas. THEY ARE THE DEFINITION OF CUTE LOVE STORIES. ❤
For the Wolf is fantasy and the romance is cute
Yes!! The covers all look the same!
If you want to read a fantasy romance you should definitely check out The Bridge Kingdom by Danielle L Jensen. It's really good.
I’ve heard so much about the Spanish love deception 👀
I haven't read Emily Henry books but I do plan on reading them
If you like Red, White and Royal Blue, I recommend Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall. I loved it even more than RWRB.
Yessss me too! Its so much better.
@@FreakUsOut I can't wait for Husband Material to come out in August 2022
@@fangirl1981 me too!!
my favorite romances of this year are definitely People We Meet on Vacation, The Love Hypothesis and Twice Shy!!
Beach read was ok. It wasn't what I was expecting. I loved people we meet on vacation.
Happy Veterans Day, Ashley!🌸🇺🇸
i'm over here realizing how similar the covers of romance novels look these days lol
I love fantasy romance books!!!! ❤️❤️❤️
I think Lucy looks fine but Joshua isn't how I imagined him !
I missed her crazy curly hair, but yeah, Joshua Templeman was taller and buffer in my imagination 😂
@@Thiccythiccreads EXACTLY ! I mean there's a reason why he called her shortcake ! lol 😂😆
I’m not a big fan of romance books, and normally prefer other genres that have some romance in them. Mostly because sometimes it’s hard to tell ahead of its going to the overly ‘steamy’ romance that I don’t enjoy, or the ‘cute’ romance that I do like.
That said, I did like Beach Read a lot and also have People We Meet on Vacation that I’m looking forward to. A couple others that I’d recommend if you like the slightly less steamy, but still romance and cute type are Love Your Life by Sophie Kinsella, and many of the more recent books by Christina Lauren
Spanish Love Deception is a 10/10 ⭐️
Ahhh! I found you again I used to watch you in middle school I’m currently on my last year in high school!
also the shadows between us by tricia levenseller is an amazing fantasy romance. it's one of the best.
The Spanish Love Deception is really great !!
oooh. i enjoy romance books.
I think that you would like Too Good to Be Real by Melonie Johnson
Shipped by Angie Hockman
Four Day Fling by Emma Hart
Kiss My Cupcake by Helena Hunting
The Unhoneymooners by Christina
Lauren
The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood
Just One Year by Penelope Ward
The Royals Next Door by Karina Halle
Not Pretending Anymore by Penelope Ward and Vi Keeland
The Aristocrat by Penelope Ward
The Invitation by Vi Keeland
and many more.
I love fantasy romances also! Would definitely recommend The Bird and the Sword by Amy Harmon as well as The Queen and the Cure. Plus The Sevenwaters series by Juliet Marillier. Lady of the Forest by Jennifer Roberson is a great retelling/romance of Robin Hood & Lady Marian. Freedom and Necessity by Steven Brust & Emma Bull is one of my favorites. Very long but so unique, clever, and has one of my fave heroines.
The Evie Dunmore series is amazing! I've read the first two and i LOVED them!
if you haven't yet, definitely give The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang a try! I had it on my shelf for a while before picking it up and I regret waiting so long. Such a cute read!
I was upset about the hating game trailer!!!
YES SPANISH LOVE DECEPTION. It is a bit long, though.
My favorite romance authors (currently) are Helena Hunting (A favor for a favor is freaking fantastic but it's best to read the series as a whole) and Maya Hughes (I read her fulton U series in a week and adored them all, pretty much. Be careful of triggers though, such as abusive parents in at least 3 of the books).
And I've just bought a bunch of random ones because the titles sounded too freaking cute:
I hate You More by Lucy Gilmore
The Holiday Swap by Maggie Knox
A spot of Trouble by Teri Wilson
Talk Bookish to Me: Kate Bromley
You might want to check out this book I kissed a girl by jennet Alexander it's a sapphic romance and really good 😍😘👍
I'm feeling this title :D :D
I read a lot of romance too and my favorites of the year so far have been Amour Amour and It Happened One Summer. Both having a solid storyline, good character development and 2 gigantic sexy male interests who are absolute sweethearts and open about their love for the girl. Soooo cute
you should read cheat sheet! it's the best !!
Please read the Spanish love deception. You won't regret it.
OMG I am reading only romance for more then a month. I binge read all the books in the series From blood and ash - it was good but really slow pace. I would recommend for a fans of S.J. Maas .
Oh, and 2 days ago I finished The Charm Offensive and I really liked it. I didn't see any resemblance to Red, White and Royal Blue and I think they use it as a comparison for some marketing trick to sell more books, but the book itself was a really really good. read.
And if you are wondering right now I'm reading Aristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the World and I adore it. If I start righting quotes on a piece of paper, it will mean that I have to copy the whole book, that's how good it is.
Hi , if you want to dive into the romance I highly recomend The Black dagger brotherhood series by J. R. Ward for a vampire series. Hands down the best vampire series out there. Really nothing beats them.10/10 For a contemporary romance I would suggest Penelope Douglas`s Devil`s night series also her standalones. She is amazing. Also Giana Darling`s Fallen men series. If you are looking for more cute romances you go with everything from Suzan Elizabeth Philips.
All I can say is that I am really wishing you good luck with your reading 📖 love your amazing channel please stay safe and enjoy your reading 📖
I‘m currenty reading Boyfriend Material & it‘s realy good so far. 😍
I loved Beach Read! I thought it was cute, and I own two other Emily Henry books that are on my TBR.
Hiiii I’m sorry for asking but by chance will the keeper of the lost cities vlog come out? If not that is completely fine I just was wondering
Can you pls do a mark of athena vlog :)
"Action is the antidote to despair.”
- Joan Baez
STAY HARD , Love from a small youtuber .
If you liked the Hating Game, you are going to loove Spanish Love Deception!!! I personally adore both stories. And… I will not watch the adaptation. Everything was a screaming NO in the trailer(
I didn't like the hating game book but the trailer does seem nice don't know If i will watch the movie
Ashley what's your mbti type??
your so cute❤