Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme created by The Broke and the Bookish and now hosted by Jana @ That Artsy Reader Girl, wherein each week bloggers list out their Top Ten.
The topic this week is about favorite couples, for the Valentine’s Day celebrations obviously! Now, it is no secret that I like romance as much as salt – just a pinch to add flavor; I don’t go drinking a salt pan. And because I have been doing TTT for years now, I have done a favorite OTPs post (in 2016) AND a favorite non-romance books post (because this TTT came on Galentine’s Day last year). Another year of rebelling with a non-romantic post seemed too edgy so I went like – eh, this might as well happen.
To spare y’all some repetition, I instead went with newer ships I have shipped since that favorite OTPs post.
Strange the Dreamer
Sarai and Lazlo are super cute, and them meet-cute-ing in his dream was super adorable. It also makes the pain all the more difficult when that ending that ending stabs you in the gut.
Exit Plans for Teenage Freaks
Cole and Malik have this super cute, little awkward loads adorable romance sitch going on. (Awkward because Cole is hiding his teleportation abilities at first)
Nick and June were Here
It is an intense romance, but a well-developed best-friends-to-lovers scenario. Ultimately, though, it is less about been helplessly lost in love and more about making healthy choices for one another.
The Emerald Sea
He is a charming tradesman and she is training to be a trophy wife – a melding of two pragmatic personalities who find a way to make circumstances work for them!
A Place for Wolves
Another intense romance, as two gay teens are traveling through a country on the brink of war to get to safety.
Evenfall
Easiest way to describe their romance is – AU where Alarkling happens!
The Song of Achilles
I’m still mad at the Trojan war for cutting this epic romance into a short life. Sure, historians can be all like ‘they were just good friends’ but we KNOW.
Sawkill Girls
At first I didn’t see the appeal of Marion and Val, but slowly I was like – oh my god this is beautiful. Also considering all the things going against them? Whoo!
Labyrinth Lost
I loved this book for first luring me into what I thought was a classic girl-falls-for-bad-boy romance and then hugging me with a ‘sike she’s bisexual and its a best-friends-to-lovers story!’
An Enchantment of Ravens
This was a cute fae-mortal romance which was mostly held up by how utterly adorable Rook was.
The Secret of a Heart Note
Another cute romance, and which rested on a love spell being mistakenly cast.
The Night Circus
And that’s all, folks! For sticking with me till the end –
Now go celebrate love or whatever, kiddos! *shoots arrow*
Which are your favorite romantic/non-romantic couples?
YA on my Mind 
Omg wait is that Alarkling from Grisha? I have to check out Evenfall then.
And yes to Rook’s adorable in Enchantment of Ravens!
Yep, it’s similar in a way
How did I not realise this was for Valentine’s Day 🙄 I’m reading Daughter of Smoke and Bone atm by Laini Taylor! I haven’t read Stranger the Dreamer yet though! great list!
My list: https://bookslifeotheroddities.wordpress.com/2019/02/12/10-adorable-fictional-couples/
Is it because, like me, you looked at the calendar and suddenly realized – holy shirtballs it’s February 12 ALREADY??
Haha basically
Just scanned through the book titles because some of them are on my TBR and I don’t want to spoiler myself haha.
Oh good thing because there are a few spoilers in the post 😅
I need to read The Night Circus… It’s been on my bookshelf untouched for too long.
An Enchantment of Ravens is my favorite fae romance! I loved how it was adorable without losing the “monstrous” aspects of fairies. And The Secret of a Heart Note!! I don’t hear many people talk about it but Stacey Lee’s books are gorgeous and very underrated, I’m glad to hear you liked it too.
And I really need to read Sawkill Girls! I’m always here for more creepy f/f books.
Great list!
Yes to Sarai and Lazlo! Good choice there.
Here is our Top Ten Tuesday.
Nick and June Were Here sounds like it might be my kind of romance. I love seeing friends turn into lovers. 🙂
This is my Top Ten Tuesday post.
I loved Sawkill Girls!
My ttt
http://www.thehauntedgravebooks.com/2019/02/top-ten-tuesday-favorite-couples-books.html
I totally agree with The Song of Achilles! 19th and 20th century historians can have their opinion, but the contemporary chroniclers, historians and Alexander the Great agreed that Achilles and Patroclus were lovers, so I’ll go with that 😀
Here’s my Top Ten Tuesday post.
A lot of 18th and 19th century historians ruined history for everyone else!
It’s been so long since I’ve read The Night Circus that I may be due for a reread.
DO. IT!
I agree with you on Strange the Dreamer.
Laini Taylor just always writes epic romance couples!
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