Romance!

Hi Friends! For this week’s podcast episode I was joined by my beautiful friend, Sam from @staxsonstaxs and The Booksta Gays! We talked all things romance, and together, with some help from recs from my instagram followers, and a lot of input from our friend, Quinn (@theromanticace on instagram), we came up with a list of romance recommendations!

It’s really important to me to read diverse and inclusive books, especially romance, because nothing is ‘one size fits all.’ I want to see all different kinds of romances, I want to read stories that I see myself in, and I want other people to see themselves in books too. Check out our list below, and let me know if you see your favorites on there or if there are any I missed that should be added in! Be sure to listen to the episode to hear more!

Books Discussed on Episode 2 of Shelf Acceptance Podcast

• Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall
• Hairpin Curves by Elia Winters
• Red, White, & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
• Something To Talk About by Meryl Wilsner
• The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren
• Take A Hint, Dani Brown & Get A Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert
• Not Like the Movies & Waiting for Tom Hanks by Kerry Winfrey
• The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune
• Tell Me Three Things by Julie Buxbom
• Peach Keeper, The Girl Who Chased the Moon & others by Sarah Addison Allen
• Jasmine Guillory books; The Wedding Date, The Proposal, The Wedding Party, Royal Holiday, & Party of Two
• The Bromance Book Club & Undercover Bromance by Lyssa Kay Adams
• A Court of Thorns and Roses Series by Sarah J Maas
• Throne of Glass Series by Sarah J Maas
• Crescent City by Sarah J Maas

Other Romances that Mel has loved or that have been recommended

• Well Met by Jen DeLuca
• The Flatshare by Beth O’Leary
• The Hating Game by Sally Thorne
• The Rosie Project by Graeme Simison
• Bringing Down the Duke by Evie Dunmore
• When Katie Met Cassidy by Camille Perri
• Leo Loves Aries by Anyta Sunday
• Her Royal Highness by Rachel Hawkins
• Beach Read by Emily Henry
• The Bookish Life of Nina Hill by Abbi Waxman
• The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang
• Conventionally Yours by Annabeth Albert

YA Romantic Reads

• Felix Ever After by Kacen Callendar
• Boy Meets Boy by David Leventhian
• The Upside of Unrequited by Becky Albertali
• What If It’s Us by Becky Albertali & Adam Silvera
• This is Kind of an Epic Love Story by Kacen Callendar
• Symptoms of Heartbreak by Sona Charaipotra
• I Wish You the Best by Mason Deaver
• The Truth About Forever by Sarah Dessen
• To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before by Jenny Han
• If It Makes You Happy by Claire Kann
• When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon
• Analee, In Real Life by Janelle Milanes
• Don’t Date Rosa Santos by Nina Moreno
• Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins
• The Boy in the Black Suit by Jason Reynolds
• If I Was Your Girl by Meredith Russo
• Aristotle & Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz
• Tell Me How You Really Feel by Aminah Mae Safi
• The Summer of Jordi Perez by Amy Spalding
• Queens of Greek by Jen Wilde
• Pride by Ibi Zoboi
• Only Mostly Devastated by Sophie Gonzales