Romance genre books (94)


51.

One by Sarah Crossan EN

Rating: 4     660 Votes
Country: Europe / Ireland flag Ireland
Description:
Tippi and Grace share everything—clothes, friends . . . even their body. Writing in free verse, Sarah Crossan tells the sensitive and moving story of conjoined twin sisters, which will find fans in readers of Gayle Forman, Jodi Picoult, and Jandy Nelson. Tippi and Grace. Grace and Tippi. For them, it's normal to step into the same skirt. To hook their arms around each other for balance. To fall asleep listening to the other breathing. To share. And to keep some things private. Each of the sixteen-year-old girls has her own head, heart, and two arms, but at the belly, they join. And they are ha... continue
Recommended: 09 Apr 2022

52.
Our Chemical Hearts

Our Chemical Hearts by Krystal Sutherland EN

Rating: 3.5     7 Votes
Country: Oceania / Australia flag Australia
Description:
"When high school senior Henry Page meets Grace Town, he finally experiences the ups and downs of first love"--

53.

Pachinko : The New York Times Bestseller by Min Jin Lee EN

Rating: 4     16 Votes
Country: Asia / South Korea flag South Korea
Description:
* The million-copy bestseller* * National Book Award finalist * * One of the New York Times's 10 Best Books of 2017 * * Selected for Emma Watson's Our Shared Shelf book club * 'This is a captivating book... Min Jin Lee's novel takes us through four generations and each character's search for identity and success. It's a powerful story about resilience and compassion' BARACK OBAMA. Yeongdo, Korea 1911. In a small fishing village on the banks of the East Sea, a club-footed, cleft-lipped man marries a fifteen-year-old girl. The couple have one child, their beloved daughter Sunja. When Sunja falls... continue
Recommended: 20 Feb 2022

54.
Passion Simple

Passion Simple by Annie Ernaux FR

0 Ratings
Country: Europe / France flag France
Recommended: 31 Jan 2023

55.
Place on Dalhousie, The

Place on Dalhousie, The by Melina Marchetta EN

Rating: 4.5     3 Votes
Country: Oceania / Australia flag Australia
Description:
When Rosie Gennaro first meets Jimmy Hailler, she has walked away from life in Sydney, leaving behind the place on Dalhousie that her father, Seb, painstakingly rebuilt for his family but never saw completed. Two years later, Rosie returns to the house and living there is Martha, whom Seb Gennaro married less than a year after the death of Rosie's mother. Martha is struggling to fulfil Seb's dream, while Rosie is coming to terms with new responsibilities. And so begins a stand-off between two women who refuse to move out of the home they both lay claim to. As the battle lines are drawn, Jimmy ... continue
Recommended: 03 Oct 2022

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Pride

Pride by Ibi Zoboi EN

Rating: 3     1 Vote
Description:
Pride and Prejudice gets remixed in this smart, funny, gorgeous retelling of the classic, starring all characters of color, from Ibi Zoboi, National Book Award finalist and author of American Street. Zuri Benitez has pride. Brooklyn pride, family pride, and pride in her Afro-Latino roots. But pride might not be enough to save her rapidly gentrifying neighborhood from becoming unrecognizable. When the wealthy Darcy family moves in across the street, Zuri wants nothing to do with their two teenage sons, even as her older sister, Janae, starts to fall for the charming Ainsley. She especially can’... continue

57.

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen EN

Rating: 5     30 Votes
Description:
"He began to feel the danger of paying Elizabeth too much attention." Pride and Prejudice , one of the most famous love stories of all time, has also proven itself as a treasured mainstay of the English literary canon. With the arrival of eligible young men in their neighbourhood, the lives of Mr. and Mrs. Bennet and their five daughters are turned inside out and upside down. Pride encounters prejudice, upward-mobility confronts social disdain, and quick-wittedness challenges sagacity. Misconceptions and hasty judgements bring heartache and scandal, but eventually lead to true understanding, s... continue
Recommended: 06 Mar 2022

58.
Prontos, listos, ya

Prontos, listos, ya by Inés Bortagaray ES

0 Ratings
Recommended: 24 Feb 2023

59.

Raybearer by Jordan Ifueko EN

Rating: 4.5     8 Votes
Country: Africa / Nigeria flag Nigeria
Description:
An epic West-African inspired YA fantasy from an incredible new talent.
Recommended: 10 Jun 2022

60.
Redemption in Indigo

Redemption in Indigo : A Novel by Karen Lord EN

Rating: 4     25 Votes
Description:
When Paama leaves her husband, she attracts the attention of the undying ones who present her with the Chaos Stick, which allows her to manipulate the subtle forces of the world.
Recommended: 08 May 2023


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