Genre and Audience: Romantic Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Dystopian for YA (Okay, so I couldn’t quite decide on the genre…) You’ll like this if you like: Diverse, Multi-Dimensional, Lovable Characters, Sweet Romance, Tension, Adventure, Speculative, Sci-Fi, Fairytales, Plot Twists, Romance with Love instead of Infatuation, Sweet, Compassionate, Slightly Crazy Heroines, Protective Heroes, and Refreshing Prose. Cleanliness: A few passionate kisses….
Genre: YA Dystopian Romance You’ll like this if you like: Unique Story Ideas, A Book You Can’t Put Down, Independent, Determined, yet Realistic Heroines, or a Glitzy World with Darker Secrets. Cleanliness: I don’t recall anything questionable except for where Ella and the congressman’s son, Penn, decide to swim together in their undergarments. The congressman…
Genre and Audience: Dystopian Romance for Teens You’ll like this if you like: Multi-Dimensional Characters, Super Sweet and Protective Heroes, Feisty Red-Headed Heroines, Mystery, Adventure, Plot Twists, Incredibly Sweet Romance, Intricate Plots, and Saving Grandmas. Cleanliness: They sleep together on a train, but nothing really happens. They also kiss a time or two. Altogether, the…
Genre and Audience: Dystopian Romance Novel for Teens You’ll like this if you like: Princes and Princesses, Competitions, Romance, and a Feisty Heroine. Cleanliness: There is one questionable point where Maxon and America are (OBVIOUS SPOILER ALERT) positive they’re going to get married, so they almost… Ahem, do stuff together. But they don’t. Which is…
Genre: Dystopian Romance for Teens You’ll like this if you like: YA Novels, Tension, Sub-plots, Depth, Subtext, Incredible World-Building, Intrigue, Three Dimensional Characters (from Cinder to Queen Levana. Every one has something they want and a reason behind it). Cleanliness: As far as the romance, there’s one kiss. It was a great kiss, though only…
Genre and Audience: Contemporary Romance for Adults You’ll like this if you like: Romantic Tension, Action, Contemporary Novels, Multi-Dimensional Characters, Brooding, Protective Heroes, Feisty, Compassionate Heroines, or Stories About God’s Love and Forgiveness. Cleanliness: The author told me this book is recommended for 18+. It’s technically still clean, and I personally didn’t have a problem with…
Genre: Clean Pirate Romance You’ll like this is you like: Pirates, Sweet Romance, Inspiring Character Arcs, Unexpected Plot Development, and Roguish Heroes. Cleanliness: There’s a few kisses. Hero Type: Bad Boy Grace is the very pious daughter of an admiral in the British navy. Though she’s a bit self-righteous, she honestly tries to do…
Genre: Historical Romance You’ll like this if you like: Saucy Heroines, Bossy, Brooding, Mysterious Heroes, Stories that Sweep You Along, Stories Where You Feel Everything Right Alongside the Main Character, Romance—Complete with High Tension and Longing, or Historical. Cleanliness: The romantic tension is high in some scenes (alright, a lot of scenes), and the kisses…
Genre and Audience: Contemporary Romance for Adults You’ll like this if you like: Tension, Unique, yet Realistic Characters, Reformed Rebels, Motorcycles, and an Inspiring Character Arc. Cleanliness: There’s a few really sweet kisses. Nothing out of the norm. Hero Type: Bad Boy/Beta Male Harriet is a preacher’s kid, a reformed rebel, and now head…
Genre and Audience: Romance for Teens in High School You’ll like this if you like: Awesome Character Arcs, Great Themes, Jane Austen, High School Drama, Romance (with all of the Tension and Sweetness), Heroic Heroes (Sorry about the redundancy 😉 ), Sympathetic, Realistic Characters, and Feeling Emotions in the Story. Cleanliness: A kiss a time or…