Next Read ClubThe Best Romance Books to Read Next
Good romance isn't one flavor. Some of these play the long game — decades of waiting, or three hundred pages of misjudging someone before it finally clicks. Others are pure comfort, guaranteed to end well. We've tried to be honest about which is which so you can pick the mood, not just the genre.
Across the 12 romance picks here, most are medium books with a easy-paced feel — mostly easy to get into, and leaning romantic and emotional. Use the length, pace and difficulty on each book's page to pick the one that fits your week.
The Song of Achilles
Madeline Miller
You know how it ends from history class. It will still destroy you.
Medium · Easy pace · Beginner-friendly
Pride and Prejudice
Jane Austen
Still one of the funniest, most quotable romances ever written.
Medium · Easy pace · Easy to follow
Me Before You
Jojo Moyes
A love story that refuses to give you the ending you're rooting for.
Medium · Fast pace · Beginner-friendly
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
Taylor Jenkins Reid
One of the most talked-about book club picks of the last decade, for good reason.
Medium · Can't put it down pace · Beginner-friendly
The Night Circus
Erin Morgenstern
Reads like wandering through an impossibly beautiful dream.
Long · Slow pace · Easy to follow
Jane Eyre
Charlotte Bronte
A romance built on self-respect long before that was a common heroine trait.
Long · Slow pace · Moderate
The Notebook
Nicholas Sparks
Keep tissues nearby. You've been warned.
Short · Easy pace · Beginner-friendly
Red, White & Royal Blue
Casey McQuiston
Pure charm from page one, with real feeling underneath the banter.
Medium · Fast pace · Beginner-friendly
Beach Read
Emily Henry
Smart, funny, and a good cry snuck in when you're not expecting it.
Medium · Easy pace · Beginner-friendly
Normal People
Sally Rooney
Devastatingly accurate about how badly two people who love each other can communicate.
Medium · Fast pace · Beginner-friendly
Love in the Time of Cholera
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
A love story about patience that most modern romances wouldn't dare attempt.
Long · Slow pace · Moderate
Conversations with Friends
Sally Rooney
Cool, detached prose hiding a lot of real feeling underneath.
Medium · Fast pace · Beginner-friendly
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