The 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.

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Cover of The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

The Song of Achilles

Madeline Miller

You know how it ends from history class. It will still destroy you.

Cover of Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

Pride and Prejudice

Jane Austen

Still one of the funniest, most quotable romances ever written.

Cover of Me Before You by Jojo Moyes

Me Before You

Jojo Moyes

A love story that refuses to give you the ending you're rooting for.

Cover of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

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.

Cover of The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

The Night Circus

Erin Morgenstern

Reads like wandering through an impossibly beautiful dream.

Cover of Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte

Jane Eyre

Charlotte Bronte

A romance built on self-respect long before that was a common heroine trait.

Cover of The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks

The Notebook

Nicholas Sparks

Keep tissues nearby. You've been warned.

Cover of Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston

Red, White & Royal Blue

Casey McQuiston

Pure charm from page one, with real feeling underneath the banter.

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Beach Read

Emily Henry

Smart, funny, and a good cry snuck in when you're not expecting it.

Cover of Normal People by Sally Rooney

Normal People

Sally Rooney

Devastatingly accurate about how badly two people who love each other can communicate.

Cover of Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Love in the Time of Cholera

Gabriel Garcia Marquez

A love story about patience that most modern romances wouldn't dare attempt.

Cover of Conversations with Friends by Sally Rooney

Conversations with Friends

Sally Rooney

Cool, detached prose hiding a lot of real feeling underneath.

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