Tag: romance

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The Princess Bride

William Goldman · 1973

Buttercup loses Westley to pirates and is forced to marry Prince Humperdinck in Florin.

3,412-word summary · 15 min read

The Night Circus

Erin Morgenstern · 2011

Two young magicians duel inside a black-and-white circus that only opens at night, and fall in love against the rules.

2,660-word summary · 12 min read

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue

V. E. Schwab · 2020

Addie trades her soul for freedom in 1714 France and lives forgotten for 300 years, until a Brooklyn bookseller remembers her name.

3,480-word summary · 15 min read

The Host

Stephenie Meyer · 2008

Stephenie Meyer imagines Earth settled by Souls, where Wanderer wakes inside Melanie Stryder and hears her voice refuse to fade, sparking a desert flight to…

2,288-word summary · 10 min read

Shatter Me

Tahereh Mafi · 2011

Juliette Ferrars, whose touch kills, is locked up by the Reestablishment until Adam and Warner pull her into war.

2,115-word summary · 9 min read

Shadow and Bone

Leigh Bardugo · 2012

Orphan Alina Starkov learns she is a Sun Summoner who may destroy the Shadow Fold, if the Darkling lets her.

2,284-word summary · 10 min read

Sense and Sensibility

Jane Austen · 1811

Elinor hides her heart and Marianne shows all of hers after the Dashwoods lose Norland, with Edward, Willoughby and Brandon circling.

1,936-word summary · 9 min read

Red, White & Royal Blue

Casey McQuiston · 2019

America's First Son fakes a friendship with a British prince after a cake disaster, but private emails turn into a secret romance during a tense reelection…

2,496-word summary · 11 min read

Queen of Shadows

Sarah J. Maas · 2015

Celaena returns to Rifthold as Aelin to free magic, face Arobynn and the Valg, and reunite with Rowan and Chaol.

4,447-word summary · 20 min read

Outlander

Diana Gabaldon · 1991

Nurse Claire Randall slips through Craigh na Dun from 1945 to 1743 Scotland, torn between Frank and Jamie Fraser as clan politics, war and witch trials close…

2,190-word summary · 10 min read