Valentine’s Day + Book Boyfriends

Overall, our book boyfriends tend to fall into one of two categories: the perfectly mannered, adorable goody-two shoes or the standoffish bad boy with the dark past.

Interestingly, we have a tendency to be extremely critical of the representations of our book boyfriends in their movie or television series adaptations.  We begin to create a mental image of the character’s appearance while reading and find it challenging to replace this picture with that of an actor who shares little to no similarities with my own depiction.  We find it especially off-putting if the actor is significantly older or younger than the description of the character that he is portraying from the book.

Here are a few of our favorite book boyfriends, in no particular order:

Olivia

• William Herondale from the Infernal Devices
• Jace Wayland from the Mortal Instruments
• Marius from Les Miserables
• Enjolras from Les Miserables
• Alex from Delirium
• Daemon from Obsidian
• Liam from the Darkest Minds
• Narian from Legacy
• Sam from Altered
• Sam from Shiver

Melanie

• Dorian from Throne of Glass
• Kaz from Six of Crows
• Percy from Percy Jackson and the Olympians
• Magiano from The Young Elites
• Maxon from The Selection
• Aelin from Throne of Glass
• Adelina from The Young Elites
• Lysandra from Throne of Glass

Kenzie

• Captain Carswell Thorne from Cress
• Oz from Nowhere But Here
• Akiva from Daughter of Smoke and Bone
• Tarver from These Broken Stars
• Fang from Maximum Ride
• Hunter from Damaged
• Gregor from Gregor the Overlander

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Which fictional characters would you like to be spending Valentine’s Day with?

Olivia

I am a senior in high school and an avid reader/reviewer, horseback rider, and graphic designer.  Since a young age, I have fostered a love of reading, beginning with my forays into the Nancy Drew series.  I’ve branched out significantly in my reading tastes since then, and my favorite genres include young adult, romance, mystery, and thriller.  I’m constantly trying to expand my horizons, however, so I do dabble in other genres.  While I’m not reading, I volunteer at a hippotherapy center and a veterinary clinic, practice agility with my dogs, play piano, and sketch.

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