Reviews by Category: Romance

Teen Review
Funny Story by Emily Henry

Funny Story

By Emily Henry
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
R. Antao
Apr 30, 2025

Daphne Vincent, an enthusiastic librarian in Waning Bay, Michigan, felt perfectly settled into her new life with her soon-to-be husband Peter Collins. That is, until her fiancé realizes his love for his childhood best friend, Petra. Devastated, Daphne moves into the apartment of Petra’s ex-boyfriend Miles Nowak, whom she believes will understand her situation. Daphne and Miles begin to bond over their shared breakups, hatching a plan to get back at their exes while navigating their new lives. 

Teen Review
If You Could See the Sun by Ann Liang

If You Could See the Sun

By Ann Liang
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
S. Antao
Apr 30, 2025

If You Could See the Sun by Ann Liang is a fun, contemporary romance that dives into the struggles of class privilege and academic pressure. Alice Sun, a Chinese-American scholarship student at her Beijing international boarding school, feels invisible among her rich and influential classmates. To make matters worse, her parents have just confessed that they cannot afford tuition, even with the scholarship.

Teen Review
Pride and Prejudice DVD cover

Pride and Prejudice

By Joe Wright
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Zaida A.
Apr 24, 2025

Jane Austen adaptations might be one of my favorite forms of media. I’ve watched everyone you could get hold of, but by far my favorite will always be Pride and Prejudice 2005. This movie was an adaptation of Jane Austen's famous novel by the same name and follows Elizabeth Bennett and Mr. Darcy and their troublesome, frustrating, and utterly swoon worthy romance. Elizabeth Bennett comes from a large family with little means, while Mr. Darcy comes from a noble and wealthy family with a large estate.

Teen Review
The Secret Year by Jennifer R. Hubbard

The Secret Year

By Jennifer R. Hubbard
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Mia M
Apr 17, 2025

The Secret Year is a realistic fiction young adult novel that follows Colt through his junior year of high school. Labor day weekend, he lost the secret love of his life in a car accident. Although they were in love, no one was allowed to know. He was from the flats, and she was from one of the huge houses up on Black Mountain. Throughout his junior year, Colt faces his grief in secret, reading her journal entries written about their time together, allowing him to relive the best year of his life, the one with Julia.

Teen Review
None of the Above book cover

None of the Above

By I.W. Gregorio
Star Rating
★★★

Rated by
Gaby
Apr 11, 2025

Gregorio's novel None of the Above follows Kristin Lattimer, a teenage girl who has it all: many caring friends, a loving boyfriend, and a promising athletic career. That is until Kristin discovers that she is intersex, causing her to spiral into a full-blown identity crisis while she also suffering from the discrimination of her classmates. This novel contains scenes of sexual assault, and discrimination against queer identities which may be triggering for some readers. 

Teen Review
Dating and Dragons book cover

Dating and Dragons

By Kristy Boyce
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Zaida A.
Apr 9, 2025

Dating in Dragons follows the shy new girl Quinn Norton as she starts at her new High School. Quinn is nervous about making new friends because her past friends weren’t kind to her, but she stumbles upon a group of kids on her first day and they happen to share a love of Dungeons and Dragons. However, Quinn soon finds out this friend group is also a very well-known group of D&D streamers, and they have strict rules for joining their campaign.

Teen Review
Icebreaker book cover

Icebreaker

By Hannah Grace
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Anonymous
Mar 31, 2025

Hockey player, Nathan Hawkins, and figure skater, Anastasia Allen, do not start off on the right foot. Ana seemingly hates hockey players, especially the ones that play for Maple Hills. Ana and Nathan meet at one of the Nathan’s parties and end up hooking up. However, after Ana flees the scene. As they grow up the try to discover themselves and each other while playing their respective sports. 

Teen Review
The Cheat Sheet by Sarah Adams

The Cheat Sheet

By Sarah Adams
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Anonymous
Mar 31, 2025

Bree, a former ballerina, has been best friends with Nathan, the NFL star quarterback for years. They both have been secretly in love with each other since high school, but avoid talking about their feelings because they do not want to ruin the friendship they have created. They start to discover themselves and each other as they continue to spend more and more time together. 

Teen Review
Tell Me Lies by Carola Lovering

Tell Me Lies

By Carola Lovering
Star Rating
★★

Rated by
Anonymous
Mar 31, 2025

Lucy Albright is very nervous to see her ex-boyfriend, Stephen, at her friend’s wedding. They have a very intense and complex past. In 2010, they got together after seeing each other at a party. While Lucy gets very attached to Stephen, he doesn’t reciprocate the feelings. As their relationship gets more complicated, feelings are hurt, secrets are spilled and people are torn apart.

Teen Review
It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover

It Ends With Us

By Colleen Hoover
Star Rating
★★★

Rated by
Anonymous
Mar 31, 2025

It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover is a novel about Lily Bloom, a girl with a rough past, who falls in love with neurosurgeon - Ryle Kincaid. Their relationship grows and Lily begins to see Ryle’s darker, abusive side, taking her through flashbacks to her past. This book defines the complexities of abusive relationships, mainly the struggle to leave them as the love and emotional manipulation is hard to break away from. It explores Lily’s growth and strength to leave a toxic relationship.

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