Top Ten New Book Boyfriends

Top 10 Tuesday is a post hosted by The Broke and the Bookish and this week's topic is Top Ten New Book Boyfriends.

Truthfully, I hate that phrase "book boyfriend". I'm perfectly happy in my own marriage so I don't particular wish I could date any of these guys, however, I have found some new guys to add to my list of hot and datable book characters. Here they are:

1. Rowan - Throne of Glass series by Sarah J Maas - Sarah J Maas does a great job writing slow building relationships. I cannot express the amount of love that I have for Rowan.
2. Rhys - A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J Maas - Just like Rowan, Rhys took some time to grow on me, but I adore him also. Especially everything he was willing to endure for Feyre.
3. Hal - Shadowcaster (Shattered Realms, # 2) by Cinda Williams Chima - Hal is one of those should be the enemy guys, but it's really a good guy at heart.
4. Ambrose - Making Faces by Amy Harmon - Ambrose had quite a journey to undergo, but he was always good at heart. And he and Fern have another slow building relationship which I find usually provides the relationships with the most stable foundations.
5. Ryland - A Noble Masquerade (Hawthorne House, # 1) by Kristi Ann Hunter - Ryland is not what you'd expect from a typical hero from this time period. He has everything you love about the time period, and so much more. Plus he made me chuckle a few times.
6. Samuel - The Captive Heart by Michelle Griep - The epitome of a manly-man. He's made mistakes, but won't let those mistakes define him. His heart for his best friend as well as his daughter makes him something special.
7. Darrow - Red Rising series by Pierce Brown - Being in Darrow's inner circle means certain war and troubled times, but Darrow is loyal like no other. He isn't perfect, but he proves his worth time and time again.
8. Razor - Walk the Edge (Thunder Road, # 2) by Katie McGarry - It's been so long since I read this one that I don't remember all of the details, but I remember really liking Razor. Maybe even more than Oz.
9. Ben - November 9 by Colleen Hoover - I mean it's CoHo. Her main men are almost all quality, but I loved Ben's story and the fact that he's an author.
10. Bodee - Faking Normal by Courtney C Stevens - Oh Bodee...suffering from some severe trauma in his life, he's able to see the pain in another and can't stop himself from reaching out. I wish there were more Bodees out there.

I truly had to stop myself from making this entire list the super hot guys of the Throne of Glass series and A Court of Thorns and Roses series. Sarah J Maas knows how to write some hot guys in my opinion. I actually ended up having a harder time creating this list than I expected. Who are your recent adds to your "book boyfriends" list? Let me know!

Top Ten Books/Authors I've Read in 24 Hours

Top 10 Tuesday is a post hosted by The Broke and the Bookish and this week's topic is Top Ten Books/Authors I've Read in 24 Hours excluding novellas.

1. Colleen Hoover - November 9, Confess, Ugly Love, Slammed, & Point of Retreat
2. Jennifer Anne Davis - The Key & Red
3. Amy Harmon - Making Faces, The Law of Moses, & The Bird and the Sword
4. Kasie West - On the Fence & The Fill-In Boyfriend
5. Katie McGarry - Pushing the Limits, Dare You To, Take Me On, Walk the Edge
6. Unraveling You/Raveling You by Jessica Sorensen
7. To All the Boys I've Loved Before/PS I Still Love You by Jenny Han
8. Faking Normal by Courtney C Stevens
9. Easy by Tammara Webber
10. Reason to Breathe by Rebecca Donovan

Which books/authors have you read in one sitting? Let me know!

Ten Books I Loved More Than I Expected

Top 10 Tuesday is a post hosted by The Broke and the Bookish and this week's topic is Top Ten Books I Loved More Than I Expected.

1. Making Faces by Amy Harmon - My sister-in-law recommended Amy Harmon to me in the past (a different book), but I did not expect this book to be so layered and deep and beautiful and sad and happy. It has all the good things.
2. Shaken: Discovering Your True Identity in the Midst of Life's Storms by Tim Tebow - I'm not a football fan, but this book is one of the few non-fiction books that I've read in a day.
3. The Captive Heart by Michelle Griep - This particular time in history isn't my favorite to read about, but something about arranged marriages just seem to hook me.
4. Perfect Chemistry by Simone Elkeles - I wasn't sure I'd like a story where the main male character was in a gang, but turns out I did.
5. Faking Normal by Courtney C Stevens - I'd read a different book by Courtney C Stevens before this one and it was just okay for me so I wasn't sure I wanted to read more by her, but that book had a chapter from Faking Normal at the end of it and I was hooked that quickly.
6. The Fill-In Boyfriend by Kasie West - Kasie West is one of my favorite authors, but this one just seemed to have a little something extra.
7. My Life Next Door by Huntley Fitzpatrick - I saw a ton of bloggers who loved this book when it first released. I was late to the game, but I expected it to be good. Yet somehow it was even better than I expected.
8. Unbreakable by Rebecca Shea - Colleen Hoover recommended this one on Facebook a couple of years ago. And come on...it's CoHo. She ought to know a good book when she reads on. Yet since I'd never heard of this author, I wasn't sure.
9. Catching Jordan (Hundred Oaks, # 1) by Miranda Kenneally - I wasn't sure I would like a book about a girl who plays football, but I really really did.
10. Red Rising (Red Rising, # 1) by Pierce Brown - The description of this one didn't really hook me at all, but I kept seeing bloggers give it 5 Stars, so I thought maybe this book was more than meets the eye. And turns out that it's now one of my favorite series.

What about you guys? Which books did you expect to like more or less than you did? Let me know!

Top Ten Slow Building Relationships

Top 10 Tuesday is a post hosted by The Broke and the Bookish and this week's topic is Top Ten Romance Tropes/Types.

1. Fern & Ambrose - Making Faces by Amy Harmon
2. Georgia & Moses - The Law of Moses by Amy Harmon
3. Aelin & Rowan - Throne of Glass series by Sarah J Maas
4. Mustang & Darrow - Red Rising series by Pierce Brown
5. Alexi & Bodee - Faking Normal by Courtney C Stevens
6. Juliette & Warner - Shatter Me series by Tahereh Mafi
7. Peeta & Katniss - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
8. Sydney & Adrian - Bloodlines series by Richelle Mead
9. Cole & Isabel - Wolves of Mercy Falls by Maggie Stiefvater
10. Rose & Dimitri - Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead

Honorable Mentions
Eleanor & Samuel (The Captive Heart by Michelle Griep)
Kestrel & Arin (The Winner's Curse by Marie Rutkoski)
Blue & Gansey (The Raven Cycle by Maggie Stiefvater)
Robin & Phoenix (Believe by Erin McCarthy)
Val & Kyle (V is for Virgin by Kelly Oram)
Peter & Lara Jean (To All the Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny Han)
Nova & Quinton (Nova by Jessica Sorensen)
Cal & Nyelle - What If by Rebecca Donovan

What do you guys think? Who are your favorite slow building couples? Let me know!

PS Happy Valentine's Day! Hope you all have a day full of love and happiness!