Hey Bibliofriends,

Happy Tuesday! How is your week going so far? This week’s Top Ten Tuesday prompt is a Love Freebie to celebrate Valentine’s Day so I have decided to compile the Top Ten Books That Made Me Swoon. These are books that have absolutely melted my heart! It could be for the romance element, the divine world that I wish I could visit, the quirks and obscene attention to details that has my eyes popping out of their head… the list is endless – either way, these ten reads captured a very special place in my heart! If you don’t already know, Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly, list-themed book prompt hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl.

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A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J Maas

Would it be one of my Top Ten Tuesday lists without one of SJM’s books?! Out of the Maas Multiverse, ACOMAF is the one that hit me in the feels the absolute hardest! The journey Feyre goes through here… if you know, you know! 👀

Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

Fourth Wing was my second read of 2024. I went into it without any preconceived ideas, however I was impeccably aware of ‘the hype’. I was definitely not ready to love it as much as I did and Iron Flame will almost certainly make its way off my TBR within the next few months!

Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross

I’ve seen Divine Rivals on so many lists and memes this past month and it rightly deserves its place here – February is the month of love after all, and Divine Rivals was one of my favourite reads of 2023. What I appreciated about this story was the way the romance element felt like it was gradually able to evolve. It wasn’t instalove and it wasn’t overladen with lots of smut and explicit scenes. It was so tenderly done that I really champion Iris and Roman as one of my favourite bookish couples.

The People on Platform 5 by Clare Pooley

Clare Pooley has such a brilliant knack for writing about a group of misfit strangers and bringing them together into a tight-knit friendship group. This novel has such a feel-good and uplifting quality that you can’t help but smile after reading the final pages.

Happy Place by Emily Henry

Emily Henry knows how to write in a way that makes me feel almost every emotion possible within just one story! Love her!

The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy by Megan Bannen

The sheer whimsical cuteness of this read really drew me in. It’s so thrillingly quirky and adorable whilst dealing with undertaking and death…?!

Where The Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

From the vivid descriptions of the Carolina marshlands, to the way I was so captivated by Kya’s vulnerabilities – this book took the concept of a whodunnit to a new, more subtle level.

Ready Player One by Ernest Cline

The swoonworthiness in this book comes from my absolute adoration of all things easter egg and treasure hunt! If you could post-it note every 80s pop culture reference that Cline writes into this book, you’d have more post-it notes than deaths in a Game of Throne novel…

The Lonely Hearts Travel Club: Destination Thailand by Katy Colins

A total chick-lit guilty pleasure, the thing I loved most about this book was the sheer sense of wanderlust it invoked within me. These literary descriptions of Thailand had me wanting to hop on a plane ASAP!

Me Before You by Jojo Moyes

Before you start questioning my sanity about why this is on my list about books which make me swoon, let me just confess that sometimes… I really enjoy books which make me have a damn good cry! There’s something so cathartic about it, as if it makes you feel a bit more self-affirming about your own life. Lou and Will’s relationship had me sobbing for hours, days even! A heartbreaking read!

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That’s it! My Top Ten books that made me swoon and melted my heart. What are your favourite swoonworthy books? How are you compiling your Love Freebie Top Ten Tuesday list? As always, drop me a comment to chat!

T xx