I’m looking for a cozy and (at least mostly) uplifting read with some romance. I don’t love Romance books because I don’t often find them to be very well written, but I do really enjoy romantic plot lines when they are well done. Good writing and realistic characters are a must! Bonus points if it takes place the UK or Ireland 🙂
Some popular books I’ve liked that mostly fit this description:
– Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman
– The Flatshare by Beth O’Leary
– Normal People by Sally Rooney
– A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
Thank you in advance!!
by laurendoessomestuff
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The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin
I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith
Mariana by Monica Dickens
The Blue Castle by LM Montgomery
Can’t go wrong with Backman. Maybe also Britt-Marie Was Here.
Ashley Poston and Katherine Center for a more Flatshare vibe.
outlander set in scotland for the first book, then france in book 2, later in the colonies of the Americas and the Caribbean
I really enjoyed the Seven Sisters by Lucinda Riley
And Cross Stitch/Outlander (different name depending on the market) by Diana Gabaldon
They’re both quite long stories and have multiple books to follow on with it you enjoy it
Ada, or Ardor, A Family Chronicle by Vladimir Nabokov
The Autobiography of Red By Anne Carson