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Top 100 Romance Novels on Goodreads
Get in the mood with our list of the top 100 romances of all time. We narrowed the field by limiting our results to books aimed at adult audiences and books with at least a 3.9 average rating. Contemporary romance is read in the greatest numbers, but we also included results in popular sub-genres like historical and paranormal romance.
What's your "number"? How many have you read? Tell us in the comments!
Tell us how many you've read in the comments!
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Feb 11, 2019 08:26AM
I've read 15 and have 3 on my TBR list.
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I've read 29 and have some on my list for this year.
I've read five. But, where's "Wuthering Heights"? You have "Jane Eyre". The two go hand in hand as the two greatest love stories ever.
14, many of them I have re-read a few times too :)
I've read 20, have a bunch on my TBR list, and there's two that I started and then rage-quit because they were terrible and idk how they're on her (IMO).
KnownAsLavinia wrote: "why is call me by your name missing??"Seconded.
7, but 14 are on my TBR list! I need to read more!
very rude of GOODREADS to call out Fifty Shades of Grey....
Sandy S wrote: "very rude of GOODREADS to call out Fifty Shades of Grey...."Agreed.
35 read! But now i'm going to go through this list and pick what i'll be reading next :))
Colleen wrote: "Sandy S wrote: "very rude of GOODREADS to call out Fifty Shades of Grey...."Agreed."
Co-sign CoHo and Sandy. Very rude.
I've read 7 of these, and most were classics. I'm always more likely to pick up a classic novel than a romance novel.
Sandy S wrote: "very rude of GOODREADS to call out Fifty Shades of Grey...."hahaha I think what Goodreads was trying to say is that - even though wildly popular - Fifty Shades can't be on this list because its rating is under 3.9 ( I think it's at 3.6 !)
Only 9! Honestly that makes sense, I've never classified myself as a romance reader in the past, but thanks to Goodreads Romance Week last year/this year I'm realizing I kind of love it. Definitely need to read Gone with the Wind, it's been on my TBR forever!
I'm ashamed to say that I've only read 8 of these :( But that will be rectified this year.
Backstage Pass leads to another book page and it is not showing correct read status in this blog page.
No Twilight, but at least three former Twilight fanfics. Interesting...
I'm not a big romance reader, but I feel I have to say this... Those covers are cringy af.
I'm surprised that I've read 8. Now I'll go back and see if I can increase my TBR list.📖
15 read, a few on my tbr, a few I regret ever reading and can't believe they made this list, and a few I'll never read.
Okay, but where's Eleanor And Park. Maybe others don't think Fangirl would make it but at least Carry On or Eleanor and Park have to make it.
Jane Eyre isn't a romance novel. Neither is Me Before You, or anything by Nicholas Sparks. There's probably a few others I haven't read that don't fit.Romance is a genre of few rules, but the core of the story being the romantic relationship between two (or more) people and the optimistic ending are really not negotiable.
Liliana wrote: "I'm not a big romance reader, but I feel I have to say this... Those covers are cringy af."I agree! I hate to judge a book by its' cover, but some of these covers leave you in no doubt about what to expect.
I have read 5 and just added 4 more to my TBR list
8, and I don’t see all that many that I’m likely to add, which surprises me a little.
Liliana wrote: "I'm not a big romance reader, but I feel I have to say this... Those covers are cringy af."Agree 100%
17 read - 49 in to reado_0
3 books behind schedule Oooops!! =D
25 and mostly I haven't read on the list is on my tbr 😊
