Romance is one of the most popular literary genre. 84% of romance book buyers are women who choose contemporary and historical romances as their top picks. The majority of romance readers prefer paper copies than e-books and love discussing the plot with their friends and other readers.* Romance books are also highly popular among book lovers' community on BookLikes. 

We've looked through the book bloggers' bookshelves and picked top 12 romance books. The following infographics includes most read and shelved titles by book bloggers on BookLikes. Scroll down to find the blogs and book reviews. 

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Romance

The reviews:

The Great Gatsby

Memories From Books on Booklikes

  

Muriellerites  

 

John Green’s young adult novel, The Fault in Our Stars, is basically a story about teens battling cancer. The elements of a love story come to the front when Hazel and Augustus fall in love after meeting up in a Support Group for cancer patients. Both of them are super intelligent and... read more

 

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Romeo and Juliet

Kanti's Books

  

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Contemporary romance 

The reviews: 

Fifty Shades of Grey 

Caught in a FAB Romance

 

Anna And The French Kiss

It's a Books World

I obviously loveeeeeed this book! I reread it last year (or was it two years?) and I forgot so many things! These were the things I forgot and now loved:... read more

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The Notebook

Momster Bookworm

YA romance 

The reviews:

The Selection

 

Read, Run, Ramble

Read more reviews of The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight

This Lullaby

Thalia @ Pictures in the Words 

 

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 Historical romance

The reviews:

Pride and Prejudice

 

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Gone with the Wind

Crash My Book Party 

 

Bookworm Blurbs

Claire Randall is leading a double life. She has a husband in one century, and a lover in another...In 1945, Claire Randall, a former combat nurse, is back from the war and reunited with her husband on a second honeymoon--when she innocently touches a boulder in one of the ancient stone circles that... read more

 

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1. Finding a comfortable reading position is a never-ending quest. Chair or bed? Side or back? In a box? With a fox?

2. On airplanes, you hesitantly flick on the overhead light while everyone else is napping.

3. Paper cuts may look like minor injuries, but the pain can be excruciating.

4. Walking and reading at the same time requires hand-eye coordination only professional athletes have been endowed with.

5. What on earth are you supposed to do with the jacket on a hardcover while you're reading it? Keep it on and risk damaging it? Take it off and store it in a weird nook, never to find it again?

6. Deciding what to read is a choice that presents you with an embarrassment of riches.

7. The typeface and page length of a book can seriously impact your reading experience, sometimes for the worse (sans-serif font is a huge no-no).

8. A book can be composed of the worst drivel you've ever laid eyes on, you're still afflicted with major guilt when you banish it to the "I Will Never Ever Ever Finish This. Like, Ever." shelf.

9. You lament time that you've wasted in the past; all of those hours scouring celebrity Twitters could have been put towards finally reading Moby Dick!

10. Some people count down the minutes until their lunch hour; you count down the minutes until Jeffery Eugenides or Donna Tartt releases their next book (roughly 5 million for Tartt, but who's counting?!)

11. Finishing a book you loved is like saying goodbye to a good friend. You've been through so much together! And while you may see each other again, it won't be quite the same.

12. Forget finding roommates; the most stressful thing about moving is figuring out a way to transport boxes upon boxes of heavy books.

13. You're constantly rethinking your bookshelf strategy. Should you color-coordinate, or take a more practical approach, such as publication date or alphabetization? Or, if you're feeling ambitious, should you tackle the autobiographical bookshelf, à la Rob Gordon from High Fidelity?

14. Your mood is directly impacted by the mood of the book that you're reading; your friends have learned to avoid you during Dostoyevsky months or Bret Easton Ellis weeks.

15. You take found books home like abandoned puppies, chirping, "Can we keep it?!" That'd be well and good if it didn't happen once a day.

16. One does not simply walk by a bookstore. One must poke around, at the very least, and one usually ends up filling one's tote bag with more books than one can carry.

17. "I don't read" is a relationship death knell, akin to "I loathe my mother" or "I enjoy upsetting kittens."

18. You may or may not own two (or three or four) copies of a beloved book. You can't help it, the redesigned covers are irresistible!

19. Laundry day and other important obligations get completely overlooked when you're in the middle of a great, un-put-downable book. "Same shirt Saturday"? Sorry you're not sorry. 

Well, what kind? I'm "The Romantic" ^^

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*Originally Reviewed at Witchmag's Boekenplank*

Once again Maria V. Snyder has written an intriguing and captivating story, even when I enjoyed Fire Study not as much as Poison- and Magic Study. The writing style felt a bit too objective, too distant, to get fully into the story and this annoyed me at times. It also made it harder for me to understand, to bond with Yelena. In the end it prevented me from fully creating a vivid image in my head. There was just not enough words spent on emotions and feeling. The pacing was too high, too. Such a shame, cause the story was amazing!

Yelena, too, made me sigh at times. What a transformation! I almost did not recognize the almost dauntless heroine from the previous books! After one “scary” event she suddenly turns into this scaredy cat! Suddenly she’s so scared that she makes wrong decisions, one after the other. She’s pushing everyone away, even Valek and makes bad situations worse… Yeah, it was really frustrating to see this happen, time and time again, 300 pages long. At times I was even amazed that I kept on reading instead of throwing the book away…

However, the plot and the marvelous world that Maria  V. Snyder has created, were too good to put it away. It has fire benders, unknown enemies (or are they friends???). Double spies and traitors. It was never boring. Add to this a huge dose of unfamiliar magic, a hilarious horse and you’ve got something to look forward too, even with flat characters and a main character that keeps working on your nerves.

Conclusion

3 HEARTS. I liked Fire Study less than the earlier books. The almost business like manner of writing did not make me very happy. I missed “feeling” everything. Yelena, too, was not one of my favorite characters in this book with the way she behaved. Fortunately there is still a fantastic story and a magical world that will keep you attention and prevent you from slapping Yelena, hard.

*Originally Reviewed at Witchmag's Boekenplank*

To be honest, I never had any intention of reading Vampire Academy. There was never a spark of interest whenever I saw this book or read the blurb. As I’m more of a werewolf and shifter lover, I tend to pass on books with only cold-blooded, bloodthirsty vampires. Then I read that Vampire Academy would be turned into a movie. So what did I do when I saw this book in the library a couple of days ago? Of course I took it with me and before I knew it I was hooked! Wow, I can’t believe that I waited this long to read it, that I once thought it wouldn’t be worthy of my time! I’m so glad I finally decided to take a chance ^^

What got me hooked on Vampire Academy is the mystery that can be found in this book. From the first page you only get tiny pieces off an immense puzzle and it’s up to you to make all the right connections. Be careful, the smallest of details can be of great importance later. Oh and even when you think you’ve completed the puzzle, don’t be sure. Unexpected events can always happen, pieces can always transform and keep you on the edge of your seat. The ending, obviously, was one BIG surprise, a GIANT revelation and a huge cliffhanger. Oh, how I love it when books manage to surprises me so completely. Even with my love / hate relationship with cliffhangers ^^

The world that Richelle Mead created fit perfectly with the story and enhanced my reading pleasure. All those different rules and habits. The tasks that the Guardians and Moroi have. The horrors that are the Strigoi. How vampires get their daily dose of blood. The rules dhampires are bound to. Richelle Mead obviously spent some time in creating this amazing world. A world that definitely made reading the more interesting. I’m already looking forward to my next visit ^^

I can’t write this review without mentioning Rose, our heroine. Above all I loved how human, how real she felt. She’s just your every other teenager who has to make life altering decisions. She does not always chose the right one, but hey, she’s “human” and not perfect! Rose is also one of the few female leads that are able to ADMIT and APOLOGIZE when she makes a mistake, albeit reluctantly ^^ She’s everything I want to read about in a young adult main character: sassy, knows when NOT to follow the rules, brave and utterly loyal to those she loves. Oh and most importantly: is good in witty and snarky remarks. I look forward to spending more time with her!

Conclusion

4 HEARTS. A superb book, that I unfortunately ignored for a long time. With a thrilling and gripping story, an intriguing mystery included. Set in a world full of vampires and dhampires. Featuring a brave girl trying to protect her best friend, even at the cost of herself. A story that I can recommend to everyone who loves to read about the paranormal, even those who usually like to read about shifters 

*Originally Reviewed at Witchmag's Boekenplank*

Okay, after reading Marked, I can’t do nothing but admit it: books about cold-blooded bloodsuckers can be fun (emphasis on can  ). This was the utmost book that I ignored, just because there’s no werewolf or other magical creäture in sight. Once again a fantastic book that I almost did not read because of my reluctance to read books where vampires have leading roles. Not reading this book would have been such a shame! From now on I’ll try to not hold such things against the book and just read it!

Like I said, this book was good. Very good. Marked is a story that will make you forget the world. That will make you forget how hot it is outside and that your melting (yeah, for once we have tropical weather in my dreary country  ). The plot is too good to stop. It will keep you entertained and bent on reading the next page. I easily finished this book in a couple of hours. That strong was the hold Marked had on me ^^

What made this book so good? Let’s start with the amazing world that P.C. Cast and her daughter created. Where a goddess roams free, vampires walk the earth and handsome male vampires can be admired. A world I would not mind spending some time in, if only to admire all the male treasures ^^ Oh and it became even better when they introduced the five elements! Apparently vampires have a natural connection to them and can use them to perform magic! How cool is that? Another subject I love to read about. I knew then that this was going to be a fantastic book I’d love to read ^^

Zoey, too, is a factor that made reading Marked a blast. Unfortunately, she hasn’t had an easy life at her young age (16 young… oh god I’m getting old ><). With an ass of a stepfather, a spineless mother and no real friends at school (yeah, Kayly, that behavior? That’s NOT how friends act!). Fortunately she has one of the best grandma’s around. I loved that Zoey kept her head high despite everything. Even her sudden transformation to a vampire fledgling doesn’t fade her much. She keeps on making very witty remarks that always had me laughing out loud.

Finally, there is the fantastic and captivating story. Through Zoey’s eyes we read how it feels to be ripped out of your daily life. To suddenly be chosen as a vampire, a transformation you might not survive. To find out that a vampire goddess has great plans for you, which will make you an outsider at your new school. Fortunately not all is bad. There are fun and nice things too for Zoey. Like the new friendships she makes, or that cute boy she meets. Always good to read about stuff like that ^^ Ad all this to the gripping writing style and you’ll have yourself a book that is impossible to put down till the last letter has been read ^^

Conclusion

4 HEARTS. Unexpectedly I enjoyed reading this book, with his unusual description of vampires and its amazing lead, Zoey. The writing style is very easy and definitely catchy. The plot too will stuck it’s claws on you, so be prepared before you start reading, cause you won’t stop any time soon!

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