In no particular order.
Top Ten Book Boyfriends from 2024
"I love you. I fell in love with you in the depths of my soul, and it's my soul that will find yours again in the next life."
"I decided if I could choose anywhere in the world to be, it'd be wherever you are."
"Chase death, Moonbeam. And I pray that your bloodlust brings you the same sense of peace I feel just knowing you exist."
"Do it. Kill me, if that's what you think I deserve. But if you do, give me one favor before I go... Let me die with the taste of you on my lips."
"Loving you, though, that wasn't a role I was given, Phoebe. Loving you has been the most authentic and natural thing I've ever done in my life. And I don't protect you just because I'm told to. I protect you because I'm yours. You've had me since I was five."
"My wife. It felt as though a limb had been severed from my body. The distress I felt over that . . . over losing her was knee-buckling. Astonishing in its fierceness. I'd only just found the girl, only begun to contemplate that she might be someone I wanted to keep. . . that she might not be the princess I set out to obtain for myself, but she was better than anything I had imagined. . . the hand in the dark I could reach for."
"I loved him like the night sky must love the moon, to have been denied forever the promise of sunlight, yet still get to gaze on something so bright. Even now, every part of me aches for him, even though our love has always been a constellation of unattainable dreams. I love him because of and despite of it."
"You fuck the same way you fight, Lachis'ka, did you know that? No quarter. Chomping at the bit. Deadly. Magnificent. The prettiest thing I've ever seen."
"Messy is where the best parts of life happen. You don't have to be in control at all times. It's okay if you fall apart. I promise I will be right here to put you back together if you just let me."
I've only encountered Ruhn and I totally agree on your choice!
ReplyDeleteMy TTT: https://laurieisreading.com/2024/12/31/top-ten-tuesday-2024-favourites/
I've been hearing such great things about Spark of the Everflame. I was hesitant to try though, because YA can be such a hit or miss these days (I assume it IS YA?). Thanks for the rec, and wish you a very happy 2025. ~Lex (lexlingua.co)
ReplyDeleteSpark of the Everflame is definitely not YA. Especially once you get to the third book.
DeleteYou’re the first person I’ve seen use the book boyfriends idea this week. :)
ReplyDeleteLooks like you "met" some fun book boyfriends this year :)
ReplyDeleteHappy TTT!
Great idea! I haven't read any of these books, but after reading the quotes, I might read some of them soon :)
ReplyDeleteIf you'd like to visit, here's my TTT: https://thebooklorefairy.blogspot.com/2024/12/top-ten-tuesday-the-best-books-i-read-in-2024.html