Last week, I talked about all of the books that I hated the love triangles in. This week, I'll be telling you guys about those few books that don't have a love triangle at all but do have romance, which, if you think about it, isn't a lot. I don't think that books should have to have love triangles. There is nothing wrong with an occasional love triangle but just because a book doesn't have one doesn't mean that no one is going to be interested in it. So here are a few rare books, sans the love triangles.
#5: Divergent by Veronica Roth
I am one of those very few who wasn't in love with this series overall. I loved the first book, thought the second was still pretty good, but I didn't care much for the last book. That being said, I can appreciate the fact that this series doesn't have a love triangle in it. And that's a breath of fresh air to me. The whole dystopian genre is already kind of predicable to me and the fact that this one is a bit different just by the way it goes about the romance is great. It's also still realistic in that the romance develops and it still goes through ups and downs but it's more realistic because all relationships have issues but not all relationships are torn by a love triangle.
#4: Hold Me Closer, Necromancer by Lish McBride
This book has a lot of love from me and part of that is because the romance in it is there but it's not overpowering or right in your face from the very start. There are cute moments and the relationship develops pretty quickly, actually, but it's also relatively simple. And that, I think, adds something to the relationship that blossoms because a lot of times they get complicated for not much of a reason other than characters can't figure out what they want but once everything clicks it becomes so simple and the fact that Sam was always clear about his feelings just makes me smile. It shows he didn't have doubts or reasons as to why it shouldn't work between the two of them.
#3: The Darkest Minds by Alexandra Bracken
It's been a while since I read this series but I don't believe that it has a love triangle, or at least, a complicated one. Instead, I feel like Ruby's relationship with Liam has very different struggles. If you want a more angst ridden romance to read about that has you screaming at the characters, I think this one will suit you just fine. There is defiantly some push and pull that makes your head spin but you still find yourself rooting for the couple to pull through because they deserve to be together.
#2: The Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer
This series is very unique, and the last book came out about a week ago so I can't speak for that final installment, but for the first three books, we get to see several different relationships develop that are simple in that the characters know exactly what they want but complex in that the journey to getting what they want is long and difficult. There are three romantic stories going on in the first three books that are a lot of fun to read because they tend to be cute and lighthearted in this serious-ish plot. They add some humor and happiness exactly when you need them the most and it just makes me smile.
#1: Revenats by Amy Plum
I'm so sorry if I misspelled that. Spelling has always been my weakness. But this love story is as lighthearted as you can get while still having a dangerous plot going on. The characters, again, know what they want, but maintaining that happiness that they acquire can be challenging at times. The love and dedication in this series warms my heart, even though it can be overbearing at times. It's like a mom's love for her child. They go through ups and downs and it's funny and it's cute and it's just a really great developed romance. Is it the best one out there? No. Is it trying to be? No. It's amazing for what it is.
So those were some of my favorites books and series that don't have love triangles at all. I found this list kind of hard to come up, actually because love triangles just saturate the market for YA these days and most of them aren't that great. I always appreciate books that focus more on realistic issues rather than just follow a trend for more sales. Let me know if you have any book suggestions without love triangles in them because that's for sure something I'd like to get some recommendations on. See you guys next week!
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