Top Ten Tuesday: Top Ten Book Boyfriends

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I mostly read YA, and those characters are a lot younger than I am... so I'm basing this list on how the boyfriend treated their S.O. more than who I would want to be with. I really had to think about this list, because I don't really read books for how a relationship is, not anymore anyway. Books, where a romance is the focus, have lost their appeal for me.

1. Ayden from Unraveling You Series -  A beautiful story of friends that fall in love, Ayden is just such a sweet guy, who is not only a sweet person in spite of what he has been through but a really well-developed character.

2. Arin from The Winner's Trilogy - Where trust had to be earned on both sides, this is a really good story about star-crossed lovers. I know this book had a lot of controversy surrounding it. But I think those people were only reading the surface of the story. Kestral never treated Arin like he was lesser. She talked to him like a regular person, She never acted like she was his "owner". 

3. Logan from The Reed Brothers Series - Really, any of these Reed brothers works for this list. They are just a group of 5 brothers that are just big sweethearts, they respect every woman they meet. They are the anti-stereotype of tattooed men in books. (this series has an absurd number of books, I wanted to read them all, but there are just too many. I've read about half.)

4. Mal from the Grisha trilogy - Sorry, to all you Nikolai fans, but I never really bought that he loved Alina. She was all political bargaining chip to him. Sure, it took Mal to realize how he really felt for her until after she was no longer in his life. But they had known each other their whole lives, it's hard to realize that sort of thing with someone you are that close with.

5. Mik from Daughter of Smoke and Bone trilogy (mainly Night of Cake & Puppets) - He is such a sweetie, and really understanding considering what he gets dragged into in book 3. You can read Night of Cake and Puppets without reading the rest of the trilogy. If you didn't like the trilogy, I still recommend the novella. It really has nothing to do with the rest of the series, just a cute little blip of stuff that happened in the background.

6. Simon Lewis from TMI - Yeah, not Jace. I think he's actually kind of a shitty boyfriend. Simon is just so gosh darn cute and a really kind person.

7. Noah from Pushing the Limits - Another book that has some slight controversy these days, but he's on this list because he helped Echo face what happened to her, he helped her overcome her anxiety by almost forcing her to remember. While some might view that as abusive, it's actually the best thing to do. If somebody is suffering from depression and anxiety because or repressed memories helping those memories surface and facing them is the "right" thing to do.

8. Ronan from The Raven Boys - My favorite character in the series. I don't know what made me choose him for this list, but here he is. I just think that he would be good for the person he ends up with (not sharing that in case there are people who read this blog that have yet to read the series, and want to)

9/10. Kit and Grady from The Goblins of Bellwater - These cousins sacrificed quite a bit for the women they cared for. It's hard to explain more without spoiling the book. Great standalone, I suggest reading it.