Okay, so the general plan was to do a sort of romance themed February Books. It makes sense, right? February…Valentine’s Day…Bookish Soulmates… Yeah, it’s all perfect except for the fact that we decided to skip February Books because Time itself is apparently against us. But this is hardly a new problem, and so we just decided to go with the flow and do a more romantic March Books. Because, let’s face it, we’ve all crushed on a book character at least once, right?
All three of the books we’re recommending this month were chosen for the well-written, chemistry-filled romances they contain—and because all three of these books also have some dang fine characters. To that end, we’re carrying out our recommendations via a quiz—sort of like the quiz we did on our very first So Many Books back in August, except this quiz focuses on which character would be your ideal match. Actually, there’s two quizzes (because we’re just bloody brilliant): one quiz for the ladies, and one for the men.
So… are you ready to discover your next Book Character Soulmate?
Okay, so you’re probably very confused right now—because that quiz hardly seems to describe absolutely irresistible characters, and we did promise you major irresistibility**. So are we heinous liars who enjoy your suffering and confusion and also secretly have ties to the Dutch mafia? YES. No, we’re just Hermione and Clara, and if you haven’t noticed already, we can get a little sarcastic. Shocking, am I right?
So JUST TRUST US, and keep reading to see which character you end up with, because none of them are as bad as we made them out to be. And once you get past our causticness, well, just remember that if you can handle someone at their worst you’ll definitely be able to love them at their best.
[And a little disclaimer: Those “quotes” up in the quiz haven’t been taken from any of the books we’re recommending. We just stuck them in there to better illustrate our points. Most of these characters totally would say stuff like that, anyway. Except for the “accidently killing the dog” one…. that one is rather sketchy.]
**Okay so we did promise this BUT everyone has different tastes in terms of who they go for—just ask us, because Clara and Hermione really do not go for the same men. SO NO TEARS OF RAGE IF YOU DON’T ACTUALLY FIND LOVE HERE because a.) we did just warn you and b.) all these people are fictional anyway.
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Your Results:Sierra Madrid= Crafty + Bilingual + A Total Knockout
or
Alejandro Luís Madrid= Ambitious+Muy Guapo+Mad Computer Skills
Sierra may have some issues (as alluded to in the quiz) …but she’s a pretty wicked character to read about. And what would you do if your husband suddenly informed you that you were moving to L.A. so he could pursue his career? Not that it’s just that simple…Alejandro Luís Madrid has his reasons for the move too. The real question is whether or not their love can survive a storm of ambition and emotion—and if the deepest betrayal of trust won’t ruin a marriage of ten years.
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Your Results:Elliot North= Hard Working+ Intelligent + Caring
or
Kai= Good kisser + Swanky dresser + Inventor
Are you one of those people who likes the idea of reading a Jane Austen novel, but can’t even make it through the cliff notes? (Clara reminds you that you are not alone. Hermione thinks both Clara and you are crazy because Jane Austen is life.) Anyway, some genius got the idea of writing a YA book loosely based off of Jane Austen novels. For Darkness Shows the Stars is a perfect retelling of Jane Austen’s Persuasion. It contains a gorgeously written romance with a lot of “kissy” stuff–proof that chemistry can flourish without a bunch of making-out. And For Darkness Shows the Stars is a sort of dystopian/science-fiction cross, so really, how could you not read it?
{Link To Goodreads Summary}
Your Results:Claire Beauchamp= Curly girl + Sass + ‘Modern’ Sensibilities
or
Jamie Fraser= Pure Scottish Laddie+ Kilts+Abs
Ah, Scotland, the land of our birth. Just kidding, we were both born in the good old US of A, but hey, a girl can dream. Besides, mix time travel with Old Scotland and the result is predestined to be amazing. Add in characters like Claire and Jaime and the book is impossible to put down. It’s basically a Scottish soap opera–minus all the typical soap-opera tackiness–and with much more intense drama.
Have you ever given your heart to someone “fictional”? What are your thoughts on our quiz and book selection? And most importantly, what do you think of our bookstragram skills?? (Because our dog was seriously not impressed.)
Photographic proof of Frankie’s absolute indifference
Content Charts
The Scarlet Thread
| Graphic Violence | None |
| Sex | Several sex scenes, but very G-rated, nothing graphic |
| Homosexuality | None |
| Language | None |
| Disturbing Elements | None |
For Darkness Shows the Stars
| Graphic Violence | None |
| Sex | None |
| Homosexuality | None |
| Language | None |
| Disturbing Elements | None |
Outlander
| Graphic Violence | Several intense battle sequences |
| Sex | Very graphic—if are you are a sensitive reader, perhaps you ought to read something else |
| Homosexuality | Present throughout the book, but put in a historical context |
| Language | Some cussing |
| Disturbing Elements | Rape, torture |
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