Publication year 2024
Genre Novel, Fiction
Themes Mental Health, Friendship, Grief, Love, Guilt, Self Discovery
Tags Realistic Fiction, Romance
Romance
"The course of true love never did run smooth," wrote William Shakespeare in A Midsummer Night's Dream—and he knew what he was talking about. A text from this study guide collection might be just the thing to remind you of the bliss and pain of love.
The Summer Pact
The Summer Wives
the sun and her flowers
The Sun and the Star
The Sun Is Also a Star
The Survivor Wants to Die at the End
The Sweetest Oblivion
The Sweetness of Forgetting
The Taming of the Shrew
The Tattooist of Auschwitz
The Tempest
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
The Testing
The Things Gods Break
The Things We Cannot Say
The Things We Do For Love
The Things We Leave Unfinished
The Thorn Birds
The Throne of Broken Gods
The Time Traveler's Wife
Publication year 2024
Genre Novel, Fiction
Themes Mental Health, Friendship, Grief, Love, Guilt, Self Discovery
Tags Realistic Fiction, Romance
Publication year 2018
Genre Novel, Fiction
Themes Conflict, Guilt, Love, Memory, Nostalgia, Revenge, Gender Identity, Race, Coming of Age, The Past, Family, Social Class
Tags Historical Fiction, Romance
The novel unfolds across three interwoven timelines on Winthrop Island, a fictional enclave in Long Island Sound where wealthy summer families, known as "the Families," coexist uneasily with a working-class, mostly Portuguese community of fishermen and laborers.In May 1969, Miranda Schuyler, now famous as the actress Miranda Thomas, returns to Winthrop Island after 18 years, hiding a bruised face behind dark sunglasses. At the general store, the elderly proprietress Mrs. Medeiro recognizes Miranda and drives... Read The Summer Wives Summary
Publication year 2017
Genre Poem, Fiction
Themes Love, Grief, Loyalty & Betrayal, Safety & Danger, Beauty, Trust & Doubt, Truth & Lies, Forgiveness, Memory, Guilt, Hate & Anger, Shame & Pride, Fear, Perseverance, Conflict, Loneliness, Hope, Environment, Family, Immigration
Tags Lyric Poem, Gender & Feminism, Relationships, Love & Sexuality, Women`s Studies, Modern Classic Fiction, Romance, Mental Illness
Publication year 2023
Genre Novel, Fiction
Themes Fear, Grief, Memory, Love, Sexual Identity, Coming of Age, Plants, Trust & Doubt, Good & Evil
Tags Fantasy, Mythology, Romance, Action & Adventure, Children`s Literature, LGBTQ+, Depression & Suicide, Mental Illness, Grief & Death, Love & Sexuality, Psychology, Trauma & Abuse
Publication year 2016
Genre Novel, Fiction
Tags Realistic Fiction, Afro-Caribbean Literature, Modern Classic Fiction, Romance
Published in 2016, Nicola Yoon’s The Sun Is Also a Star is a young-adult novel and National Book Award Finalist. Told from multiple character perspectives, the novel tells the story of the romance that transpires over one day between two young people, Natasha Katherine Kingsley and Daniel Jae Ho Bae, and the impact they have on the people around them. Natasha and Daniel come from different racial, ethnic, and cultural backgrounds. Natasha is an undocumented... Read The Sun Is Also a Star Summary
Publication year 2025
Genre Novel, Fiction
Themes Guilt, Hope, Love, Mental Health, Sexual Identity, Coming of Age, Death, Family, Fathers, Mothers, Self Discovery, Social Class, Economics, Science & Technology
Tags Romance, Fantasy, Science Fiction, LGBTQ+
Publication year 2018
Genre Novel, Fiction
Themes Love, Family, Marriage, Self Discovery, Truth & Lies, Trust & Doubt, Loyalty & Betrayal, Conflict
Tags Romance, Love & Sexuality
Publication year 2012
Genre Novel, Fiction
Themes Love, Memory, Family
Tags Historical Fiction, Romance, World War II, Holocaust, Military & War, Modern Classic Fiction, World History, French Literature
Publication year 1593
Genre Play, Fiction
Themes Marriage, Gender Identity, Social Class
Tags Elizabethan Era, Comedy & Satire, Humor, Education, Education, Dramatic Literature, Romance, Classic Fiction
The Taming of the Shrew is one of William Shakespeare’s earliest comedies, probably first performed around 1593. While the play’s depiction of women is the subject of much debate among modern readers and scholars, its popularity endures, and the play continues to be reproduced in various mediums. Notable adaptations include the 1967 film starring Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton, and the 1999 romantic comedy 10 Things I Hate About You.This guide refers to the 2014... Read The Taming of the Shrew Summary
Publication year 2018
Genre Novel, Fiction
Tags Holocaust, World War II, Military & War, World History, Historical Fiction, Romance
The Tattooist of Auschwitz is a historical novel by New Zealand author Heather Morris. Published in 2018, the narrative retells the true story of Lale Sokolov (born Ludwig Eisenberg), a Slovakian Jew and Holocaust survivor. The novel centers on the love between Lale and Gita, a young woman he meets while tattooing prisoners. Lale is the titular tattooist, forever marking his fellow Jews and other prisoners with the numbers that replace their identities in the... Read The Tattooist of Auschwitz Summary
Publication year 1611
Genre Play, Fiction
Themes Loyalty & Betrayal, Forgiveness, Colonialism
Tags Classic Fiction, Elizabethan Era, Drama, Modern Classic Fiction, Comedy & Satire, Romance, Relationships, Race & Racism, British Literature, Education, Education, Dramatic Literature, Fantasy
The Tempest is a comic play by William Shakespeare. It is one of Shakespeare’s most popular works, along with Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, and A Midsummer Night’s Dream, among others. The Tempest recounts the story of Prospero, the overthrown duke of Milan, who maroons his betrayers on a magical island. There, he creates spells and enchantments that toy with the evildoers until they promise to restore his throne. The production, first staged in London in... Read The Tempest Summary
Publication year 1848
Genre Novel, Fiction
Themes Love, Marriage, Self Discovery, Social Class, Religion & Spirituality
Tags Victorian Period, Classic Fiction, Romance, British Literature, Gothic Literature, Gender & Feminism, Trauma & Abuse, Addiction & Substance Abuse, World History, Historical Fiction, Victorian Era
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall is the second and final novel written by Anne Brontë (1820-1849), the youngest of the three celebrated Brontë sisters. The novel was published in 1848 under Anne’s pseudonym, Acton Bell. Unlike Anne’s first novel, Agnes Grey (1847), The Tenant of Wildfell Hall was an immediate sensation and stirred strong reactions to its subject matter, which touched on adultery, marital separation, alcohol use disorder, and domestic abuse. After her death, Anne’s... Read The Tenant of Wildfell Hall Summary
Publication year 2013
Genre Novel, Fiction
Themes Future, Memory, Power & Greed
Tags Science Fiction, Horror & Suspense, Action & Adventure, Military & War, Climate Change, Relationships, Futurism, Fantasy, Romance
Published in 2013,The Testing is the first in a dystopian young adult trilogy by Joelle Charbonneau; it is Charbonneau’s first venture into YA fiction. The Testing is often compared to Suzanne Collins’s The Hunger Games due to its dystopian setting and the similarity of the brutal, life-or-death situations to which each series’ teen protagonists are subjected. The Testing received the Anthony Award for Best Children’s/Young Adult Novel in 2014 and was nominated for several other... Read The Testing Summary
Publication year 2025
Genre Novel, Fiction
Themes Emotions/Behavior: Courage, The Past, Appearance & Reality
Tags Fantasy, Romance, Mythology, New Adult
Publication year 2019
Genre Novel, Fiction
Themes Love, Family, Coming of Age
Tags Historical Fiction, Parenting, Military & War, European History, World War II, Holocaust, World History, Romance
Publication year 2004
Genre Novel, Fiction
Themes Family, Mothers, Grief, Love
Tags Romance, Dramatic Literature
Publication year 2021
Genre Novel, Fiction
Themes Sexual Identity, Loyalty & Betrayal, Art, Trust & Doubt
Tags Romance, Military & War, Modern Classic Fiction, World History, Historical Fiction
Publication year 1977
Genre Novel, Fiction
Tags World History, Dramatic Literature, Historical Fiction, Romance, Classic Fiction
The Thorn Birds, a novel by Colleen McCullough, was first published in 1977 by Avon Books. A sweeping, romantic epic that spans nearly sixty years, The Thorn Birds became an international best-seller; the novel was adapted for the screen as an incredibly popular mini-series in 1983. Eventually, The Thorn Birds would become one of the most highly rated programs in American television history. This text uses the pagination of the Avon Books 2010 paperback edition. Plot... Read The Thorn Birds Summary
Publication year 2023
Genre Novel, Fiction
Themes Grief, Family, Good & Evil
Tags Fantasy, Romance
Publication year 2003
Genre Novel, Fiction
Themes Fate, Love
Tags Science Fiction, Fantasy, Romance, Relationships, Love & Sexuality, Postmodernism, Modern Classic Fiction, Magical Realism
The Time Traveler’s Wife is a novel by Audrey Niffenegger published in 2003. It tells the love story of Clare Abshire and Henry DeTamble, revealed through their alternating perspectives in which each character is the first-person narrator. Henry was born as a with a condition that allows him to travel in time, though when and where in time he travels is out of his control.Using a non-linear plot structure, Niffenegger explores a range of themes... Read The Time Traveler's Wife Summary