Top Ten Tuesday – My Top 10 Favorite Book Boyfriends
Top Ten Tuesday is a fun weekly meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. This week’s topic is Top Ten Book Boyfriends/Girlfriends (Which characters do you have crushes on?)
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Going in, I thought this was going to be a tough topic to come up with a full set of 10 for. With the exception of my longtime book boyfriend, Mr. Darcy from Pride and Prejudice, I just drew a blank when I started thinking about characters I had crushes on. Once I got going though, I actually ended up with 11 names and so had to make a cut (Sorry, Rhysand!). Apparently I crush more easily than I thought I did 😉
TOP 10 BOOK BOYFRIENDS
1 and 2. KAZ and MATTHIAS from the SIX OF CROWS series
Apparently I have a thing for bad boys because Kaz Brekker scored the number 1 spot on my list, with his fellow teammate, Matthias, coming in a close second. I love that they’re both tough yet a little vulnerable if you dig deep enough, and I’m especially enjoying Matthias right now as I’m reading Crooked Kingdom and watching Nina flirt relentlessly with him. Every time he blushes, I crush on him a little more, haha.
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3. AZRIEL from the A COURT OF THORNS AND ROSES series
I almost put Rhys on my list because I have crushed on him a bit throughout this series, but I bumped him for Azriel at the last moment because there’s just something about Azriel that appeals to me on a more subtle level. I like his quiet, protective demeanor and that there’s an air of mystery surrounding him at times.
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4. ALUCARD EMERY from the SHADES OF MAGIC series
Honestly, I have crushes on most of the characters in this series to some degree, but Alucard Emery is just so fabulous, I had to put him on this list. I’m a big fan of both his witty banter and most especially of his absolute devotion to Rhys.
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5. CARSWELL THORNE from THE LUNAR CHRONICLES
This guy is just such a larger than life personality that you can’t help but fall in love with him. I love a funny guy and Carswell Thorne is just hilarious, even if the hilarity is often unintentional.
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6. RON WEASLEY from the HARRY POTTER series
Seriously, how can you not love Ron Weasley? I love Ron because he’s funny, sarcastic, loyal as hell to his friends, and because he’s often an underdog compared to all of the other witches and wizards at Hogwart’s. There’s just something about an underdog that appeals to me…
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7. MR. DARCY from PRIDE AND PREJUDICE
Mr. Darcy was my first ever book boyfriend and he still makes the list all these years later. Darcy initially comes across as arrogant and condescending, but I loved that, if you took the time to get to know him, as Lizzie did, there was much more to him than meets the eye and that he was actually quite kind-hearted and unassuming.
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8. JON SNOW from A SONG OF FIRE AND ICE series
It’s totally the underdog thing here again with Jon Snow. The fact that he’s played by the sexy Kit Harrington in the HBO series doesn’t hurt either! 😉
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9. LEVI STEWART from FANGIRL
How adorable is this guy? I think I started crushing on Levi the moment he was compared to a golden retriever in the book, lol.
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10. AUGUSTUS from THE FAULT IN OUR STARS
This guy has got to be the sweetest boyfriend ever. The way he felt about Hazel, everything he did for her…. just such a sweet, thoughtful guy. Loved him.
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Be still my heart! Levi and Gus were all sorts of wonderful. Both were quite playful, and I admired their persistence with their reluctant ladies. Az and Kaz (rhyming!) were a different kind of wonderful. These strong, silent types who ran so deep.
I definitely love that strong silent type!
Carswell Thorne <3 Swoon!! Love him. Levi, Agustus and John Snow (from the show for me!) are great picks too. Lovely list!
Thanks!
Love Mr. Darcy!
He’s wonderful!
Finally spotted Jon, it was about time!
Right? I haven’t seen him on any other lists.
I had an unbelievably big crush on Ron Weasley (and Rupert Grint) when I was younger. I’m a fan of the sarcastic types. And Mr Darcy and Levi are also great picks, and so is Jon Snow! I drew a blank with crushes too and sneakily went for characters I loved instead!
Haha, that works too! Look forward to checking out your list 🙂
This would have been a really difficult topic for me, I just don’t normally think of characters like that, but when I was younger I probably would have gone for Ron Weasley – I love a funny guy, and I had a red-haired boyfriend in high school!
I thought this was going to be a lot harder than it was. I think I would have gone for Ron in high school as well. I always had a thing for funny guys and for freckles.
Mr. Darcy! Yes! And I loved Thorne! And Ron! And Jon! Ha! Great list 🙂
Thanks!
I have Mr. Darcy on mine too! He’s the best. Fantastic list!
He is the best!
So much yes to Ron, Levi, Augustus, and Thorne!!
-Lauren
They’re so great. Love them all!
So I just went through your list and just went “YES, I love him” at EVERY SINGLE character on your list 😀 So we definitely have very similar book boyfriend tastes, haha 🙂
Hope you’re enjoying Crooked Kingdom!
Haha! Yay, we rock!
Totally loving Crooked Kingdom so far, although the closer to the end I get, the sadder I get since I know this is only a duology.
I am on board for all of those (except the last two, but that’s only because I haven’t read Fangirl)! Kaz would absolutely be at the very top of my list, haha. I also love Alucard and Thorne – such great characters. Great list! 🙂
Kaz is just the best! Love him.
I have Fangirl and The Fault in Our Stars, but I haven’t read them. I really need to. My daughter loved Fangirl.
Fangirl is such a fun read!
Ha ha Jon Snow! And Levi- awesome pick. He was such a great “nice guy” character. I’m still reading Six of Crows so at least I know who Kaz and Matthias are… 🙂
I couldn’t resist Jon Snow, even though he knows nothing, haha!
Ahhhh- Kaz. 🙂 He’s awesome! I am so happy you loved 6oC so much! 🙂
Az is ALSO amazing… So many characters are there… Rhys is the obvious choice but I also loved Cas a lot…
Alucard! Yes, I was one of my favourite characters in that series. I was so sad that he and Kell didn’t get along for the most of it!
I’m reading Cress right now and I loved Carswell in Scarlet. 🙂
Mr Darcy is definitely one of my top picks too! I loved Colin Firth’s portrayal of him too.
Jon Snow. 🙂
Yes! I think Colin Firth’s portrayal of Darcy is what has kept him on my list for so many years 🙂
I love your list! I love that you included Alucard, because he is so wonderful. And Ron Weasley was my HP crush too, both book and movie. Great picks.
Alucard is just the best!
Yes, Azriel! This is the first list I have seen him on so far. He almost made my list, but there were so many book boyfriends and only 10 spaces 🙁
Check out my Top 10 Book Boyfriends HERE
I really love Az and am hoping that one of Maas’ new books for the series will focus on him.
Hi, what a lovely post!! <3 YES to Levi, Rhys (how could you *wink*) and Azriel!
This week I twisted the topic and talked about why fall in love with characters… http://wp.me/p3LRfZ-5Wm
Haha, right? I almost added an 11th entry just so I wouldn’t bump Rhys.
Thorne and Ron made my list! I was so close to including Alucard – and I’ll think Kaz will be make my list since I’m reading Six of Crows now. 🙂
Lauren @ Always Me
I really need to read Six of Crows. I know I’ve been missing out!
Ashley @ Caught Reading Redheaded
It’s really a great series. I love all of the characters and the fact that it’s such an action-packed storyline. Hope you get to read it soon!
Ugh, I missed such a fun TTT topic, this has been a hectic week for me so I wasn’t on blogland much. Great list! And yes to Mr. Darcy 🙂 Swoon. I’d have to add Knightly from Jane Austen’s Emma and also Strider from LOTR and Rhett Butler from GWTW. Happy weekend 🙂
Yes, this one really was a lot of fun. Knightly and Rhett Butler are great choices too. They both almost made my list. 🙂
Oh yay, hope you’re enjoying Six of Crows! I just finished Crooked Kingdom this weekend. So sad it’s over because I just loved all of those characters so much.