Top Ten Tuesday – Books Guaranteed to Put a Smile on Your Face
Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together. Top Ten Tuesday has been one of my favorite memes ever since I started blogging, so huge thanks to Jana for taking over the hosting duties!
This week’s TTT topic is Books Guaranteed to Put a Smile on Your Face. I totally cheated on this one and just searched my blog for the word smile since I always comment on books that made me happy while I was reading them. Below are some of my recent favorites and a link to my full review for each one.
Books Guaranteed to Put a Smile on Your Face
1. VERY SINCERELY YOURS by Kerry Winfrey – A cute rom com featuring a sexy Mr. Rogers type and a young woman going through a rough patch. Has major You’ve Got Mail vibes.
2. THE LAST CHANCE LIBRARY by Freya Sampson – If a feisty band of senior citizens fighting to save their local library doesn’t put a smile on your face, I don’t know what will. I had so much fun reading about these characters and their antics.
3. A SPOT OF TROUBLE by Teri Wilson – Filled with adorable dalmatians and matchmaking old ladies who call themselves the Charlie’s Angels, this book is the absolute cutest.
4. THE KINDRED SPIRITS SUPPER CLUB by Amy E. Reichert – This is a charming small town romance that features two sweet protagonists you can’t help but root for, along with a fun fashion-forward ghost named Molly.
5. BETTER THAN THE MOVIES by Lynn Painter – A rom-com that features fake dating, enemie-to-lovers, and that basically celebrates all rom-coms.
6. PLAYING THE PALACE by Paul Rudnick – A laugh out loud funny rom-com that features a royal, a non-royal, and a loud and lovable Jewish family. This is a book that deserves more love than it’s getting.
7. THE SOULMATE EQUATION by Christina Lauren – Everything about this rom-com put a smile on my face, but River’s adorable scenes with Jess’ daughter, Juno, especially stole my heart.
8. WAIT FOR IT by Jenn McKinlay – This romance features hilariously snarky banter in the form of letters taped to doors, as well as finally bonding over an adorable tuxedo cat named Sir.
9. ISN’T IT BROMANTIC? by Lyssa Kay Adams – The Russian finally getting his own romantic tale is sure to leave you with a smile on your face.
10. ONCE UPON A ROYAL SUMMER by Teri Wilson – Teri Wilson makes my list twice this weekend because she is the Queen writing books that make me smile. This one features a sweet romance between a theme park princess and a real-life prince.
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Isn’t it wonder to be able to escape with a love story that makes you smile? You’ve listed some goodies, as always! Hugs, RO
It really is wonderful. I’ve cherished these kinds of reads all throughout the pandemic.
I know for sure that Isn’t It Bromantic? is going to make me smile and laugh!
I hope it will! 🙂
Once Upon a Royal Summer is a good pick.
This is our Top Ten Tuesday.
Thanks!
Oh my, Playing the Palace? I definitely need that on my TBR — that cover makes it look so much fun!
I had a lot of fun with that book. 🙂
Isn’t It Bromantic is such a great title.
Right? I love it.
These covers definitely make me smile! I remember your reviews for a lot of these and now you’ve reminded me I want to read some of them😁
So many books, so little time to read them all, lol!
I read 8 of these, and I can definitely say they put a smile on my face. You know what I always say, the more heartwarming and sweet, the better.
And I agree with you wholeheartedly. 🙂
Ah, just looking at these covers have me smiling! I haven’t heard of quite a few of these but they’re definitely going on my TBR now cos they look so fun and I love a romance that can make me smile just by thinking about them 🙂 Great list!
Thank you! 🙂
Great list!
Thanks!
Last Chance Library sounds so heart-warming. Adding it to my feel-good TBR, but seriously, thanks for *all* the recs in here!
You’re welcome! I hope you enjoy any that you decide to read. 🙂
I recently read and enjoyed Better Than the Movies. It was such a fun book!
When you get the chance, I hope you can pop over to my post: https://readbakecreate.com/10-books-with-yellow-covers/
I really loved that one so much!
Isn’t it Bromantic is one that I truly want to read! But all of these have gathered amazing reviews!
I hope you love Isn’t It Bromantic when you get to read it. 🙂
So many cute romances guaranteed to make you smile! What a great list. 😀
Thanks! 🙂
I couldn’t agree more with Playing the Palace. That book had me smiling (and laughing) from start to finish. Such a good time.
I had so much fun with that one. Still don’t understand its low ratings.
I read The Soulmate Equation this summer and it put a great big smile on my face, too! Great list 🙂
Such a fun book! 🙂
I have not read any but have 2 of them on my TBR list. I am also reading about Once Upon A Royal Summer 🙂 Thanks for sharing.
I hope you enjoy any of these you decide to read. 🙂
These definitely look like smile-worthy reads! I haven’t read any of them, although I really like the sound of THE LAST CHANCE LIBRARY.
Happy TTT!
Susan
http://www.blogginboutbooks.com
I had so much fun reading The Last Chance Library. I love reading about feisty seniors. 🙂
Nice cover collage. 🙂 These look like a lot of fun, I especially like the cover of Wait For It. Looks like these would be some nice summer or autumn reads. 🙂
Thanks!
Thanks so much for this list! I can use some books that make me smile 🙂 I’ve looked into the list and added The Last Chance Library to my list!
I hope you love it!
Fun topic! I really did like Playing the Palace.
Such a fun book!