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Romance Recs: Favourite College Romances

Romance Recs: Favourite College Romances

July 18, 2020 Posted by angelreads Recommendations, Romance Recs No Comments

It’s for a new romance recommendations post! I love doing these posts so much. And today is one of my favourite sub-genres. I love reading college romances. I find them so much fun to read and they are seriously addicting. There was a time when it was mostly what I read. So today I’m sharing some of my favourites. 

I tried to share books that I haven’t spoken about before in this series, but there will be a few crossovers as I couldn’t help but add them to this list. Please do check out the other recommendation posts in this series for more of my favourite romances. Let’s get into it like always these are in no order. 

The Deal (Off-Campus #1) by Elle Kennedy: I couldn’t do this post and not include Elle Kennedy’s Off-Campus series – that just isn’t right. I first read this series back in 2016 and fell in love with everything about it. It’s such a fun series and if you are looking for some college romances then this is it. 

Getting Lucky Number Seven (Taking Shots #1) by Cindi Madsen: This was one of the first college romances I read, and I had so much fun reading it. I love the different characters, the different stories and how each character is trying to figure out their lives. 

The Year We Fell Down (The Ivy Years #1) by Sarina Bowen: Again I couldn’t do this post without including Sarina Bowen, and this has to be one of my favourite college romances series. I love so many books from this series that I really couldn’t pick a favourite, but The Year We Fell Down is very close to winning for me. 

Bringing Down the Duke (A League of Extraordinary Women #1) by Evie Dunmore: I didn’t even think about this one until I was going through all my read books. But it’s perfect. I loved Bringing Down the Duke so much. It’s fun, entering and different from other colleges/university romances and that is what makes it stand out. 

Full Measures (Flight & Glory #1) by Rebecca Yarros: This technically doesn’t happen fully just in college but flight school as well. But I had to include it. Because this is one of my favourite romance series of all times. It makes me cry and laugh and everything in between. 

Undeclared (Woodlands, #1) by Jen Frederick: This is such a fun series and it’s one that I could go back and re-read a few times. It’s exactly what you want from a college romance. 
 
Wilder (The Renegades #1) by Rebecca Yarros: This series is college at sea, so why wouldn’t I add this to my list. I love how different it is from all the other college romances I’ve read. But also has the same tropes, even when they are on the water. This is such a fun series. 
 
And that is it for this post! Have you read any of these? What did you think? What are some college romance series that you gave read and loved? Let’s Chat! 

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I have a love-hate relationship with this series. I have a love-hate relationship with this series. But I ended up really enjoying this one. It’s best friends to fake dating to-lovers. It’s always been you, bad-boy/good-girl, and I loved that. While Save Your Breath has quite a few tropes, it really leads itself to it, and it works. 

Aleks and Mia have known each other for years now. Since they were teenagers, that angst has been building up this whole time. And you can tell right from the get-go, it’s fantastic. I even wanted more of it, because I love pain. When Aleks went to live with Mia’s family as a teenager, sparks flew, but for many reasons, they both put their feelings aside. And well, now they are not only going to be fake-dating, but they might as well be engaged, too. 

I really enjoyed seeing how both Aleks and Mia both tried to hide how they were feeling throughout the whole ‘fake-dating’ situation, but anyone could see it. They know each other as no one else does. Aleks has a lot going on, and while I do think this was brushed over a little too much, Mia is his centre. Mia is a massive music star and is a female in the industry, so yeah, people don’t respect her. Obvsiouly because why couldn’t a female star be badass and write about the things that she has gone through? Aleks and Mia get each other, and that is very clear from the start; they are both just trying to squash everything. We get to see them slowly start to show how they feel, and well, one night it all explodes. 

Overall, I enjoyed this one a lot; it’s not my favourite of the series, but I had a great time reading it. I liked Aleks and Mia a lot as characeters and while I think the mental health aspect could have been explored a whole lot more, I can see why it wasn’t. The romance was slow and spicy, the angst was great, and the payoff for these two was what they needed. 

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🏒Sports/Hockey Romance
🎤Fake Dating/Engagement
🏒Childhood Friends to Lovers
🎤Forced Proximity
🏒Athlete x Pop Star 
🎤Angsty Slow Burn 

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Mental Health Struggles 
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Family Deaths 
Alcohol Consumption
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Well February wasn’t the best reading month. I onl Well February wasn’t the best reading month. I only ended up reading 3 books in. 3 pretty fun books but one of my slowest readings months in a while. 

And I’m going to be honest here it’s because I’ve been constantly reading Heated Rivalry fanfics. 🤷‍♀️ I’m having the best time though. 

How was your reading in February? Any 5  star reads? 

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January was a really solid reading month. I read s January was a really solid reading month. I read some books that had been on my tbr for some time, reread a few things that peaked my interest. I also started a few new series. And just had a good time!

I just had a really good start to the year. While February is a little slow so far I’m looking forward to what I can pick up.

What did you read in January? Any 5-star reads? Let’s chat! 

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Can you believe that it’s already February? I know Can you believe that it’s already February? I know I can’t. But that means it’s a new month with more releases coming out! And that makes me excited. Some fantastic titles releasing this month and I cannot wait to read them. 📚

A couple of these are on my TBR already and some have just caught my eye and that makes me super excited to pick them up. 🖤

What are you looking forward to reading this month? Let’s chat! ✨

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