Recommended Reads From AHS Library - Romance
Now that you have different ways to access electronic materials, I’ll be posting recommended reads by genre available on different platforms. If you still need a library card, you can get one from Albany Public Library. Berkeley Public Library is now also offering an e-card, apply for that one here. Albany, Richmond and El Cerrito residents (actually, anyone living in California) can apply.
As always, you can get in touch with me at criemer@ausdk12.org if you have questions or need more recommendations.
Ms. Riemer
Here are a few suggestions for romance books. Note: Each of these titles is available through the regular library catalog, not Hoopla.
E-Books
This Is My Brain In Love, by I.W. Gregorio - Jos Wu and Will Domenici are working together to save Jos’s family’s struggling restaurant. Despite enjoying some success, Jos only sees the problems Having been in therapy for anxiety, Will recognizes signs of depression in Jos. Will and Jos are attracted to each other but realize they have to manage their mental health issues before they can have a relationship. Both are children of immigrants; stigmas around dealing with mental health issues in communities of color make it more complicated.
The Perfect Escape, by Suzanne Park - Scholarship student Nate Kim meets wealthy Kate Anderson when they both work at the Zombie Laboratory escape room. Nate’s family struggles financially and although Kate’s does not, her father uses money to keep Kate on a leash. Kate asks Nate to be her partner in the Zombiegeddon weekend-long survival challenge; the big cash prize could change both their lives.
Graphic Novel
Check Please!, by Ngozi Ukazu - Eric “Bitty” Bittle trained as a figure skater then began playing hockey on a co-ed team in his southern town. He goes to college up north and joins the men’s team. He has to adjust to a new style of play while keeping up his baking vlog - and his romance with a teammate.
Audiobooks
Opposite of Always, by Justin A. Reynolds - When Jack goes on a college tour, he falls for his tour guide Kate. He learns she has a serious medical condition and tries to save her life. Somehow he finds himself living their meeting and the subsequent weeks over and over. The circumstances are different every time as he tries again and again to save her.
When Dimple Met Rishi, by Sandhya Menon - Dimple loves coding, and can’t wait to enter a hack-a-thon at San Francisco State. Rishi has plans to study at MIT, but first wants to finalize his engagement to Dimple, as arranged by their parents. Problem is, no one told Dimple; she has zero interest in thinking about marriage. After a really awkward meeting, Dimple and Rishi must figure out what if anything they do about each other.