so today on the blog, I’m gonna do my book aesthetics a little differently… for each selection, I have picked an adult romance I suggest checking out if you enjoyed the YA romance, or vice versa, along with why I think they’re similar! and then I matched them with Aly & AJ outfits because the adult romances are like the bigger sibling to the ya romance š (also if you don’t know who Aly & AJ are, I suggest Googling their amazingness rn)
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I paired ONCE GHOSTED, TWICE SHY by Alyssa Cole (adult romance) with CINDERELLA IS DEAD by Kalynn Bayron (YA romance) because…
- Black sapphic romance
- Royalty is central/recurring theme
- The covers themselves are already so similar, do you see this??
I paired THE UPSIDE OF FALLING by Alex Light (YA romance) with MATZAH BALL SURPRISE (adult romance) by Laura Brown because…
- Fake dating to impress the parents
- Once again, their covers are already so gorgeously similar color wise!
- I read both of these in a day back in February, so :0
I paired YOU HAD ME AT HOLA by Alexis Daria (adult romance) with DON’T DATE ROSA SANTOS (YA romance) by Nina Moreno because…
- Latinx family dynamics
- The off the shoulder dress on both these covers is sending me!!
- Also the presence of flowers and leafs on the covers!
I paired TO HAVE AND TO HOLD by Lauren Layne (adult romance) with ONCE AND FOR ALL by Sarah Dessen (YA romance) because…
- Wedding planning business
- The (bridal) flowers on the cover
- Lauren Layne and Sarah Dessen are romance powerhouses in their respective age groups
I paired THE BEST LAID PLANS by Cameron Lund (YA romance) with PRIVATE PRACTICE by Samanthe Beck (adult romance) because…
- Hero teaches heroine the art of sex so heroine can seduce another
- Oh wait, hero and heroine fell in love instead
- Hero and heroine continue but pretend they don’t love each other (until they do:)
I paired TAKE THE LEAD by Alexis Daria (adult romance) with I’LL BE THE ONE by Lyla Lee (YA romance) because…
- Dancing reality TV show
- Dancing partners on that realty TV show
- Suddenly they aren’t just dancing partners… š
I paired I’M A GAY WIZARD by V. S. Santoni (adult romance) with THESE WITCHES DON’T BURN by Isabel Sterling (YA romance) because…
- Queer magic users
- Complicated friend/peer drama
- The color schemes on both are pretty similar
I paired A PRINCE ON PAPER by Alyssa Cole (adult romance) with TRULY MADLY ROYALLY by Debbie Rigaud (YA romance) because…
- Black woman/white man royal romance (aka Meghan and Harry vibes)
- The greenery on both covers is calling to me!!
- Top buttons unbuttoned on man shirt syndrome
I paired TWEET CUTE by Emma Lord (YA romance) with GIRL GONE VIRAL by Alisha Rai (adult romance) because…
- Twitter exchange going viral forces them together
- The green/blue color scheme is not the same but similar enough that I love
- Heroine loves to bake/cook
