Top Ten Tuesday: favorite couples in YA literature (My LOVE freebie this week)
1.
Marin and Mabel in
We Are OK by Nina LaCour (winner of the Printz Award, announced today!)
Marin is an orphan, who thought she knew her grandfather. Mabel is her best friend and her lover. Mabel's support is so sweet.
2.
Julia Beaufort-Stuart and Euan and/or Ellen McEwan in
The Pearl Thief by Elizabeth Wein
Julia is granddaughter of a Scottish Lord. Euan and Ellen are twins. They are Travelers who spend part of each year on the Stuart land. Julia and Euan have a sweet relationship while Julia and Ellen have a very fiesty yet sexy relationship.
3.
Monty Montague and Percy in
The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi Lee.
Monty is so excited that he gets to go on a Grand Tour around Europe and his best friend and crush Percy is going, too. But both boys have a lot to learn and a lot to share.
4.
Lazlo Strange and Sarai in
Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor (winner of a Printz Honor, announced today). Lazlo is so happy to be in Weep and then he meets the blue-goddess, Sarai in his dreams.
5.
Jonah and Vivi in
When We Collided by Emery Lord. Jonah has been brought low by grief. Vivi is exciting and fun, but maybe too exciting...brought on by bi-polar mania.
6.
Jane and G (Gifford) in
My Lady Jane by Cynthia Hand, et al. Jane and G are married at the insistence of her cousin, King Edward. But it is hard for a romance to develop because G keeps turning into a horse.
7.
Madeleine and Elliott in
A Tangle of Gold (The Colours of Madeleine series) by Jaclyn Moriarty. They live in two worlds with only a slip of space big enough to pass a paper between until they both accidentally slide into each other's worlds. They love each other but can't survive away from their own world.
8.
Sam and Miel in
When the Moon Was Ours by Anna-Marie McLemore. Sam hangs lanterns he makes all over town. Miel has roses growing out of her wrists. Sam is hiding a big secret. They accept and help each other.
9.
Sammie and Coop in
The Memory Book by Lara Avery. Sammie is losing her memory due to a disease. Coop, a friend her whole life steps in to help and ends up becoming her great love.
10.
Blue Sargent and Gansey in
The Raven King (Raven Boys series). I love all the characters in the series but Blue and Gansey have that special something.
To make this list I looked on my Goodreads account going backwards from the books I've read most recently. That is the reason I left off obvious choices like
Eleanor and Park in the book by the same name;
Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark in
The Hunger Games series;
Karou and Akiva in
The Daughter of Smoke and Bones series. Never fear. I love them, too!
