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Check out this list of thrillers, and join us in an anti–Valentine’s Day reading marathon. If you love this YA reading list about anti-Valentine’s Day books, check out other book nerd reading lists here , and get social with us at @getunderlined ! Anti Valentine's Day Reads This time of year is always filled with bouquets of flowers, fancy date nights, and bold declarations of love. But we're looking past the romantic, happily-ever-after, too-good-to-be-true type of romances and recommending some books that represent more real and unconventional relationships. Sick of Valentine’s Day? We get it. The season of love can be too sweet to handle, and not just because of the overpriced candy. If you are looking for an escape from the mushy, the sentimental, and the uncomplicated “happily ever afters,” check out the fiction and graphic novel titles on this list. Anti-Valentine's Day Reads. INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER “[E]ssential reading for our dismal times.” —The Wall Street Journal One of Bustle’s “Most Anticipated Books of Summer 2020” No more candy, no more hearts, lots of anti-Valentine’s Day reading charts! If you’re the kind of person who knocks heart-shaped boxes of chocolates out of little old ladies’ hands and hisses when confronted with a teddy bear holding silk roses, have we got the anti-valentine’s day reading list for you! An Anti-Valentine’s Day read that will have you fuming by the end of the book is none other than This is How You Lose Her by Junot Diaz. This collection of short stories has an abundance of misogyny and, basically, the world is a terrible place. Also, it’s short enough to finish in one sitting (just long enough for Valentine’s Day to be Anyone who despises those stalkerish “meet-cute” rom-coms tropes that would actually get you arrested in real life — which should be everyone reading this list — will feel vindicated at this subversion of romantic cliches. Related book lists to check out: Anti-Valentine’s book list; Valentine’s Day breakup books (shelved 1 time as anti-valentines) avg rating 4.12 — 4,158,092 ratings — published 2016 I’ll just say it: I hate Valentine’s Day. Sure, I like romance and reading romance novels and watching all of the rom coms I can find. But I am kind not a fan of the holiday that focuses on those things. Because if you’re in a relationship, expectations can be too high. And if you’re [] Chenoa Baker ’21 and Outreach Librarian Jocelyn Codner come up with the ultimate list of Valentine’s and Anti-Valentine’s Day reads from Jennie King Mellon Library’s resources. Every relationship has one beginning. This one has two endings. Andy loves Jen. Jen loved Andy. And he can't work out why she stopped. Set adrift on the sea of heartbreak at a time when everything he thought he knew about women, and flat-sharing, and his friendships has transformed beyond recognition, Andy clings to the idea of solving the puzzle of their broken relationship. I’ll just say it: I hate Valentine’s Day. Sure, I like romance and reading romance novels and watching all of the rom coms I can find. But I am kind not a fan of the holiday that focuses on those things. Because if you’re in a relationship, expectations can be too high. And if you’re [] Assistant Director & Head of Youth Services at a *public library. Avid reader. Artist sometimes. Writer of Children's & YA fiction. This is a blog about books, writing, reading, library programs, craft ideas, and my life when I run out of libraryish things to write about. Love in the New Millennium. Can Xue Translated by Annelise Finegan Wasmoen Foreword by Eileen Myles. A mesmerizing story on love’s many guises—satirical, tragic, transient, lasting, nebulous, and fulfilling—against a kaleidoscopic backdrop of commerce and industry, fraud and exploitation, and sex and romance drawn from the East and the West. 2019 Summer Reading List; 2018 Summer Reading List; 2017 Summer Reading Guide; I give you the Anti-Valentine’s Day list of Most Disastrous Literary Relationships. Valentine Week 2025 List: Complete Calendar with Dates, Today is Chocolate Day! Valentine’s Week celebrates love in various forms, from romantic relationships to friendships and familial bonds. This Valentine’s Day, shoot cupid’s poison arrow back at him with this countdown of the best anti-Valentine’s Day songs. Anti-Valentine’s Day Songs: 30 Tracks For Falling Out Of Love 30: Betty Davis: Anti Love Song (1973) Betty Davis, the queen of psychedelic funk, celebrated strident and difficult women. Valentine Schmaletine. Amiright? It’s some strange over commercialized custom where on February 14th you show your love for someone by spending 3x as much on roses, chocolates and teddy bears yet every other day of the year a grown ass woman with a pile of stuffed animals is considered a weirdo. It’s a Hallmark-created corporatized holiday that makes people who don’t have a Valentine feel bad and people who do feel pressure to be romantic just because it’s February 14. How to Go Rogue. My husband is well aware of my disdain for Val-Day so we we created “Love Day,” which takes place after Valentine’s Day. An Anti-Valentine’s Day read that will have you fuming by the end of the book is none other than This is How You Lose Her by Junot Diaz. This collection of short stories has an abundance of misogyny and, basically, the world is a terrible place. Also, it’s short enough to finish in one sitting (just long enough for Valentine’s Day to be
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