‘Yes, yes, say it! He was my boyfriend’
3 October 2017
Filed under Book Reviews
Tags: Book Boyfriends, The Broke and the Bookish, Top Ten Tuesday
Every Tuesday over at The Broke and Bookish we all get to look at a particular topic for discussion and use various (or more to the point ten) examples to demonstrate that particular topic. This week’s topic is:
Top Ten Book Boyfriends/Girlfriends
I didn’t think I’d have any book boyfriends but when I started to consider this list I realised that perhaps I did! Here they are:
- Jean Tannen – Scott Lynch’s Gentleman Bastard series – Jean actually is MY book boyfriend. Nobody else’s. Just mine.
- Tybalt – okay – I defo have book boyfriends now I’ve started to think on it because Tybalt from Seanan McGuire’s Toby Daye series is very easy on the brain – definite mind candy.
- Joscelin Verreuil of Jacqueline Carey’s Kushiel’s Legacy series. Okay, so far I’ve got more book boyfriends than I originally thought. Joscelin is very easy to like. Very easy indeed. Not to mention pretty handy when it comes to getting out of bother. Plus, this guy is super chilled!
- Aragorn – did I nearly forget Aragorn? This list wouldn’t be complete without Aragorn. Did I have a massive crush on Aragorn when I originally read LotR?? Why yes, yes I did. Doesn’t everyone really have a crush on Aragorn. Thank you Mr Tolkien.
- Rhett Butler. Margaret Mitchell’s Gone with the Wind. Again, a book I read as a teenager and had a mad desperate crush on Rhett Butler. Who could ever want Ashley when Rhett was around!
- Maxim De Winter. I love Max. Rebecca by Daphne DuMaurier. He’s got this wonderfully superior aloofness that just makes you want to grab his attention. Not to mention a little bit of a temper.
- Seth McGregor. Gillian Philip’s Rebel Angel series. Seth definitely has sex appeal. I can’t deny it. I will just say though that this is not a romantic series at all – just Seth has this whole ‘thing’ going on.
- Alexander from Paullina Simon’s Bronze Horseman. I loved this book so much. Yes, it’s a romance novel. I can’t deny it, but it was so, so, good.
- Jamie Fraser from Diana Gabaldon’s Outlander series. This is such a good series – and a pretty good adaptation for tv as well.
- I’ve left this one free so you can make some suggestions????
Plus – can I just….
Books and travelling with Lynn 
Do you call him “Jeen” or “Jaan”? I know Scott Lynch meant it to be the French pronounciation but I read him as “Jeen” the whole way through. It seemed to suit him better!
I totally read him as Jeen – I suppose at the end of the day it’s whatever works for you as a reader but that’s how I read him too.
Lynn 😀
I can only comment from the movies/TV shows perspectives, and yes, Rhett Butler, Aragorn and Jamie Fraser are eye candy…Easy to look at and easier to like! 😉
Exactly – I knew you’d completely understand 😀
I’m pretty sure Jamie Fraser will be making many lists. Everyone seems to love him. I’ve neither read the books or watched the series. Nice list!
Yeah, I suspect you’re right, he’s rather an adorable character.
Lynn 😀
I have a feeling some of the ladies out there may fight you for your number one choice.
Haha – I have a feeling you may be right!
Lynn 😀
I would be hard pressed to choose between Jean Tannen and Tybalt…
With your permission, of course! 😀
Haha – permission granted, I can’t really claim them all to myself after all 😀
Jean Tannen! 🙂 And I’ve not read the books, but yeah, based on the show, Jamie Frasier is also a great pick!
Jean Tannen – yeah, he’s definitely the pick of the week.
*applauds both Aragorn and Jean Tannen*
Yep – round of applause is definitely the way to go.
Lynn 😀
Figured Jean would make the top of your list! Haha! 😀
I’m consistent 😀
Perhaps not as cool as Aragon, but I would like Samwise Gamgee as my boyfriend: he’s just adorable!
Ahh, Samwise – he would make a good boyfriend. He’s all shy and cuddly.
Lynn 😀
Exactly! And he’s extremely loyal and brave (when he really needs to be) 🙂