The Best Books To Read When You Are In Love

Love changes the way we see the world and the way we read. Suddenly, every line feels charged, every metaphor for longing hits deeper, and characters’ glances start to echo moments we’ve just lived. Being in love makes us hunger for stories that reflect the joy, ache, and connection.

Here are some of the best books to read when you’re in love, whether you’re basking in the glow of new romance or reveling in the quiet depth of a long-time bond.

1. Call Me By Your Name by André Aciman

Few books capture the ache of first love like this. Aciman’s prose is sun-drenched and sensual, charting a summer romance between two young men in Italy. It’s not just about desire—it’s about memory, identity, and the marks people leave on us. If you’re in love, this book will make your heart beat louder.

2. Normal People by Sally Rooney

Love isn’t always simple, and Rooney understands that intimately. The relationship between Connell and Marianne is complicated, tender, and haunting. Their connection is filled with miscommunication, magnetic intimacy, and the push and pull of real human emotion. Perfect if you’re in love and wondering how it can be both everything and still not enough.

3. The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger

A love story stretched across time, literally. Henry and Clare’s romance is marked by beautiful inevitability and deep commitment despite the unusual circumstances. If your love feels fated, timeless, or like it’s defying all odds, this one will resonate.

4. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

Sometimes love begins with friction and ends in forever. Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy’s journey from disdain to deep affection is a reminder that love grows when we grow. A classic for a reason, it’s witty and a warm cup of literary joy.

5. Love In The Time Of Cholera by Gabriel García Márquez

If you believe in lifelong love, messy, patient, flawed love, this book will speak to you. It explores devotion across decades, reminding us that time doesn’t always erase love; sometimes, it strengthens it.

6. The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

This retelling of the Greek myth is a tribute to love that’s bold, loyal, and heartbreaking. Achilles and Patroclus’s bond is rendered in luminous prose that will leave you breathless. Read this if your love feels epic, defiant, and sacred.

7. Everything I Know About Love by Dolly Alderton

Part memoir, part meditation, this is a book about love in all its forms, not just romantic. It’s honest, funny, and wise, and it’s perfect if you’re in love, but also want to reflect on friendship, self-worth, and the people who hold us through it all.

8. The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks

Sometimes we crave a story that simply believes in love. This one doesn’t shy away from sentiment, it leans all the way in. A deeply romantic tale of enduring love, it’s perfect for anyone who finds joy in big emotions and classic declarations.

9. You Exist Too Much by Zaina Arafat

Love, obsession, identity, it’s messy, and this book doesn’t pretend otherwise. It’s for those in love but also navigating cultural expectations, emotional complexities, and the shadow of past wounds.

10. One Day by David Nicholls

Following two people on the same date over twenty years, this novel is bittersweet and unforgettable. It captures the almosts, the nears, the distances, and the love that waits, hides, and sometimes bursts back into life.