*Top Ten Tuesday* Book Boyfriends/Girlfriends

Top Ten Tuesday is a meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. Joood - Hooligan of Platypire reviews bossed me into doing this, so I guess this is a thing I do now. 

This weeks theme is book boyfriends or girlfriends. Now I don't really do the whole book boyfriend thing because not only can I not commit to just one book guy at a time, but I'm typically more than happy to move on to the next guy once I've had my way with the current one. That being said, some of my book flings have been more memorable than others, so let's talk about them, shall we.

1: Rudy from The Book Thief by Markus Zusak - Not only did this kid jump into a freezing river in the middle of winter to save a book for Liesel, but even though he did not have much food at home himself, he once took some of his own bread to spread out for the Jewish prisoners being marched through their little town.

2: Kristoff from The Lost Letter by Jillian Cantor - There are so may reasons why I loved Kristoff, but most of them are rather spoilery, so I'll just say that the fact that as an Austrian in the late 30s, he wanted to take part in the religious customs of his engraving masters Jewish family really touched me.

3: Carter Stevens from Diving Under by Ginna Moran - Helped Ava get on a yacht even though she's deathly afraid of the ocean; check. Went out of his way to help her feel safe on said yacht; check. Saved her life; check. And that's just what happens in the first few chapters of Diving Under. There's so much more that makes him awesome in the rest of the book and series.

4: Raymond from Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman - Raymond is not your typical book boyfriend. He's described by Eleanor as being rather slovenly in fact. He's not even Eleanor's love interest, but just a friend who didn't expect anything more than that. And he was a great friend to Eleanor in spite of herself.

5: Matty from Gathering Blue and Messenger by Lois Lowry - Matty is a little scamp, but he has a heart of gold. He was willing to risk his own life just to help Kira and to save his village. He was also never a love interest.

6: Ian from Everything We Keep by Kerry Lonsdale - So Ian basically gets friend-zoned so hard by Aimee, who lost her fiancee like a week before their wedding in a freak boating accident. The thing is, Aimee just can't accept that James is dead. So when she gets the notion that James is alive in Mexico, Ian goes with her to try and track him down, expecting nothing in return.

7: Ethan Scott from Taste Test by L.B. Dunbar - Ethan Scott can cook amazing food and he's a sweet beta boy-next-door type. I couldn't help falling in love with him.

8: Jesse Drake from Separation Anxiety by Lisa Suzanne - I may shy away from book boyfriend commitment, but if Jesse Drake called me again, I would answer. There is just something about him I can't resist.

9: Tyrion Lannister from A Song of Ice and Fire series by George R.R. Martin - I can't really get into why I like Tyrion so much without spoilers, but I think if you've read the books or seen the show, you'll understand why he made my list.

10: Laurie from Little Women by Louisa May Alcott - Laurie was my first book boyfriend and I'm still upset that he didn't end up with Jo. In spite of that, he was still an amazing guy.

So there you have it. Ten of my favorite book boyfriends. You may have noticed a trend in my choices (I sure did). I think I pretty clearly like nice guys who are perfectly happy just being friends if that's all the woman is looking for. Then I just hope she sees what she has in him.

So do you have any nice guys to recommend for me?

Who are some of your favorite book boyfriends? - Katie

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