This month’s discussion for the Show Your Shelves Some Love Challenge is supposed to be about our Book Boy/Girlfriends. However, I don’t have any. I was going to bow out of posting anything this month, but then I read one of Terri’s posts over at Second Run Reviews. It was about her lack of a Book Boyfriend because her Husband already possesses the qualities she admires in Jamie Fraser. After that, I saw this week’s Five Fandom Friday topic was OTPs. I didn’t (and still don’t) have enough OTPs to participate in FFF, but it did give me the idea to write about my favorite Ships in place of a Book Boyfriend.
I Ship:
- ♥Jamie and Claire♥ – Like Terri, if I were going to have a Book Boyfriend it would probably be Jamie Fraser. However, I’ve already got an IRL man that has many of the qualities I admire in Jamie. Also, the Boyfriend is a Scot from a well-known clan with a verra long history. So, I think I’ll keep him instead of pining for a fictional man. Besides, Jamie belongs to Claire, and they’re perfect for each other. Their marriage is the kind of marriage I hope to have, and before meeting the Boyfriend, Jamie and Claire gave me hope that it’s possible. I don’t ever want them to lose each other.
- ♥Eleanor and Park♥ – While I loved the book by the same title for more reasons than E and P’s relationship, this is young love at it’s finest. I hope that their love for each other blossoms into the kind of relationship that lasts a lifetime, but even if it doesn’t, the time they have together in the book is full of those moments that any of us who experienced our first romance in high school will never forget. I shipped them so hard I started reading the book a second time as soon as I finished it because I just couldn’t handle the book hangover. I also now have an E&P playlist chalk full of the Cure, the Smiths, and so many other great bands and songs the two of them listen to together.
- ♥Ceony and Emery♥- While I haven’t yet read the third book of the Paper Magician trilogy by Charlie N. Holmberg, I already know that these two get each other on a level that a lot of couples never reach. I have difficulty writing about them without getting all spoilery, so I’m just going to stop there.
Why do I only have three Ships? My “Read” shelf on Goodreads is a pretty good indication that I rarely read books involving a romance. When I do, they’re usually not major parts of the story. So, while Harry and Ginny’s relationship resulted in marriage and kids, it wasn’t developed enough before the epilogue to make much of an impression. Ron and Hermione’s relationship is a little more developed, but they spend more time arguing than anything else, and Ron was never my favorite. Other series with the potential for a major Ship are ones that I’ve only read the first book, and so the relationship hasn’t grabbed a hold of me yet.
What are your Ships? Are there any books or series I must read so I can add more Ships to my list?