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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! Some of these have toxic relationships, others are just romances that don’t work out, but not a single one ends with a happily ever after. This book starts out like a lovely romance: our main character meets the rich, brooding Maxim de Winter, who she falls in love with. 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. If you feel the same way, buy yourself some candy and some of the following books to have a canned romance-less Valentine’s Day. 1. The Awakening by Kate Chopin. The original title of Despite supposedly being about showing love, Valentine’s Day manages to inspire a fair bit of hate from singles and non-singles alike. If anything pink or red makes you snarl at this time of year, come right this way — we’ve put together a distinctly unromantic reading list just for you. Love Stinks (Yeah, Yeah): An Anti-Valentine’s Day Reading List Like this list. ot feeling the hearts, flowers, and sappy romance this year? Whether you’re recovering from a breakup, rolling your eyes at rom-com clichés, or just celebrating your independence, this book list is for you. Find some grinchy, scroogy, grumpy, annoyed, unsavory, and all around anti-Valentine's Day books for your very own home library! Books shelved as anti-valentines: Kismat Connection by Ananya Devarajan, Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin, It Ends with Us by Coll There are plenty of anti-Valentine’s Day reads for non-fans of February 14th too! Are you falling in love with Valentine’s Day or protesting the very nature of the holiday? Either way, we have great book resources for you. 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. 17 Valentine's Day Tips For New Couples, Straight From Relationship Experts By Carolyn Steber Apple Just Stole One 'Dune' Star For It’s Next Big Cyberpunk Show Anti-Valentine's Week 2024 Full List: February is known as the month of love.With Valentine's Day falling on February 14, couples begin celebrating a week before. The seven days of celebrations Anti-Valentine's Day Books for Adults by SanAnselmoStaff_Serianna - a staff-created list : For readers who can't get into "Happily Ever After" (or just don't want to), check out some of these books! Anti-Valentine Books: Teen Edition by SFPL_ConnieL - a staff-created list : Feeling less than romantic as Valentine's Day approaches? Whether you want to revel in singledom, stew in resentment, celebrate friendships, or cry buckets - we've got all kinds of books for your mood! If you don't find what you're looking for in this list, feel free to ask a librarian for advice! Book advice, that is All you need now is some of our best Anti-Valentine's Day books and maybe a bag of candy hearts to pelt at sappy jewelry commercials. These featured titles share themes of self-affirmation, relatable embarrassments, and the beautiful tapestry of love's many different forms. So, go ahead! I generally get turned off by too much romance in books and I’m just not a Valentine’s Day person in general (Hallmark holiday, anyone?). And, similar to New Year’s Eve, you’re expected to go have a romantic dinner with your significant other, but you can’t find a babysitter and most restaurants run prix fixe menus where your choice is limited, yet you pay double its regular cost. Here’s five books to read if you hate Valentine’s Day. 1) Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things by Jenny Lawson Book Buttons Embed ISBN: 9781250077028 If you’re looking for a laugh this Valentine’s day, Lawson’s exploration of her battle with mental illness I’m a few days late posting this but I wanted to share what my TAB group put together for an Anti-Valentine’s Day display in the Teen Space. They did a great job, and some patrons even added their own heartbroken literary character names to the list! [Photo by Kelly Sikkema on Unsplash]. Some call it Valentine’s Day, some call it Single Awareness Day (SAD). If you fall into the latter group, you are likely looking for a way to either ignore the hearts and flowers overflowing from every store aisle, or you are expanding your right to protest by launching a full-scale Anti-Valentine’s Day attack. Or even if you’re not and just want to see how one might go rogue if you’d like to in the future, in honor of Anti-Valentine’s Day or Alt-Val-Day (I’m still working on a name here) and the fact that it’s also International Give a Book Day (a far better “day” as far as I’m concerned), here are a few of my favorite anti-romance books.
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