subject: The Best Romance Novel [print this page] I have read a lot of romance novelsI have read a lot of romance novels. When I say that I literally mean hundreds. I prefer historical but my reading range is very wide. I have read paranormal, vampire, futuristic, shape shifters, contemporary, basically every type of romance genre you can think of. As long as it has a good plot and likeable characters I will read it. So having read so many books it takes a lot for me to actually consider a novel to be exceptional. The criterias for such a book would have to be:
-I think about the characters long after the book is finished
-I laughed with them and I cried with them and I felt as if every moment affected me as deeply as it affected them
-I read the book over and over again and years after I still would read it over again
-I will just be at it, barely breaking to eat or do anything and then when it is finished I am upset
There is only one romance novel I have ever read out of all the hundreds that accomplished all these things. That book is Once & Always by Judith McNaught.
Judith McNaught in general is an excellent writer. I have yet to read a novel by her that I did not absolutely love. But this one in particular resonated deeply with me. I read this novel ten years ago and it still is the best romance novel I have ever read. I borrowed it from a friend first and ended up reading it six times. And then I went out and bought it a few years later because I needed to read it again. Once & Always I believe is the love story of all time. It made me want to fall in love before I even knew what love was.
If you love a great historical romance with strong characters that are intensely and passionately just awesome for each other in every way even though they made you both laugh and cry through the whole process of their relationship development then this novel is definitely worth a checking out. Once and always will definitely become your once and always too.
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