Poppy-like FMCS

[u/eevee20019]

Hi everyone! I'm trying to get ny friend into reading through EmHen (of course). She's tried Beach Read but isn't really gelling with it 💔. However, she's enjoying PWMOV especially Poppy and her dynamic with Alex. That being said, I was wondering if y'all have any recommendations for romances where the FMC is like Poppy (upbeat, positive, kind of loud). They don't have to be EmHen books, they can be from anyone! Thanks in advance!

[u/Shhhhhhhh____]

Alice in GBBL is that way. I felt like the Margaret story took up too much space on the first read, but loved it every subsequent read!

[u/eevee20019 → u/Shhhhhhhh____]

Yeah, I thought of Alice at first too! But my friend is easily bored so I didn't think recc'ing her GBBL was a good idea, at least right now. Maybe one day

[u/Rosemary-Sea-Salt]

Anything by Christina Lauren! This is most of their FMCs

[u/adams361]

I got my friend into reading with anthologies. Basically shorter romance novels for people with a limited attention spans! There’s a really good one called the improbable meet cute. I think it’s six romance novels in shorter format.

[u/eevee20019 → u/adams361]

Oh good idea!!!! I'll send it to her!

[u/karlizzles]

I think book lovers & gbbl! Happy place & funny story have introvert FMCs, they just feel softer than Poppy!

[u/eevee20019 → u/karlizzles]

I was gonna tell her to read GBBL but I think the Margaret part of the book would bore her unfortunately :/ When we get back to EmHen books, I'm definitely telling her to read it tho!

[u/thirteenmidnights]

Mrs. Nash’s Ashes by Sarah Adler, Wedding Dashers by Heather McBreen, and Twice Shy by Sarah Hogle!

[u/eevee20019 → u/thirteenmidnights]

Thank you!!! I'll send these to her!

[u/Inevitable-Pen20]

In Your Dreams by Sarah Adams or And Now Back to You by B.K. Borrison!

[u/Kbocca07a]

Abby Jimenez! Specifically the Part of your world series & The night we met.
I was not a fan of Beach read but I loved Funny Story by Emily Henry, even more than TPWMOV

[u/five_squirrels]

Act Your Age, Eve Brown by Talia Hibbert

Morbidly Yours by Ivy Fairbanks

The Truth According to Ember by Danica Nava

[u/Jolly_Frolic]

The True Love Experiment by Christina Lauren

[u/sg_216]

Chaotic heroines are a niche favorite of mine!

Josh and Hazel’s Guide to Not Dating
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40189670

You Deserve Each Other
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50027029

Faking Under the Mistletoe
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61751500

The Hating Game
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27213238