The Worst Romance Novels of 2023

they can't all be winners

Because I read LOTS of romance novels each year, I’m really picky about which books make my favorites list, or which books I finish all the way through. I generally don’t waste more than 20% of my Kindle reading time on a book that’s not working for me, but there are exceptions: books that come highly recommended by a trusted source, books by an author everyone seems to love, or books that I decide to sort of, well, hate read. Today I’m sharing three romance novels that I didn’t like—at all—along with a healthy dose of literary criticism to back up my claims.