Non ho seguito tutto il 2024 passo passo, ma a giudicare dalle discussioni che vedo nei gruppi, pare che 'Butcher & Blackbird' sia il titolo che tutti citano. Non è il mio genere preferito, lo ammetto, perché mischia romance a elementi macabri e non tutti i tentativi in questa direzione funzionano. Però devo dire che l'umorismo nero e la chimica tra i protagonisti sono stati curati in modo da non risultare forzati. Vedo anche molti parlare di 'The Bride' di Ali Hazelwood, che è una svolta rispetto ai suoi STEM romance. È una scelta rischiosa per un'autrice consolidata, ma il fatto che stia trendando così forte mi fa pensare che il pubblico abbia apprezzato il cambio di ambientazione.
Mi sono trovata a leggere quasi per caso 'A Love Song for Ricki Wilde' e devo dire che è stato una piacevole sorpresa. Non avevo grandi aspettative perché su BookTok a volte i libri più hype sono quelli che mi piacciono meno, ma questa storia aveva un'anima diversa. L'ambientazione negli anni '20, il mondo del jazz di Harlem, non era solo un décor ma era integrata nella crescita dei personaggi. La traduzione italiana che ho letto era curata, cosa che non capita spesso con i trend del momento che vengono pubblicati in fretta. Forse non è il romance più scandaloso o passionale dell'anno, ma è quello che mi è rimasto dentro più a lungo, proprio per la sua atmosfera e la cura dei dettagli storici.
Tra i vari titoli del 2024 che hanno preso piede, alcuni mi hanno proprio deluso. Ci si aspetta sempre di trovare qualche roba nuova ma la maggior parte è l'ennesimo riproporsi di troppi sulla falsa riga di Emily Henry o della Hoover. Però ci sono stati due libri che hanno attirato la mia attenzione, come 'Funny Story' che, nonostante il titolo poco promettente, aveva un ritmo diverso. Le dinamiche tra i personaggi sembravano meno costruite e più naturali, con dialoghi che non suonavano come copiati da un altro libro.
L'altro è 'The Partner Plot' di Kristina Forest, anche se parliamo di inizio anno. Quello che ho notato è che su BookTok stanno spingendo molti romance con tematiche lavorative o rivalità d'ufficio, che spesso però sono solo uno sfondo per le stesse trame di sempre. L'unico che ha un po' rotto lo schema, a mio parere, è stato 'Midnight Ruin' di Katee Robert, anche se è più dark romance e quindi non per tutti. Alla fine, penso che il vero "migliore" dipenda da cosa uno cerca, perché la scena è molto segmentata.
La mia lista è breve: 'The Paradise Problem' e 'This Summer Will Be Different'. Il primo è enemies-to-lovers in un'isola tropicale, classico ma fatto bene; il secondo è il tipico romance estivo che ogni anno esce, ma la Henning ha un modo di scrivere le emozioni che mi prende sempre. Niente di rivoluzionario, ma se cerchi comfort reading affidabile, sono quelli.
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