Genre Study: Adventure Romance

About this event

Our 2026-2027 genre study provides an overview of genre blends in fiction by looking at key authors, tropes, and themes.

The Adventure Romance meeting will be on Thursday, December 3rd from 2-4pm in-person at the Lisle District Library.

RSVP to Elizabeth at: hopkinse@lislelibrary.org

Read two books within this genre. Below is a list of suggestions; feel free to choose your own as well!

• Partners in Crime by Alisha Rai

• The Princess Bride by William Goldman

• To Have and To Heist by Sara Desai

• Something Wilder by Christina Lauren

• Jewel Me Twice by Charish Reid

• Raiders of the Lost Heart by Jo Segura

• The Jewel of the Isle by Kerry Rea

• Finders Keepers by Sarah Adler

• The Name Curse by Brooke Burroughs

• Swept Away by Beth O’Leary

• Do Your Worst by Rosie Danan

• The Blonde Identity by Ally Carter

• Love and Other Scams by Philip Ellis