Here Comes The Swoon!

Top Ten Tuesday is an original weekly feature hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. Combining both a passion for all things bookish with an obsessive love of list-making, this rad meme was born. This week's post is Top Ten Book Boyfriends.

I'm bookishly boy crazy and it was super difficult to narrow down my choices to just ten. But here they are in all their amazingly swoony glory. FYI: My choices may or may not have been swayed by their movie doppelgängers. Just sayin.

Peeta Mellark (The Hunger Games Trilogy) - I admire Peeta's dedication, loving nature and his fortitude. Despite the horrible things he went through, he was still willing to sacrifice everything, even himself, for Katniss' safety. He's the nice guy who can kick serious Capitol ass and bake you delicious goodies at the same time. Just so sweet in SO many ways!

  

 

Ron Weasley (Harry Potter Series) -  All I can say is, c'mon! You've gotta love the plucky comic relief, right?  Ron is goofy, aloof and super cute, not to mention the fact that he sticks his neck out on more than one occasion for his friends and lover. It doesn't hurt that I sort of have a thing for gingers too (my husband is one, afterall)...

Eddie Chase (The Hunt for Atlantis) - Bald. British. Bad ass. This is Eddie Chase in a nutshell. He's a skilled action superstar who loves cheesy puns, leather jackets and smart girls. My ideal man, pretty much. I can't imagine anyone who fits this persona better than Jason Statham aka my-biggest-celeb-crush-of-all-time. Talk about swoon city!

Inigo Montoya (The Princess Bride) - I've made no secret of my love for this man on this blog on numerous occasions and with good reason. Sure, Wesley is the obvious choice, but I personally prefer someone with a little more subtlety. Oooooh, say, someone who's out for revenge. Someone who is good with a sword. Yep. The man's gonna need someone, er, something to do once his vengence quest is completed and why not let that person be me!?

Alcide Herveaux (Sookie Stackhouse / True Blood Series) - Holy hunky manbeast, Batman! Would you just look at him for a second?! Sigh. Don't worry, I haven't forgotten about my love for Eric Northman, it's just there's something to be said for a Southern boy who's good with his hands. And on the up side: he also turns into man's best friend! Two for the price of one hot one! What more could you want?

Roar (Through The Ever Night) - Roar first charmed my pants off in Under The Never Sky and my love for him grew immensely in the sequel. He's sexy, funny, fun and loyal. Also, the way him and Aria communicate is uber-romantic!  

Dr. Ian Malcolm (Jurassic Park) - I think this may have more to do with my love of Jeff Goldblum and the character he played in the movie version, but still, I'm counting him. He's a PhD which means that he's intelligent --- definitely smart enough to survive a bunch of prehistoric predators. Not to mention, he's got smoldering good looks and a sexy attitude to back up all them brains. Oh yes. Bring it on, Malcolm!

Memphis Campbell (The Diviners) - Memphis is a deep character with a poetic soul. I love that behind all of his saavy charm there's a tragic boy with the utmost devotion to family. He's the kinda boy you bring home to meet your mama and one that I would be proud to settle down with.

Benedick (Much Ado About Nothing) - Benedick already made my TTT for unconventional romances so it should come as no surprise that he's on my list of fav bookish boyfriends. He's witty, theatrical and sheepishly debonaire. I love a man with  a keen sense of humour and he's certainly got one!

Oliver Montrose (To Catch A Vampire) - Oliver is one of those amazingly cocky guys that you love to hate. He's egomaniacal, selfish and annoying... and undead. But despite all that, you can't help but to kinda enjoy his well- justified arrogance. At the end of the day, Oliver is charming and alluring. Plus, when he really cares about you, he'll risk his neck to save yours (even if he still wants to bite it). He's one of those guys who is more than what he appears to be on the surface and I'd happily peel away the layers to discover the real him.

So there you have it, my friends. Now if you'll excuse me, I think I need to change my panties... Okay, sorry. That was kinda TMI. Let me ask --- who are your book boyfriends? Do you find yourself falling for a particular type or are your tastes as varied as mine?