I am a variety reader. I have my favorite genres, of course, but I pride myself in not sticking to only one “type” of book. I try to love all books equally.
One of my favorite kinds of books are what I call “Fluff Books”. I’ve mentioned them a few times in passing in some of my previous posts but an explanation will clear all doubt as to what I mean.
The easiest way for me to fully describe what a fluff book is, is to give some examples and then find the common trends between them. Analyzing is always my favorite!
Top Three Favorite Fluff Books of 2012
The Selection, The Luxe Series and Entwined are lovely sweet treats, dark chocolate mouthfuls filled with rich rosey love, glorious estrogen boosting stories filled with amazing dresses, handsome men, and lovable heroines. These are the books we adore on a purely feminine level. Our romance loving subconscious’s ache for these beauts. Flowery, gorgeously written plots and 100% hands-off for men.
These fluff books are Jane Austen‘s descendants of Pride and Prejudice and Sense and Sensibility. They have enticing and adoring love interests like Mr. Darcy, feisty females like Elizabeth Bennett, and harrowing plights of Dashwood induced love follies. They also have Austen’s underlying themes of women’s morality, the injustices of societal norms, and they highlight the breathtaking ability of the “weaker” sex to adapt and overcome.
Looking at what I’ve just written and comparing the books I consider fluff, these are the basics of fluff books:
- Female Protag
- Swoon worthy love interest
- Epic romance
- A villain trying to corrupt our heroine
- Underlying ethical or moral questions
- A happy ending
The happy ending though, does not, and I repeat DOES NOT, always end up with ooey gooey love-shall-overcome BS. Some of the best fluff books end with the female lead giving a dainty middle finger wave and riding off into the sunset by herself (those are my favorite).
So there you have it my friends. Questions, concerns, comments? Send any awesome fluff my way. I can always go for some romance 😉
“Fairy tales are more than true; not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten” – G.K. Chesterton
Rattle The Stars 
“Some of the best fluff books end with the female lead giving a dainty middle finger wave and riding off into the sunset by herself”… Couldn’t have said it better myself!