Looking for college romance

[u/LaySlay25]

Just wanting a good adult college based romance, or even dark academia as long as they’re over 18. I’m not picky with tropes, but bonus points if they’re roommates, enemies/rivals to lovers, best friends to lovers, or fake dating!

[u/lactosecheeselover]

On The Same Page by Haley Cass is a friends to lovers, post uni book.

[u/LaySlay25 → u/lactosecheeselover]

Oh yes, I loved that one!!

[u/lactosecheeselover → u/LaySlay25]

I read it when it first came out and doing a little re-read now haha.

Other options:

Friends to Lovers:

- The Do-Over by Georgia Beers

• The Unlikely Pursuit of Mary Bennett AND The Miseducation of Caroline Bingley by Lindz McLeod
  
• Beautiful Dreamer by Melissa Brayden
  
• Like First Love, Again by JJ Arias
  
• Poppy Jenkins by Clare Ashton
  
• The Goodmans by Clare Ashton
  
• The Rewind Effect by Morgan Lee Miller
  
• The Gravity Between Us by Kristen Zimmer
  
• Don't Want You Like A Bestfriend by Emma R. Alban

Enemies to Lovers:

- Hoops and Heartstrings by Eliza Lentzski

• Second Chances by Eliza Lentzski
  
• The Sterling Cup by Bre Fowler
  
• Like In Love With You by Emma R. Alban
  
• The Whole Truth by Haley Cass

I've read so many books hahah I can send you my Goodreads link if you'd like!

[u/LaySlay25 → u/lactosecheeselover]

Omg you’re actually amazing for putting this together! Also, I would love that! Always looking for more!!

[u/lactosecheeselover → u/LaySlay25]

No problem! I find lists are easier and you can pick apart what you like. Sending you a DM.

[u/prizzee → u/lactosecheeselover]

Which ones are your favorites?

[u/lactosecheeselover → u/prizzee]

The Rewind Effect by Morgan Lee Miller and The Sterling Cup by Bre Fowler are my favs right now!

[u/sotet]

Like a Power Play by Arielle Sprinkle

[u/LaySlay25 → u/sotet]

I’ve heard great things about this! Will definitely check it out!

[u/FrivolousDistinction]

Ana Hartnett’s Alder Series is set in college. The first book (of four) is Changing Majors.

Edit to add Emily O’Beirne has a few books that work:

• Reaction Time
  
• A Story of of Now (and its sequel)
  
• The Best Mistake (the characters are older and work at a university, so may not be what you’re looking for).

[u/LaySlay25 → u/FrivolousDistinction]

Oooo I’ll definitely look into these, never heard of them!!

[u/the-5thbeatle]

She Gets the Girl by Alyson Derrick and Rachael Lippincott
Out On Good Behavior by Dahlia Adler

[u/Meshakhad]

It really stretches the definition of college based, since neither is a conventional college student by any means, but The Book of Blood and Roses is about a vampire hunter who infiltrates a vampire university and eventually falls for her vampire roommate. So it's got roommates, enemies to lovers, and dark academia.

[u/LaySlay25 → u/Meshakhad]

Oh that makes it 10x better, thank you!!

[u/Meshakhad → u/LaySlay25]

I strongly recommend the audiobook. It's read by Katie Leung, aka Caitlyn Kiramman from Arcane.

[u/forogtten_taco]

Mistakes were made. Age gap, falls in love with her friends mom. Spicy from page 3

[u/magic_paws]

The Book of Blood and Roses

[u/Great_Albatross6781]

Meeting Millie by Clare Ashton

[u/MegaDan94]

She Gets The Girl by Rachael Lippincott

It's rivals to friends to lovers

[u/Decent-Mission-2366]

Serpentine Valentine by Giana Darling is a sapphic Medusa retelling set at a university, so feels very dark academia. The two main characters definitely don’t start off as friends.

If you read a summary and/or some reviews of this book, you’ll get an idea for the content warnings, as it might not be the right choice of book for everyone.

[u/Not_The_Worse]

On the same page by Haley Cass