Favorite YA Love Interests

missesdash · May 3, 2012

Smish said:
Great YA LIs:

Ed, Graffiti Moon
Nils, Nothing Like You
The LIs in Sarah Ockler's novels
Michael, Some Girls Are
Not a Sarah Dessen fan, but I did love Eli in Along for the Ride
Adam, If I Stay and Where She Went.

Chracters I have slight crushes on:

Professor Lupin, from Harry Potter series.
Jane Austen's Colonel Brandon.
I'd marry them.

Totally swooned over Michael, especially his reaction a the end. He was really well written.

auriel · May 3, 2012

Oh, Tobias. I still get sad when I think about him. I spent 50+ books wishing I could just hug him. But Jake was totally it for me. I like the leader-types.

-Prince Char from Ella Enchanted. So sweet and realistic. And a prince!

-Peter from Chronicles of Narnia.

I guess those were my first literary loves.

auriel · May 3, 2012

Becca C. said:
Craig and Lio from Gone, Gone, Gone are amazing. I loved everything about that book.

Part of what I like about Etienne St-Clair is how I picture him as Alex Day from Youtube

Holy cow I never put those two together! I think I need to reread Anna now.

Violeta · May 3, 2012

Yeasayer said:
Kent from Before I Fall

Agreed. He was the best thing on that book.

Rhoda Nightingale · May 3, 2012

I forget his name, but the prince from Eon/Eona. I've only read the first book, so I'm kinda guessing that he's going to become a proper love interest at some point, but he seems pretty rad so far.

Also, Rob from Misfit. I had him pegged as the LI when he first showed up, but he's so cool. I could hang with that kid. He made me laugh, and I was not at all surprised or disappointed when he and Jael finally got together. And quite impressed that he didn't change or get all broody or swoony when they started dating.

And lastly, from the male-MC/female-LI camp, Tate from The Replacement. Another very cool kid I could hang with.

dmickey · May 3, 2012

I love Cameron Quick from Sweethearts.
Most of the guys in Sarah Dessen's books.
I'm still annoyed that Laurie and Jo didn't end up together.

storiesinmyhead · May 3, 2012

I agree with all of the Dexter from This Lullaby people.
Also:
Magnus from The Mortal Instruments series
Will from Saving Francesca

Belle_91 · May 3, 2012

dmickey said:
I'm still annoyed that Laurie and Jo didn't end up together.

She did it to piss off her fans. She wanted Jo to be like her, more of a spinster, and so purposely had them not end up together. There's a quote of her's in which Louisa May Alcott says I won't marry Jo off to Laurie for anything and something along the lines of women shouldn't feel like they have to be pressured into getting married or think that's the only option. I'm pretty sure, though not 100%, that the editor told her to add in Jo's husband because it was a bit too much for the 1860s.

So I kind of admire Louisa's choice to do that, but would have rather Jo ended up alone if the case was the editor told her to marry her off.

Smiley0501 · May 3, 2012

auriel said:
Oh, Tobias. I still get sad when I think about him. I spent 50+ books wishing I could just hug him. But Jake was totally it for me. I like the leader-types.

-Prince Char from Ella Enchanted. So sweet and realistic. And a prince!

-Peter from Chronicles of Narnia.

I guess those were my first literary loves.

I think we are "first literary crush soulmates" because, well...except Jake, I loved Prince Char and Peter as a kid. But I stand firmly with Tobias. :tongue

I also have to add - it always annoyed me Louisa added in the Prof/Bhaer/Fredrick as LI for Jo in LW and LM because...CLEARLY! Laurie/Jo forever. But on a serious note, I agree - if she didn't want a LI interest for Jo, then by all means make her single. I know that the concept was new-ish at the time period but Louisa did it (ie she was a single lady - though she did have a few proposals in her life).

Dreity · May 3, 2012

I don't tend to swoon over LIs, but I remember lusting over Kartik from the Gemma Doyle trilogy. As far as personality, though, he could have been a -little- less broody.

Prince Char from Ella Enchanted was wonderful. Everything I would want in a prince. He had a sense of humor that made him unafraid to laugh at himself but he was serious at all the right times as well. That's very important to me.

fredXgeorge · May 3, 2012

missesdash said:
I actually think he's hilarious. He gives the best interviews, really:

http://rpattztalks.tumblr.com/

[snip]

LOL that is great.

My favourite LI's are:

Dimitri from the Vampire Academy series
Jonah Griggs from On the Jellicoe Road
Etienne St Clair from Anna and the French Kiss

JBuck · May 3, 2012

Troy Tatterton from the Heaven series. *sighs*
Will, Jem and Jace from Infernal Devices/Immortal Instruments... *sighs even deeper*

ladybritches · May 3, 2012

I'm sure this will earn me a few sideways glances, but one character that haunted me for a long time after I closed the book, was Cole from Maggie Stiefvater's Linger, and Forever. He was just so messed up, I couldn't help but care about him. My favorite scenes were the ones with him and Isabel.

Smiley0501 · May 3, 2012

ladybritches said:
I'm sure this will earn me a few sideways glances, but one character that haunted me for a long time after I closed the book, was Cole from Maggie Stiefvater's Linger, and Forever. He was just so messed up, I couldn't help but care about him. My favorite scenes were the ones with him and Isabel.

No sideways glances from me. . .I loved Cole & Isabel just a bit more than Sam & Grace. In fact I wanted the series to be about C & I. Yes, I have no shame in admitting this :tongue

Niiicola · May 4, 2012

Dreity said:
I don't tend to swoon over LIs, but I remember lusting over Kartik from the Gemma Doyle trilogy. As far as personality, though, he could have been a -little- less broody.

Oh, I know, he did spend an awful lot of time brooding. Apparently I like that in men (if my husband is any indication).

I mostly thought the romantic scenes with him were fantastic, and I was thrilled to see a non-white LI in YA fantasy.

Smiley0501 · May 4, 2012

Oh, Kartik. My sixteen year old heart loves you still. Though his ending p!ssed me 0ff. But what can you do. (Personally I thought the whole 3rd book was a mess.) I'm excited to see L!bba Bray go back to historical(ish) with her next book set in the 1920's - hopefully there will be some Kartik-equally-delicious LIs.

Violeta · May 4, 2012

JBuck said:
Troy Tatterton from the Heaven series. *sighs*

O.M.G.

Troy!! How could I have forgotten about him?!

AlwaysJuly · May 4, 2012

Po in Graceling.

St-Clair in Anna and the French Kiss.

I like a strong guy who isn't an arrogant jerk, which I feel can be tough to find in YA. And one of my LIs is a (reforming) arrogant jerk looking for redemption, so I'm not even following my own advice on that one.

Veroontjexx · May 4, 2012

Edward *hides*

Other guys I have swooned over are:
Four (Divergent)
Seth (Wicked Lovely)
Peeta (HG)
Lucas (Starcrossed)

And, of course, Mr Darcy

Cai · May 4, 2012

Po from Graceling
Étienne St. Clair from Anna
Four from Divergent

Oh, and here is a new one:
W.W. Hale from Heist Society; I like him. Except for not telling his first name(s), he really is a dependable and caring guy.

CAMueller · May 4, 2012

Violeta said:
Oh, let me add Dimitri , from the Vampire Academy series, by Richelle Mead.

Second this.

And add the deliciously broody Prince Ash from Julie Kagawa's Iron Fey series.

Kats · May 4, 2012

Yeasayer said:
Kent from Before I Fall

Violeta said:
Agreed. He was the best thing on that book.

Thirding Kent, he was great (I always picture him looking like Lucas from Pretty Little Liars).

Not a book, but I love Logan in Veronica Mars. Duncan was a block of wood but Logan had real personality.

Sage · May 4, 2012

I don't usually do literary crushes, but...

Lend from Paranormalcy
I'll third Prince Char from Ella Enchanted

And even though he's the MC, not the LI, Razo from River Secrets (also the rest of the series)

(B/c I assume the question is for favorite YA guys, not LIs?)

Sage · May 4, 2012

Kats said:
Not a book, but I love Logan in Veronica Mars. Duncan was a block of wood but Logan had real personality.

Oh, god, yes.

Though don't get me started on TV crushes, 'cuz that's a whole different thing

Becca C. · May 4, 2012

Oooooh I forgot my number one literary crush! Michael Moskovitz from The Princess Diaries

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