Test Your Romance Novel Knowledge

If you’re reading this on Sat, August 19, 2023, Happy Bookstore Romance Day! If not, happy…day. To celebrate, we made a quiz that customers can take in store or online, but it’s not for the faint of heart. Romance fans can ace our quiz by matching the first line of a book to its cover. There are 10 questions to challenge you. Once you’ve got your guesses, scroll down to find the answers.

Answers:

The True Love Experiment by Christina Lauren: “I was born the first of three children, but I joke that I’m like that first pancake.”

One True Loves by Taylor Jenkins Reid: “I am finishing up dinner with my family and my fiancé when my husband calls.”

Book Lovers by Emily Henry: “When books are your life—or in my case, your job—you get pretty good at guessing where a story is going.”

The Dead Romantics by Ashley Poston: “In the back-left corner of the Days Gone Funeral Home, underneath a loose floorboard, there was a metal box with a bunch of old journals inside.”

The Love Wager by Lynn Painter “Lily Greene always imagined that if she were to have the tragic misfortune of dying young, it would happen in a valiant, honorable way.”

Spoiler Alert by Olivia Dade “Between takes, Marcus did his best not to acknowledge the obvious: this was a stupid-ass way to die.”

Love, Theoretically by Ali Hazelwood “In my life I have experienced regret, embarrassment, maybe even a touch of agony.”

Before I Let Go by Kennedy Ryan “Do people remember the exact moment they fall in love?”

Do You Take This Man by Denise Williams "I didn't blame Maddie Anderson for scowling at her soon-to-be ex-husband."

King of Battle and Blood by Scarlett St. Clair “There was an army of vampires encamped on the outskirts of my father's kingdom.”

Want more swoon-worthy Bookstore Romance Day content? Check out our staff’s list of favorite romance stories