11 Romance Books To Check Out, Based On Your Favorite Taylor Swift Album

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With her strong storytelling instincts and literary leanings, it's no surprise that both Taylor Swift and her fans are big readers — or that her tastes are likely to run toward the romantic classics. After all, Swift's favorite books are a crash course in girlhood. If you're longing to linger in the dramatic and rich world that Swift has created — and waiting for her twelfth album just won't do — then a romantic book is the perfect way.

Over 11 albums, Swift has covered love in all its highs and low. From the simmering anger of "reputation" to the ebullient delight of "Lover," Swift's albums are about love in all its dynamic forms. Along the way, we've learned plenty of love lessons from Swift and scored plenty of pieces of dating advice from Swift's songs, poet laureate of romance. Whether you long to dive deeper into the coming-of-age romance of "Fearless" or want to explore the raw catharsis that drives "The Tortured Poets Department," we've compiled your best next romantic read.

"The Summer I Turned Pretty" by Jenny Han is at turns both romantic and bittersweet, a coming-of-age novel that perfectly captures the urgent and deeply felt emotions of young love. Sixteen-year-old Isabel "Belly" Conklin navigates growing romantic feelings toward two boys she's known since childhood, creating a teen love triangle that evokes the highs and loves of summer romance. Like the innocent regret of Taylor Swift's "Tim McGraw" or the uncomplicated excitement of "Ours," this story remembers the emotional intensity of young adulthood and treats it with dignified seriousness.

Jane Austen's classic romantic novel "Pride & Prejudice" follows the strong-willed Elizabeth Bennet, determined to marry for love in a society that makes women financially dependent on the institution of marriage. That defiant, romantic energy is present all over "Fearless," from the star-crossed lovers narrative of "Love Story" to the wild passion of "The Way I Loved You."

The energy of Charlotte Brontë's "Jane Eyre" comes from its independent, determined protagonist Jane, a governess capable of going toe-to-toe with the stubborn, willful Edward Rochester. Her self-determination carries her through a series of wild plot twists that perfectly suit the theatrical feel of "Speak Now." Like Taylor Swift's third album, this is a story with complex men, bold choices, and dramatic declarations.

Passion and heartbreak twist together in "The Time Traveler's Wife" by Audrey Niffenegger. In this tragic, nonlinear narrative, Henry travels involuntarily across time. These disruptions create a disconnect with his wife, Clare. Think of a doomed love you can't help but return to again and again. If you adore the irresistible heartbreak of "Red," then this novel will give you more of those gorgeously tragic vibes.

"The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo" by Taylor Jenkins Reid follows a Hollywood star's secret relationship with another actress, a love affair masked by Evelyn's many high-profile marriages. It reveals the real person hidden behind the self-assured and glamorous exterior, just like Taylor Swift's "1989" offered a private peek into the love affairs of a pop star who appeared to be at the absolute top of her game.

Amidst the chaos of generational trauma and toxic love, Lily finds peace in connection with one man who truly understands her in Colleen Hoover's "It Ends With Us." "Reputation" is an album about breaking cycles and finding an us-against-the-world love. If this is your favorite Taylor Swift album, then you'll love the quiet love story hidden within this dramatic novel.

In "The Duke and I," the first book from the "Bridgerton" series by Julia Quinn, a dating game turns to deep love as Daphne and Simon go from pretend paramours to newlyweds. This period romance novel is about discovering an unconditionally accepting love and confronting one's own preconceptions, and it tracks beautifully onto the narrative beats of "Lover," which charts Taylor Swift's blooming love story with then-partner Joe Alwyn. But this frothy, elegant story also suits the dreamy, pastel-colored optimism of Swift's seventh album about choosing love. Bright, happy — it's all very "Paper Rings."

Jane Austen's "Persuasion" is rich with slow-burning soulmate bonds and the tentative hope for future connection. The nostalgia and ache of "Folklore" might have been ripped straight from the literary world of Anne Elliott, who hides a longing for Frederick Wentworth beneath a polite, composed exterior. Like "folklore," this is a story full of rich interiority, gossip-powered love triangles, and abiding love.

In Sally Rooney's "Normal People," Connell and Marianne meet in high school and then find themselves drawn back toward each other again. It's a story propelled by miscommunication and longing. With its questions about timing and class, it calls to mind the sad love of "champagne problems" or even the hometown nostalgia of "'tis the d*** season." Like "Evermore," this novel contains the quiet drama of a realistic love story.

In "50 Shades of Grey" by E.L. James, Anastasia Steele finds herself swept up into the romantic, kinky world of billionaire Christian Grey. This novel indulges in obsessive desire and poses questions about control and the performance of self. If you like the self-aware spiraling of the nocturnal "Midnights" album, then you'll love getting lost in Christian's bejeweled world along with Anastasia.

Taylor Swift's "The Tortured Poets Department" is a Gothic story of a torrid, consuming love affair gone bad. If you like this album's edgy intensity, then Emily Brontë's dark love story "Wuthering Heights" is the perfect continuation of that vibe. In this classic novel, love takes a dark turn as protagonists Catherine and Heathcliff get swept up in a destructive, obsessive love on the moors of England.