Tropish Recommendations – Gender Bender/Girl Dressed as Boy Romance

Long title, right?? This is a trope that it’s more commonly found in Anime and Manga, even in movies.. but it is one that I find highly amusing.. particularly when it is a girl dressed up as a guy .. One of my favorite movies from the 80’s it’s Just One Of the Guys (corny I know— but so much fun) and another that I found hilarious even if a little silly It’s She’s the Man .. When I watch this I’m always thinking how can’t you tell that it is a girl… are you blind???

So I though that it would be an interesting trope to find book recommendations of … and let me tell you it wasn’t as easy as I thought… Mainly because I though that I had read more than I actually had (this happens a lot to me — I have trouble keeping my books straight in my head but I’m sure you know what that’s like).. so, I have Five–ish books to recommend and a couple of Mangas.. Let’s get to them…

All of these books have the premise of the Female Character having to dress up as a boy for one reason or another… Just to remind you..

Flame In the Mist – Renee Ahdieh

It is no secret — and if you have been following my blog for the past year — that this was one of my favorite books from 2017.. I love the setting (Medieval Japan) the story, the slight touch of magic, and even if it’s a little slow in the beginning and the romance is a little fast I didn’t mind.. and that”s saying a lot. Can’t wait for the Sequel!!!

Defy – Sara B. Larson

This is a book that you either love or hate.. I got a little bit stuck in the middle… It is an okay story if you want to pass the time and not having to think too much… Sometimes that is just the kind of read we need.

Scarlet – A. C. Gaughen

Kick ass Heroine? check, Robin Hood Retelling? check, Lots of adventure?? Check, Love Triangle?? Sadly but check — Not a fan of this but it was tolerable. A different kind of spin on a Classical story and I remember loving it when I first pick it up.

The Girl’s got Secret – Linda Kage

When some of these stories have me rolling my eyes when people fail to realise that the boy is actually a girl.. this one went a bit on the realistic side of things.. the girl uses prosthetics and a latex mask … intrigue?? then go and read the book…

From This Moment on – Lynn Kurkland

An oldie but a goodie… this is a slow burning romance in a medieval setting.. if you want to read some good historical check this one out.

Mangas

Kobayashi ga Kawai Sugite Tsurai –  Ikeyamada, Go (Story & Art)

This is a completed Manga — it is a long one — but it’s a beautiful story about family, friendship and love… it is also hilarious because we have twins cross dressing and changing places…you can guess all the chaos that ensues..

Ai wo Utau yori Ore ni Oborero – Shinjou, Mayu (Story & Art)

In this manga, we do have a girl that dresses up as a boy, but the main reason I’m recommending this manga to you guys is Akira… the boy who dresses as a girl.. he is so adorably devious..

Buddy Go! – Kurosaki, Minori (Story & Art)

We have social media stardom, Dance competitions and a cute slow burning friends to lovers romance with so many hilarious moments.. it is worth checking out..

These are my girl cross dressing romances… hope you guys find here something that sparks your curiosity… If you have any other recommendations on this subject let me know in the comments below… I’m always looking for new books to add to my never ending TBR..

As Always

Happy Reading