Book Couples: Where Are They Now? | Bella & Edward, Marianne & Connell, Ron & Hermione, and more!

We take famous and not-so-famous book couples and fast-forward their relationships to 2026 to answer the question: Where are they now? 

Divorced, still together but deeply resentful, or madly in love until their dying breath? We know the answer! 

Couples: 

• Bella and Edward from the Twilight Saga 
• Scarlett Vandermeer and Lucas Blomqvist from Deep End by Ali Hazelwood
• Eric and Kyle from Common Goal by Rachel Reid 
• Hayden and Alice from Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry
• Marianne and Connell from Normal People by Sally Rooney
• Kit and Theo from The Pairing by Casey McQuiston
• Ron and Hermione from [REDACTED - F*CK JKR DO NOT BUY HER BOOKS] 
• Nick and Andy from We Could Be So Good by Cat Sebastian
• Joan and Vanessa from Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Misc. Links: 

• Queer Liberation Library
• Sarah Gallagher on TikTok

Recent Reads: 

• Paladin's Grace by T. Kingfisher
• We Could Be So Good by Cat Sebastian
• After Hours at Dooryard Books by Cat Sebastian
• Girl Next Door by Rachel Meredith

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