Why is Adam Driver in my book again?

I have noticed a pattern Adam Driver characters appear in romance novels all the time mostly thinly veiled Reylo ones. If you like this list is also for you but I also hope it’s a place of discussion about this phenomenon . Please correct me if I got a book wrong/ missing one I ALSO WANT TO FIND ONE WHERE HE APPEARS ALONE WITHOUT REY DOES IT EXIST ROMANCE READERS PLEASE TELL ME???? Kylo Ren is haunting the narrative

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created by Peony

last updated April, 2026

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PeonyOP
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See is this sexist to assume it’s about Adam Driver alone or does he need Daisy Ridley as a counterpart to balance the character out? If books overwhelmingly have the same couple re done again and again you can’t assume it’s all just the allure of the man? Or does the female characters change enough that it is the male character that is capturing the female gaze? Is it the dark brooding male ? Or is Adam Driver just hot please answer these burning questions!!

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ayzrules

LMFAOOOOO THIS IS PEAK thank you for doing this very important work

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PeonyOP

Someone has to collect some data, I have too many questions

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ayzrules

And you deserve answers!!!!

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nkitty

omg this is hilarious i didn’t realise there were so many! i thought it was only love hypothesis 🫣

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PeonyOP

This was sparked my having my second discussion on this app about this obsession with Adam Driver in Romance novels.

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snoopysbooks

Omggg I keep seeing this mentioned in reviews of different books! 🫠

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PeonyOP

Please gather the knowledge, I need some Reylo stans to explain themselves.

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The_BookishBug

🫣 yes?

I've actually only read The Love Hypothesis from this list. I read Ali Hazelwood's work when she was still a fanfic author and enjoyed it fine, but when I to reread one of the shorter works that got turned trad, I just wasnt into it 💀 turns out when I don't already want the characters to kiss, some of the scenarios give me the ick!

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PeonyOP

See I can see this linking up to a bigger discussion about fanfiction to trad pub because people always mention the Harry Potter ones now and the other classics aka 50 shades of grey but there is a wealth of Reylo fanfiction turned into books and no one has been batting an eye apparently

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The_BookishBug

Oh, it's been happening for years for sure! Predating Hazelwood. Black Moon Rising by Frankie Rose (who I just learned is actually Callie Hart) came out in 2018. Idk how popular it got though, I just heard about it through fandom spaces.

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tritsy

He is the new Fabio

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PeonyOP

OMG yes he is. When I was typing them in a was omg there is so many ways to draw him

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tritsy

Actually so sad he hasn’t made his way to HR, he’s meant to be in a billowing shirt with his hair blowing in the wind!!

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Aoxora
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I literally just saw someone review You, Again by Kate Goldbeck and it used to be a Reylo fic 😂

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Smilepal

Don't know if it was mine but might've been 😂

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Aoxora

Yes it was!! 🙌🏻

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Smilepal

Glad to be able to entertain 😂😂

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Aoxora

The timing of it was impeccable 🤌🏻

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snoopysbooks

Yes it was yours and now this list! Omg I had no idea this was a thing 🫣

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ennuibee
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Wait, chair-chucking Adam driver? Really? 🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯

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PeonyOP
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When did he throw a chair? I didn’t know this

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ennuibee

I saw recently that Lena Dunham just published a new memoir and she mentions an incident where he threw a chair, punched a hole in a wall, and that he was verbally abusive while working on “Girls”

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lindsay99

I only knew about The Love Hypothesis but I have read, and enjoyed, 6 of these! I am going to do some self reflection.

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