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A romantasy book club with Dylan Efron? Yes, please.
After Efron, 33, wowed the Dancing With the Stars judges on Tuesday, October 28, with a Viennese waltz inspired by his favorite book genre, he offered Us some tips about how to start the perfect reading list.
“My only advice would be don’t do ACOTAR because I feel like everybody does ACOTAR,” he told Us Weekly exclusively, referencing the Sarah J. Mass series A Court of Thorns and Roses.
While Efron thought ACOTAR “wasn’t that good,” he is a huge fan of Mass’ Throne of Glass series. Despite his issues with ACOTAR, Efron did say that Elaine is the Archeron Sister he thinks most embodies his type.
“I like Nesta the most. My type would probably be Elaine,” he said. “Nesta is probably my favorite of all three.”
Currently, Efron is in the middle of the Crowns of Nyaxia series.
“The first book’s awesome,” he gushed, saying his best advice is “just start” reading, even though “audiobooks are easier.”
Efron discussed his love of audiobooks in the rehearsal package shown before Tuesday’s performance.
“One thing you may not know about me is, I love audiobooks,” he said. “In particular, my guilty pleasure is romantasy — romantic fantasy.”
Efron went on to pitch his idea to partner Daniella Karagach.
“I’ll be a vampire. You’re a human. You want to kill me,” he said. “You’re actually a human who can’t see.”
The duo received a score of 35 out of 40 for their dance set to “Can’t Help Falling In Love (DARK)” by Tommee Profitt and Brooke — and yes, Karagach was blindfolded.
Efron clarified in his Instagram comments that the inspiration was from Slaying the Vampire Conqueror by Carissa Broadbent, explaining that he was dressed as the character Asar because “Atrius has giant horns.”
Author Broadbent shared her thoughts on Efron’s dance via Instagram Stories.
“Never watched Dancing With the Stars in my life but I’m watching tonight,” she wrote. “They’ve got my completely unbiased vote!! Seriously this is SO F***ING COOL.”
Broadbent also commented on Efron’s Instagram post from the evening.
“You got my vote!!” she shared. He replied, “That’s a win for us.”
Efron often shares what books he’s reading via Instagram, telling Page Six in June that he’s a “multitask listener,” playing audiobooks while doing other things to be “transported to another world.”
And for anyone wondering, he’s a Fourth Wing fan.
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“This one doesn’t need a summary, but for those who aren’t aware, it’s like Hogwarts, but instead of cozy magic classes, it’s life-or-death dragon boot camp and some steamy love,” he told Page Six. “After reading ACOTAR, I got the romantasy bug … but I felt like this series is the superior franchise to start if you’re thinking of picking one.”
Dancing With the Stars premieres on ABC and Disney+ Tuesdays at 8 p.m. ET, with new episodes streaming the next day on Hulu.
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