Community about romance books
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Romance Books @lemm.ee The Aforementioned W @romancelandia.club #WhatchaReading ? I wanted a formulaic Harlequin Presents for vacation reading and Girl Behind the Scandalous Reputation by Michelle Condor delivered exactly that. Unfortunately also delivered a touch
WhatchaReading ? I wanted a formulaic Harlequin Presents for vacation reading and Girl Behind the Scandalous Reputation by Michelle Condor delivered exactly that. Unfortunately also delivered a touch of homophobia, so probably won't read her again.
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Romance Books @lemm.ee LiLya_Armonds @sh.itjust.works The thing about Dark romance (TW: Discussions surrounding SA)
cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/35593507
This post has been written with the intention of starting a conversation surrounding the discourse about dark romance, because I am tired of seeing opinions that are pure black and white from both sides. Feel free to disagree or agree with this post, I am only here to share my personal opinion.
What is Dark romance? I think that at this point most of us know what it is --a piece of fiction that is created from writing and/or drawing with the intention of exploring darker and more taboo fantasies. This can range from anything mild like bondage to something more extreme like sexual assault.
First I would like to say this: Our fantasies do not always align with our desires. You may fantasize about having someone put a loaded gun to your head because for some reason it entices you, but that does not mean that you wish it would happen in real life.
“But why would somebody fantasize about being assaulted?” Some migh
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Romance Books @lemm.ee The Aforementioned W @romancelandia.club #WhatchaReading ? I had to read Aydra Richard's latest #HistoricalRomance, Mercy Fletcher Meets Her Match, before KU ran out and I'm glad I did. It's a Loretta Chase-esque starchy hero/headstrong
WhatchaReading ? I had to read Aydra Richard's latest #HistoricalRomance, Mercy Fletcher Meets Her Match, before KU ran out and I'm glad I did. It's a Loretta Chase-esque starchy hero/headstrong heroine story, made especially affecting by how perfectly they match. He's responsible and careful, burdened by his late father's scorn, she's an artistic dreamer with a "busy brain" (ADHD) and they both help each other as they fall wonderfully in love.
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Romance Books @lemm.ee The Aforementioned W @romancelandia.club #TopicOfTheDay Have you ever read a couple follow up or sequel that you really wish had never been written?
TopicOfTheDay Have you ever read a couple follow up or sequel that you really wish had never been written?
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Romance Books @lemm.ee The Aforementioned W @romancelandia.club #WhatchaReading ? I Think They Love You by Julian Winters was a nice Valentine's Day read - a second chance/fake dating romance with a good growth arc for the lead. Lots of sweet pining and a big
WhatchaReading ? I Think They Love You by Julian Winters was a nice Valentine's Day read - a second chance/fake dating romance with a good growth arc for the lead. Lots of sweet pining and a big wacky cast of family and friends.. If you yearn for romcoms with black and queer characters, this was literally written for you.
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Romance Books @lemm.ee The Aforementioned W @romancelandia.club #WhatchaReading ? I started the follow-up to Out On a Limb (my review of that: https://willaful.wordpress.com/2023/09/19/out-on-a-limb-by-hannah-bonam-young/). It's supposed to stand on its own but
WhatchaReading ? I started the follow-up to Out On a Limb (my review of that: https://willaful.wordpress.com/2023/09/19/out-on-a-limb-by-hannah-bonam-young/). It's supposed to stand on its own but OOaL is worth reading first anyway.
Also sampled The Next Best Fling by Garbiella Gamez and it looks really good. Moving it up on the TBR. Will I ever not be stressed about having too many books to read?!
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Romance Books @lemm.ee Diva007 @romancelandia.club I really enjoyed this novella by @chaceverity
I really enjoyed this novella by @chaceverity
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Romance Books @lemm.ee The Aforementioned W @romancelandia.club #WhatchaReading? I finished It Takes a Thief by Anne Stuart and even though it needed a good editing, -- far too much repetitious internal dialogue -- I still enjoy her storytelling. Some great
WhatchaReading? I finished It Takes a Thief by Anne Stuart and even though it needed a good editing, -- far too much repetitious internal dialogue -- I still enjoy her storytelling. Some great pining.
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Romance Books @lemm.ee The Aforementioned W @romancelandia.club #TopicOfTheDay What's the most recent romance or romance-adjacent book you read and what did you think?
TopicOfTheDay What's the most recent romance or romance-adjacent book you read and what did you think?
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Romance Books @lemm.ee The Aforementioned W @romancelandia.club #WhatchaReading ? I'm in another recent Anne Stuart, It Takes a Thief. Liking this historical much more than Return to Mariposa, but both have the same continuity issue. 🤔
WhatchaReading ? I'm in another recent Anne Stuart, It Takes a Thief. Liking this historical much more than Return to Mariposa, but both have the same continuity issue. 🤔
Also listening to Better Left Unsent by Lia Louis, which is a bit of a downer but in awesome British accents. ;-) Really tired of contemporary romance characters who have no concept of personal responsibility though.
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Romance Books @lemm.ee The Aforementioned W @romancelandia.club #WhatchaReading ? It's damn hard to enjoy billionaire romance these days, but Most Eligible Billionaire by Annika Martin is so engaging, I got through. And he is a very good billionaire, who likes to
WhatchaReading ? It's damn hard to enjoy billionaire romance these days, but Most Eligible Billionaire by Annika Martin is so engaging, I got through. And he is a very good billionaire, who likes to craft and treats everyone like family and uses reclaimed wood, which I guess makes up for all the private jets? Anyway, in the realm of fantasy it was a fun read, with lively, sparkling characters and believable relationship development.
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Romance Books @lemm.ee The Aforementioned W @romancelandia.club #WhatchaReading? I DNF'd Return to Mariposa by Anne Stuart. It's highly implausible, there's a huge continuity error, and it just felt... disconnected from itself, like nothing flowed in a reasonable
WhatchaReading? I DNF'd Return to Mariposa by Anne Stuart. It's highly implausible, there's a huge continuity error, and it just felt... disconnected from itself, like nothing flowed in a reasonable way. A lot of the reviews say the book gets really stupid in the second half, so I decided to cut my losses.
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Romance Books @lemm.ee The Aforementioned W @romancelandia.club ooo! I just found out Mhari McFarlane pulished a follow up to Who's That Girl in 2024! Does it answer the all important question about the secondary characters?! We wanna know!
ooo! I just found out Mhari McFarlane pulished a follow up to Who's That Girl in 2024! Does it answer the all important question about the secondary characters?! We wanna know!
My review of Who's That Girl: https://willaful.wordpress.com/2022/10/05/whos-that-girl-by-mhairi-mcfarlane/
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Romance Books @lemm.ee SuperWendy @romancelandia.club Good morning, yesterday the first #TBRChallenge Day of 2025! The optional theme was New Year, Who Dis? Toots will be incoming #RomBkBlog @a.gup.pe
Good morning, yesterday the first #TBRChallenge Day of 2025! The optional theme was New Year, Who Dis? Toots will be incoming #RomBkBlog @romancebooks @a.gup.pe
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Romance Books @lemm.ee The Aforementioned W @romancelandia.club #AmReading Cate C. Wells' latest, The Wild Wolf's Rejected Mate, and admiring how she comes up with new stories for the same trope. (I suspect current events may also be influencing her view of
AmReading Cate C. Wells' latest, The Wild Wolf's Rejected Mate, and admiring how she comes up with new stories for the same trope. (I suspect current events may also be influencing her view of shifter politics, and I appreciate it.)
The level of PTSD and anxiety felt by the heroine, who calls herself "a half-dozen coping mechanism in a trench coat," is a LOT, be warned.
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Romance Books @lemm.ee The Aforementioned W @romancelandia.club #WhatchaReading ? I found Cruel Winter With You sweet, but with a constant edge of creepy. The MMC persists in sounding like a little boy -- when he talks about all he wants to give her, I'm imagining
WhatchaReading ? I found Cruel Winter With You sweet, but with a constant edge of creepy. The MMC persists in sounding like a little boy -- when he talks about all he wants to give her, I'm imagining a Barbie dream house. The FMC has commitment issues deeply rooted in... almost nothing, as far as I can tell. Most of the main relationships in her life seem remarkably stable.
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Romance Books @lemm.ee The Aforementioned W @romancelandia.club #AmReading The Nightmare Before Kissmas, and though the writing is engaging, I find the premise -- heartless corporate holiday families controlling their kids lives -- very alienating. Just makes me
AmReading The Nightmare Before Kissmas, and though the writing is engaging, I find the premise -- heartless corporate holiday families controlling their kids lives -- very alienating. Just makes me want to rewatch "Arthur Christmas." Keep going or not?
Had a similar issue with The Friend Zone Experiment but K.J. Charles' review convinced me to keep reading.
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Romance Books @lemm.ee voracread @lemmy.world Searching for 1800s England manor stories
I remember reading a set of books timed in the 1800s or something. The background is a typical English manor, landlords, horse carriages.
Heroine is typically a young lady working as nanny or an impoverished by circumstances noble woman. There is a moody or mysterious hero.
I read them as Ebooks. But the stories were written by a contemporary author.
Please help me identify the titles.
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Romance Books @lemm.ee The Aforementioned W @romancelandia.club #WhatchaReading ? I've managed to finish two very good contemporary romances: Canadian Boyfriend and Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry (YA.) Both had themes of betrayal, and were masterclasses in owning your
WhatchaReading ? I've managed to finish two very good contemporary romances: Canadian Boyfriend and Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry (YA.) Both had themes of betrayal, and were masterclasses in owning your mistakes and moving on from them. The kind of books that instead of making me say, "they don't write them like that any more," make me say, "I'm glad they write them like this now."
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Romance Books @lemm.ee The Aforementioned W @romancelandia.club No, no, it's too cruel!
No, no, it's too cruel!
(And really goes with what I #AmReading right now, Long Live Evil.)