Sorry that would help given the generic name haha! It's by Yomi Adegoke
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TLOATP is one of my top favourites in recent years. I’m terrible for forgetting lots (or most of) the plot of books I’ve read. But most of that book still stays with me 🩵
I loved loved loved this book so very much. I was initially drawn to it because of the similarity to Red, White and Royal Blue, but was quickly swept up in the unique love affair of Patrick and Will. Seeing the author’s dedication at the end to The Amazing Adventures of Cavalier and Klay (@LaBlonde !), their inspiration, and one of my all time favourite books, was just the icing on the cake.
cara!!! you know my feelings on kavalier and clay - this sounds absolutely DELIGHTFUL and now i can’t wait to read it (especially with the rwrb comparison too)
What sort of genres are your favourite?
Anything! I am truly open to all suggestions.
The last five books I read are:
-tomorrow x3
- a little life
- I who have never known men
- where the crawdads sing
- she and her cat
My favourite book ever is Adrian Mole. I am happy take suggestions that are very different to the above list, so bonus points if I get a suggestion I love which I may not have thought of reading myself!
Some of my favourites / books I have really enjoyed
Hello Beautiful - Ann Napolitano
Weyward - Emilia Hart
My Roommate Is A Vampire - Jenna Levine (romance)
How To Build A Boat - Elaine Feeney
Beies - Nicola Dinan
Close To Home - Michael Magee
Mad Honey - Jodi Picoult
Remarkably Bright Creatures - Shelby Van Pelt
Cleopatra and Frankenstein - Coco Mellors
Fleishman Is In Trouble - Taffy Brodesser-Akner
Before My Actual Heart Breaks - Tish Delaney
Shuggie Bain - Douglas Stuart
A Woman Is No Man - Etaf Rum
Every Summer After - Carly Fortune
Normal People - Sally Rooney
The Last Act of Love - Cathy Rentzenbrink
Dreamland - Rosa Rankin-Gee
The Wall of Winnipeg and Me - Mariana Zapata (romance)
Trespasses - Louise Kennedy
All The Bright Places - Jennifer Niven
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue - V.E Schwab
Beartown Trilogy - Fredrick Backman
First Born - Will Dean
The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot - Marianne Cronin
Young Mungo - Douglas Stuart
Swimming In The Dark - Tomasz Jedrowski
Boys Dont Cry - Fiona Scarlett
Razorblade Tears - S.A Crosby
The Push - Ashley Audrain
Happy Reading.
Guys I tried, i REALLLLY tried with black cake but had to DNF, 250 pages in and it just wasnt ending lol, no matter how much I read 
i have norwegian wood next on my TBR- shall i read that or go for something else after black cake? Feel like I need something fast paced to get me back into reading.
i have norwegian wood next on my TBR- shall i read that or go for something else after black cake? Feel like I need something fast paced to get me back into reading.
My favourite reads recently:
Good Material - Dolly Alderton
The Searcher - Tana French
Small Things Like These - Claire Keegan
Hello Beautiful - Ann Napolitano
Restless - William Boyd
Diary of and then Confessions of a Bookseller - Shaun Bythell
My Name is Lucy Barton - Elizabeth Strout
Really Good, Actually - Monica Heisey
Olive Kitteridge - Elizabeth Strout
Olive, Again - Elizabeth Strout
The Nightingale - Kristin Hannah
Little Fires Everywhere - Celeste Ng
The Christie Affair - Nina de Gramont
The Courage to be Disliked (non fic)
The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida - Shehan Karunatilaka
The Marriage Portrait - Maggie O’Farrell
Winter Solstice (my favourite book) - Rosamunde Pilcher
How to Kill your Family - Bella Mackie
Wrong Place Wrong Time - Gillian McAllister
The Language of Birds - Jill Dawson
French Exit - Patrick DeWitt
City of Girls - Elizabeth Gilbert (loved this)
The Break - Marian Keyes
The Push - Ashley Audrain
Dinner with Edward - Isabel Vincent
The Light of Paris - Eleanor Brown
The Course of Love - Alain de Botton
The Monogram Murders - Sophie Hannah
In Five Years - Rebecca Serle
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo - Taylor Jenkins Reid
Next Year in Havana - Chanel Cleeton
Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine - Gail Honeyman
My favourite book ever. There’s going to be a sequel
Does this mean it’s worth reading is books in order they are published? I want to try JM but your post has made me wonder if I should do this if it adds a little extra.
I've just finished All My Mothers by Joanna Glen, absolutely gorgeous book, so beautifully written. She has such an unusual writing style but I just loved it.
I love recommending books!
I just finished Leonard and Hungry Paul and I don't think many people know about it but it was SO good, I'd highly recommend it!
My other recommendations based on the type of books you seem to read would be:
- The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
- Daisy Jones and the Six
- Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine
- Sorrow and Bliss
- Anxious People
- I'm Sorry You Feel That Way
- The Giver of Stars
- Normal People
- A Gentleman in Moscow
- Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop
- What You Are Looking for Is in the Library
Lmk if you want to check the authors of any of them but it's probably obvious!
You probably should but I haven't
I think the later books (the marriage act and the family experiment) should definitely be read after the passengers and after each other or else they might spoil the story.There are just a few characters that pop up between the books.
I finished The Idea of You yesterday, by Robinne Lee. I really enjoyed it. It was pretty spicy, and I really liked a lot of the settings.
There was definitely the need to wilfully suspend disbelief though, this stunning 40 year old woman with a teenage daughter who can go gallavanting at the drop of a hat, but it all added to the 'if only...' kind of wishful thinking. I did find the object of her desires somewhat one dimensional, but he was endearing nonetheless and I can see how a certain boyhood charm can woo even us older ladies 
A lot of art references too which I liked. I would have liked it to have ended differently though.
A lot of art references too which I liked. I would have liked it to have ended differently though.Hi everyone! I usually lurk on this thread and have had some great reads from suggestions on here. I’m currently reading ‘I Who Have Never Known Men’ on kindle but I like to have an audiobook on the go too for when I’m pottering about the house. I’ve just finished listening to ‘The List of Suspicious Things’ and really enjoyed it. Has anyone got any audiobooks recommendations, particularly ones that you’ve enjoyed listening to if that makes sense?! I’ve tried to listen to a Harlen Coben book, can’t remember which one off the top of my head but goodness, the narrator was so monotone and bored, it would have sent me to sleep!! I’m pretty much open to anything genre wise. Thank you in advance!
I’ve tried to listen to a Harlen Coben book, can’t remember which one off the top of my head but goodness, the narrator was so monotone and bored, it would have sent me to sleep!! I’m pretty much open to anything genre wise. Thank you in advance!You might like 'The Stranding' by Kate Sawyer. A sort of 'end of the world' type book but it's not really the main thrust of the story, it's really really good. I listened to it on Audible and loved it. I do love that genre, but this was a very 'light' version of the post apocalyptic/dystopian type genre. Would def recommend. I loved I Who Have Never Known Men - The Stranding would be a great complement to it in my opinion.Hi everyone! I usually lurk on this thread and have had some great reads from suggestions on here. I’m currently reading ‘I Who Have Never Known Men’ on kindle but I like to have an audiobook on the go too for when I’m pottering about the house. I’ve just finished listening to ‘The List of Suspicious Things’ and really enjoyed it. Has anyone got any audiobooks recommendations, particularly ones that you’ve enjoyed listening to if that makes sense?!
Great shout - thank you! Yes, I do enjoy dystopia too but I am open to pretty much anything, so a light version sounds great.
None of This Is True by Lisa Jewell is brilliant on audio.Hi everyone! I usually lurk on this thread and have had some great reads from suggestions on here. I’m currently reading ‘I Who Have Never Known Men’ on kindle but I like to have an audiobook on the go too for when I’m pottering about the house. I’ve just finished listening to ‘The List of Suspicious Things’ and really enjoyed it. Has anyone got any audiobooks recommendations, particularly ones that you’ve enjoyed listening to if that makes sense?!
Depending on what your thing is Prophet Song and Before My Actual Heart Breaks are both very very good too
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