Their definition of thriller feels different from mine as I would not class Mexican Gothic as a thriller, even though I liked it. I've only read 9 of their best 50.
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I loved Phantasma. Blackwell is probably 2nd on my list of romantasy men!Has anyone read Phantasma? I'm about ⅓ of the way through and Blackwell just makes me
I haven't even got to the smut yet!
Unfortunately I hated Enchantra, the sequel
I was given some amazon vouchers for my birthday in June so I could use them on cheap kindle deals.....amazon clearly hated this idea as all the deals have been rit ever since!! So sorry about that everyone!
Finally finished this. Could have been half the length, lots of tedious stuff about the technicalities of tarot which wasn't needed for the plot and could all have been cut.I'm part way through The Tarot Reader of Versailles, and I was just thinking that it's got that unfortunate trope of recent historical fiction of the female protagonist being Not Like Other Girls.
She's literally just described herself as "not like other women"
By the way, she considers herself superior to other women because she can read and write (despite the fact that almost every other woman she's met so far also can) and because she sneers at women who are married or have children.
The book is written by a woman, as well. Sigh.
Implications that all of the malicious rumours about Marie Antoinette were true?
Some more questionable stuff about the main character's attitude to women.
I was just interested enough to see where the story ended up, but it was a struggle.
Anyone read The First Act of Summer by Joanna Glen? Such a beautifully written book. I think shes a really good writer.
I just finished (and loved) All My Mothers, so I’m now looking to read more of her books
I enjoy a well written romcom, but I feel like sometimes some authors are using a 'duel narrator' format to stretch out a story that isn't long enough to fill an entire book.
I know some people like having chapters alternate between the pov of different characters in the romance, but i feel it often doesn't add anything to the story as neither character is offering a different perspective on events or revealing info that the other didn't know in their chapters.
At worst, the chapters from the male pov will often feel either not genuinely male or like the man is an absolute sex pest.
Idk. Maybe it is just me. This style of book is popular.
I know some people like having chapters alternate between the pov of different characters in the romance, but i feel it often doesn't add anything to the story as neither character is offering a different perspective on events or revealing info that the other didn't know in their chapters.
At worst, the chapters from the male pov will often feel either not genuinely male or like the man is an absolute sex pest.
Idk. Maybe it is just me. This style of book is popular.
Good choice! I absolutely loved All My Mothers. The Augusta Hope one is good too, cant remember its actual title! Enjoy! Also the Furst Act of Summer is only 99p atm!
On a related note - sometimes I finish a non fic book and think it could have been an essay or podcast/Ted talk.
i also hate this when both the characters have the EXACT same personality and so i can’t work out which one of them we’re actually “with” chapter to chapter.
it works sometimes, if (like you say) one side offers a completely different viewpoint on things, but most authors these days are just lazy with it. but then i sadly think romance fiction as a genre is VERY lazy right now. which makes me sad as it’s so good when done right.
I have spared myself from MANY a non fic by just listening to an hour long podcast with the author.
Speaking of romance - Laura Wood has a new book out next week! It looks autumnal.. which is great since I LOVE autumn but bad in that it makes me feel like I should wait until autumn to read it…
I hate when books are advertised by a pic of the cover art and a list of tropes floating around the page with arrows pointing at the book.
Grumpy Sunshine meets Perky Bookworm.
Forced proximity....Only one Bed!!!
Baking competition!!!!
When I pick up a romance, the thing I enjoy most is what funny situation is causing the characters to be meet or there being a strong B plot that isn't related to jealous ex partners or misunderstandings between characters causing a falling out.
I just want to know that the author tried to write a fun story and didn't try and tick off a shopping list of tropes.
Last year i ended up reading The Undomestic Goddess. 12 months later I couldn't tell you the tropes characters were supposed to be, or their names/appearances, but i could give a good run down of how the mc accidentally ends up pretending to be a housekeeper when she can't cook or clean and what happened after that.
I loved her book A Single thread Of Moonlight. Didn't realise it was in the children's section of the library.
I haven’t read the series that’s part of although I definitely want to!I loved her book A Single thread Of Moonlight. Didn't realise it was in the children's section of the library.
nooooo.....I listen to the podcast, buy the book and read it and then go down the many rabbit holes that it leads to and then you end up with a gazillion books to read ...... or maybe that's just me!
I won't share it because it gets political but I saw a post about a "wishlist" put out by either a publisher or a publisher's agent and one of the things they were looking for was "lots of tropes"
Presumably because they know that sells to a certain audience, but still.
Has anyone here read Uncharmed by Lucy Jane Wood? I really enjoyed Rewitched and have a vague recollection of someone mentioning that her 2nd one (uncharmed) is actually set in summer not autumn? I'm a bit of a freak and like to read books when they're set (e.g. beach reads in summer etc etc) so just wondering whether to read it now or save it for September/October
Didn't know this so looked it up:
- Set in 1899, it serves as an inspirational precursor and companion piece to the main Agency for Scandal books.
- Chronologically, it takes place between A Season of Scandal and A Game of Scandal.
- Unlike the core agency books, it focuses directly on Iris Grey and Nicholas Wynter rather than the agency itself.
Sounds like you’re a better topic chooser than me lol
However - Authority Gap - definitely inspired me to consume more of that topic and I’ve been going on about it ever since/blurting out facts from it here and there.
Ultra Processed - Ok I get it..