What I’d love to see or am otherwise fine with:
– Slow-burn romance. Open to virtually any genre and any time period
– At least one of the two people being mildly tortured by their love/attraction to the other person. Not literally, but like maybe they dwell on it obsessively, or they’re conflicted, or they simultaneously hate them or something. Just something interesting!
– Unconventional couples, or couples with some kind of unique power dynamic thing going. Ex: Alien + fbi agent. Master of house + servant. Android + person. Two vampires. Etc.
What I’d like to avoid:
– Bad prose
– Modern stories in modern scenarios, with modern, ordinary couples
– Anything that reminds you even remotely of Colleen Hoover or Hallmark
– Any form of a love triangle, unless it’s insanely well-written
(mostly unrelated) books I enjoyed recently, for reference:
– Letters to Véra
– Maurice
– My Year Of Rest And Relaxation
– Confessions of a Mask
by chesapeake_ripperz
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Divine rivals & ruthless vows by Rebecca Ross. I’d say it ticks all your boxes except unconventional dynamics really. I’d categorize it as fantasy/romance/historical war vibes despite the fantasy elements. The romance is really sweet