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Romance Roundup: Part 1
this summer, after succumbing to my knitting injuries, i fell into a romance novel rabbit-hole. they are like candy for me. they're low-effort, fun, a quick source of joy, and keep me from endlessly scrolling jpost for israel news. also i can usually finish one in a day or two. so all in all, i ended up reading a total of 90 romance/kissing books.
the stats:
84 queer
13 novella-length
4 that i really feel i gave a fair shot but didn't finish
the top 7 (in no particular order):
A Taste of Gold and Iron by Alexandra Rowland- a fantasy book wherein the prince and his sworn bodyguard fall in love. some light (as in dangerous but not overly complex) political intrigue. plenty of world-building, but the author doesn't ever bore you with explanations you don't want. the writing is a little clumsy at times, but in spite of myself i found this book and the characters so utterly charming.
Enlightenment Trilogy (Provoked, Beguiled, and Enlightened) by Joanna Chambers- takes place in regency-late georgian scotland. two men who are dedicated to their respectable (but very different) lives. in order to keep what's important to them, they each plan to go through life just having anonymous, one-off encounters with other men, and needless to say, they upend that for one another. features radical politics, arguments about what matters in life, george iv's visit to scotland, and confronting your past. i thought about this extensively, but i simply do not think i can describe the plot in a way that will be helpful. you are just going to have to trust me. a linked short story and bonus-epilogue-novella are also availble on the author's website.
10 Things That Never Happened by Alexis Hall- man sort of accidentally fakes amnesia to keep his asshole boss from firing everyone. only they end up sort of falling for each other for real. modern setting, funny and sad, and the kind of slow-burn romance that makes your chest hurt. it does take place over christmas, but not in a fluffy, christmassy way. like, even i, America's Number One Christmas Hater, who would never have touched it had i known about the christmas element going in, found it to be completely tolerable amount of christmas, and a thoroughly enjoyable book. i read everything on my top 7 list multiple times, but this is one that really rewards your second read-through.
Captive Prince Trilogy (Captive Prince, Prince's Gambit, and Kings Rising) by C.S. Pacat- fantasy setting wherein a prince is kidnapped and enslaved in an enemy realm, and eventually has to ally with his cruel captor in order to save his own kingdom. plenty of political maneuvering, military skirmishes, court intrigue, and secret night mission shenanigans (with disguises). another chest-aching slow burn that rewards multiple read-throughs. there's also a linked short story collection, The Summer Palace, which includes a bonus epilogue.
A Rulebook for Restless Rogues (book 2 in Lucky Lovers of London) by Jess Everlee- victorian-era romance, featuring drag, lifelong best friends, and some of the best (hottest) sex scenes on this list. the proprietor of an underground gentlemen's club for queer men fights to keep his club open and his people safe, both from the law and from the volatile aristocrat who owns the place. he also definitely doesn't have feelings for his best friend. anymore. probably.
England World (Think of England, and prequel Proper English) by KJ Charles- two excellent books; one a houseparty/treason investigation and one a houseparty turned murder mystery. as everyone knows, it's extremely dangerous to attend a houseparty while single, because you will fall hopelessly in love, but you will also be in mortal peril. i am. too fucking feral about these characters to say anything useful. i am completely aware that this does nothing to help my case, but i cannot help it. i am unable to be normal about them, even in the effort to convince people to read these books. also please note that even though the covers are. quite bad. the writing is excellent and well-researched. also also, there's a bonus epilogue on the author's website, featuring additional sex, good jokes, and bad poetry.
An Unnatural Vice (book 2 in Sins of the City) by KJ Charles- the whole trilogy is worth reading (in order!) but this is definitely the strongest of the 3, and i found it to be the most compelling of the romances. a victorian-era mystery/suspense series, featuring an inheritance plot, murders in the fog, and fake séances. a "spiritualist" who defrauds the wealthy and the investigative jouranlist determined to expose his tricks find themselves hate-fucking, running from murderers, arguing about class politics, and both saving and upending each others' lives.
honorable mention:
Sailor's Delight by Rose Lerner- #1 brain-rewiring book of the year. 1813 sailing master in the british royal navy and his naval agent fall in love. the book takes place over 1 week of shore leave (which coincides with the high holy days), although they have known each other (and known that they can never be together) for almost a decade.
uh. listen. this book is both fun and well-researched, but it is not, like, Good™. there is a shirtless man on the cover and there's not even any fucking in the book. the main characters are named Elie and Augie which is completely unsexy. BUT. they changed my brain chemistry and i've plotted out their entire lives in my head from the moment they met and i'm fucking feral about them.
romance roundup part 2
#wip wednesday#or rather#in lieu of having had any wips wednesday in the last 6 months.#the full list of books is breaking the tumblr post editor#so we'll start with this.#i've read 90 romance novels since july ama 😌#romance roundup
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Romance Roundup: February
Welcome to “Romance Roundup” where I share mini-reviews of 3 to 4 romance novels I’ve recently read. This month’s edition includes a runaway queen, a couple who reconnects, and two rival home designers.
How to Catch a Queen (Runaway Royals #1) by Alyssa Cole (2020)
When Shanti Mohapi weds the king of Njaza, her dream of becoming a queen finally comes true. But it’s nothing like she imagined.…
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Many men had offered her many things in the past, love and friendship, luxury and jewels, entertainment, dogs, amusements, homage--some she had accepted, some refused, but no man before had offered her work. Peter had offered her that, he had offered her a share of his--not noble or inspiring or fascinating work, just his work, what he had. He had offered it her, called her great energies into play, and set her to work beside himself in a furrow. And she was glad; for some reason she found it very good.
--Desire by Una Lucy Silberrad
#books#jo walton has done it again#almost the only reason i ever look at tor.com these days is to read her monthly roundup of the books she's read#because a good chunk of her reading is the type of classics i love#including a lot of forgotten light classics of the early 20th century#this was one of those#mentioned in a column from last year that i happened to read the other day#with a review that said this should be one of those classics that everyone knows and reads#instead of being this completely forgotten book#and since it happened to be on hoopla (a common perk of these types of book recs from her) i read it#i don't think it's all-time classic great#but it's a solid middlebrow novel#the beginning was a bit of rough going but after the major part of the plot kicked off it become rather lovely#because there was a lot of the above#explorations of the value of work and friendships and relationships#and because of things like the above quote the central relationship is one of my favorite romances of the year#it's a solid relationship built on friendship and mutual respect#with both of them having stories and emotional journeys beyond the romance#reminded me a little bit of gaskell in some ways
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2023 Book Reviews: Historical Romance, Part 1
1. Never Judge a Lady by Her Cover by Sarah MacLean: 4/5
Pitch: 4th & final book in a historical romance series; woman who is a noblewoman by day and by night she's the founder of a gambling hell falls in love with a newspaperman
Review: This was a fun, fast-paced romance. For whatever reason, I tend not to remember this series of MacLean's very well, and I expect this one to follow the same trend - I doubt I'll remember what happened in this one in a while. A good time, but there's definitely a spark missing.
2. Tommy Cabot Was Here by Cat Sebastian: 4.25/5
Pitch: mlm 1950s romance between a scion of a politically powerful family and his childhood best friend
Review: Very cute - I really liked Everett and Tommy! But as always it's the rare novella that I can love as much as I love a novel, so while it's cute I doubt it'll stick with me a long time.
3. Peter Cabot Gets Lost by Cat Sebastian: 4.5/5
Pitch: 2nd book; mlm 1950s romance between a scion of a politically powerful family and his rival from school on a road trip together
Review: I started out not as into Peter and Caleb, but over time they grew on me, just as they grew on each other! A fun road trip book, and I quite liked the resolution.
4. Something Fabulous by Alexis Hall: 3/5
Pitch: mlm Regency romance between a duke and a the brother of the woman he's supposed to marry
Review: I liked a lot about this book - in particular, Valentine, but also Peggy, the ridiculous adventures, Valentine's mom, the lesbians they run into, the humor, etc. What I really didn't like was Arabella, and that ended up spilling over into Bonny over time. I'm not sure if the prologue from her POV is supposed to make you like her, because for me it really didn't. Unless I missed it, there was never any reason that Arabella couldn't have just said no, I refuse to marry you. It never describes her uncle and aunt forcing her into the marriage, and she doesn't seem to have any sense of duty for the estate, its people, or her family, so it's not like the money was forcing her into it either. So instead of being reasonable and rejecting his suit, she decided to go on the run like the romantic heroine she dreamt of being. It made me really, really dislike her, and then all of the subsequent escapades just cemented that. And Bonny just let her do it - I get why he's on her side in theory, but in practice it just meant that he was enabling her and allowing her to behave pretty abominably. And then he puts a lot of pressure on Valentine. It's very reasonable for him to draw the line that he won't be with someone who he can't be with completely, but I really don't like that it feels like Valentine was the one making every compromise. So ultimately I have kind of mixed feelings about the romance and the book, but your mileage may vary!
5. Earth Bound by Emma Barry & Genevieve Turner: 4.75/5
Pitch: 1950s historical romance between a woman computer for NASA and the man in charge of making sure the astronaut program is a success
Review: I really enjoyed this - excellent historical romance, I'll definitely be picking up the other books in the series! The romance was great, and I really loved the historical background.
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Caro's January 2023 Book Recommendations
Listen man. I read a lot of books this month. I'm sure it will slow down (it has to, literally mentally). But while we're going at this rate, check out some of the books I enjoyed most this January.
Exposed by Kristen Callihan. Brenna and Rye have known each other since they were teens--and in the years since, he's become the bassist for world-famous rock band Kill John, and she its competent publicist. But they've never liked each other. That's why Brenna is shocked when, after overhearing her complain about her dismal sex life, Rye offers a no-strings-attached arrangement through which they'll both benefit. And she's even more shocked when she finds herself agreeing. Hooking up allows Brenna and Rye to burn off the sexual tension that's been building for years--but what happens when they realize that their connection goes far beyond the physical?
As I've stated quite often as of late, I love a book that's about two people who fuck it out but find feelings a lot harder, and this is that kind of book. Rye and Brenna have bickered in the background of the VIP series, so seeing them have ... frankly incredible sex, while also dealing with their issues? Was great. This isn't a super plot-y book. It's a character development book, and I really just loved Rye and Brenna together. Their comfort, built over years of knowing each other, was really lovely. Her professional weariness, her restlessness, was all very true to life. There is one aspect of why Rye and Brenna fell out that I feel could've been dealt with differently, and I DO think Kristen Callihan could've followed through on the clear daddy kink these two had even harder, but overall this book really scratched an itch and worked for me. It's a sweet, hot, romantic book.
The Recruit by Monica McCarty. Widowed for several years, quiet Mary of Mar values her independence--her husband didn't hurt her physically, but his neglect and decision to separate Mary from her son when the baby was less than six months old led to a cold marriage. But she's not above an affair, which is why she gives in to an encounter with the charming, hotheaded Kenneth Sutherland, a knight attempting to join Robert the Bruce's Highland Guard. The king wants Kenneth and Mary to wed, but upon finding out that he has no intention to be faithful upon marrying, Mary turns him down. But a chance encounter with Kenneth months later reveals that the two of them aren't quite done with each other yet...
So, so good. My favorite Highland Guard book yet, this one hit all the buttons. To rip off the bandaid and warn those who aren't into this--yes, Mary's one night stand (if you could even call it that) with Kenneth leads to a pregnancy. Which she's actually got a plan for, and that plan isn't supposed to involve him until he figures it out. Then we have all the "YOU WERE GOING TO KEEP MY BABY FROM ME???" and "IT'S MY BABY" drama, which I love, and which is even more valuable here because Mary didn't get to raise her first child. She wants to be independent so badly, despite not being a girrrrl power "look at me, I am Merida on a horse" type of heroine. Mary isn't cold--but she is withholding, no matter how hard Kenneth works to break down her walls. And of course, he's telling himself that he's breaking those walls down to overpower her, when really he's just a dork who wants to cuddle. The physical connection between the two of them burns so hot immediately, and it takes a while for the emotional connection to catch up. But when it does? Gold.
The King's Spinster Bride by Ruby Dixon. When teenage princess Halla protects the enemy prince Mathior from her father's soldiers, she's repaid in kind--upon the fall of her kingdom, Mathior's father spares her life. Now Mathior is king, and with Halla's conquered kingdom beginning to rebel, he proposes a peaceful solution--uniting their houses through marriage to the woman he's been infatuated with since he was a child. Though Halla reluctantly agrees, she's skeptical of whether Mathior's professed attraction is real--and she isn't quite ready for the intensity of his people's wedding customs...
This novella takes place in Dixon's Aspect and Anchor universe, and If found it super fascinating--the world-building made sense, and the conflict was surprisingly deep for a shorter book. And it just focused on a dynamic that you basically never see--a 33-year-old virgin princess with a 24-year-old warrior king (who's also a virgin because he's been saving himself for her.) If you're worried about any creepiness, don't be. Though Halla and Mathior met when he was a child and she was a teenager, their interactions were minimal, and he simply developed a huge crush on her that she was completely unaware of. As a woman, she feels like an undesirable spinster on the shelf--and a lot of the book is Mathior convincing her that yes, he really, really wants her. And does he. It's a really fun, hot novella--would recommend.
Take the Lead by Alexis Daria. Read full review here.
Ice Planet Barbarians by Ruby Dixon. When a group of human women are abducted by aliens, competent Georgie is elected as their leader. After the women commandeer the spaceship and crash onto an icy, foreign planet, Georgie sets out to scout for help and information--only to run into giant, blue, and very interested Vektal, chief of a clan of warriors. Vektal and his people can save Georgie's group--but his help comes with a price in more ways than one.
I finally started this series! And I'm glad I did. I have a feeling that the first entry, as is often the case with series, is one of the weaker installments--there's a lot of explaining to be done, a lot of setup and worldbuilding. But Ruby Dixon is just an engaging, entertaining writer, and it's easy to run along at the brisk pace she sets and enjoy a book that is kind of absurd, actually pretty hot, and sort of heartwarming? George and Vektal's romance may not be particularly deep, but nonetheless, I was rooting for these two crazy kids (in part because Vektal... is a giver). I'm into the world, and I want to know what the hell happens with the next pairings. TW: the heroine does witness the sexual assaults of other women (not by the barbarians, but by the original abductors).
Barbarian Alien by Ruby Dixon. Liz is not super thrilled about being taken in by a tribe of aliens, and she's not afraid of making this known. She certainly isn't into the idea of being paired with Raahosh, one of the surlier, quieter aliens. In fact, she's not even sure that she wants to take on what is necessary to live on this strange planet. But Raahosh takes that choice away, kidnapping Liz and essentially forcing life onto her. And she is not happy.
Before I write anything else--this is a kidnapping book, but it is NOT a noncon book. Raahosh does kidnap Liz, but he never forces himself upon her, and what follows is basically a complex courting situation, which I personally found funny, delightful, and better than the previous book. Liz is a mouthy broad who is not afraid to kick up a fuss (same) and Raahosh is quietly frustrated. His silence only annoys Liz more, and it is basically the "exasperated man with mouthy girlfriend" dynamic that I tend to be a sucker for. Raahosh just walks around, silently feeding Liz and tending to all her needs, while she calls him out on everything she sees fit to complain about. And when she finds out he can speak English? GOLD. Whereas the last book had a lot of introductions to make, this one was able to jump into the meat of the romance (and oh, is there meat) and I found that it worked a bit more for me. Liz/Raahosh forever, basically.
The Portrait of a Duchess by Scarlett Peckham. ARC; full review to come closer to release.
Barbarian Lover by Ruby Dixon. Kira is one of few women on the ice planet who hasn't resonated and taken a mate--and there's a reason for that, which no one else knows. So it's not a surprise that friendly, flirty Aehako is pursuing her. But despite his charm and their chemistry, Kira is determined to resist him; there's no point in teasing something she can't possibly take advantage of. Resisting him, however, becomes much more difficult when the aliens who kidnapped Kira and her friends threaten to return, and she and Aehako must trek out to stop them.
I feel I have to give a warning here--infertility is a huge part of this book, and it is resolved through what is essentially a magic baby situation. As soon as it became apparent that Kira was infertile, I figured this would happen. To be fair, the solution is less "magic" and more "plot device Ruby Dixon set up in the first book". With all that being said, the romance in this one is so endearing and very, very hot. Rather than being driven by the mating bond stuff that is present in the other books (which I do love) Aehako and Kira are driven by simple attraction and love. There's something really romantic about that. And yes, he did carve her a replica of his dick and did use that on her, so like. Points!
Barbarian Mine by Ruby Dixon. Getting kidnapped by aliens isn't the worst thing that could have happened to Harlow. After she's taken in by the sakh-khui, her inoperable brain tumor is apparently cured. Great! Not so great? Getting kidnapped by the feral, tribeless Rukh, who can't speak her language but has resonated with her. Against the odds, the two form a bond--but for all that they care about each other, there's only so much that Rukh can do to protect Harlow when her health takes a turn... And they're all alone in a frozen wasteland.
This one was... wild. And I liked it? You have to be okay with a hero who is not only a virgin, but basically a Tarzan virgin. He's running around, completely feral, having been totally alone since childhood. HE DOESN'T EVEN KNOW WHAT COME IS. But oh, does he learn, and is Harlow willing to help him. In some ways, it's kind of bizarre that Harlow is like "you know what, I'm just gonna blow this guy who can't talk to me but seems to be nice and a provider", but like? Maybe it's because this is my fourth Ice Planet Barbarians book in a row (I'm determined to knock out the first six before taking a break) and I, like Harlow, am suffering from some form of hormonal intoxication and Stockholm Syndrome... but I found Rukh rather charming. This is a very pregnancy-heavy book, and that was also kind of wild to read about, but I can't say I wasn't fully entertained the whole time. These books are like... culture clash meets slice of life meets ALIENS meets breeding kink? And I'm not mad.
Hotel of Secrets by Diana Biller. ARC; read my full review here.
Barbarian's Mate by Ruby Dixon. After growing up in the foster system, Josie has adjusted remarkably well to life on the ice planet, and all she wants is a mate and a family. Unfortunately, her IUD has prevented her from resonating. When it finally falls out, she resonates to her mate immediately--unfortunately, it's Haeden, the one guy in the tribe she can't stand... who she thought couldn't stand her in return. But while Josie is willing to do anything to break her bond with the surly Haeden, he feels quite differently...
This is the book I started the series for (and I'm taking a break after it to avoid overdosing on IPB) and it wholly lived up to expectations. I'm reluctant to use the term "grumpy/sunshine" because I feel like it's overused, but this book. Is the definition of that. Haeden is indeed quite grumpy (if also deeply capable, which, hot) while Josie is a perky ball of energy who just wants to be loved. I mean, not by him. But she wants literally anyone else's love! The bickering between these two has been so real, and it was great to see them confront their attraction to each other in the middle of it. (The sex is crazy hot, and also just kind of crazy at points?) Some truly absurd things happen over the course of this novel, and honestly? That's what I want from IPB. It was fabulous, and ultimately, I somehow ended up feeling very, very soft about these two.
Spare by Prince Harry. I mean, y'all know what the hell this is about.
Separating my feelings on Harry, his family, and his own opinions expressed in this book aside, this is a really well-done memoir. His ghostwriter did a great job with the prose, and with synthesizing Harry's thoughts and voice (to me). It's got all the dirty little secrets and gossip, but it's also like... deeply emotionally sad, in many ways. Regardless of his immense privilege, the family division is just.... rough. But I appreciated reading about it.
The Half-Orc's Maiden Bride by Ruby Dixon. Iolanthe is sold in marriage by her miserly father to the wealthy new warrior-lord of a nearby keep--but is surprised to find that the lord, Agakor, is a half-orc. But as they walk through the wedding rituals of his people, Iolanthe finds that Agakor is kind and passionate; and when her father decides to take her back, she's willing to do anything to stay with her new husband.
This novella is another arranged marriage ritual book by Ruby Dixon, and though the orc thing threw me off at first (this is my first orc book) I might have actually liked it even more than The King's Spinster Bride? Iolanthe is big and ungainly, and fortunately for her, Agakor is INTO IT. The sex scenes in this one (and there are many) are..... everything. If you're looking for a quick read that is emotionally sweet but not.......... physically sweet............ this is the one. Also, good Intro to Orcs.
Forbidden by Beverly Jenkins. Eddy Carmichael heads out west to start over--and is promptly robbed and left for dead. Fortunately, she's rescued by handsome, rakish businessman and budding politician Rhine Fontane, who nurses her back to health and sets her up with a job in Virginia City, Nevada. There's an instant chemistry between Rhine and Eddy, but it seems impossible--Rhine is not only white, but engaged, and Eddy is determined to move on to California as soon as possible. What she doesn't know? Rhine isn't white. He's passing. And in order to be with Eddy, he'll have to give up everything--and risk his life.
Beverly Jenkins writes historicals with such an old school flair, and Forbidden is no different in this respect. It's lushly romantic, full of a rich cast of supporting characters, and it tees up a classic rake/virgin dynamic, complete with an awful other woman (and you know what--I had zero issue with that; I found Natalie at the intersection of "wacky villainess" and "realistically horrid 1800s white woman"). This is a slow burn--it works up to Rhine and Eddy getting together, and considering the... entire plot, that makes total sense. Because Rhine passes, he cannot be with Eddy publicly without endangering her, and Eddy has way too much pride to accept anything less than what she deserves. The subject matter here is heavy--but it never feels like Jenkins is wallowing in that. The core story is always the romance. And I was in the mood for something old-fashioned and lovely, so this hit the spot.
Their Duchess by Jess Michaels. ARC; read the full review here.
Lush Money by Angelina M. Lopez. Prince Mateo's tiny principality is reliant on winegrowing and making; however, his father's poor financial decisions have left it nearly bankrupt. That's why he's (very reluctantly) willing to take billionaire Roxanne Medina up on her indecent proposal. She wants a baby; and she wants that baby to know its father; and the baby being royal wouldn't be bad either. In exchange for a bailout, Mateo will give Roxanne a year of marriage--and during that year, they'll meet three nights a months to have sex until she conceives. Intelligent, under the radar Mateo can't stand the cold, arrogant Roxanne; but that doesn't mean he isn't attracted to her...
This was so good! I love contemporaries that swing for the fences, and this one certainly does--between the royal element and the billionaire plot, and of course... all that babymaking (there is a LOT of sex in this one). Roxanne and Mateo start out all lust and no connection, and the book is all about building that connection, through slowly-won vulnerability. There's a lot of family drama on both sides, discussions of class, some twists and turns, and just... really, really good angst. I loved it wholeheartedly.
Again the Magic by Lisa Kleypas. Blue-blooded Aline Marsden grows up alongside John McKenna, the illegitimate servant on her father's land. As young adults, Aline and McKenna fall in love--but after their affair is discovered, she's forced to dismiss him herself, using cruelty to convince him to leave. Twelve years later, McKenna is back, successful, independent, and bent on revenge. But the Aline he meets is not the same girl he remembered--for many reasons.
Ugh, this was so good, and definitely lives up to the hype. Aline and McKenna are perfect childhood sweethearts turned former lovers with beef--he's such a classic Kleypas hero too, all self-made and with a bit of a chip on his shoulder. Their connection is angsty and full of past wounds, and it's really gratifying to watch them come back to each other and come to terms with their past. I'm usually a bit skeptical of secondary romances, but Kleypas delivers a really good one with Livia, Aline's little sister (who's spent the past two years grieving her dead fiance and suffering the scandal of miscarrying his child after he died) and Gideon Shaw, McKenna's American business partner who's charming, kind, and an alcoholic. There's a lovely level of realism to how Gideon and Livia deal with their situation, and it's incredibly satisfying. Plus, you get some Westcliff: The Early Days and delightful foreshadowing of his book ("Americans suck at riding", says Westcliff, who ends up with an American horsewoman who for sure rides him)!
Hate Crush by Angelina M. Lopez. Sofia is known as a wild child, rebellious princess (literally). And ten years ago, she was that when she fell in love with Aish Salinger, who promptly broke her heart to pursue stardom. Now she's determined to make her winemaking venture a success to benefit her nation--and that's derailed when Aish, now a rock star, drunkenly reveals that his biggest hit was about her. Though Sofia can't stand him, she agrees to fake a reunion with Aish to take advantage of the publicity.... But the wounds between them may make even that too difficult.
This one is... a lot. Very much a second chance grovel romance, with a lot of conflicted feelings, a lot of mistakes made, and a lot of angst. The connection between Sofia and Aish is palpable, but he's got a LOT to make up for--and despite the hot sex scenes and chemistry, his passivity bugged me towards the end. Until... Angelina M. Lopez left it all on the floor with a twist so fucking insane that I was simply delighted. Trust, it's worth reading for that alone.
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Not quite as many as January, but still not bad! A better mix of genres, though it's interesting that I read mainly romance in January, and not as many in February.
I have a few still going (Wool, Head Like a Hole, A Light in the Dark, Never Caught, others probably), that I will hopefully finish up in March.
#SheSamReads#Roundup#February Roundup#Among the Barons#Margaret Peterson Haddix#The Wedding Rescue#Ivy Layne#Cookies for my Orc Neighbor#Michele Mills#Blood and Chocolate#Annette Curtis Klause#The Cabin at the End of the World#paul Tremblay#The Girl Who Loves Tom Gordon#Stephen King#Romance#Young Adult#Horror#SciFi#Science Fiction#2023
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Free Epic Game (til 8 Feb 2024, 10am ct)
A relaxing puzzle escape game! Make your way through a variety of hand-crafted 3D dioramas, look for useful objects, find hidden clues and solve fun puzzles! Unravel this mysterious adventure about chaos, order and the surreal.
#free games roundup#next week is actually two games#one is doki doki literature club which is a really interesting game#especially worth your time if you've played a few visual novel romances and you want to see those elements deconstructed#i think it does a good job with the tropes and the writing is solid#definitely not for everyone as it is a horror game#so definitely keep that in mind if you give this a try
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10+ Love & Romance Sims 4 Downloads for Valentine's Day
Your Sims will embark on a journey of love and passion with ten downloads that will infuse your game with romantic allure. From dreamy date spots to irresistibly charming attire, these Valentine’s-themed additions are destined to turn your Sims’ love stories into unforgettable tales of romance.
Starlight Lovers Set by KIWISIMS
Precious Promises Wedding Pack by Pierisim & Charly Pancakes
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Review Roundup - July 31st - August 6th, 2023
Recently, a friend of mine asked how I have the time to watch all these dramas. The answer is that I don’t have dependents.
Another answer is that short dramas make the best sense. They don’t have to fill a bunch of space, so they tell only the story that they meant to and get to the point quicker. I still like a good epic, though. You really can’t beat a fully fleshed-out story.
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#Adoption#Asian Dramas#Butterflied Lover#c dramas#Chinese dramas#established romance#Fantasy#Found Family#grief#k dramas#Korean Dramas#loss#Marriage of Convenience#Missing: The Other Side#Please Be My Family#Review Roundup#Romance#suspense#thriller#tragic romance
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Panel from Hell Info Roundup
We got a release teaser trailer!
CHARACTER CREATION/CUSTOMIZATION
Character creation got a revamp! More efforts were made to explain things to someone who hasn’t played D&D before, or one who hasn’t played other Larian games. Classes now also have unique animations when you select them.
Choice options now have a corresponding icon, so you can see what you’re selecting.
There are more available faces to choose from.
Dragonborn and half-orcs are playable at launch.
Warlocks are now able to call on their patron for insight and advice.
New sliders have been added for Maturity (adding wrinkles), Freckle Quantity (and intensity), and Vitiligo Pigmentation.
Horn Customization! Now you can change their color and tip color.
There are scar options.
More hair and beard options! As well as more options for hair colors (including greying) to have tri-colored hair.
Strong/buff body types added!
Piercing options have been added.
Heterochromia option has been added.
Dragonborn can customize their face, crest, chins, and jaws. Skin color options include metallic, almost duo-chrome shades. For white dragonborns, there are also pearlescent effects. Dragonborn Draconic Bloodline sorcerers will get a unique scale pattern that changes color based on your ancestry.
There is also a selection for genitals, which they did not elaborate on, but was selected as ‘default.’
You will meet a character that will allow you to reset your class and respec your abilities.
The team went back from Act 1-3 to make the game more reactive to your choices. If you’re playing something odd or unique, the game should react to it.
THE DARK URGE
They are the new Origin Character, and they are avatar-only; they can only be played by you, not recruited.
You can fully customize their race and class.
They do not know who they are; they are waking up, and the only thing they know is “the bile of their liver, the gushing of their blood, and their ruined body telling them: you’re going to kill and kill again.” They are meant to be a dark counterpoint to the story.
Has unique scenes and storylines unlike anything else we’ve seen thus far.
They have dark impulses and thoughts that tempt them; you can play as embracing it or trying to resist.
At 4:36:55, we have some gameplay of them from early on in Act 1.
KARLACH
She is an Origin Character, and you can recruit her or play as her.
Born and raised in Baldur’s Gate, was sold to slavery in the Hells, and managed to break free. She has an infernal engine for a heart.
She’s a barbarian who has a special rage animation/effect.
Curses a lot.
At 5:20:00, there’s a bit of extended gameplay and one of her romance scenes.
OTHER/MISC COMPANIONS
Many of the companions are good-aligned, including Karlach, Halsin, Minsc, and Jaheira. For evil companions, there is Minthara, who you can recruit in Act 2 depending on your choices.
Wyll has gotten a complete overhaul. Much of his dialogue has been rewritten, and he “can go in two directions” much earlier in the story. He wants to kill Karlach at the beginning of the game, and how that unfolds is up to you.
If you kill your companions, you can hire Hirelings. There are twelve (one for each of the classes), and you can customize and respec them.
Companions will join your camp and be able to come with you along your journey; you don’t have to choose between them, but can swap them out as you see fit. If anyone leaves or isn’t able to be recruited, it will be by your own choices or the narrative.
When you’re playing as an Origin Character, you’re not a mystery to yourself. You’ll get unique scenes and information that you may not otherwise get with them as your companion. For instance, when you go to sleep, you might have nightmares about your past.
A scene relevant to Astarion’s backstory was shown at 4:25:57.
ROMANCE
They tried to show “two people genuinely struggling through a hard time and supporting one another. And you’re not going to be the same person in Act 1 as you are in Act 3. Neither is your partner. Your relationship is going to have to grow along with the game’s story.”
At 4:46:10, they have a video where they discuss this and show scenes from the romances.
How you treat your companions will be reflected in how they treat you. Whether they want to be in a relationship with you, whether they leave your party, or even try to kill you -- all depends on your choices.
“Sometimes it’s actually better to have an argument, and challenge your partner about their way of thinking.”
Some characters will happily share romantic partners with polyamory; some of them won’t.
Characters may have very different romantic endings based on what happens during the game and how you treat them or what you did with them. There’s not just one scene that’s the same for all playthroughs.
You can still romance people on “evil” playthroughs, so long as you play your cards right.
Mature content warning! There is a romance scene between Astarion and Halsin that the audience helped select at 5:32:49. Wowza. Worth getting banned from TikTok?
COMBAT
Multiplayer is up to four people, with split screen.
There are 3 difficulty modes: explorer (or easy), default, and tactician (hard). Tactician mode gives enemies base buffs, but also hand-crafted difficulty increases to encounters.
The “brutal AI” from tactician mode is supposed to feel like a DM that is pushing you to your limits, which manifests in ways like attacking your squishier characters, or trying to break casters’ concentration.
At 5:44:28, there’s a video showcase on the Monk class. Two minutes later, at 5:46:13, there’s some combat gameplay showing off monks and the different difficulty modes.
STORY AND CINEMATICS
At 6:00:40, there’s a video showcasing cinematics, with various clips from the game featured (lots of enemies/creatures shown).
They estimate that running through the main story will take about 80 hours, but it can go multiple times that length if you actually take your time and explore.
174 hours of cinematics doesn’t mean you’ll see all of them; it’s more that there’s so many permutations and reflections of the choices that you made, that you might not even see them all even if you play this game over and over again.
MISC
When you go to camp, you are now able to wear “camp clothes” rather than your armor, which can be toggled on and off. You can find various clothes in the world, and apply dyes to them. You can wear them outside of camp if you want to as well.
Cloaks are added.
The devs prefer not to think of this being a story told to you, but rather a story they are telling with you. Though there are many themes, trust is a big one: who you can trust, why you can trust them, and why the world should trust you as well.
There’s an unboxing of the Collector’s Edition at 6:14:26.
There is a very heavy spoiler chunk of gameplay from Act 2, starting at 6:20:42, which closes out the stream!
#baldur's gate#baldur's gate 3#bg3 spoilers#there be some spoilers here! i tried not to include stuff from gameplay#long post#phew that was a doozy
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Romance Roundup: Part 2
the full list:
loved | liked | okay | didn't like
●Captive Prince Trilogy by C.S. Pacat
○Captive Prince
○Prince's Gambit
○Kings Rising
○The Summer Palace
●Whyborne and Griffin Series by Jordan L. Hawk (there are like 11 of these in total, but this is as far as i got. this is not the only reason i stopped, but this series does contain a sex scene wherein sliding back the foreskin is described as "peeling". and i just. i simply don't think you should peel a dick. i don't think it's good for them.)
○Widdershins
○Eidolon
○Threshold
●Sweet Disorder by Rose Lerner
●Sailor's Delight by Rose Lerner
●Something Human by A.J. Demas
●Doomsday Books by KJ Charles
○The Secret Lives of Country Gentlemen
○A Nobleman's Guide to Seducing a Scoundrel
●Old Bridge Inn Series by Annick Trent
○Beck and Call
○The Oak and the Ash
●10 Things That Never Happened by Alexis Hall
●Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall (okay, listen, the first chapter hits you with a high concentration of cringe, and is therefore difficult to read. but the cringe concentration lessens considerably as you go along, and this ended up being one of my faves.)
●Husband Material by Alexis Hall (again with the cringe, but it's not a strong enough book otherwise to make up for it, imo. the first book stands up great without having to bother with the sequel)
●The Secret Diaries of Miss Miranda Cheever by Julia Quinn
●Bridgerton Series by Julia Quinn
○The Duke and I
○The Viscount Who Loved Me (there are six more of these, but i simply couldn't go on)
●The Mystery of Nevermore by C.S. Poe
●Turner Series by Cat Sebastian
○The Soldier's Scoundrel
○The Lawrence Browne Affair
○The Ruin of a Rake
○A Little Light Mischief
●The Last Binding by Freya Marske (these are kissing books, but i didn't like the actual romances so much as the. like. plot.)
○A Marvellous Light
○A Restless Truth
○A Power Unbound
●Lucky Lovers of London by Jess Everlee
○The Gentleman's Book of Vices
○A Rulebook for Restless Rogues
●A Taste of Gold and Iron by Alexandra Rowland
●His Heart's Obsession by Alex Beecroft
●Seducing the Sedgwicks by Cat Sebastian
○It Takes Two to Tumble
○A Gentleman Never Keeps Score
○Two Rogues Make a Right
●Hard Sell by Hudson Lin
●Green Men World by KJ Charles
○The Secret Casebook of Simon Feximal (can be read as a stand-alone. is also not really a romance, per-se, although they sure do fuck. more like if shelock holmes had been a ghost-hunter, and watson had told us about all the sex they were having)
○Spectred Isle (n.b. this was meant to be the first book in a series that is on hold indefinitely, though i enjoyed it plenty on its own)
●Winterbourne series by Joanna Chambers (there's one more novella in this series but none of my libraries has it)
○Introducing Mr. Winterbourne
○Mr. Winterbourne's Christmas
○The First Snow of Winter
●The Vicar and the Rake by Annabelle Greene
●The Gentleman and the Spy by Neil S. Plakcy
●The Lord and the Frenchman by Neil S. Plakcy
●Unfit to Print by KJ Charles
●Brook Street by Ava March
●Enlightenment Trilogy by Joanna Chambers
○Provoked
○Beguiled
○Enlightened
○The Bequest (epilogue novella)
●Unnatural by Joanna Chambers
●Restored by Joanna Chambers
●Society of Gentlemen by KJ Charles (another one where the whole series is worthwhile for the story, even if i didn't love all of the romances. the characters are endearing and there's an excellent little series epilogue availble on the author's website)
○The Ruin of Gabriel Ashleigh (prequel novella)
○A Fashionable Indulgence
○A Seditious Affair
○A Gentleman's Position
●Something Fabulous by Alexis Hall
●Hither, Page by Cat Sebastian
●The Missing Page by Cat Sebastian
●Sins of the Cities by KJ Charles
○An Unseen Attraction
○An Unnatural Vice
○An Unsuitable Heir
●Red, White and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
●Bright Falls series by Ashley Herring Blake (I'm still on a waitlist for the third book, which just came out)
○Delilah Green Doesn't Care
○Astrid Parker Doesn't Fail
●Fake it 'til You Make Out by Isla Olsen
●The Lady's Guide to Celestial Mechanics by Olivia Waite
●The Care and Feeding of Waspish Widows by Olivia Waite
●The Lilywhite Boys by KJ Charles
○The Rat-Catcher's Daugher (prequel novella)
○Any Old Diamonds
○Guilded Cage
○Masters in this Hall (sequel novella)
●England World by KJ Charles
○Proper English
○Think of England
●Will Darling Adventures by KJ Charles
○Slippery Creatures
○The Sugared Game
○Subtle Blood
●The Lady's Secret by Joanna Chambers
●A Charm of Magpies series by KJ Charles
○The Magpie Lord
○A Case of Possession
○Flight of Magpies
●Other KJ Charles book linked to the Magpies world
○A Queer Trade
○Rag and Bone
○Jackdaw
●Wanted, A Gentleman by KJ Charles
●The Gentle Art of Fortune Hunting by KJ Charles
●A Thief in the Night by KJ Charles (novella linked to Gentle Art)
●Band Sinister by KJ Charles
●Unmasked by the Marquess by Cat Sebastian
●A Duke in Disguise by Cat Sebastian
romance roundup part 1
#if the random paragraph breaks don't work to make tumblr process this post. i have one more idea to try but it sucks.#wip wednesday#romance roundup#look at my opinions boy
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Romance Roundup: August
Welcome to “Romance Roundup” where I share mini-reviews of 3 to 4 romance novels I’ve recently read. This month’s edition includes a story about a time traveler, a romance between friends-to-lovers, and royalty.
Sultry in Stilettos (Stilettos #2) by Nana Malone (2012)
Shy, Fantasy Event Planner, Ricca Munroe has never been lucky in love, so when the latest in a long line of Mr. Oh So Wrongs…
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✶ BG3 Fic Roundup ✶
Here's a rundown of my current BG3 stories on AO3:
Hustle: My current, ongoing Bloodweave fic set in a modern magic AU, where Gale and Astarion are rival YouTubers and (unbeknownst to Astarion) also internet besties on the subreddit r/galehaters.
Read if you like: bloodweave :), internet troll Astarion, cringegale, professor Gale, slow burn, enemies to friends to lovers, humor, eventual smut, eventual fluff
What Friends Are For: A completed Bloodweave fic that sees a post-game Gale going through a difficult divorce and an Astarion who's reluctantly agreed to keep an eye on him.
Read if you like: bloodweave :) , ADHDAstarion, sweet Gale but also a bit naughty Gale, humor, light smut, angst, hurt/comfort, eventual fluff
Hiraeth: A completed isekai long fic about Kish, a BG3 player who gets sucked into the events of the game. As she meets all the characters she knows so well, she finds herself in the middle of a complicated triangle involving a wizard and a vampire — and learns that this might not be the first time she's been in Baldur's Gate.
Read if you like: soft Astarion, traditional fantasy, romance, angst, fluff, humor, bittersweet endings
Bring Me To Heal: A completed medium-length fic that follows Fiain, a widow of the Battle of Baldur's Gate, and the irritating vampire who keeps seducing his clients in her tavern.
Read if you like: little shit Astarion, humor, hurt/comfort, angst, a bit of whump and trauma, fluff, tooth-rottingly happy endings
#bloodweave#astarion#astarion ancunin#gale dekarios#gale x astarion#ao3 fanfic#ao3 writer#gale baldurs gate 3#gale bg3#gale of waterdeep#bg3 fic#baldur's gate 3 fic#bg3#astarion x gale#baldurs gate astarion#bg3 gale#ao3 link#fanfic
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2023 Book Reviews: Genre Romance, Part 1
This is my catch-all for fantasy romances (no I'll never call them romantasies, I hate the portmanteau), SF romances, etc. Some of my favorite genres (which you can tell by how highly rated all of these are :D)
1. One Dark Window by Rachel Gillig: 4/5
Pitch: dark fantasy with sort-of tarot magic and a curse/sickness taking over the land
Review: I had quite a fun time reading this! The world and magic system are very unique, which I really appreciated. The plot is also good, with a couple of twists I wasn't expecting (along with a couple I was due to good foreshadowing!). I probably would have rated this higher except that it's also a romance and I felt very little about that aspect of the story - it just never grabbed me. However, I'll definitely be continuing on - that ending!
2. Baker Thief by Claudie Arsenault: 4/5
Pitch: aro police officer/baker witch "romance" where they have to solve the mystery of the baker's sister's disappearance
Note: Depending on your definition of romance, this may or may not fit on this list, as the book says that it is "meant to reframe romance tropes within non-romantic relationship and centering aromantic characters".
Review: This was very fun, and pretty cute to boot. I enjoyed the plotline, and all of the main characters, although it never really sparked that something extra in me. Although I'm very much in favor of including more aro and ace characters in fiction, I was also under the impression that this was a romance, and it is a very unconventional one, if it is one (as noted above!). A good thing, but I'm very definitely a romance lover, and so I think this isn't really the book (or if it's ever continued, the series) for me! However, I'd definitely recommend this to someone wanting a more aro-friendly relationship in a book, or for someone who just wants to have a fun romp in book form.
3. A Restless Truth by Freya Marske: 4.5/5
Pitch: book 2 in a trilogy; W/W historical fantasy romance that's also about a shipboard murder on a cross-Atlantic voyage
Review: I quite enjoyed this - Violet and Maud are excellent together, and I really liked the way their relationship was left at the end.
Slight spoilers!!!!! Since they'd only known each other six days, it makes sense that Violet isn't ready yet to tell her everything. And yet as someone who tends to fall hard, I appreciate Maud for being pretty much all in, or at least all in to continue. Neither of them have said forever, just "I want to continue", and I really enjoyed that.
Okay spoilers over: The mystery didn't do as much for me, but I was still turning pages quickly to get to the end. Looking forward to seeing how everything wraps up!
4. Half a Soul by Olivia Atwater: 4.75/5
Pitch: historical romance about a fae-touched girl with half a soul and the head of magicians in England
Review: I really enjoyed this - Dora was fantastic, and her banter with Elias was amazing. I loved the way it ended, and the choice at the climax, and the way the mystery was solved. Excellent!
5. Bryony and Roses by T. Kingfisher: 4.5/5
Pitch: T. Kingfisher's take on Beauty and the Beast
Review: Reading this is part of my attempt to get through T. Kingfisher's non-horror backlist (I can't really handle the horror haha). And I really enjoyed her take on Beauty and the Beast - it has a bit of her signature horror, as well as the sardonic, funny, and practical characters I expected. Holly made me laugh so hard. And I loved how much Bryony loved her garden.
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February Monthly Recap
I had a lot of fics this month. Every one of these deserves a dedicated post of its own but in the interest of efficiency this roundup will have to do!
BATMAN
Uptown Girl by orphan_account
(Stephanie Brown/Cassandra Cain), 60k, Case Fic, Friends to Lovers
Stephanie Brown has three problems: a supervillain father with a deadly scavenger hunt in the works, a mysterious rich girl who's way too interested in her life, and one really, really painful hobby.
Alternatively: a different kind of Spoiler origin story.
The Lois Angle by cabezas_de_vaca
(gen), 15k, Bruce & Lois Friendship, Case Fic
What she had with Bruce was novel, exhilarating. She had fallen in love several times, and that was like a great swoop of a wing, a flash and flush and then long tumble, but this was like a warmth that welled up from within. This was Bruce grappling up to her thirtieth story Metropolis apartment, stowing the Batsuit in the bathroom, and watching StarTrek with her. This was her driving to the manor when she couldn't sleep, only to find she could do it there.
This was having a friend.
Or: Despite the long shadow Batman casts and the demands of being one of the youngest Pulitzer winners ever, Bruce and Lois manage to steady each other, in the way that only friends can. Also, there's a case they need to solve.
the scientific method by orphan_account
(gen), 20k, Sibling Bonding, Duke-centric
5 stupid ways Duke's siblings discovered how his powers worked, and 1 time he figured it out for himself.
"You have no idea," Dick said. "I had to live through all of their teenage years. They were each independently obsessed with Mythbusters at separate points in their life. I'm pretty sure Cass and Tim have wanted a meta to experiment on since they were 14, but Bruce always said no."
Meet Me Where You're Going by Hinn_Raven
(Stephanie Brown/Cassandra Cain), 68k, Slow Burn, Mutual Pining
When things get complicated in Hong Kong, Cass requests help from Batman Inc. Unbeknownst to her, Bruce dispatches not one of her brothers, but Stephanie Brown, who Cass has not spoken to since she gave up the Batgirl mantle.
Steph is eager to reunite with her best friend, but things between them are complicated. Not the least of the problems is the fact that Steph might be falling in love… but of course, Cass is straight, so Steph really shouldn’t dwell on that.
Friendship and romance, conspiracy and adventure await the two of them as they try to unravel a complicated plot that seeks to stop Batman Incorporated before it can truly begin.
when you move, fall like a thunderbolt by orphan_account
(Stephanie Brown/Cassandra Cain), 5k, Villain!Steph, Canon Divergence
In another universe, Stephanie Brown's plans to kill her father aren't interrupted by Batman. Which means nobody stops her from tripping and falling headlong into running her own gang, and then a little more intentionally rising to the top of the underworld. Meanwhile, seeing as Bruce only has one kid who actually wants to carry on the good name, Cassandra Cain takes over as the Batman of Gotham's future.
This would be a fine turn of events if it weren't for the fact that they've been dating on-and-off for ten years.
falling without caution by coffeecrowns
(gen), 17k, Bad Parent!Bruce, PTSD
Jason is twenty, decidedly less into murder, trying to avoid developing agoraphobia, and putting together some pieces into a life.
Tim is sixteen, riding the edge of burnout, and in a show of his truly baffling survival instincts, decides Jason is friend shaped.
MICE ON VENUS by NEOCULTUREDAUS
(gen), 3k, Tim & Damian Bonding
“Timothy, if this is revenge for me trying to kill you, I need you to know I’m not sorry.” Damian’s eyes were clamped shut, hands fisting Tim’s hoodie so tightly that if Tim tried moving, he simply wouldn't be able to.
“I’m not trying to get revenge. And open your eyes, you can’t ride a skateboard with them closed.” Tim patronized, prying Damian’s hands off him, you know, like someone evil who didn’t care for the wellbeing of his younger brother.
Or
The one where skater Tim takes his artist younger brother graffiti painting
So Sweet Saluteth Me by Lishalalalalala
(gen), 7k, Good Dad!Bruce
Sleep deprived™ Jason hangs out with Dick then they surprise Bruce at work with early lunch and some love. This fic is inspired by farmers’ markets on those summery days and the belief that if I run fast enough the sad can never catch me.
(I mean you are telling me that Bruce Thomas/Alan Wayne wouldn’t be absolutely BASKING in joy if his kids just decided to randomly show up at Wayne Enterprise and pay him a little midday visit? )
to count by miles or days or people (when will i stop missing you) by jcp_sob_rjl_lmep
(gen), 22k, Angst, Hurt/Comfort
When Duke is kidnapped off of the streets of Gotham on his way back to the Manor from visiting his parents, it sends the entire Batfamily into a panic. With very little evidence to go on and time slipping past them, there's no help coming as Duke is forced to make a grand escape and get himself home before his kidnappers find him once more.
birds and brothers and other assorted synonyms by Ao3time, hoebiwan, quandaries_and_contradictions
(gen), 21k, Series, Found Family
A Reverse Robin AU in which Damian is a tired older brother, Duke is a ray of sunshine, and Dick is a baby talon.
Emergency rooms and chicken nuggets by Lilac_hyacinth
(Bernard Dowd/Tim Drake) 7k
“So…” Duke drawled, sounding suspiciously wide-awake for the day shift kid at two-thirty in the morning. “If I said Damian and I are in a bit of trouble, on a scale of Jason to Cass, how likely are you to kill us?”
Clearing his throat and rubbing his eyes to try to wake himself up, Tim grimaced. “What the fuck did you do?”
“Nothing.”
Or
Tim and Bernard get out of bed at two in the morning to go across town and pick up Tim's reckless little brothers.
Pick a Pocket Full of Pennies by Trekkele
(gen), 24k, Found Family, Fluff, AU-No Powers
The life and times of Dick Grayson, unintentional ringleader to a gang of pickpockets, and how he learned to let go and get adopted. Or something.
SPIDER-MAN
Death Before Inaction by hppjmxrgosg
(gen), 37k, BAMF Peter Parker, WIP
“Fuck off, Nicky.”
“Hasn’t anyone ever told you spider-napping is illegal?”
“You can’t hold me here, I know my spider-rights.”
“God, you guys are so old. What are you? Like 27?”
“Scale of 1 to 10, how upset would you be if I told you I banged your mom?”
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Or, I got my grubby little hands on the spider-man time line and fucked around a little bit. Not much (everything) changes.
#batman#batfam#batfam fic rec#batman fic rec#spiderman#spiderman fic rec#duke thomas centric#stephcass#dc#stephanie brown#duke thomas#bruce wayne#tim drake#fic rec#fic#completed#words: 0-5k#words: 5-10k#words: 10-20k#words: 20k#words: 60k#words: 30k
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