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Have you tried Julie James for contemporaries? They’re delightfully bantery.

I haven’t! I’ll have to put her on the list to check out.

lnich replied to your post: Romance Novel Recs?

I’m not very well-read in the genre, but there are two recent reads I’ve enjoyed. The Art of Three (Maltese & McRae) is about an older m/f couple meeting a younger man, and realizing that they’re serious about him and having to figure out how that will work. Eligible (Sittenfeld) is a modern Pride&Prejudice retelling set in the States that did some really great things adapting it to the new setting - the daughters are older, there are queer characters, etc.

Well, I’m all about poly, I’ll definitely have to look out for that! I did read their “A Queen from the North” and found the FMC difficult to like in places, but I’m definitely willing to give them another shot. And I’m all about clever Austen modern AUs!

flammablehat replied to your post: Romance Novel Recs?

Panda has me reading things by KJ Charles who does excellent queer historical romance. The one she started me with was the casebook of Simon feximal but I just started another series from her that I’ve forgotten the name of because I just started it lol. I’ll message it to you shortly! She’s really wonderful - I love her style

I read her “Wanted, a Gentleman” and haven’t done any of her others! Though my impression has always been that she tends to stick towards the 19th century England side of things?

nervous-breakdown-hat replied to your post: Romance Novel Recs?

I would definitely check out Courtney Milan’s contemporaries. I loved Trade Me and Hold Me. Also, I love Sarina Bowen. Of her stuff, I’d probably start with The Year We Fell Down.

mom: the french court.

me: i don’t know where that’s supposed to be though.  they never specify. it’s very distressing.

If your dad ever watches it I need you to film his reactions for me

Oh my god this image is so amazing

i’m writing a reign fic, which is fic of a fic of renaissance europe--a subject my lovely beta @hurricanedancer is very invested in so she’s actually excited to read and beta it.

@hurricanedancer is meanwhile brainstorming a riverdale fic--which is fic of a fic of archie comics, which i grew up reading and am thus very invested and excited to read and beta.

Thanks so much for the tag, @hurricanedancer!

Ideal animal companion? An equal parts loyal and adorable dog.

Favorite childhood book? Probably J.M. Barrie’s Peter Pan, which still makes me cry to this day.

Favorite time of day? If I’m awake for it? First thing in the morning. I love the feeling of possibility, like there’s an entire day ahead and any number of things could happen.

If you had to pick one food group to never eat again, what would it be? (assume health isn’t an issue) Ooh, umm...meat, I guess? If health weren’t an issue and I could eat a bunch more carbs than I can currently tolerate, I’d be eating carbs (grains, vegetables, fruits, you name it) all the damn time. So that leaves, like, meat and dairy, and you know I’m picking cheese over meat.

Favorite subject in school? History, always. Particularly world history! That was my major in college.

What fic tropes will you not read? There are a few that straight up squick me (mpreg, dubcon, etc.), and then there are the ones I’m just not a huge fan of. That list includes: prostitution AU, anything involving cheating, amnesia fic (just not my fave, for some reason!), and genderswap.

Favorite literary genre? Not really a “genre” per se, but my ideal book features an optimistic story about women/girls. 

MBTI, Hogwarts House, or Astrology as a way to classify people? (or other) Ooh! I think MBTI is generally a pretty useful way of understanding someone. Like, I’m such an intense introvert that it’s super helpful to hear when someone names the “E” at the beginning of their MBTI because I can adjust the way I react to them accordingly. I really like Hogwarts houses as a way of classifying characters, etc., and I actually find it really fascinating to hear what my real-life friends identify as their houses...mostly because I think the hogwarts house you identify with it says a lot about you. Saying “I’m such a Gryffindor” says a lot not really about who you actually are, but about how you see yourself.

What Disney/animated princess would you most like to get coffee with? Megara from Hercules. She would have STORIES.

If magic was real, what system of magic would you want it to be? (ie, Harry Potter magic, Name of the Wind sympathy, etc) Probably Harry Potter magic, because that’s a system I feel fairly comfortable with. There seem to be rules, and I get how those rules work.

Breakfast food of choice? CHOCOLATE CHIP PANCAKES WITH A SIDE OF BACON, PLEASE.

my questions and tags under the cut!