Fave Disability Rep I Read in 2018-2019

At the beginning of 2018, I made a list of my favorite romances with queer disabled MCs. Given that post doesn't have most of the awesome books I read in the last two years, I thought I'd start a new tradition, much like my lists of favorite fat representation (2017, 2018, 2019). This is the list …

Fave Jewish Rep in Romances I Read 2018-2019

At the beginning of 2018 I deliberately went seeking Jewish representation in romance, and had intended to do a post sharing my faves, but didn't manage it. So I thought I'd start a new yearly tradition. This post lists my favorite romances with Jewish representation that I read in 2018-2019, organized by trope. (Not all …

Fave Fat Rep I Read in 2019

Continuing the tradition from 2017 and 2018, this post lists my favorite books with fat representation that I read in 2019. (Not all of them were published in 2019, of course.) It definitely shows my bias towards contemporary romance, but there is a smattering of paranormal romance, young adult fiction and speculative fiction as well. …

Fave Valentine’s Day Themed Romances 2020

This post lists my favorite Valentine's Day-themed romances I read this year.   These recs definitely show my bias towards contemporary romance of all flavors; it includes erotic romance, Western romance, and romantic comedy. You may also be interested in my 2018 Valentine's Day's romance recs list and my 2019 list, which include other subgenres. I link …

Fave Romance Novels I Read in 2019

This year, I am splitting off my favorite romances into two posts: favorite romance novels and favorite romance novellas and novelettes. This post lists my favorite romance novels I read in 2019. (Not all of them were published in 2019, of course.) It includes mostly new reads, with a few notable rereads. If you want …

Fave Halloween/Samhain Romances 2019

I did a post at the end of 2017 recommending a bunch of fall and winter holiday romance, that included Halloween and Samhain romances. Starting in 2018 I began doing a separate post just for Halloween romance, focused on romance fiction where Halloween or Samhain play a major role in the story. I tried to …

Fave New-to-Me Romances Jan-June 2019

Here are my fave new-to-me romances I read in the first half of 2019, grouped by trope. I limited myself to selecting three at most from each author. A bunch of these books were by new-to-me authors! I love finding new backlists to check out. This list definitely shows my bias towards contemporary romance, but …

#PrideLibrary19 Day 4: Orange Books

I thought I’d do a recommendation list for day 4, which focuses on orange covers. All the books on this list are queer; I tried to have a bit of a cross-section, identity-wise. This list definitely shows my bias towards contemporary queer fiction, esp romance, but also includes speculative fiction, essays, YA romance, litfic, aromantic …

#PrideLibrary19 Day 2: Pink Books

I thought I'd do a recommendation list for day 2, which focuses on pink covers. All the books on this list are queer; I tried to have a bit of a cross-section, identity-wise. This list definitely shows my bias towards contemporary romance, but also includes fantasy, children's literature, YA romance, romsusp, and poetry. I link …

Recs for Autistic Representation in Books and Stories

So April is Autism Pride Month, and I thought I would recommend some books and stories that have autistic characters or discuss autism. I am trying something new with this list: I am including books that I personally recommend, but I am also including books on my TBR that have been reviewed positively or recommended …