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Ry Herman

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Born in the US, Ry Herman is now a permanent Scottish resident. Their debut novel, the queer supernatural romcom Love Bites, was published by Jo Fletcher Books in July of 2020. Ry is bisexual and genderqueer.

Their most recent book, This Princess Kills Monsters, is a retelling of “The Twelve Huntsmen”, one of the Grimm Brothers’ weirdest fairy tales. It takes that tale’s jilted, trouser-wearing fiancée, her eleven identical crossdressing doppelgangers, a talking lion, and of course, the princess, on an extravagant, fantastical quest to save a kingdom, subvert destiny, and fall in love with the perfectly right wrong person.

Ry has worked at a variety of jobs, including submissions editor, theatre technician, and one job which could best be des
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Average rating: 3.98 · 5,031 ratings · 1,347 reviews · 6 distinct worksSimilar authors
This Princess Kills Monsters

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Love Bites

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Bleeding Hearts

4.27 avg rating — 99 ratings — published 2021 — 3 editions
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Vamp

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The Ry Awards for 2025!

It’s January 1, and that can only mean one thing… it’s time for THE RY AWARDS, given to the best books read by Ry in the previous year! It’s the most ignored, least prestigious literary award in the entire world, and it starts as always with Ry’s favorite genre –

FANTASY AWARDS

BEST FANTASY: The Raven Scholar by Antonia Hodgson

BEST FANTASY MYSTERY: A Drop of Corruption by Robert Jackson Bennett

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A beautifully written horror novel set in three time periods. If the mystery aspect wasn't up to the rest of the book -- it was pretty obvious Who Did It and why -- that didn't at all detract from my overall enjoyment. ...more
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This is probably the strangest version of The Seven Samurai I've ever read. Three are dead, two are shapechangers, one is a river, and one was an eyewitness to the creation of hell. And it's set during the period of medieval British history known as ...more
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“But even if I found somewhere to hide, how long would it be before my stepmother showed up with a clever disguise and a shiny red apple? I’d probably end up lying in a glass coffin until the trump of doom. Or at best, I’d find myself engaged to a different prince. One with a tendency toward necrophilia. The coffin kissers are the worst.”
Ry Herman, This Princess Kills Monsters: The Misadventures of a Fairy-Tale Stepsister: A Novel

“Your cat,’ Ari tells her, ‘keeps dropping on my head.’ ‘Oh,’ Chloë says. ‘Yeah, I’m sorry. He does that. Usually only with people he really likes, though.’ ‘It’s amazing! Why – no, what I mean is, how? How does he do that?’ ‘He perches on the door lintels, waiting for someone to come through.’ ‘Amazing,’ he repeats, peering at the narrow beam atop the doorway to the kitchen. ‘They’re only, like, half an inch wide.’ ‘He’s very graceful.’ ‘Cats are such fantastic creatures, don’t you think?’ He continues to stare at the lintel, as if willing it to divulge its secrets.”
Ry Herman, Love Bites: A laugh-out-loud queer romance with a paranormal twist

“I once read somewhere that all cats are little Buddhists. They attempt to reduce your attachment to material possessions by destroying them.”
Ry Herman, Love Bites: A laugh-out-loud queer romance with a paranormal twist

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What book would you like to read for our September 2025 Group Read? The theme is Whimsy.

 
  18 votes 31.0%

Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman
Fantasy, Magical Realism
 
  11 votes 19.0%

Circe by Madeline Miller
Fantasy, Mythology
 
  10 votes 17.2%

 
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Half a Soul by Olivia Atwater
Fantasy, Romance
 
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Wendy's Ever After by Julie Wright
Fantasy, Romance
 
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Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle by Betty MacDonald
Childrens, Fantasy
 
  2 votes 3.4%

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“But even if I found somewhere to hide, how long would it be before my stepmother showed up with a clever disguise and a shiny red apple? I’d probably end up lying in a glass coffin until the trump of doom. Or at best, I’d find myself engaged to a different prince. One with a tendency toward necrophilia. The coffin kissers are the worst.”
Ry Herman, This Princess Kills Monsters: The Misadventures of a Fairy-Tale Stepsister: A Novel

“Your cat,’ Ari tells her, ‘keeps dropping on my head.’ ‘Oh,’ Chloë says. ‘Yeah, I’m sorry. He does that. Usually only with people he really likes, though.’ ‘It’s amazing! Why – no, what I mean is, how? How does he do that?’ ‘He perches on the door lintels, waiting for someone to come through.’ ‘Amazing,’ he repeats, peering at the narrow beam atop the doorway to the kitchen. ‘They’re only, like, half an inch wide.’ ‘He’s very graceful.’ ‘Cats are such fantastic creatures, don’t you think?’ He continues to stare at the lintel, as if willing it to divulge its secrets.”
Ry Herman, Love Bites: A laugh-out-loud queer romance with a paranormal twist

“Above her, the upstairs neighbours are doing something that makes repeated heavy thumping sounds. Chloë wonders what it could be. Basketball? Step dancing? Cattle rustling?”
Ry Herman, Love Bites: A laugh-out-loud queer romance with a paranormal twist

“I once read somewhere that all cats are little Buddhists. They attempt to reduce your attachment to material possessions by destroying them.”
Ry Herman, Love Bites: A laugh-out-loud queer romance with a paranormal twist

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