Samantha
wants
to read:
I would really like to find some Romance books that have a Heroine or Hero that is a hacker or anything adjacent to computers and/or code/programming like a computer analyst, IT specialist etc.
Almost all Romance genres can be added with Exception of I would really like to find some Romance books that have a Heroine or Hero that is a hacker or anything adjacent to computers and/or code/programming like a computer analyst, IT specialist etc.
Almost all Romance genres can be added with Exception of these: Bully romance, mafia romance, taboo, motorcycle romance.🙅🙅
So books from almost all Romance genres can be added except those I have mentioned above... So anything from Romantic Suspense to Military Romance to Rom-Com, Contemporary Romance, Paranormal Romance,Chick lit etc. 👍👍
🚫🙅 𝙄 𝘿𝙊 𝙉𝙊𝙏 𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙩:
Main characters under the age of 25. A story that is bogged down with superficial and shallow main characters that only/mainly think about each others looks/bodies and sex. Insta-lust or insta-love. Clichés. Mary Sue characters. Gary Stu characters. Misogynistic main characters. Misogynistic plot or undercurrent. Toxic relationships. Non-con or dub-con. Invincible main characters. Sexually inexperienced heroines. Naive/willfully ignorant heroines. Formulaic or generic main characters. A big/huge size or/and height difference between the main characters. Formulaic or generic main characters when it comes to their looks or appearance. Anti-heroes. Dark romance. (Can be darkish or darker undercurrents but NOT about the main characters behavior towards each other or any SA or r*pe towards the heroine by any other characters including the hero and NOT any humiliation or degradation of the heroine either...Especially NOT by either main character towards the other main character.)
Books that are Not Romance books that are more or less just thrillers, crime, action, mystery books or very focused on that and No romance in them or very little.
🙂👍 𝐈 𝐃𝐎 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭:
𝙊𝙣𝙡𝙮 M+F couples. Main characters that are at least 25, but preferably main characters that are at least 30 or older. Romance/love that is romance/love and Not just lust. If there is action, mystery, suspense etc. in the book/plot it should be well balanced with the Romance parts. Good world-building. Main characters that are NOT formulaic. (So diversity/inclusion/variation) Heroines that are NOT tiny/dainty or small/delicate. Strong/confident heroines. Slender heroes. Lanky heroes. Slim heroes. Short heroes. Dad-bod heroes. Curvy heroines, Plus sized heroines. Tall heroines. Very tall heroines. Muscular or athletic heroines. ...more
Diversity and inclusion is something that is important to me on all levels…. Including in romance books and the romance genre… but also other fiction books/genres.
All different kinds of representation are really important and matter. (Size, age, abilities, ethnicity, race, sexuality etc. etc.)
So much more representation is needed in the romance genre but also better and positive representation... and sincere/genuine representation of diversity/inclusion.
Research is always a author's best friend! It makes for a better and more believable book/plot but also better and more believable characters.
If these things above ⬆️ are important to you or at least on your radar that is great… If not consider just following my reviews.
I have created 45 different lists on Goodreads Listopia.... Maybe take a look.🙂
