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[kindledspiritsbooks]

My Month in Books: October and November 2022

My Month in Books: October and November 2022

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen So part of the reason why it has been so long since I updated this blog is I was a bit busy getting married (woohoo!). Naturally one of the most stressful elements of this was choosing which book to be reading in the run up to the wedding and eventually I chose my favourite book of all time (yes, I know I’m basic). Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you…

[lizziebennet]

Sorry if you’ve received this ask before, but what are your fav books that you’d recommend? Or something new you’re reading that you’d recommend? I’ve been looking for romances that are well written, but I’m open to anything that has a soul!

u know im always reading romance!!! here are a few old classic faves of mine mixed in with some recent reads i have enjoyed

if u just want pure fluffy, angsty romance

bringing down the duke by evie dumore -  i just read this last week and devoured it was so delicious. adult historical romance; one of the first female students at oxford is tasked with recruiting a duke to the suffragette cause. 

anything by lisa kleypas. queen of historical romance.

the anna, lola, isla series by stephanie perkins - ya contemporary; follows three girls in high school falling in love, theyre cute 

if u want a good romantic book that also has some plot going on

serpent and dove by shelby mahurin - i also recently read this and it was such a fun time. ya fantasy/historical; a witch and a witch hunter are forced to get married

the gentleman’s guide to vice and virtue by mackenzie lee - A BOP. ya historical fiction; an aristocratic boy and his best friend (whom hes in love with) and his sister go on an adventureeeee

red white and royal blue by casey mcquinston - iconic showstopping incredible never been done before totally unique never the same. new adult contemporary romance; the prince of wales and the son of the american president enemies to friends to lovers

the dark days club by alison goodman - underrated gem. ya historical/fantasy; basically jane austen + demon hunting kinda

illuminae by amie kauffman and jay kristoff - a WILD ride. make sure u get a physical copy and not the audiobook bc its mixed media and its so good. ya sci-fi; spaceships and hacking and AI and shit 

if u want a transcendent novel that also has romance mixed in

six of crows by leigh bardguo - heart of my heart, my love, my life. ya fantasy; six outcast criminals come together for one dangerous magical heist. 

the raven boys by maggie stiefvater - [screams for 200 years]. ya realistic fantasy; u cant summarize this book but there are boys and dreams and dead welsh kings and psychics and ravens and true love. 

strange the dreamer by lani taylor - ripped my heart out from my chest. ya high fantasy; also difficult to summarize but theres magical libraries, a lost city, dead gods, girls with blue skin, a girl who can enter peoples dreams, and an alchemist. 

the song of achilles by madeline miller - Nothing Was The Same. adult myth retelling; the events of the illiad through the eyes of patroclus. 

u can always follow me on goodreads to see what im reading and feel free to ask me for more specific recs if u have something in mind! 

[mermaidsirennikita]

hey girl! i really think of you as a go to for both book and romance recs in general and i was wondering if you could recommend some historical romance books that you love or are favorites of yours?

Oh thank you!  And yes, I’d be happy to!

Most recently, I loved Evie Dumore’s Bringing Down The Duke, which has a bluestocking feminist meet a cold duke who can’t stand how fucking into her he is in the Victorian era.  The tension is SO well done in that one.

Though it’s not a romance per se, Daisy Jones and The Six is one of my all time favorites.  It focuses on the rise and fall of a 1970s rock band, and focuses on the aaaaaaaaaaaaaching romantic tension between Daisy Jones, a troubled singer, and Billy Dunne, the married leader of the band she joins.  They’re amazing creative partners, but are incredibly resentful of the fact that they can’t be together, which is one of my favorite tropes.

Kate Quinn’s Mistress of Rome is another favorite of mine--it focuses on Leah, a Jewish slave girl, who falls in love with a gladiator.  They’re torn apart and you basically see Leah struggle to survive and eventually rise to the status of the emperor’s mistress while her ~one true love~ never forgets her and struggles to get back to her.  It’s very epic, and the start of a series that is altogether awesome.

My Lady’s Choosing by Kitty Curran is a sort off the beat path choice; it’s a choose your own adventure regency romance novel for adults.  Very fun and campy and also just as explicit as any typical romance novel.

Jude Deveraux is a classic romance novelist who I love--her “A Knight In Shining Armor” (time travel + medieval knights) and Highland Velvet series (men in kilts) are probably her most notable works.

I just read a Liz Carlyle book for the first time--Three Little Secrets, which has a woman reconnecting with the man she eloped with as a teenager, 13 years after they were torn apart and he became forever emotionally scarred lol--and I really like her style.  Very classic.

Otherwise, I would recommend Sarah Maclean, Tessa Dare, and Julia Quinn in general.  Also, the romance novel bookstore The Ripped Bodice is currently doing care packages--you fill out a form and then bill you and send you books based on the style requests you made.  They’re great, and I definitely recommend trying them for historical romance recs!

I hope this helped. :)