#least fav was bride by ali hazelwood

[void-my-warranty]

I saw you were writing more service dog johnny so shh don't look at this, but here is a list of my book recs in no particular order with personal star ratings for shizwits n gigs.

Daughter of Smoke and Bone, ★★★★★

A trilogy following a woman named Karou whose raised by a "Wish Granter." No smut (or it's fade to black) but the story was super intriguing to read.

To Kill a Kingdom, ★★★★★

A standalone about a siren who must take a prince's heart every year for her birthday. Prince hearts seem to be hard to come by this year.

Anything by Margaret Rogerson, they are all standalones <3

An Enchantment of Ravens ★★★★★

simple tags: fae are silly little guys (they are not), isobel is a painter, we <3 Rook, autumn court vibes? more akin to cruel prince if i recall.

Sorcery of Thorns ★★★★★

simple tags: books can think, cool magic system, Nathaniel is hot

Vespertine ★★★☆☆

simple tags: personally yawned at this one but it was still good, not-so-much romance, uses religious themes a lot so if that's not your thing i wouln't really recommend

The Serpent & the Wings of Night ★★★☆☆

(contains smut) I didn't see this on your list but you might've read it, but I believe its a duology with winged vampires. Dope. Dope. I gave it three stars mostly because I feel like the MC had Violet syndrome. There's a second book that I haven't read it yet but it's on my list. AND, apparently, there's a pretty good prequel too!

The Nevernight Trilogy ★★★★★

I will start by saying that this series is a wild, WILD ride. It might not be for you (& that's ok! I tried to think of books that fit into your safe zone). But I wanted to recommend it because I, personally, enjoyed said wild ride. It's also important to mention that there is a lot of controversy around the books & the author so if you are not comfortable reading/consuming things like that, I just wanted to state it :)

(contains smut) No one is safe. Mia Corvere is morally grey. Secret Assassin Society. A magic system where Mia talks to shadows, it's cute. Smut, that's always a win. PEACE. LOVE. TRIC. <3 ADORABLE MAN UGH. Lots of twists and turns. A poisoning. A backstabbing. A lot of tears, man, so many tears.

Caraval Trilogy ★★★★☆

The first book was my least fav tbh. But the concept of a momentary, midnight festival with a hot man named Legend is an automatic hook, line, and sinker for me. (something about men with names that aren't names. see: Ghost, Gaz, Price, Soap).

Honorable mention even though it's a heartbreaker:

Heartless ★★★★★

Standalone. Alice in Wonderland themed. Jest is probably the best male mc ever. Katherine's aight but Jest shines. Arranged marriage n she wants OUT. Secret romance. I am sorry. I am so sorry. I had my sorority's book club read this one and we all got into a book slump afterwards.

Ali Hazelwood Books (contemporary standalones)

I feel like a lot of her books are kind of the same copy and paste, but they are also highly entertaining & a good read if you're looking for something that won't bog you down or make you sad.

The Love Hypothesis ★★★★★

(contains smut) simple tags: STEM themed, professor x student, grumpy x sunshine more like deadpan x blind (honestly literally), MMC reminds me of ghost with his short dialogue & his no-bs attitude & his humor, personally loved the banter, fake dating

Love on the Brain ★★★★★

(contains smut) simple tags: STEM themed, "forced" proximity, she thinks he hates her, he cant manage his feelings, funny internal narration, painful millennial antics (sorry im a gen z), THERES A CAT or two?

Bride ★★★★★

(contains smut) simple tags: omegaverse LOL, vampires & humans & werewolves, found family, giving wattpad fanfic but in a GOOD way, no seriously it is omegaverse, i had to do some googling during this one man, my partner and i were horrified (and intrigued) by some things mentioned, MMC is cute, FMC's name is unfortunately Misery Lark

Honorable mentions because I feel bad with the sheer amount of books here already: Shadow & Bone Trilogy, A Darker Shade of Magic Trilogy (YUM, not rly romance), The Last Magician, Strange the Dreamer, Ninth House (DARK, DARK! Covers uncomfortable topics).

This got waaayyy longer than I planned it to so I have to apologize, I just love to read LOL, and love to give recommendations even more. Anyway, I hope you find a good one through my list and I cant wait to read your recommendations too hehehehe.

This came at the perfect time because I've just run dry on new books. So excited to start these!! Thank you so much! (Can I bother you about them later during my reads?)