#more than enough by elizabeth wambheim

[deacf-coffee-is-a-sin]

“Fier. What’s your favorite flower?”

Of all the responses he had expected, that was not one of them, and Fier raised his hands from his eyes, shot a puzzled frown at Petra’s silhouette. As promised, Petra was not looking at him and spoke instead to the ceiling.

When Fier said nothing, Petra continued, his voice just as soft as before. “I think people pick their favorite flowers for how they look or how they smell or how easy they are to take care of. Some people only want to look at them, some people want to plant them, and some people want to trim them and take them home. People love differently, for different reasons and in different ways. You don’t have to want flowers in the same way other people want them. There’s nothing wrong with you, Fier. You know that, don’t you? There’s nothing wrong with you.”

More than Enough by Elizabeth Wambheim

There's so many good quotes in this book but this was the 1st that just completely broke me lmaoo.

[loki-us]

Get To Know Me Tag

This looks fun so why not

Last song:

Yea I’m still here—funnily enough (not sure if that’s a real word but we rolling with it) this track never made it into the show, was supposed to be during the time slipping montage in 2x6 but was replaced by A Fifth Of Beethoven. Both bops tho and that’s what we have soundtrack albums for right?

Currently reading:

Just finished a beautiful short novel called Of The Wild by Elizabeth Wambheim, it’s a heartwarming story about a wild forest-creature that takes care of strange (in a magical sense) and abandoned children so they feel loved and wanted. The main character is asexual and has a m/m romance with the other main character (a trans man!)

The author is ace and writes such lovely ace m/m stories, not exaggerating when I say they’re the sweetest and most comforting books I’ve ever read. She has another book called More Than Enough that’s inspired by beauty and the beast, I’ve annoyed everyone I know about how much I love these books and now it’s yalls turn so.

Currently watching:

Sporadically rewatching Loki whenever the fancy strikes (which is often), also slowly been going through Stargate SG-1 (as recommended by a friend who knows I’m a huge Star Trek nerd lol)

Current obsession:

Uh yea. Still Lokius. So.

Tagged by @loki-is-my-kink-awakening (thanks for the tag <3)

Tagging just for fun/to say hi, no pressure! :) @mimisempai @rins-love-wins @percheduphere

[aroaessidhe]

2022 reads // twitter thread    

More Than Enough

beauty and the beast retelling

romance between a prince cursed and trapped in his abandoned manor, and the gardener/caretaker who is the only one able to enter

both ace mlm MCs

[kagenightray]

Just One More Page Book Photo Challenge

February 2022 Day 15: Love Yo’ Self

More Than Enough by Elizabeth Wambheim

[janeamidala]

Fier?” “Yes?” “If it helps to know, I don’t want to touch you that way.” A rasp against the barn coat as Petra turned to look at him. “I don’t want to touch anyone that way. I never have.

More than Enough by Elizabeth Wambheim

[pseudonymsobriquet]

I just finished “More Than Enough” by Elizabeth Wambheim and I cannot stress enough how wonderful and important this book is???

• A retelling of “Beauty and the Beast”

• Same-sex relationship

• Sex-repulsed Asexual representation and validation

• A main character with very obvious vitiligo/birthmarks who is seen as handsome and loved as they are and not in spite of it

• Relatable main characters with relatable experiences

• A story where you actually see the characters slowly fall in love and not just realise it out of the blue

Why on Earth is no one talking about this book??? It made feel so emotional and validated??? And it’s only 230 pages??? Oh my god???

[blazingacrossthesky]

I posted this review for More than Enough on Amazon for this book and I JUST found out that the author has a tumblr so I figured I’d repost it here and tag them so they see it! Everyone should read this book, ace and non-ace alike!

Oh. My. God. This book. I bought the paperback version of this book and put it on my shelf because I loved it that much. But, originally, because I couldn't wait any longer, I caved and bought the Kindle version and started reading it as soon as it was in my Mac's library. When I read it and after the book was over (it took me about 6 hours to read in total, give or take) I found myself crying, a lot, and like the main characters in this retelling, I let out a breath I didn't even know I was holding. I myself am asexual and this book was an incredibly emotional read for me because for the first time ever I finally felt seen. I am Fier. I have been Fier. I am still Fier. Fier is me. To finally see what I was going through and who I am being put so eloquently into words was something indescribable--it felt like a mixture of relief, a little bit of pain and sadness from remembering a recent experience dealing with my sexuality, validation, and longing for someone as loving, kind, and understanding as Petra. I do not know if the author of this book will see this review but if they do, thank you @ajumbleofpages​ for writing this, thank you for the visibility, thank you for the representation, it means way more to me than you know. I will not only recommend this book to everyone I know, I will treasure it forever. If you are ace and even if you aren't ace, I highly encourage you and urge you to read this book. It is beautifully written: the language Elizabeth Wambheim employs throughout the tale is incredibly expressive and all in all the book is a work of linguistic art. You will not regret it if you pick it up. Buy the book in digital or paperback format here: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1976225418/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

[folatefangirl]

Book Reviews: More Than Enough

I technically finished More Than Enough by Elizabeth Wambheim earlier this week, but it’s high time to cross-post the non-spoilery and edited version of this review from goodreads since there’s not much overlap between that site and the people I know from booklr.

Wow, this was really good, I mean, my favorite book of 2018 so far, considering that I picked it up on a whim and didn't know anything about the content except that it was a Beauty and the Beast retelling. I didn't plan to fall so hard for this cute book, but here I am and much happier for it. If I were really nitpicking, I'd give it a 4.5 for miscellaneous formatting stuff etc., but dammit, I rate things on how much I enjoyed reading them and a few little things here and there didn't take away from how much I enjoyed More Than Enough. I liked it so much that I think I might just need to invest in a paperback version that I'll happily foist on loan to people.

Also note that this book has some dark content per sexual assault of the unwanted touching variety, but IMHO it handles it really, really, well.

Stuff I Liked:

- Oh wow, this book is just so casual about LGBT+/queer rep, especially asexual characters and I love it. There's no homophobia or coming out anxiety per se; it's just about love and people living their lives happily together. Though I should probably mention (in case the language around it is potentially triggery to people) that the protagonists in this book had to deal with acephobia, but that was largely in the past and not in the time when the story takes place. Aka it's usually either mentioned in dialogue that intended to discuss the past or flashbacks integrated into the story.

- Sir Eckhart. Just Sir Eckhart. I loved her from the beginning. An actual Lady Knight (cue the pterodactyl noises) and I mean:

Some would add, with needless cruelty, that the prince went unmourned, but those who claimed so had never, Petra knew, met Sir Eckhart.

- Petra is such a sweetheart who I couldn't help but falling for and I was so proud of his character development by the end.

- I also thought Fier was very endearing and all sorts of relatable and I enjoyed following his character arc all the way through to the end, no matter how many tissues it cost me.

- Did I mention that this book is like a love note to plants, especially flowers? I really loved that part of it and it's evident that a lot of worldbuilding research went into that.

- Also this book may make you cry. But, like, in a wholesome, healing way. Happy tears. *flails hands*

- I really liked the lyrical/descriptive way this book was written. Examples, with numbers relative to the 234-page Kindle edition:

pg 69:

Some people had eyes that chased you, pinned you, flattened you; these, though were eyes you tripped into.

pg 98:

You could tame fire, keep it docile in hearth or candle, but there was no taming lightning. The wild, ragged forks of it; the blinding cracks in the sky—that was the stuff of dragons.

pg 150:

People at night were like stars: bright but distant, self-contained.

The nitpicking stuff:

(but didn't ultimately cost the book a star IMHO)

- There's quite a few fragments/bending of grammar rules of this variety, largely for style, but it was never really enough to throw me out of reading it for very long. After I got used to the style, I barely noticed it because I enjoyed the content so much. However, other people might take more issue with it than I did.

- Even though this book limited itself to a single town, I kinda wished we'd learned more about Fier's family and their kingdom, especially because Eckhart and Fier were more than a wee bit critical of them in the beginning. Anyway, it just felt like the worldbuilding of the town and townsfolk were so detailed that the absence of that detail per the rest of the kingdom was rather noticeable.

- I had the Kindle edition, so I can't attest to the print edition (yet), but every once in a while there seems to be odd spacing glitches in the middle of paragraphs or between chapters or, more rarely, between words.

Overall, I really enjoyed reading this and would recommend it to anyone who wants a fairly quick, cute, romantic fairy tale retelling, especially if they wanna read about asexual main characters (with other LGBT+ rep in the background).

P.S. It’s free on Amazon through February 16th, 2018, but otherwise it’s normally priced at $0.99 for the Kindle edition and $10 for the paperback.

[brynwrites]

Underrated & Under-reviewed LGBT+ Book Recommendations

To read for Pride all year long.

I see a lot of LGBT+ book rec pots going around because of pride but they rarely feature any of the obscure books that actually need to be found and read and supported to help new LGBT+ manuscripts break into the literary world.

So, without further ado, here is a list with books which have (approximately) less than 5k ratings or less than 1k reviews on goodreads. (Books with fewer than 1k ratings are bolded!)

Disclaimer: I haven’t read all these books personally, but they have been read by people whose opinions I trust. I tried to get as much content information as I could, but I might have missed some things so please let me know if I should adjust any of the content info!

Fantasy/Sci-fi

Thornfruit by Felicia Davin

Women loving women

Unique world building

In Other Lands by Sarah Rees Brennan.

Bisexual disaster protagonist

Great social analysis

Comedy

Our Bloody Pearl by D.N. Bryn.

Ace romance with a nonbinary pov character

More fluff than angst

TW for mild gore

Swordspoint by Ellen Kushner.

Men loving men

Mature content

The Fever King by Victoria Lee.

Dark YA

TW for heavy traumatic themes

More Than Enough by Elizabeth Wambheim

Fluff

Ace men loving men

Women loving women

Beauty and the beast retelling

Daughter of Mystery by Heather Rose Jones;

Woman loving women

Adult content

Bodyguard romance trope

Contemporary 

Poppy Jenkins by Clare Ashton.

Lesbian coffee shop rom-com

Mature content

Once Ghosted, Twice Shy by Alyssa Cole.

Black women loving women

Novella

Mature content

I Hate Everyone But You by Gaby Dunn.

Comedy

Women loving women

Told through not traditional narration

TERF character (called out by the narrative)

Leave Myself Behind by Bart Yates; 

Men loving men

Drama

TW for traumatic themes 

Running with Lions by Julian Winters

Men loving men

Sports

Let's Talk About Love by Claire Kann 

Black, biromantic asexual protagonist

Bonus Recommendations

Dragonsong a wlw fantasy short story by Audrey Rose B

Knit One, Girl Two a fluffy wlw contemporary short story by Shira Glassman

The Songbird’s Refrain a wlw fantasy by Jillian Maria, coming FALL 2019.

Please reblog with your own favorite underrated, under-reviewed LGBT+ books!

[madison-acespace]

Find aces in the wilds of Madison at the Madison Acespace Book Club & social meetup this Saturday, July 28, 1-3pm at Cargo Coffee East.

Join the Book Club from 1-2p to discuss More than Enough. Hang out with other aces at the Social Hour 2-3p. Come for one or both events!

July book: More than Enough by Elizabeth Wambheim, a little beauty and the beast story ace-style. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36327532-more-than-enough

Most believe the vanished Prince Fier to be dead, but some say they can see him as he skulks, more beast than man, past the darkened windows of his abandoned country manor. Petra, the manor's gardener, is interested more in trees and flowers than rumors. In his three years as the building's sole caretaker, he has not once encountered the missing prince. Surely Fier is dead and gone. But Fier isn't dead, and neither is he a monster. He's trapped in the gilded cage of his country home, alone and afraid. There is a beast, but it's not Fier.

FaceBook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/madison.acespace/ Meetup: https://www.meetup.com/Wisconsin-Aces/

[uirukii]

I would like to add:

It’s a Beauty and the Beast retelling with a nb main character and both love interests are asexual.

Ask from a user who wants to remain anonymous:

Please keep me anonymous! 

Can you recommend a romance with an asexual lead?

As ‘asexual’ is a spectrum covering aromantic, greysexual and demisexual as well, we have included some books which cover those sexualities. We have done our best to specify which specific sexuality is portrayed in each book.

*These suggestions are not endorsements. Please read the description and the reviews to decide whether you want to read the books!

Absolutely No Thoughts Of Pounding During My Fun Day With This Kind T-Rex Because I’m Aromantic And Asexual And That’s A Wonderfully Valid Way Of Proving Love Is Real by Chuck Tingle - F/F, Contemporary, Nonhuman Love Interest (Dinosaur), Asexual Aromantic MC, Short Story, Platonic Romance, No Sex

How To Be A Normal Person by TJ Klune - M/M, Contemporary, Neurodiverse MC, Asexual MC, No Sex

Rising From Ash by Jax Meyer - F/F, Contemporary, STEM Heroine, Asexual MC, Open Door

Let’s Talk About Love by Claire Kann - M/F Bisexual, Contemporary, YA Romance, Bisexual Asexual MC, Black MC, Interracial (Black/Asian) Romance, Closed Door

Thaw by Elyse Springer - F/F, Contemporary, Asexual MC, No Sex

Overexposed by Megan Erickson - M/M, Contemporary, Demisexual MC, Open Door

A Gentleman’s Position by KJ Charles - M/M, Regency Romance, Demisexual MC, Open Door

His Quiet Agent by Ada Maria Soto - M/M, Contemporary Romance, Asexual MC, Demisexual MC, No Sex

On the Ice by Amy Aislin - M/M, Contemporary Romance, Sports Romance, Demisexual MC, Unknown Heat Level

The Gentle Wolf by Pia Foxhall - M/M, Paranormal Romance, Shifter Romance, Demisexual MC, Unknown Heat Level, Trigger Warning: Child Abuse

The Flowers of Time by A.L. Lester - F/Enby, Georgian Era Romance, Paranormal Romance, Demi/Graysexual MC (not specifically defined), Non-Binary MC, No Sex

An Aromantic Romance and Other Tales by Francis Franklin - Various, Short Story & Poetry Collection, Unknown Heat Level

Heart and Seoul by Erin Kinsella - M/F, Contemporary Romance, Musician Romance, Demisexual MC, Open Door

The Whispering Grass by Alyce Caswell - M/F - No Sex - Asexual Romance, Black Romance

Meet Cute Diary - Emery Lee -  FtM/Genderqueer, No Sex, Transgender Romance, YA Romance, the Love Interest is Homoromantic/Asexual.

[kagenightray]

Just One More Page Book Photo Challenge

January 2022 Day 30: Freebie

More Than Enough by Elizabeth Wambheim

Honorable mention runner-up for favorite this month! Gay ace retelling of Beauty and the Beast.

Guys, it was so perfect, I almost cried. I didn’t really realize how badly I wanted to see an ace romance done well until it was in my hands.

[janeamidala]

“-he had found refuge in imagining a lover who would catch him up in a bearlike hug and promise instead, “This is enough. This is more than enough, and I love you for you, and I want you happy.” He had imagined, in every iteration, ricocheting joy and tears and a relief so strong he could not breathe. He had not once imagined understanding given so casually, with so little fanfare -”

More than Enough by Elizabeth Wambheim

[janeamidala]

I think people pick their favorite flowers for how they look or how they smell or how easy they are to take care of. Some people only want to look at them, some people want to plant them, and some people want to trim them and take them home. People love differently, for different reasons and in different ways. You don’t have to want flowers in the same way other people want them. There’s nothing wrong with you, Fier. You know that, don’t you? There’s nothing wrong with you.

More Than Enough by Elizabeth Wambheim

[irasobrietate]

Books where the word queerplatonic is explicitly used:

Baker Thief by Claudie Arsenault

Ice Castle: A Queerplatonic Love Story by Katie Foulks

The Ice Princess’s Fair Illusion by S.L. Dove Cooper

If It Makes You Happy by Claire Kann

some stories in Common Bonds: A Speculative Aromantic Anthology

Books where the word queerplatonic isn’t explicitly used but it’s heavily implied/worldbuilding doesn’t necessarily have the words for it:

Royal Rescue by A. Alex Logan

Loose in the Heel, Tight in the Toe by Valentine Wheeler

Sea Foam and Silence by S.L. Dove Cooper

The Reckless Kind by Carly Heath

Bonus: Books I personally think should be described as QPRs even if the author doesn’t say so:

The Tarot Sequence by K.D. Edwards

Michelle Khan’s aromantic Chinese fairy tales

More Than Enough by Elizabeth Wambheim

Is there any books comics or anything that have a queer platonic relationship, not just hinted but actually stated, I am in a qpr triad (I also have a romantic partner) and I hate that I have no media to relate my experience to.

Hmm, I don't know which of these have it explicitly stated vs. slated by the authors, but if you scroll all the way down to the bottom, it's at least a place to start looking: https://lgbtqreads.com/representation/romantic-sexual-orientation/ (The Reckless Kind is historical and so wouldn't have the word, and two of the characters are in a romantic relationship, but that the third - an ace girl - is part of a QPR with them is not subtle.)

[janeamidala]

No one believed me when I said I didn’t want to be touched like that. ‘You’ll change your mind eventually, Fier,’ and ‘You don’t have to lie to us, Fier,’ and ‘Don’t be so stubborn, Fier.’ And it was so bad. It was so bad.

More Than Enough by Elizabeth Wambheim