#see idk if the glittering court is an objectively good series but I enjoyed it ok.

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do you have any recommendations for people who are a fan of soft, healthy ships? 😅 or characters (male/female/non binary) who are kind hearted and it’s not kind of looked down on or forced out of them. even in the darkest times kinda thing. i don’t care whether it’s f/m, f/f, m/m. all is good. i just want something soft and sweet and something to admire bc i’m tired of all the thinly veiled abusive ships that so many people seem to swoon over. can be fantasy, contemporary, whatever ☺️

oh sure! I'm admittedly a fan of very hostile ships and I rarely seek out books based on the kind of romance in them but I do tend to gravitate towards enemies to lovers and messy relationships a lot so I don't have a lot of recs:

defy the stars (young adult m/f - the best communication that a couple has had in ya. I promise it's worth it even if it’s a little cheesy.)

the priory of the orange tree (adult f/f, m/m - the f/f pairing doesn't really vibe initially but once the romance starts blossoming it's really warm and loving, and so is the mlm couple whose story is mostly told through flashbacks)

the seven husbands of evelyn hugo (adult f/f - evelyn and celia are really complex humans and are portrayed as such which sometimes makes people draw the conclusion that they're hostile but I personally don't feel so)

daughter of smoke and bone (young adult m/f - one of my favourites)

the long way to a small, angry planet (adult m/f, f/f [poly-ish] - possibly the warmest book I've ever read to date)

sabriel (young adult m/f - books 2 & 3 specifically were kind of cute. I'm not really sure how to describe the relationship between sabriel and her love interest in book 1)

the jasmine throne (adult f/f)

the song of achilles (adult m/m - I oscillate between hating it and grudgingly liking it but I think it's worth a read for its lovely prose and I'd definitely describe it as a warm book even if it's wildly inaccurate)

little knife and ayama and the thorn wood from the language of thorns also sort of fit the description (young adult f/f)

I generally have warm memories about these relationships although I can’t say how accurate my memories are:

the kiss of deception (young adult m/f)

the glittering court (young adult m/f)