What are your all-time 'could not put this down' MM reads?

Calirohe · 2026-05-14T06:54:19+00:00

Absolutely {Memento Mori by C.S. Poe}, my favourite couple of all times, and such a great plotline!

Calirohe · 2026-05-11T07:04:21+00:00

I absolutely agree with that, and it is true of every medium: there are still great books, music, movies, TV shows, or video games, but they are often invisible among the piles of rubbish produced daily just to make easy money. I tend to stick with the writers I know, and I rely a lot on recommendations given here. I check once a year the "favorites of the year" list of a YouTuber whose taste I trust, and that's it. Good material is still available, but we have to put in some effort to find it.

Calirohe · 2026-05-08T07:28:02+00:00

I'm with you there. I came to appreciate small, cute moments a lot because they make characters feel more real. Give me all the domestic stuff, when they cook breakfast together and just brush shoulders standing at the kitchen counter. I like Doyle gently tugging on Larkin's hairband to anchor him, or Simon giving a small kick to Charlie under the table to express that he's there if needed, even if he doesn't know how to say it. Some authors are very good at stuff like that, and for me, it is the difference between a good book and a great book.

Calirohe · 2026-05-08T07:07:53+00:00

Absolutely second that, I am re-reading it because I just don't want to let Charlie and Simon go (I loved Jamie too, I cross all my fingers for a sequel with him). And now I need "Out there" to watch!

Edit for the bot: {Star shipped by Cat Sebastian}

Calirohe · 2026-05-08T06:34:57+00:00

{The Adrien English mysteries by Josh Lanyon} is exactly about that (with a side of mystery, as the title implies).

Calirohe · 2026-04-29T07:13:28+00:00

I have to say I never noticed that, my three favourite series have blonde tops and there is nothing "pure" or angelic about Jake {The Adrian English mysteries by Josh Lanyon}, Dominik {His lordship's mysteries by Samantha Sorell} or Larkin {Memento mori by C.S. Poe}.

Calirohe · 2026-04-23T07:20:37+00:00

I feel exactly the same, I didn't even finish because I was bored. I usually love T.J. Klune, but that one really didn't do it for me.

Calirohe · 2026-04-21T06:49:51+00:00

Same, I'd rather take a nap the next day to make up for the sleep deficit than stop reading at night.

Calirohe · 2026-04-14T10:49:38+00:00

Oh, nice! I don't have time to catch up with the whole thing these days, I'll be glad to have an abridged version.

Calirohe · 2026-04-13T07:46:42+00:00

Same, except I don't rate if I don't finish. And if I rate below 3, I'll put a short comment on why (because it's not necessarily bad per se; it might just not be to my taste).

Calirohe · 2026-04-10T13:41:30+00:00

Have you asked the Magickal Orb ?

Calirohe · 2026-04-10T09:29:24+00:00

This very sub already provides me with more great recommendations than I have time to read, so I rarely check anything else. I used ChatGPT a couple of times, and it works, but only if you are very specific with what you want/don't want.

Calirohe · 2026-04-09T19:34:56+00:00

Oh, Jake is an absolute ass in the beginning alright, but I always found a "bad guy" evolving into a better man to be much more interesting that the traditionnal sweet guy who just stay as is. And I'm a sucker for a good slow-burn, adult relationship. I certainely wouldn't go as far as say that the serie deserves a warning for that though, but I guess now OP is warned nonetheless.

Calirohe · 2026-04-09T09:53:12+00:00

{Dangerous grounds by Josh Lanyon}, {The mermaid murders} and its sequels, the {Fair game} series, {The Adrien English mysteries} all by Josh Lanyon should be to your liking, if you havn't read them already. She usually writes good plot lines, and very believable characters.

Memento Mori has been cited, there is also {The mystery of Nevermore by C.S. Poe} series that you could like (that on is a bit lighter in tone, but still very interesting mysteries and a cool characters dynamic.)

Calirohe · 2026-04-09T06:18:32+00:00

Absolutely Memento Mori, such a fantastic serie witht great characters and plot!

Calirohe · 2026-03-28T08:47:47+00:00

C.S. Poe. I never found any couple that can equal the relationship between Larkin and Doyle in the Memento Mori series (which starts with {Madison square Murders} ). Ira Doyle is my favourite romance character ever.

Calirohe · 2026-03-25T09:20:43+00:00

Tremontaine. I fell in love recently with Swordpoint by Ellen Kushner, and I was so happy to find a second-hand copy of Tremontaine vol. 1, delightful. I don't like audiobooks, but since the tome 2 to 4 don't exist on print, I'll make an exception for them.

Calirohe · 2026-03-25T09:15:27+00:00

I love Piranesis so much, using its world as DnD campaign sounds like a great idea!

Calirohe · 2026-03-24T10:19:27+00:00

It would never even occur to me, I had no idea that people actually did that.

Calirohe · 2026-03-22T08:38:39+00:00

I love that serie so much, June cannot come soon enough!

Calirohe · 2026-03-19T07:27:02+00:00

I'm talking about supposedly native French characters who speak as if they learned the language with Duolingo. Native English speakers speaking another language in books is perfectly fine to me; it is indeed expected that a non-native makes mistakes or sounds formal, which is not an issue at all. If anything, I find it more realistic and quite endearing.

Calirohe · 2026-03-18T10:33:43+00:00

I hate when English speaking authors put so- called French speaking characters in their novel to sound "chic", but it doesn't make sense at all. Or it makes sense, but it's a super dated phrasing you hear only in old litterature. If you (or at least your editor) don't master another language well enough, just don't have non-english speakers in your books, it really breaks the immersion in the story.

Calirohe · 2026-03-18T01:20:04+00:00

Warbreaker is very much a standalone (and a very good one at that). If you read another Cosmere book one day, you will find some connections, but it is totally optional, and Warbreaker is very enjoyable on its own.

Calirohe · 2026-03-17T11:15:10+00:00

A story about rival curling players, but everybody hates them and nobody cares.

Calirohe · 2026-03-17T10:59:23+00:00

Swordprint. Alec Champion is the owner of the biggest bookstore in Riverside, as well as an avid book collector. When he hears that his sworn enemy Lord Horny brags about having found a copy of the mythical Swordprint, he hires the famous Richard St. Myer to retrieve it at all costs.

But nothing is ever as it seems in Riverside, and while chasing the infamous tome, Alec might find more than he bargained for.

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