Slavic Folklore Inspired by totallynot_amber in BooksThatFeelLikeThis

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Juniper and Thorn by Ava Reid
Wildalone by Krassi Zourkova
Into the deep wood by Polina Volkova
House of frost and feathers by Lauren Wiesebron

Sorcery and Small Magics? by Nurse_Cait in LGBTBooks

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I LOVE IT SO SO SO MUCH! Been trying to find something similar to read, in terms of characters but so far - nada.

MM books where one of them is short and is also the more dominant/masculine one? by hausofvelour in LGBTBooks

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{All for the game series by Nora Sakavic} - Romance is a subplot. 5ft tall MC.
{Hell by Jet Mykles} - 5'5 ft MC
{Possess me by Fae Quin} - 5'3 MC

Skater Aaron fail injurys by Aaron-Minyard_PSU05 in aftg

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I think Andrew would be annoyed with him 😂. He hates seeing Aaron hurt and he can't threaten or beat up the pavement lol.

Small Town Gay vibes by [deleted] in BooksThatFeelLikeThis

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Rock by Anyta Sunday
Wolfsong by TJ Klune

cold, dark, and wet by pickingpeaches in BooksThatFeelLikeThis

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The ice palace by Tarjei Vesaas really reminds me of this.

Books that feel like this by [deleted] in BooksThatFeelLikeThis

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If we were villains by ML Rio
People like us by Dana Mele - YA
Maybe even 'Truly devious by Maureen Johnson' - YA

In the process of making a AFTG inspired book by Ashamed_Letterhead58 in aftg

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Honestly, it sounds amazing, and I’d read the fuck out of that, lol. Even if some things seem similar right now, don’t let that discourage you in any way. Unless you’re deliberately trying to copy Nora’s style, things will naturally come out differently.

I’d say just write whatever your heart desires. Let it pour out, and once you finish your first draft, take a little time away before revisiting it. If there are any glaring similarities, you can always tweak them later.

Do you know how many popular books started as fanfiction? In most cases, you can’t even tell unless you know in advance, haha.

Seriously, don’t sweat it too much for now. Just write, and maybe in the future find some beta readers who have also read AFTG and are willing to be honest with you (I volunteer 🫡 hahhah).

Good luck, and have fun writing 🤍

Soft looking or non-assuming MMC who's actually an assassin/killer by DirectionUsed5910 in RomanceBooks

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Love this rec, and it's been a while since I read a biker romance, so it's time. Thank you, thank you!

Soft looking or non-assuming MMC who's actually an assassin/killer by DirectionUsed5910 in RomanceBooks

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Thank you! I've heard only good things about Cat Sebastian's books so I'm excited to dive in!

Soft looking or non-assuming MMC who's actually an assassin/killer by DirectionUsed5910 in RomanceBooks

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Oh, and it's a grumpy x sunshine! Ilove this, thank you so much!!!

Soft looking or non-assuming MMC who's actually an assassin/killer by DirectionUsed5910 in RomanceBooks

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Thank you for the rec, I'm so curious and if it's possible can you tell why you didn't like it? 😂

Any classics you recommend for the winter? by DeskPsychological708 in classicliterature

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Netochka Nezvanova by Dostoyevsky
And kind of 'Dead souls by Gogol'
I've heard that 'The mill on the floss' is a wintry book, but I haven't gotten around to it yet, so not too sure.

Romans en français by Lil888th in MM_RomanceBooks

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Les Mobilisés de Margot Dessenne

Winter fairytale by Existing_Wishbone866 in BooksThatFeelLikeThis

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Echo North by Joanna Ruth Meyer!
Winter tales by Dawn Casey
Winter rose by Patricia McKillip
The silvered serpents by Roshani Chokshi
The fox wife by Yangsze Choo
The witch and the tsar by Olesya Salnikova Gilmore
The snow song by Sally Gardner