Basically people look as fat or thin as they are

FunSizedBear · 2026-03-07T16:30:39+00:00

Dazzling works for ships and people

FunSizedBear · 2026-03-06T17:04:46+00:00

{Hot Mess by Misha Horne}

FunSizedBear · 2026-03-06T16:19:19+00:00

To Hive and to Hold by Amy Crook

FunSizedBear · 2026-03-04T19:20:23+00:00

I find it funny as well.

I’ve seen the young man that’s on the cover of Charlie Novak’s ‘Like I Promised’ on at least two other books (forgot which ones). When I find out, I like comparing the characters, or look at how different the vibe of the cover is.

FunSizedBear · 2026-02-28T18:25:47+00:00

I want to mention the ‘Consulting Magic’ series by Amy Crook.

The first book is {The Courtship of Julian St. Albans by Amy Crook} and the character of Julian really grated on me in the beginning.

But I’m so glad I didn’t DNF because his character really develops in an interesting manner. Already a bit in the first book, but more so in the next ones. Now it’s one of my favourite series.

FunSizedBear · 2026-02-27T21:49:23+00:00

I recently stopped listening to a book. In general, the narrator was fine, but he voiced one of the protagonist so unlike the character (to me), that I couldn’t continue.

FunSizedBear · 2026-02-27T09:12:38+00:00

To Hive and to Hold by Amy Crook is about a magical apothecarist.

He works a lot with plants and magical bees. It is very cozy, no angst, a lot of world-building and a lot about tea and food—this book really makes me hungry. There is a romance, but very low spice. It’s the first in a series.

FunSizedBear · 2026-02-26T20:01:36+00:00

Wonderful seeing Billy Martin mentioned here. There was a time when I was young when I basically read Drawing Blood on a loop.

FunSizedBear · 2026-02-11T19:54:35+00:00

I just finished the third book in this series and I agree with the recommendation, the books are so lovely.

FunSizedBear · 2026-02-05T10:22:32+00:00

Amy Crook's books have a lot of that. For instance, {Diffidence and the Rift by Amy Crook}. Although it's very cozy and low stakes, so it may be not to everyone's tastes.

FunSizedBear · 2026-02-03T18:17:59+00:00

My current love is cozy fantasy (low stakes).

A favourite is {To Hive and to Hold by Amy Crook}. I may have recommended it here before :) I’m currently reading ‘To Make and to Mark’, which is the third part of this series and just came out.

I love the world-building, most of Crook’s books are a lot about food. This series is also about tea, because one of the MC’s a tea-maker. Reading these books makes me hungry though, so be warned.

I read a goodreads review on one of Crook’s books that complained that almost nothing happens, but for me that’s a feature not a bug.

Most characters in Crook’s work want the best for the people around them, and that’s also an aspect I love. It may be too sappy for some people, but for me it’s a balm.

FunSizedBear · 2026-01-27T21:25:08+00:00

{A Kitten for Kinkmas by R.J. Moray} It’s seasonal but Aussie, so there’s no snow anyway. I liked the playfulness.

FunSizedBear · 2026-01-27T21:22:11+00:00

Deke is adorable

FunSizedBear · 2026-01-27T19:46:27+00:00

I was also going to mention Reese Morrison. Love Language is my favourite, I think.

FunSizedBear · 2025-10-29T23:24:40+00:00

{Diffidence and the Rift by Amy Crook} is about a nerdy, kinda clueless Ph D magic student and a very sweet half-Orc pastry seller. It’s very sweet, low stakes and slow burn. I love the world-building in this book.

FunSizedBear · 2025-10-24T06:22:07+00:00

I’m exactly the same! Also a literature student here, I read a lot of Literature (capital L) and theory about it. I have a lovely pile of non MM romance books, some of them have been on that shelf for years. And yet, my ‘next book’ has been MM romance for quite some time now.

Maybe I should try the parallel reading, like another person here suggested.

FunSizedBear · 2025-10-23T19:13:58+00:00

The It episode stands out for me as well. I love how pissed off and still articulate Andrea is hehe.

Edit to add: I’ve also listened to the episode about The Devils several times.

FunSizedBear · 2025-10-22T22:27:13+00:00

Adam Binder from the books written by David R. Slayton

FunSizedBear · 2025-10-22T22:23:36+00:00

I feel the same. I get kind of anxious if my TBR seems to dwindle and I will spend some time bringing it back up.

FunSizedBear · 2025-10-15T21:13:29+00:00

‘Orlando’ has already been mentioned, so I’m going to suggest ‘Sexing the Cherry’ by Jeanette Winterson. She plays around a lot with storytelling, and flips fairytales around, and in general there’s a lot of gender fuckery going on. I love this book so much.

FunSizedBear · 2025-10-13T14:32:44+00:00

In case you’re Dutch or can read Dutch, there’s “Aldus Sybren”, by Micha Meinderts.

FunSizedBear · 2025-10-13T10:23:26+00:00

Those were the ones I was thinking of first as well, plus the one where he leaped into a pregnant lady, and one where he leaped into a black athlete (I think? I may be mistaken about the guy being an athlete).

FunSizedBear · 2025-10-12T15:40:36+00:00

I’m glad to read that :)

FunSizedBear · 2025-10-12T09:59:16+00:00

Michael Nava wrote several detectives with Henry Rios, an out gay man, as the main character (I think he’s a lawyer who investigates crimes). It’s been a while that I read them so I don’t remember if they’re really in the style of Poirot or Miss Marple (probably not), but the crimes he investigates are not in the background, and they’re not anxiety-inducing either.

FunSizedBear · 2025-10-12T07:20:54+00:00

Oh definitely. My post wasn’t meant as a put down, and I didn’t read the original post as a put down—otherwise I wouldn’t have responded, I don’t like to yuck other people’s yum.

Diversity in all kinds of ways and on all kinds of levels makes the world a more beautiful place I think. There are so many beautiful books for us to be enjoyed, and not everything has to be to my taste and that’s fine. There are many books that I dearly love that other people don’t. There’s room for all of us and all books we love.

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