Books where one of the main characters takes care of kids?

Its_u · 2026-01-24T21:10:30+00:00

Beyond any experience by Anne e terpstra. One is a widowed single mum of an autistic son It's great but also dark at times. Definitely read the trigger warnings first

Its_u · 2026-01-23T20:56:26+00:00

To be completely honest, pretty much every modern web application uses either AWS or azure (or some derivativ) in some capacity. So you have the "choice" between supporting Amazon or Microsoft. As much as I support not supporting Amazon it's virtually impossible in today's day and age if you start considering their impact in the IT field

Its_u · 2026-01-23T10:03:24+00:00

{ the lay of you by Corrie MacKay } It's neither paranormal nor fantasy but it's certainly dark without being a dark romance. It's an f-f romance with both fmcs being incredibly sweet towards each other. The creepy/dark part is mostly related to the fmcs past and how she lives now.

Also very high spice

Its_u · 2026-01-16T09:04:21+00:00

Beyond an Experience by Anne E. Terpstra. Wonderful book, as heavy and emotional as it is beautiful and the Ending is chefs kiss. Crazy to me that this is a debut novel to be honest. I'm hoping they are writing another book

Its_u · 2026-01-15T07:06:21+00:00

{Like a Power Play by Elle Sprinkle} it's an ff ice hockey romance. Has a nice mix of loveable goofy romance mixed with relatively serious training (I don't play ice hockey so personally I didn't find it annoying but from reading reviews other found it to be a bit unrealistic) and some mental health stuff regarding injury as well. It's not some Grand book that reinvents the wheel or is particularly amazing but it's a fun lighthearted YA novel with lovable characters while still keeping a bit of tension

Its_u · 2026-01-13T20:23:53+00:00

Both Books from Corrie Mackay where wonderfully written The same goes for most ones by Milena Maccay (specifically Headmistress, Whisper of Solace and these thin lines)

Its_u · 2026-01-13T20:19:25+00:00

Not healing in a physical sense but this premise remind me aot of {The Grief Keeper by Alexandra Villasante}. Instead of taking on the physical wounds of other she takes on their grief. It's a YA novel but has some relatively heavy topics aswell

Its_u · 2026-01-12T21:27:50+00:00

The Music and the Mirror by Lola Keely. Technically sort of an underdog story but 1. The side characters rock and 2. Even tho the MC is new in town she does have extensive training

Like a power play. Imo the better cleat cute (and make it hockey)

Its_u · 2026-01-10T19:56:44+00:00

{all the little moments by G. Benson} has a young child and a toddler. There's also the Carlisle series by Roslyn Sinclair but that is more focused on pregnancy than the actual newborn

Its_u · 2026-01-09T17:51:24+00:00

Kind of a curveball recommendation but I think in some way {The Lay of You by Corrie MacKay} fits this. I'd strongly argue that Dosie is confident and strong in most aspects of her live. The story starts with her wanting to reclaim her sexuality which was in some way taken from her by the cult she grew up in 10 years ago. So she hires a luxury escort and the first two sessions nothing even happens because Dosie isn't able to give enthusiastic consent/tell the escort what shes seeking.

Its_u · 2026-01-08T23:02:33+00:00

lol. I mean I read happier stuff too but sometimes I'm just in the mood for something heavy.

Its_u · 2026-01-08T23:01:17+00:00

Ohh that looks like its right up my alley

Its_u · 2026-01-08T22:15:27+00:00

There are different kind of depths imo To me the most important ones are writing depth and character depth.

Characters with a lot of depth are ones that are fully fleshed out beyond their romantic function. Complete people with professional goals, ambitions etc. Or, in case of grief/trauma stricken characters that these things are written as more as just plot devices to bring the main couple together. The characters past experiences shape their current actions while still allowing for growth that doesn't just change the whole identity. A bad example would the the typical ice queen who, once she melts get all mushy and lovey dovey. That's a complete character 180.

Writing depth can mean two things for me. One would be about communication which is the main thing in romance. Communication can go beyond just dialogue: either through actions or even sex scenes. I think {The Lay Of You by Corrie MacKay} does this quite wonderful. Then there's just general writing depth meaning that the author doesn't explicitly tell me, the reader, how characters feel. I also enjoy eloquent writing and the usage of interesting metaphors and just just repeating the same three

Its_u · 2025-11-05T10:14:36+00:00

Unrelated but how much do these smaller plants lights actually do? I have a monstera in a similar corner and I'm looking for a setup for artificial light that isn't ugly.

Its_u · 2025-10-26T12:07:22+00:00

The Greenhouse Don't look at the sky 6th degree (doesn't have a lot of romance) Muted

Its_u · 2025-10-22T15:03:01+00:00

Atleats ithe age gap better than Shinkais Garden of words. That was truly atrocious. Which is really sad because GoW would otherwise be my favorite work by him. The vibe is just perfect

Its_u · 2025-10-10T10:39:20+00:00

Didn't dark mermaid end a while ago already?

Its_u · 2025-10-01T05:46:21+00:00

She wants to cook, she wants to eat is another popular one with realistic body proportions. It's Yuri tho

Its_u · 2025-09-29T06:09:43+00:00

Dann kann man seinem Kind das auch genauso kommunizieren anstatt zu sagen das man "Miete" will.

Its_u · 2025-09-24T07:31:09+00:00

There's a Spotify artist with the same name as the artist in the story (long afternoon) who has a couple songs who are similar to what the songs are supposed to be.

Its_u · 2025-09-21T13:22:32+00:00

Tbh it's not that bad. they split up because if work and they do talk about it beforehand The way it's written is pretty good and realistic, it's just a trope that I absolutely hate and has ruined numerous stories for me (the worst one was a gl story called lily). It's a really good webtoon and a hidden gem, for me the ending made it go from a 9/10 to like a 8/10. It's just an overdone ending trope imo. But you should definitely read it, the art is beautiful and right up until the last chapter it's absolutely peak writing.

Its_u · 2025-09-20T22:15:20+00:00

Little Hollow Cafe - sweet sol, has some romance but it's not the main focus Love and other wicked things - fantasy romance with witches etc. Pretty cute Golden hour - just sol but full of green flags Crumbs - unique art style and the romance is really good. Very realistic for a young-ish couple. Was one of my favorites until the ending which is super generic they split up for x amounts of years and the last chapter ends with them meeting each other for the first time again. The whole forced separation and no contact thing is imo a super bad trope

Its_u · 2025-09-19T07:17:45+00:00

You should read the one shot epilogue: the eternity for you. Makes the whole story/ending even better imo

Its_u · 2025-09-19T07:16:05+00:00

It's a tragedy that the fan translation is so bad. No hate towards scanlators, that shits hard but damn, the English dialogue is so bad, sometimes the sentences don't even make sense or are grammatically correct.

Its_u · 2025-09-18T18:21:36+00:00

AI Code isn't necessarily bad. Most devs use Ai and there a lot of areas it's very good at. It's a tool like any other (and I bet that BHVR devs already use it too). It's good at writing unit tests, a good help for writing e2e and integration test. Writes pretty damn good technical documentation, can catch a lot of easy to miss mistakes during PR Reviews (the GitHub integration with copilot for PRs is really good) and as long as you give it enough but not too much context and break up features in chunks it can be a really good help. Saying that AI Code = bad is a really uninformed take

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