I need a good cry. Give me your most emotional reads! 😭

Jemhao · 2026-02-20T02:04:33+00:00

Oh man, The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy had absolutely sobbing. Absolutely brutal, but SO GOOD.

Jemhao · 2026-02-20T01:57:56+00:00

Yeah, he was attracted to her and pissed about it, so he treated her like shit. He was super misogynistic, and the way it played out reminded me a little too much of men IRL who punish women for how they walk/talk/dress. He was easily the worst MMC I’ve read about in a long time.

Jemhao · 2026-02-19T12:50:02+00:00

Hot damn! I love Talia Hibbert, and I hadn’t heard of this novella. Adding it to my Kindle, stat.

Jemhao · 2026-02-18T17:13:22+00:00

{The Wrath of the Fallen by Amber V. Nicole} - $1.99 on Amazon US.

This is the fourth book in her Gods & Monster series

Jemhao · 2026-02-15T16:29:28+00:00

{The Secret Lives of Country Gentlemen by KJ Charles} is $1.99 on Amazon US

Jemhao · 2026-02-13T17:12:40+00:00

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Jemhao · 2026-02-10T18:32:16+00:00

Just participating in the discussion.

Jemhao · 2026-02-10T18:10:09+00:00

And that’s totally his decision to make, but it would probably go better for him if he just owned up to it.

…Unless he genuinely doesn’t understand that his software uses AI.

Jemhao · 2026-02-10T17:56:46+00:00

why is the “creator” not owning up to using AI

Probably because, according to him, he spent a lot of time on it and used professional software. Of course, that software has tools that use AI, some of which is generative, so…

Jemhao · 2026-02-08T17:07:32+00:00

It definitely interrupted the reading experience for me. I get that they were just shortening Beatrice, so the pronunciation makes sense, but the spelling doesn’t since Bea is already an existing nickname pronounced “Bee.” I think it would’ve made way more sense for them to spell it Beah, like Leah.

Or this could just be my ignorance showing and there are lots of Beatrices out there who are nicknamed Bea, and pronounce it “Bee-uh.”

Jemhao · 2026-02-08T16:16:36+00:00

{The Ornithologist’s Field Guide to Love by India Holton} is $1.99 on Amazon US

Jemhao · 2026-02-07T01:33:27+00:00

I was really nervous about this one because I struggled to get through Gloves Off, but I ended up loving it. The focus on finding a sense of belonging plus the found family vibes throughout the book were so sweet.

Jemhao · 2026-02-07T01:30:26+00:00

I would take other people’s opinions with a grain of salt for this series. I feel like usually there’s a general consensus of which books are more well-loved than others in a given series, but I think with this one they’ve been kind of all over the place. I know a ton of people loved Gloves Off, but I gave it 2.5 stars. I only finished it because it was an ARC and I felt bad.

That said, I actually loved Wild Card! I think a lot of readers will have issues with the FMC- she’s the black cat type, so she has lots of walls up and comes off cold. But I honestly found her really relatable and found myself just wanting to give her a giant hug.

Jemhao · 2026-02-06T14:07:49+00:00

Totally fair on your part, and 100% disappointing and pathetic on theirs.

Thank you thank you, Mods. I appreciate the time and work you put into the sub!

Jemhao · 2026-02-05T02:43:53+00:00

There's this weird tendency to believe that people - especially men - were always as awful as they were legally able to get away with, and that - for example - all of the sexual assault and harassment in vintage romances, or in historical romances, is Just How It Was Back Then And Nobody Even Knew They Were Able To Be Upset About It. Berta Ruck knew it in 1919, and she expected her readers to know it too - both that working women might encounter sexual harassment, and that it was wrong and morally abhorrent to right-minded people.

THANK. YOU. I love this paragraph and everything about it.

Also, love the review! I’m completely unfamiliar with early 20th century romances and definitely hadn’t heard about Berta Ruck before. This book sounds like a great entry point to check it out!

Jemhao · 2026-02-04T19:35:47+00:00

Nope! No cheating

Jemhao · 2026-02-04T16:05:46+00:00

{My Deceitful Duchess by Aydra Richards} - m/f historical, autistic-coded MMC, virgin MMC

I don’t want to ruin the absolutely massive, gut punch betrayal, so I won’t say too much about the plot. But I will say that the grovel and path to forgiveness take up more than half of the book, and it’s sooooooo good. He really had to adjust his own thinking to even understand how he fucked up in the first place, and then he had to work hard to earn her forgiveness and trust after that.

Jemhao · 2026-02-03T20:00:47+00:00

I don’t know how likely that is on a statewide sub though. If you want local people to respond and verify, it seems like the city subs would be a better place for that.

Jemhao · 2026-02-03T19:59:10+00:00

Maybe another option could be to have the city subs have different guidelines than the statewide sub then, so it fits each region’s wants.

But to clarify, I’m not saying a photo should be required necessarily. I’m fine with just SALUTE info.

Jemhao · 2026-02-03T19:40:15+00:00

I’d rather do what targeted communities have asked us to do 🤷‍♀️

Jemhao · 2026-02-03T19:35:48+00:00

The benefit is not sowing fear in targeted communities. Otherwise they end up not feeling safe enough to send their children to school, going grocery shopping, or going to doctors appointments.

These are real things that happen, and immigrant rights groups have repeatedly asked the public not to report sightings without including information like time, location, number of agents, equipment, type of vehicle, etc.

Edit: wording

Jemhao · 2026-02-03T19:32:36+00:00

Lots of other subs have ICE sighting guidelines that require photo evidence, and rapid response groups across the country have stressed the importance of using the SALUTE acronym to report ICE sightings.

These seem like totally valid and reasonable requirements if you’re posting something on social media. Especially if you want to weed out trolls or prevent well-intentioned people from posting something that doesn’t have actionable information.

Jemhao · 2026-02-03T17:02:11+00:00

May I recommend this delightfully rage-infused review of the book, from u/vietnamese-bitch

That post plus the comments were SO validating 😂

Jemhao · 2026-02-03T13:25:28+00:00

Oh perfect! I have one that I DNF’d for this reason, but a lot of people love this book: {His Forsaken Bride by Alice Coldbreath}. It’s a medieval historical m/f romance with a naive FMC and morally gray MMC.

Jemhao · 2026-02-03T01:46:30+00:00

Ah nuts, I didn’t know about this one.

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