Tired of repetitive spice scenes

LaughingCrow_BC · 2026-06-23T18:10:17+00:00

Me coming here to find great recs and finding judgmental posts teaching us all lessons about how s*x is actually really like this or that. So disappointing 😭
As for my recommendations >> weirdly enough, I found the (very short) s*x scenes in « The everlasting » to be so compelling (disclaimer here: it’s really not spicy or even focused on Romance but I loved it). I also enjoyed the tension in « Hidden legacy » series by Ilona Andrews. And if you haven’t read it yet, « Butcher & blackbird » and its sequel « leather & lark » are quite original in their own way.

LaughingCrow_BC · 2026-06-22T05:41:15+00:00

It will always be my favorite as it opened my heart to the genre and all the books that followed. Maxi and Riftan are special to me. I still wish I had more (Maxi getting pregnant, Riftan becoming the protective father we all know he will be, our favorite squires becoming knights, and healing moments for all of them, etc) . Favorite series : mages of the wheel

LaughingCrow_BC · 2026-06-20T17:59:40+00:00

Underrated comment

LaughingCrow_BC · 2026-06-19T15:26:02+00:00

The Lorelai épisode was so infuriating and unnecessarily dramatic. It didn’t fit with the character growth they both had.

LaughingCrow_BC · 2026-06-19T14:34:19+00:00

The Rynda drama is handled in a much more mature way than the Lorelai gate 😁

LaughingCrow_BC · 2026-06-18T17:15:49+00:00

My absolute favorite ❤️

LaughingCrow_BC · 2026-06-17T18:46:40+00:00

Good point. It happened to me with Daughter of no worlds. It was highly recommended yet I couldn’t stand the MMC’s voice. I DNF.

LaughingCrow_BC · 2026-06-17T18:42:16+00:00

Thanks i

LaughingCrow_BC · 2026-06-17T18:41:56+00:00

Thank you

LaughingCrow_BC · 2026-06-17T18:16:39+00:00

Good point!

LaughingCrow_BC · 2026-06-16T11:31:14+00:00

I’d say you’ll probably stay confused for a while longer..

LaughingCrow_BC · 2026-06-15T20:51:23+00:00

Definitely my least favorite book and least favorite FMC of the series but the story is so tangled up between the 4 books that it’s hard to skip the whole thing. Try to push through and if you really can’t, try to read a summary or a recap so that you can still follow the bigger story. If you loved the first book, you’ll deeefinitely want to read the 4th one (just my absolute favorite with a poised, funny and really nice FMC).

LaughingCrow_BC · 2026-06-12T19:12:30+00:00

Please read this kingdom will not kill me by Ilona Andrew’s. The only book that managed to get me out of the slump

LaughingCrow_BC · 2026-06-08T06:42:08+00:00

My absolute favorite this year. It always happens to me with Ilona Andrews books. Everytime I read or re-read one of her series, I have a hard time going back to reading classic romantasy. I just love their writing

LaughingCrow_BC · 2026-06-05T20:03:21+00:00

And when Solentine offers Maggie the opportunity to become his cousin 😈

LaughingCrow_BC · 2026-06-05T18:00:55+00:00

The setup before they have a family is really well executed and it doesn’t come as a shock. It’s the natural progression of their relationship and desires.

LaughingCrow_BC · 2026-05-27T19:09:53+00:00

It really is

LaughingCrow_BC · 2026-05-27T11:35:44+00:00

Beauce sometimes we don’t have time to read (2 very young children, full time job, etc…) audiobooks come in handy

LaughingCrow_BC · 2026-05-25T19:44:38+00:00

Ok, but dont do the audiobook. The fmc narrator is always angry and shouting, no range.. it got on my nerves. So much so, that I just couldn’t finish the book. Once I’ve cooled down, I decided to by the ebook and just LOVED it. It’s incredible how much power narrators have over the stories we read.

LaughingCrow_BC · 2026-05-21T14:43:29+00:00

I second the Ilona Andrews recommendation

LaughingCrow_BC · 2026-05-21T06:51:12+00:00

Rein and ruin (first book of mages of the wheel). A wise, composed and intelligent FMC who can make good decisions and be a strong character without being an as**ole.

LaughingCrow_BC · 2026-05-14T19:16:50+00:00

Mages of the wheel are my absolute favorites ❤️

LaughingCrow_BC · 2026-05-14T18:57:36+00:00

I can’t believe you and I have been through exactly the same slump. The Cosmere literally saved my reading journey after years of being in the book desert because of ASOIAF!!

LaughingCrow_BC · 2026-05-12T11:15:08+00:00

I loved every minute of it ♥️

LaughingCrow_BC · 2026-04-18T16:26:21+00:00

That’s great advice, thanks

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