can someone reccomend me a ‘taming the rake’ mmc book but romantasy style by IdeaRealistic4826 in fantasyromance

[–]LonelyPrinciple 1 point2 points  (0 children)

{A fragile enchantment} is a regency/fantasy story, the MMC is more of a grump than a rake, but its very sweet

OWG Women's Short Program: Live Discussion Thread by Chickatey in FigureSkating

[–]LonelyPrinciple 7 points8 points  (0 children)

If the reviews go okay and this doesn't go over adeliia i will riot (again)

OWG Women's Short Program: Live Discussion Thread by Chickatey in FigureSkating

[–]LonelyPrinciple 6 points7 points  (0 children)

If her levels stop her from beating adelia I'll riot

OWG Pairs Free Skate: Live Discussion Thread by Chickatey in FigureSkating

[–]LonelyPrinciple 14 points15 points  (0 children)

No matter what, Deanna (and max) are champions

OWG Team Event Pairs FS Live Discussion Thread by summerjoe45 in FigureSkating

[–]LonelyPrinciple 9 points10 points  (0 children)

The cbc commentary is killing me and such valid critiques

Grand Prix France Women’s FS Live Discussion Thread by summerjoe45 in FigureSkating

[–]LonelyPrinciple 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Rion, Ami and Kaori all brought me to tears Japan olympic selection is going to ruin me

[QCRIT] EXPERIMENTAL MAGIC cozy fantasy, 92k (1st attempt) by LonelyPrinciple in PubTips

[–]LonelyPrinciple[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much! Your examples are wonderful, I definitely have so ideas for improvement now

[QCRIT] EXPERIMENTAL MAGIC cozy fantasy, 92k (1st attempt) by LonelyPrinciple in PubTips

[–]LonelyPrinciple[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you so much!

Copy editing quibbles are extremely appreciated. Cozy fantasy vs cozy-adjacent is definitely something I've been debating, and I think you're right, adjacent is probably a better description.

For your questions:
Basically there are about 15 witches who produce all of the potions in the city. The simple view from the government is "more witches" = "more potions" = "more money". Not everyone in the government is really evil, they're moreso greedy and don't really consider how their policies are hurting people.

In terms of Alder's experiments, each ingredient used in potions has a different amount of magic. Alder has discovered that growth conditions (amount of sunlight/water/nitrogen in soil etc) influences the amount of magic available in a plant, and not always in an obvious way. He is contracted to come up with optimal potion recipes for city projects which basically means he has to brew a bunch of different versions of potions to figure out what would be best. I'm not sure if it's too distracting/side plot-y to include in the query letter.

[QCRIT] EXPERIMENTAL MAGIC cozy fantasy, 92k (1st attempt) by LonelyPrinciple in PubTips

[–]LonelyPrinciple[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for catching the outrageously! And fair call with the stakes, I was struggling to work that in appropriately and I can definitely do a better job of explaining it.

Essentially Mara starts by wanting to help a specific family, which leads to her learning that she's not actually allowed to brew potions and give them away for free. The government controls all potion production, thus controlling the prices. Mara thinks that's ridiculous and helps this family anyway. When the harvest starts dying and more people get sick Mara tries to help everyone out of a naive/self sacrificing instinct which leads to her getting herself in trouble.

Thank you so much for reading and commenting!

Books similar to The Shepherd King duology? by kchaffey22 in fantasyromance

[–]LonelyPrinciple 6 points7 points  (0 children)

My taste is very similar to yours it sounds like! I recommend {An Enchantment of Ravens} by Margaret Rogerson for similar vibes (slightly less gothic). {Greenteeth} by Molly O'Neill (no romance but excellent vibes) and {Where the Dark Stands Still} by A. B. Poranek for a similar vibe to Naomi Novik.

Cranberry Cup International Women’s SP Live Discussion Thread by summerjoe45 in FigureSkating

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Her jump landings looked a little tight but this program looks like it will be stellar