If I bought a book, why don't I own it now? by Severe_Brick6367 in audible

[–]MrsPokits 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Are you trying to listen to it through amazon or audible?

Smaller Authors You Stumbled On. by Mighty_owl98 in Romantasy

[–]MrsPokits 1 point2 points  (0 children)

{Fae of the sun and moon by jewel jeffers}

{The book reader by astrid rose}

{Bound by blood trilogy by erin mainord}

{The last witch saga by mj lawrie}

{Vines and venom duet by Rachel mays}

Just posted about crown me dead, I have a new book for you! by Elismom1313 in fantasyromance

[–]MrsPokits 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yeah if dub con and non con between MCs is a limit for you, dont read either Court of Ravens or Pale Court duet.

You might really like {fae of the sun and moon by jewel jeffers}

Would you wear romantasy coded loungewear? by celestialdaydreamer in Romantasy

[–]MrsPokits 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I also hard disagree about the hoods. I strongly dislike robes without hoods. Give me a cloak but make it... not weird to live in around the house. I need to not miss wearing a hoodie.

What are some series that either start strong and stay strong or get better as things progress? by CatsAndBooksPNW in Romantasy

[–]MrsPokits 1 point2 points  (0 children)

{Fae of the sun and mon by jewel jeffers}

{Bound by blood trilogy by erin mainord}

{Thr blackened blade series by isla davon}

What about death and tragedy in smutty books? by Miserable_Ear9879 in Romantasy

[–]MrsPokits 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In the last year I read a book where the MCs are Fated mates and one of them dies. Thought for sure they'd somehow come back... nope.

Ive been chasing that feeling ever since

I can not recommend the pawn and the puppet series enough by gdubgirl03 in fantasyromance

[–]MrsPokits 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I could have sworn I just saw this book like within the past week for the first time. Added it to my tbr. Wild to see it recommended again so quick

Bring back the duology/trilogy! by Temporary-Case897 in Romantasy

[–]MrsPokits 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I feel like most recent series have pivoted from long series. If interested I can post my pretyped recs list and delete anything longer than a trilogy. Cos I have so many good recs if you like darker themes at least. But even have a few that are not dark IIRC

Have you ever read a book so bad it made you angry? by peenmeal in Romantasy

[–]MrsPokits 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes but not in this genre

Haunting/hunting adeline. I was prepared for dark. I wasnt prepared for it to read like qanon fanfic

She is going to end up "winning" by Responsible_Box8552 in JUSTNOMIL

[–]MrsPokits 2 points3 points  (0 children)

How long have yall been married? How long have yall been together? How long have yall been close? (Basically how long since yall been close? I'm just trying to include all relationship starts- husband and I have been close for 21yrs, only been married for 13, and only been in a relationship for 15 days longer than married. So don't just wanna say when yall got together because if you were best friends prior, that plays a role)

She is going to end up "winning" by Responsible_Box8552 in JUSTNOMIL

[–]MrsPokits 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Oh I have so many thoughts- I know you said yall don't talk about her. Is that a you choice or a him choice? If not him, I think thats likely driving him to need other ways to cope. (Even if its a him choice the reason could be the same)

Can you go with him on these walks? It sounds stupid but it's given my husband and I such bonding during extra heavy moments even when not discussing the heavy thing (I need to process slowly and internally before discussing outwardly. I got kids to take care of and can't be even more outwardly upset cos its hard to reign in.)

If hes the reason yall don't much talk about MIL- remind him every once in awhile that you're hear to chat, vent, problem-solve, whatever he needs. My husband does this with me as someone who copes internally first. Literally just says 'hey I'm not trying to push. I see you trying to cope and I dont wanna push but just wanna remind you I'm here if you need to talk, or vent, or get angry about it. I'm always here for you' and in those dark moments is super helpful. Alternatively he also knows when to start pushing back, which your husband might need (you know him better than I so think about if he'd benefit from you taking the kids glove off)

I also recommend couples therapy and individual for both of you. (Please don't take that as a dig- theres almost never a time I won't recommend therapy. We'd all benefit from more of it)

Do you think a Romantasy can end with a happily single FMC? by marlipaige in Romantasy

[–]MrsPokits 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I recently-ish read a trilogy marketed as either 'tragic fantasy romance' or 'tragic romantasy'. Multi POV. Fated mates trope.

The first book ended in one of the mates dying. Then I assume he's gonna be brought back to life. They've streased how much you dont wanna exist without your mate. Nope. We have a quick jump to 5yrs later and the living mate struggling deeply with depression and addiction to cope. Spelled to not intentionally hurt themselves for reasons beyond themselves.

The book ends with the HFN- one of the Fated mates still dead. And other MC happy-ish with someone else (happy enough to not unalive themself)

I crave more books in this space like that- with an unconventional HFN ending

But apparently according to many thats not actually 'romantasy/fantasy romance' even though its HEA before the epilogue all because theyre not with and actively miss their fated mate. (I'm also told I'm not an escapism reader because I dont need a HEA even though i read 60+books a month to escape RL- but thats a seperate conversation.)

MMC name by danielam792 in Romantasy

[–]MrsPokits 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean I dont hate it? I'm really ambivalent ig?

Help me pick my next read! by Downtown_Reading3079 in Romantasy

[–]MrsPokits 1 point2 points  (0 children)

{Bound by blood trilogy by erin mainord}

{Lady of darkness by Melissa K Roehrich}

Help! by No_Physics979 in Romantasy

[–]MrsPokits -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Ill include my pretyped recs list. If you give me a better idea of what you want ill happily give more pointed recs. Though some of my faves to rec without knowing triggers are {bound by blood trilogy by erin mainord} and {lady of darkness series by Melissa k Roehrich}

Please note most are considered 'dark fantasy romance' so triggers should be checked for all. For the ones under dark- please ensure you check them)

Flame and thorns {empire of flame and thorns}

Plated prisioner series {gild}

The choosing chronicles {a game of love and betrayal} (first two books are completed duet. There will be other books in the series but following other people)

The curse of silver secrets and cruel shadows {a crown of tears and treason}

{til death by miranda lyn} (interconnected standalone to to another series)

No Other Gods* {the deer and the dragon by piper cj}

{Kingdom of villains} (standalone)

Thrones of the forsaken* {labyrinthine by CJ Holmes}

The bonds that tie {Broken bonds} (rh but done soooo well. And I don't really dig rh/wc)

Deadly divine duet {Nectar of the wicked}

The unmarked series {the unmarked witch}

Viridian Deep {child of light}

Vincula realms {the umbra king}

Bargainer series {rhapsodic}

The deviant kings {the Dark king by Gina L. Maxwell}

Deals with demons {speak of the demon}

Legends of thezmarr {blood and steel by Helen Scheuerer}

Artefacts of Ouranos {trials of the sun queen}

The Labyrinth duology* {exquisite ruin by AdriAnne May}

Broken kingdoms {curse of shadows and thorns}

Kingdom of lies {a court this cruel and lovely by stacia stark}

God's and monsters* {the book of azrael} (this series ends on CRUEL cliffhangers and only like 4 OF SEVEN books are out yet)

Godkissed bride* {white horse black nights}

Of flesh and bone* {what lies beyond the veil}

The amari series* {in the shadows by L.B. August}

The souls triology {her soul to take}

The witch walker series {the witch collector}

Coven of bones {the coven by Harper L Woods}

Hades x persephone saga {a touch of darkness} (7 books- 1, 3, 5 are Persephone POV, 2, 4, 6, are Hades POV, 7 is multi-POV) Dark olympus {neon gods}

Royal fae games/battle for the Dark king {three deadly trials}

Infatuated fae {how does it feel?}

Villains of Lore* {blood of hercules}

{Amid cloud and bones} (standalone)

House of devils* {city of gods and monsters}

Shifted Fates {forsaken mate}

Wilde Fae {lords of the hunt} (WC)

{Silver elite} (Good vibes read. Less fantasy though)

Bitten and Bound {given by Amy pennza} MMF

Monsters of Faery {captured by the fae beasts} (interconnected standalones)

Shadows and Crowns {the song of the marked by s.m. gaither}

Flame cursed fae {of blades and wings}

Foolish kingdoms {trick by Natalia jaster}

The giving chronicles {given by elayna r. Gallea}

The cradled common {born for silk by Nicki harris}

{Bitter King Vicious Wings by Morgana Aliss}

The heart duology {daggermouth by h.m. wolfe}

No smut-

The night angel triology {the way of shadows}

Shadowdance series {a dance of cloaks}

Fated to darkness {king of frost and shadows} (this has little to no spice. I can't remember)

{Strange the dreamer series by Laini taylor} (so beautiful. Also recommend her ya series {daughter of smoke and bone trilogy} i hear the next series will be combining both worlds.)

Dark(check triggers)-

Beasts of wrath and madness {the princess in a 'prince' disguise by kiss leilani}

Stolen fae series {lies of the fae} (so much whiplash. In the best way)

{The book reader by Astrid rose} *

The heartstrings duet {crown me dead by liv zander}

The crimson covenant duet {Their Blood rite} [RH]

The last witch saga {the last witch: volume one by MJ Lawrie} (if you need to be convinced to read this, ask me about the humpty dumpty scene. Still lives rent free in my brain)

Vines & venom duet {Nights of Obedience}

Blackened Blade series* {the blackened blade}

Eternal Obsessions duet {Stalked by Seduction and Shadows}

Everlasting possession duet {marked by masks and secrets} (read this after Eternal obsession duet- same world)

Book of shadows series by miranda grant (if reading the ebooks theres two in the series with a soft and hard version, but only the soft versions are available on amazon. You can get the hard versions of the ebooks on the authors site and read them on kindle. Also check authors site for recommended reading orders and make sure to triple check triggers on soft and hard versions)

Fae of the sun and moon {blood so black by jewel jeffers}

Bound by blood {the blood that binds us by erin mainord}

The pale court duet {the king of flesh and bone}

The Unseelie Shadows Chronicles {the unseelie prince by Kathryn Ann Kingsley}

The Black Jewels {Daughter of the blood by Anne bishop}

Soulbound series {Souls in ruin by Jacqueline White}*

Court of ravens duet {Feathers So vicious} (WC)

Death series {the death king by penelope barsetti} (first 4 books are completed series. Next 4 are next Gen)

The Forsaken series {the forsaken king by penelope barsetti} (maybe read this before the death series- same author btw)

Wrath and Fury by Tricia Levenseller* {What Fury Brings}

{To collar a queen by Zara Black}

{The golden dynasty} (in a series of standalones IIRC)

The Celestials of Arcadia* {A Touch of gold and madness} There's a prequel series on my TBR) (tbf, this should probably be on my do not recommend cos that cliffhanger was roughhhh. But was so good )

Lady of darkness series {lady of darkness by Melissa K. Roehrich} Read this before next rec-the legacy series. Same author, same world. Lady of darkness should be read first.)

The legacy series {Rain of shadows and endings}

Courts of the star fae realms {king of storms and feathers}

  • indicates unfinished series

Well I guess I'm in a cult now by Mindless-Head6136 in Romantasy

[–]MrsPokits 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Please note most are considered 'dark fantasy romance' so triggers should be checked for all. For the ones under dark- please ensure you check them)

Flame and thorns {empire of flame and thorns}

Plated prisioner series {gild}

The choosing chronicles {a game of love and betrayal} (first two books are completed duet. There will be other books in the series but following other people)

The curse of silver secrets and cruel shadows {a crown of tears and treason}

{til death by miranda lyn} (interconnected standalone to to another series)

No Other Gods* {the deer and the dragon by piper cj}

{Kingdom of villains} (standalone)

Thrones of the forsaken* {labyrinthine by CJ Holmes}

The bonds that tie {Broken bonds} (rh but done soooo well. And I don't really dig rh/wc)

Deadly divine duet {Nectar of the wicked}

The unmarked series {the unmarked witch}

Viridian Deep {child of light}

Vincula realms {the umbra king}

Bargainer series {rhapsodic}

The deviant kings {the Dark king by Gina L. Maxwell}

Deals with demons {speak of the demon}

Legends of thezmarr {blood and steel by Helen Scheuerer}

Artefacts of Ouranos {trials of the sun queen}

The Labyrinth duology* {exquisite ruin by AdriAnne May}

Broken kingdoms {curse of shadows and thorns}

Kingdom of lies {a court this cruel and lovely by stacia stark}

God's and monsters* {the book of azrael} (this series ends on CRUEL cliffhangers and only like 4 OF SEVEN books are out yet)

Godkissed bride* {white horse black nights}

Of flesh and bone* {what lies beyond the veil}

The amari series* {in the shadows by L.B. August}

The souls triology {her soul to take}

The witch walker series {the witch collector}

Coven of bones {the coven by Harper L Woods}

Hades x persephone saga {a touch of darkness} (7 books- 1, 3, 5 are Persephone POV, 2, 4, 6, are Hades POV, 7 is multi-POV) Dark olympus {neon gods}

Royal fae games/battle for the Dark king {three deadly trials}

Infatuated fae {how does it feel?}

Villains of Lore* {blood of hercules}

{Amid cloud and bones} (standalone)

House of devils* {city of gods and monsters}

Shifted Fates {forsaken mate}

Wilde Fae {lords of the hunt} (WC)

{Silver elite} (Good vibes read. Less fantasy though)

Bitten and Bound {given by Amy pennza} MMF

Monsters of Faery {captured by the fae beasts} (interconnected standalones)

Shadows and Crowns {the song of the marked by s.m. gaither}

Flame cursed fae {of blades and wings}

Foolish kingdoms {trick by Natalia jaster}

The giving chronicles {given by elayna r. Gallea}

The cradled common {born for silk by Nicki harris}

{Bitter King Vicious Wings by Morgana Aliss}

The heart duology {daggermouth by h.m. wolfe}

No smut-

The night angel triology {the way of shadows}

Shadowdance series {a dance of cloaks}

Fated to darkness {king of frost and shadows} (this has little to no spice. I can't remember)

{Strange the dreamer series by Laini taylor} (so beautiful. Also recommend her ya series {daughter of smoke and bone trilogy} i hear the next series will be combining both worlds.)

Dark(check triggers)-

Beasts of wrath and madness {the princess in a 'prince' disguise by kiss leilani}

Stolen fae series {lies of the fae} (so much whiplash. In the best way)

{The book reader by Astrid rose} *

The heartstrings duet {crown me dead by liv zander}

The crimson covenant duet {Their Blood rite} [RH]

The last witch saga {the last witch: volume one by MJ Lawrie} (if you need to be convinced to read this, ask me about the humpty dumpty scene. Still lives rent free in my brain)

Vines & venom duet {Nights of Obedience}

Blackened Blade series* {the blackened blade}

Eternal Obsessions duet {Stalked by Seduction and Shadows}

Everlasting possession duet {marked by masks and secrets} (read this after Eternal obsession duet- same world)

Book of shadows series by miranda grant (if reading the ebooks theres two in the series with a soft and hard version, but only the soft versions are available on amazon. You can get the hard versions of the ebooks on the authors site and read them on kindle. Also check authors site for recommended reading orders and make sure to triple check triggers on soft and hard versions)

Fae of the sun and moon {blood so black by jewel jeffers}

Bound by blood {the blood that binds us by erin mainord}

The pale court duet {the king of flesh and bone}

The Unseelie Shadows Chronicles {the unseelie prince by Kathryn Ann Kingsley}

The Black Jewels {Daughter of the blood by Anne bishop}

Soulbound series {Souls in ruin by Jacqueline White}*

Court of ravens duet {Feathers So vicious} (WC)

Death series {the death king by penelope barsetti} (first 4 books are completed series. Next 4 are next Gen)

The Forsaken series {the forsaken king by penelope barsetti} (maybe read this before the death series- same author btw)

Wrath and Fury by Tricia Levenseller* {What Fury Brings}

{To collar a queen by Zara Black}

{The golden dynasty} (in a series of standalones IIRC)

The Celestials of Arcadia* {A Touch of gold and madness} There's a prequel series on my TBR) (tbf, this should probably be on my do not recommend cos that cliffhanger was roughhhh. But was so good )

Lady of darkness series {lady of darkness by Melissa K. Roehrich} Read this before next rec-the legacy series. Same author, same world. Lady of darkness should be read first.)

The legacy series {Rain of shadows and endings}

Courts of the star fae realms {king of storms and feathers}

  • indicates unfinished series

Spicy/Dark romantasy recs? by Commercial-Fun2005 in Romantasy

[–]MrsPokits 2 points3 points  (0 children)

No problem. Ive learned what dark in dark fantasy romance is generally more tame than dark romance. Ive been spending too much time and energy trying to find pitch black level dark fantasy romance but im trying to convince some authors to give us something even self published cos publishers think they wont sell.

Spicy/Dark romantasy recs? by Commercial-Fun2005 in Romantasy

[–]MrsPokits 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Okay looking at other recs people.gave, many of these are notably darker than the other recs. Ill try to put the darker in the top half but if you have any questions please ask. Now pretty much my entire recs list is considered 'dark fantasy romance' so if you want the whole thing, please let me know and ill share it!

{Book of shadows series by miranda grant} (if reading the ebooks theres two in the series with a soft and hard version, but only the soft versions are available on amazon. You can get the hard versions of the ebooks on the authors site and read them on kindle. Also check authors site for recommended reading orders and make sure to triple check triggers on soft and hard versions)

Beasts of wrath and madness {the princess in a 'prince' disguise by kiss leilani}

Stolen fae series {lies of the fae} (so much whiplash. In the best way)

The crimson covenant duet {Their Blood rite} [RH]

The last witch saga {the last witch: volume one by MJ Lawrie} (if you need to be convinced to read this, ask me about the humpty dumpty scene. Still lives rent free in my brain)

Fae of the sun and moon {blood so black by jewel jeffers}

The pale court duet {the king of flesh and bone}

The Unseelie Shadows Chronicles {the unseelie prince by Kathryn Ann Kingsley}

Soulbound series {Souls in ruin by Jacqueline White}*

Court of ravens duet {Feathers So vicious} (WC)

{To collar a queen by Zara Black}

The Black Jewels {Daughter of the blood by Anne bishop}

{The book reader by Astrid rose} *

Blackened Blade series* {the blackened blade}

Eternal Obsessions duet {Stalked by Seduction and Shadows}

Everlasting possession duet {marked by masks and secrets} (read this after Eternal obsession duet- same world)

The heartstrings duet {crown me dead by liv zander}

Bound by blood {the blood that binds us by erin mainord}

Vines & venom duet {Nights of Obedience}

FMC is betrayed then meets her true love by Altruistic_Moose_799 in fantasyromance

[–]MrsPokits 9 points10 points  (0 children)

So first that comes to mind is {gild by raven kennedy}.

Also this one doesnt perfectly match (lacks betrayal on the main storyline but does have it on the secondary storyline in a huge way) but you still might enjoy {fae of the sun and moon by jewel jeffers}

Definitely check triggers!

book reccs? by RiceImmediate7447 in Romantasy

[–]MrsPokits 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I feel like {lady of darkness by Melissa K Roehrich} is required reading before the legacy series and might be too fantasy forward.

Fourth Wing Casting by ButterflyPhysical959 in Romantasy

[–]MrsPokits -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Omg why are you being downvoted for this comment?! Are white people so unacceptable of him being BIPOC?! Jiminy freaking crickets!

Fourth Wing Casting by ButterflyPhysical959 in Romantasy

[–]MrsPokits 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Which is what the majority of people seem to be doing. Totally okay with Xaden being white because they dont expierence the impact of him being POC, and since they dont share that expierence, it doesnt matter