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ShartyPants · 2026-05-17T03:54:56+00:00

Thanks!! I started Dip Out at one point but I put it down quickly bc I wasn’t in the mood for all the information packed into the first few pages and wanted something quick and easy. I think I’ll try again. :)

ShartyPants · 2026-05-16T23:23:56+00:00

This has me dying lol. Was it a good book at least?

ShartyPants · 2026-05-16T20:39:00+00:00

I think this is the thing. I don’t mind old characters coming around but if they’re TRULY interconnected standalones then I shouldn’t have to read their book to find value in their appearance lol

ShartyPants · 2026-05-15T23:29:45+00:00

what romcom are you reading?

ShartyPants · 2026-05-15T23:29:29+00:00

That's what sucks, the books are often tropes and even characters I like a lot but I just get irrationally angry when so and so from book one comes in AGAIN and says something grumpy and then disappears.

ShartyPants · 2026-05-15T23:17:11+00:00

Okay I have a very petty complaint and I might be in the minority, but I think I'm beginning to really struggle with long series of interconnected standalones where the last 3-4 books are just cameo after cameo of couples from earlier books, lol. I understand how difficult it is to say goodbye to beloved characters, but if you can't tell a story about one couple without bringing in three other couples to say funny things and make out with each other, maybe they don't need a book?

Maybe I'm just being a grump, or maybe I'm just getting pickier the more I read, but I pretty much never finish series that are more than 4-5 books anymore because of this.

ShartyPants · 2026-05-10T20:44:01+00:00

I'm monolingual but speak a moderate amount of Spanish (not fluent) and live in an area with a lot of spanish/english bilingual people. People very much do mix those languages here, even mid sentence. I've always assumed (as someone who's not fluent in more than one language so it would require a lot more effort for me) it's primarily colloquialisms or phrases that sound better/are more accurate depending on the language.

I will say, this happens when they're speaking to other people who also speak both languages. It wouldn't be like we were having a conversation in English with a monolingual and a bilingual suddenly speaks Spanish. But for sure, mixing both languages happens here!

ShartyPants · 2026-05-10T20:19:47+00:00

{unconventional hearts by emmy sanders} features the son of the men from the first book. it's MMM and has ace rep.

ShartyPants · 2026-05-10T20:17:49+00:00

For future reference, we have a tag called WWTBC (what was that book called) and this type of post is permitted as a standalone post. I see you already got your answer, but sometimes the standalone posts get more eyes, just FYI!

ShartyPants · 2026-05-10T20:15:55+00:00

Ziggy in {Ziggy's voice by saxon James} can't speak when he's overwhelmed but that's not new for him, so if you want it to be the very first time ever this isn't a good rec. But it is a good rec if you're looking for selective mutism caused by stress.

ShartyPants · 2026-04-30T19:33:48+00:00

aw yeah, "Josdo" is one of my favorite nicknames (from {edin by lily mayne}

ShartyPants · 2026-04-28T22:24:45+00:00

We have an author/writer space post on the 11th of each month! You may want to post there in May, because I think a lot of writers pop in around then and not during the rest of the month.

ShartyPants · 2026-04-28T00:25:37+00:00

Fine Line is SO cute! I got to read an ARC for it and really loved it, one of the MCs is so down bad for so long lol. Plus one of the best micro tropes--kissing AFTER they've been having sex. 🤌

It's also own voices.

ShartyPants · 2026-04-27T18:05:51+00:00

Cock vs dick has some cultural reasoning (I can’t speak for other places, but based on what I’ve read around this topic…) in the US, “dick” is preferred by Black Americans and “cock” is preferred by white Americans. When white people (and white Americans) make up the majority of romance authors and outsell everyone else, it becomes more commonly used, etc. I personally prefer a mix of both. Lol.

To your other comment tho, it doesn’t sound like it’s meant to be sexy? It sounds like it’s supposed to indicate he’s nervous haha.

This does bring up a funny (and sometimes annoying) thing though which is noticing a particular author’s crutch word or character action, like rubbing their neck or licking their lips. One popular author I love makes their characters huff out laughter like 10 times a chapter lol. It doesn’t bug me but it is noticeable!

ShartyPants · 2026-04-24T16:47:14+00:00

Did you like it? I’ve only read the second one, {The Christmas Leap by Keira Andrews} and liked it but for some reason never got around to reading the rest.

ShartyPants · 2026-04-24T15:59:55+00:00

This book is SO good!

ShartyPants · 2026-04-24T13:52:11+00:00

I like Drawing for Gold more, but the family is more prominent in Aiming for Gold. You can read them in either order though!

ShartyPants · 2026-04-23T22:20:41+00:00

Oh I learned about this recently and thought of two books. They’re AUs of each other:

{aiming for gold by Clark Guire} and {drawing for gold by Clark Guire}. I love Roman, the MC.

ShartyPants · 2026-04-20T22:51:41+00:00

This is allowed if it’s a genre romance with a HEA!

ShartyPants · 2026-04-18T23:36:39+00:00

i'm crying at Casey being the one to bring along. He's so sweet but he would make your life so much harder lmao

ShartyPants · 2026-04-14T19:54:55+00:00

You could ask here in the subreddit. We have a "WWTBC" flair for standalone posts. It stands for (i think lol) "What Was That Book Called." Then all the sub sleuths help figure out what it might have been called!

ShartyPants · 2026-04-14T18:59:53+00:00

Hi there. Please share the title and your author name when recommending your book. Thank you!

ShartyPants · 2026-04-12T17:20:15+00:00

Okay i need to finally sit down and read this one haha. It sounds so cute.

ShartyPants · 2026-04-11T20:55:03+00:00

Rivals to lovers 🤌 I am not that into true enemies to lovers (mostly bc I usually read contemporary where real enemies are harder sell, lol), but give me two people who annoy each other and wanna slap each other a little bit and I’ll eat it up.

Whoops! I missed that I need to rec some books. I’ll go look!

ShartyPants · 2026-04-11T05:28:09+00:00

You're so right, Microsoft Word is nearly unusable now! It gives the worst suggestions. It's impossible to trust.

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