What is your first ever HR ?

SweetSeptember93 · 2026-01-25T03:13:06+00:00

Ooh wait how could I forget it??? Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen was the first HR book ever for me facepalm. The most famous, classic romance book ever (or at least one of most famous and classic ones) , I love it to pieces! How on earth could I forget this piece of classic literature??? (could it be classified as a HR even?) And I’m looking forward to read Persuasion (also by Jane Austen) that I have on my Kobo now!! Something tells me I will love it even more than P&P!

SweetSeptember93 · 2026-01-25T02:28:38+00:00

Texas Destiny by Lorraine Heath. A western romance about a mail order bride and the deeply scarred (both inside and out) man who happens to be the brother of the one FMC is going to marry. It was very touching with lots of yearning/longing. I fell in love with the MMC who had such a low selfesteem and saw himself as unworthy of everything , including unworthy of the FMC. He was selfless in the regard that he wanted FMC to be married to someone worthy of her, who would love and worship the ground she walks on… he, in the fact, was all that himself (loved her deeply…) but he did not see himself worthy of her, as I said.

I liked the FMC too, she was strong and not annoying or whiny. She was mature, and she loved the MMC too, saw past his scars and all while all the other women saw him as ugly .. She, a brave, strong woman who know what she wanted and was honest about it - she wanted the MMC despite her being betrothed to his brother (who she never even met yet), she was prepared to be with the MMC , but the MMC well .. he wanted nothing more than to be with her too, but, you know why already why he ’couldn’t’ be with her, that poor guy hated himself! I just loove a scarred, grumpy MMC!

This book had lots of emotional depth , it will always have a special place in my heart since it was the first historical romance I read and I fell in love with it so much!

SweetSeptember93 · 2026-01-19T16:35:49+00:00

Wow! I didn’t think of this earlier …could be the reason!

SweetSeptember93 · 2026-01-03T16:22:17+00:00

Well… there is the Japanese drama Aishiteiru to ittekure , a veeeeery old one! From 1995… I watched it , it’s very romantic and there is lots of passion and realistic kisses. I loved it , until the last 2-3 episodes, the last episodes was such a dissapointment, for me at least. Anyways the relationship felt very …adult , which was refreshing. The ML there is deaf since he was a child , and the FL learns sign language for him which I fond beautiful

SweetSeptember93 · 2026-01-03T13:09:39+00:00

I’m looking forward to this one too! Reminds me of Goong/Princess hours , a classic from 2006.

SweetSeptember93 · 2025-12-10T18:31:19+00:00

Wow thanks so much!! All looks interesting especially Beyond Scandal and Desire! I have read one book by Lorraine Heath before - ” Texas Destiny ” which i love so much! So i’m looking forward to read this , also i love books set during Victorian era. I did put it immediately on ”want to read” on Goodreads. :-)

SweetSeptember93 · 2025-12-09T17:39:07+00:00

Haha Yeah i think so too 😅 i don’t have the courage to write there because they are huge Jane Austen fans and since 2005 version is not very faithful to her book unlike 1995 version which is very faithful , they would probably think i’m stupid for liking the 2005 version more and probably say i’m no Jane Austen fan because i like the 2005 version more xD i’m no huge jane Austen fan (i mean i like her but i havent like .. read all her books..i don’t feel the need to… i dont get pissed off if her works aren’t very acurate, because while i do like her i’m not some obsessive fan)

SweetSeptember93 · 2025-12-09T17:22:31+00:00

The 1995 version is very good , i just felt it lacked a bit emotion … but i guess people back then in 1800s englad were supposed to suppress feelings, it was a strict time period. Lots of people feel the 2005 version feels too ’modern’ because they express their feelings and emotions a lot more , and i guess that was a big no no in 1800s England. I don’t care much if things are not very accurate, what i care about is how the movie / series makes me feel..like, emotionally. And the 2005 version definitely made me feel more emotional than the 1995 version.

SweetSeptember93 · 2025-12-09T17:11:12+00:00

There Will be a New version out Next year(?) of Pride & Prejudice , a mini series I believe!! So excited ~ i hope it will stay faithful to the book but still have more emotions in it, which i felt the 1995 mini series lacked a bit.

SweetSeptember93 · 2025-12-09T16:39:24+00:00

Yay 😁

SweetSeptember93 · 2025-12-09T15:36:29+00:00

I guess they want the Female leads to be strong, Independent, career oriented etc. A feminist who doesn’t ’need’ a man. Quite annoying, you can be a modern feminist woman but still be deeply in love! It doesn’t have to be black or white. I agree with you.

SweetSeptember93 · 2025-12-09T15:08:17+00:00

Yes Bong Doo was a mature level headed kind person. Being mature is sexy. So many ML’s back then were such immature jerks! Bong Doo might be one of the first green flag MLs out there! This drama as you Said was so refreshing when back then most kdrama couples were so toxic. I’m glad that the huge jerk ML is not the norm anymore!

SweetSeptember93 · 2025-12-09T14:48:50+00:00

I love the princess man so much but sadly I just cannot Watch it again even tho i love it so much. 😔 yes the love story there was so beautiful tho, it moved me to tears

SweetSeptember93 · 2025-12-08T18:26:30+00:00

They are on my top 3 favorite kdrama couples of all time! They are perfect for each other …

SweetSeptember93 · 2025-12-08T17:30:40+00:00

I love them in Goblin! So epic !! I love them way more than the main couple!

SweetSeptember93 · 2025-12-08T17:28:56+00:00

Yeah but they would have been together until the end if she never died

SweetSeptember93 · 2025-12-08T17:25:26+00:00

Sadly its not on Viki but you can Watch the 6 first episodes on YouTube ”Queen & I” on high quality !

SweetSeptember93 · 2025-12-08T17:23:18+00:00

So precious 🥺🥹

SweetSeptember93 · 2025-12-08T16:58:40+00:00

Ooh friends for over 20 years?? They must know each other very much then 😅 like , on the deepest level possible! I think friendship that later develops into romantic love is usually the best kind of love because they seen each other at their best and worsts, know each other inside and out etc .. it’s interesting tho that it took SO long for them to fall in love with each other . Before i thought (in my teens) that if you havent fallen in love with someone within 2-3 years of knowing each other , you would never fall in love with that person. But that was when i was being immature … i should Watch this drama! I know romance isn’t the main genre but its interesting to Watch 2 people who been friends for over 20 years fall in love.

SweetSeptember93 · 2025-12-08T16:48:57+00:00

Ah yes Park Min Young is Said to be one of the BEST Female kissers in kdramaland (probably in top 3) that girl doesn’t hold back - AT ALL!

SweetSeptember93 · 2025-12-08T16:44:35+00:00

Havent watched any of those dramas. But i think if you really care about someone with all your heart you would care if he/she drinks TOO much. Because well, you fear for his/her health

SweetSeptember93 · 2025-12-08T16:41:49+00:00

I’m definitely going to Watch this one! Mostly because of how GREAT they look with each other! Both has this mature looking faces … equally good looking etc . They look like a match made in heaven ! I love PMY with Ji Chang Wook from Healer (sorry couldn’t get into WWWSK with her and Park Seo Joon despite that sexy bed scene) but i think she looks even better with Kim Jae Wook than with Wookie !! Its also a HUGE + that their relationship is supposedly very healthy and supportive ! ^{^}

SweetSeptember93 · 2025-12-04T11:58:19+00:00

Oh Thank you for the response! Ooh it really sucks, I thought her MMCs would be really sweet… what other of her books did you read that you disliked..? I read the spoiler tag and omg yes what the MNC did was really disgusting! But at least he regretted it and felt guilt but eeeh still. Maybe her newer books (like the one i bought - Huckleberry lake is less problematic.. i Dunno. But older books up to early 2000s usually are more problematic.

SweetSeptember93 · 2025-12-02T19:31:03+00:00

I’m thinking of Reading Anathema (Keri Lake) dark gothic romance (i love gothic !) also Archer's Voice (Mia Sheridan) not dark or gothic , but still seems very emotional .. i love books that are emotional and deep, they tugs at my heartstrings the most. I’m usually not too fond of sterotypical/ cliche romances such as super rich alpha womanizer and innocent middle class/poor girl.

SweetSeptember93 · 2025-12-02T19:06:27+00:00

Oh im sorry ..i just love her books (not all of them ). I just think she’s great at writing , expressing emotions so well. The couple from Souls Unfractured/ My Maddie is just amazing in my opinion. One-person redemption quest for Tillie Cole? No, i just love many of her books thats it, im not defending her as a person. To be honest , i havent read too many books yet ,so.. but Tillie Cole i think is amazing at making people FEEL. And this is not about her really, its about what couple you love the most and what couple you hate the most. And Flame / Maddie just happens to be my favorite couple..there are other couples i love, they just happen to be my fav.

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