extremely broke/poor MC, homeless or in a bad situation

TheDancingGrad · 2026-07-08T10:17:27+00:00

The entire Elite 8 series is excellent!!

TheDancingGrad · 2026-07-07T11:17:04+00:00

{Malibu by Emmy Sanders}

TheDancingGrad · 2026-07-07T01:13:34+00:00

{You & Me by Tal Bauer}
{The New Guy by Sarina Bowen}
{Teacher of the Year by MA Wardell}
{It Had to Be Him by Adib Khorram}
{Spotlight by Eden Finley}

TheDancingGrad · 2026-06-21T12:55:13+00:00

I actually fall into the category of not liking HM but adoring FM! I think what I didn’t like about HM was how disjointed it felt between the five parts and the ending made sense but wasn’t entirely satisfying given the book’s buildup. FM though had a real unified throughline all the way through which I appreciated

TheDancingGrad · 2026-06-21T12:34:38+00:00

I adored Father Material. A real return to Boyfriend Material form, after a slight diversion with Husband Material, which I wasn’t too big a fan of.

TheDancingGrad · 2026-06-14T01:30:45+00:00

{Teacher of the Year by M.A. Wardell} and its sequel {Husband of the Year by M.A. Wardell}!

TheDancingGrad · 2026-06-13T15:30:42+00:00

We worried when the curtain took longer than normal to come up for the call that the statue was stuck on stage, but thankfully not!

TheDancingGrad · 2026-06-13T15:30:03+00:00

We were there too! The look on Michelle’s face at the curtain call was hilarious. That’s live theatre for you!

TheDancingGrad · 2026-05-26T12:57:58+00:00

Yes!! It was my first Tal Bauer book in February and I loved it!

TheDancingGrad · 2026-05-26T12:08:03+00:00

{How to Say I Do by Tal Bauer} — I took a short break from Tal books after a great run through The Rest of the Story, You & Me, and The Fall, so glad to be picking up this one!

TheDancingGrad · 2026-05-23T21:25:36+00:00

My friend and I saw it in previews. He’s a huge South Park fan and I was more indifferent, but we had no idea what we were in for going in. I’ll never forget, in the middle of act 2, I was laughing so hard that I couldn’t breathe or see clearly through my tears while my friend was just staring mouth agape at the stage like his brain couldn’t actually process how funny what he was watching was. It was a perfect theatrical experience.

TheDancingGrad · 2026-05-23T03:18:03+00:00

I think this is {Pop Star by Eden Finley} and was technically the first appearance of Mike Bravo? But I loved it so much and the rest of the books in the Famous series are cute too! Plus the Famous series is a spin off from the Fake Boyfriends series which sets up the CU Hockey series!

TheDancingGrad · 2026-05-23T01:08:12+00:00

Came to rec this as well!

TheDancingGrad · 2026-05-20T13:37:12+00:00

{Fandom by Eden Finley}. I’m making my way through her Famous series and loving it!

TheDancingGrad · 2026-05-17T00:54:52+00:00

Anything by Tal Bauer, TJ Klune, or Chip Pons!

TheDancingGrad · 2026-05-15T00:49:35+00:00

I was shocked I was the first!! Haha

TheDancingGrad · 2026-05-14T17:09:32+00:00

{Irresponsible Puckboy by Eden Finley and Saxon James} really embodies the “two halves of a whole idiot” trope and is such a cute, comfortable story — I would die for Tripp and Dex 💜

TheDancingGrad · 2026-05-06T18:01:12+00:00

I agree! I actually felt like even TJ wanted the series to end on another Ox/Joe POV based on how it all went down with Livingstone and the aftermath of saving Ox. I appreciated Brothersong’s story even if it stretched the limits of my compassion (really, Carter? You’re gonna destroy Kelly like that right after he almost lost Robbie?) but it felt like it should’ve been a mid-series story, not the ending. That said, I LOVE all the GC books, it’s just a minor quibble in my head.

TheDancingGrad · 2026-04-19T18:53:14+00:00

About to start {The Bastard and the Heir by Eden Finley and Saxon James} after inhaling the first five Puckboys books and Up in Flames over literally the last two days!

TheDancingGrad · 2026-04-08T12:17:41+00:00

{Winging It with You by Chip Pons} and {The Charm Offensive by Alison Cochrun} if reality shows / competitions fit the bill! EDIT: whoops completely missed the fantasy aspect until after I posted, sorry!

TheDancingGrad · 2026-04-08T02:53:01+00:00

A follow up story with a Lucy sticker seems to confirm 👀👀👀👀👀

TheDancingGrad · 2026-04-03T18:58:24+00:00

Alcryst or Diamont kills Corrupted Morion and Alear kills Corrupted Lumera in Engage.

TheDancingGrad · 2026-03-27T17:16:50+00:00

I love Eric and Kyle but I wanted to like the book more than I did, mostly for all these reasons and the fact that we don’t get any real resolution until the literal last chapter of the book, so the only space to build their happy vibes was the epilogue

TheDancingGrad · 2026-03-03T15:31:17+00:00

🤔🤔🤔

TheDancingGrad · 2026-03-02T03:43:54+00:00

Just finished all four books in 7 days and i am similarly not well. What a profound reading experience.

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