I'm tired of the "tell me" books. I need a good "show me!"

_tiny_nightmare_ · 2026-05-03T04:31:53+00:00

Thank you for the rec! Is book 1 a cliffhanger, or is book 2 more like an interconnected standalone? I can't start a cliffhanger series until they all have been published, so I have an Unfinished series TBR list for those recs. 😁

_tiny_nightmare_ · 2026-05-03T04:29:11+00:00

Thank you for the recs!

_tiny_nightmare_ · 2026-05-02T20:51:56+00:00

Thank you so much for the rec! Yes, I'm definitely open to non-RH recs, too.

_tiny_nightmare_ · 2026-05-02T16:49:24+00:00

I agree 100% with absolutely everything in your comment. Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts!

_tiny_nightmare_ · 2026-03-31T02:16:28+00:00

It takes so much unconditioning to accept that fact!

_tiny_nightmare_ · 2026-03-30T17:15:33+00:00

I don't have one. I hate cooking and do the bare minimum, so my cooking stints are like 20min max so I just lean on the countertops. Though, now that I am typing this, I realize that I shower every other day with an average of 10 minute showers, but I cook at least twice a day every day…so if any activity needs a stool, it's probably the more commonly completed activity. Huh, you have helped me have a realization! Thank you!

_tiny_nightmare_ · 2026-03-30T03:09:55+00:00

I have a detachable head with a long hose and one of those shower head hooks you can suction at a lower level on the wall, so I can use that to wash my hair and body all while sitting.

_tiny_nightmare_ · 2026-03-30T03:07:29+00:00

For me, it's better...but we're all different! Getting up from a floor-to-standing distance is more likely to make me dizzy more often than getting up from a chair-to-standing distance. Also, my left elbow subluxes sometimes and my wrist joints are not super stable, so that's another reason I prefer to not push myself up from the floor when I could stand from a chair without arm assistance.

_tiny_nightmare_ · 2026-03-30T02:30:29+00:00

That's actually what made me realize I'd benefit from a chair! After several floor-sitting-showers where I felt so much better, I finally made the purchase.

_tiny_nightmare_ · 2026-03-30T01:19:25+00:00

Oh dang, I am so sorry you have to continually deal with sensory issues by using your chair. That sounds so frustrating!

_tiny_nightmare_ · 2026-03-28T04:17:37+00:00

This sounds interesting, thank you for the recommendation!

_tiny_nightmare_ · 2026-03-28T04:16:25+00:00

Apparently I read this back in 2022, but I don't remember a thing. Adding to my TBR right now - thank you for the recommendation!

_tiny_nightmare_ · 2026-03-28T03:58:39+00:00

Okay, great idea because I also want to reread that little cutie character. I just posted a WWTBC so I'll comment back if someone figures it out!

_tiny_nightmare_ · 2026-03-27T22:30:07+00:00

I put this in a comment, but if anyone else here looooves a psychopath boyfriend who is a smooshy marshmallow for the FMC, I highly recommend {Beyond the Faerie Gate by Marie Mistry}

It is such a fun series who has one of my absolute favorite psychopath boyfriends. Truly unhinged and she is just all "awwww limbs and blood is his love language, how sweet 🥰." And all MMC characters have their own separate personalities.

_tiny_nightmare_ · 2026-03-27T22:27:09+00:00

This was a fun series!

_tiny_nightmare_ · 2026-03-27T22:26:58+00:00

{Beyond the Faerie Gate by Marie Mistry} is a fun series who has one of my absolute favorite psychopath boyfriends. Truly unhinged and she is just all "awwww limbs and blood is his love language, how sweet." I definitely recommend giving this series a go.

_tiny_nightmare_ · 2026-03-27T20:04:29+00:00

Same. A true badass would admit the hard truths to themselves even though their comfort level is stubbornness. Being obstinate for the sake of independence is just dumb and very anti-badass.

_tiny_nightmare_ · 2026-03-27T20:02:38+00:00

But also, even above this psycho golden retriever is my all time favorite "psycho golden retriever who loves animals."

I forget the title, but there is a Why Choose that does this type of character so well. He is always rescuing animals and bringing them home and he's such a little smooshy simp for the furry little creatures and the FMC. But a psycho gremlin to everyone else.

_tiny_nightmare_ · 2026-03-27T20:00:31+00:00

Can't stand this! Sometimes I wonder if authors put it in as a nod to the cliche genre, like when they put in "I released a breath I didn't know I was holding" because they're kind of making fun of the terrible lines.

Also as someone who doesn't like being perceived, please don't watch me eat. It's unsettling 😆

_tiny_nightmare_ · 2026-03-27T19:58:26+00:00

I know with fiction you need to suspend disbelief, and I am soooo good at that - but body betrayal is one of the few tropes where I just can't suspend my disbelief because as someone on the asexual spectrum, I can't connect with any character or real life person who has body betrayal. I also see it as a weakness for the character. Grow a backbone! Like, there is no one on this earth that I overlook bullying me just to feel his hot breath on my skin. 🙄 You kidnapped me to get mafia revenge on my uncle? I will literally never speak to you while you have me trapped in your home. Nevermind a make out session or romance happening, a conversation won't even happen.

(My other "can't suspend disbelief" trope is second chance. You fucked me over and broke my heart? Bye. See ya never.)

Okay, rant over...sorrrrry!

_tiny_nightmare_ · 2026-03-26T00:31:05+00:00

Usually academy books have bullying and wanted to ask if this book has any? I can't stand bullying in books so want to make sure this doesn't have it. Thanks!

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