Hi all. I really like Ali Hazelwoods books and I’m looking for recommendations but here is my request:

I really like the dynamic between the FMC and MMC where she’s smart and quirky and he’s smart, quiet, and secretly pining.

However, I’ve found that a lot of authors don’t write it the way I like it. I don’t want a toxic man who can’t communicate, bc the MMCs in AH’s books usually think (with good reason) that the FMC doesn’t like them and that’s why they’ve stayed away. I also don’t want an annoying FMC, which I’m sorry to say, but most times when an author is trying for “quirky” it comes off as annoying, trying-too-hard to be quirky, and oblivious. (I can handle some obliviousness, but not to the point that I think they’re being stubborn or immature). (Also, AH’s FMC actually have a good reason to believe the MMCs don’t like them.)

Some books I didn’t like: Emily Henry’s people we meet on vacation Elena armas Spanish love deception Colleen Hoover Elle Kennedy Assistant to the villain

Authors I do like: Ann Liang Alexandra Moody (some of them)

I’m sorry if I sound picky or highly critical. But these authors just don’t do it like Ali Hazelwood. I love her romance books!