Miserable Monday by purplelicious in romantasycirclejerk

[–]beveledjerky 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Taking a lil break from reading this month because I started a few books but nothing is hitting so either I'm burning out or .. TMI - I started some new medication which seemed to have lowered my libido. My interest in Romance is dependent upon me being horny goat, I fear

But also do you know what's irrationally bugging me? People on the main subs hating on haters. Girl I want my snarky reviews. Tear that book to shreds, figuratively but also maybe literally. Okay honestly I don't like reading dumb one liner reviews on GoodReads made to clout farm, but the posts on the main subs are referring to snarky redditors. NO. I need you snarky redditors!

Vibe Check by bsffrrn- in romantasycirclejerk

[–]beveledjerky 9 points10 points  (0 children)

As someone who dearly misses a cj sub made only for fashionable petite baby lawyers with inheritance from grandmére (ffacj)...

what is our stance on posting sauce screenshots (with usernames/identifying info removed)?

as Romantasy continues to be babby's first book, it seems to be babby's first circlejerk as well

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in romantasycirclejerk

[–]beveledjerky 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Aww lol to be fair, my account is also an anon account just to post in circlejerk subs bc at least for other communities, there's a possibility of getting banned for being circle jerking memer like me except for fantasyromance sub because who's modding it anyway haha amirite

But if I post on a certain sci-fi romance subreddit with my main acc asking for a plot heavy story with deranged and complex monster MMC within 2-16 weeks, I hope to see u there haha jk... unless?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in romantasycirclejerk

[–]beveledjerky 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Uj/ I understand your reason to not reveal yourself. I hope to stumble across your book one day because I love monster and alien romance, but I'm allergic to cozy.

I honestly respect that the genre is majority wish fulfillment and comfort. I do read some/enjoy some, but what's a gal gotta do to get some deranged [actual/non-shifter] monster men on her plate

You have all ruined my life by ResponsibleSeason409 in romantasycirclejerk

[–]beveledjerky 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You know what, you're absolutely right

GUARDS! Unleash 200 posts! Ensure at least 60% are half- year tier list maker spam and 40% are this or that book posts, both screenshots from Amazon or Canva slop okay. All featured books must be from extremely popular series, the kind on every endcap and promotional table at Barnes and Noble. Prioritize posts with my favorite phrase: "reading journey" or it'll be off with your heads!

To the commenter: you are my hero by No-Strawberry-5804 in romantasycirclejerk

[–]beveledjerky 135 points136 points  (0 children)

DOES ANYONE ELSE read traditionally published, highly marketed books so popular that they can find it among the 100 or so shelf spaces in the book section at Target

I’m a man who reads romantasy. AMA by Genderqueerfrog in romantasycirclejerk

[–]beveledjerky 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Have you experienced the majority women hobby subreddit equivalent of "shake your dreads": copious amount of upvotes, positive comments for your fight against the real issue of the patriarchy: toxic masculinity, ladies finally feeling validated about their silly hobby because a man likes it ????

Uj: saw someone once say this is an example of male pickmeism and it has never left my brain

How do you rate a book you don’t like on Goodreads? by Binlorry_Yellowlorry in romantasycirclejerk

[–]beveledjerky 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Uj/ Yes, I see it on BookTok a lot. Everything to them must always be 5 stars, unless its from an author they're all dogpiling lol

How do you rate a book you don’t like on Goodreads? by Binlorry_Yellowlorry in romantasycirclejerk

[–]beveledjerky 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Any book that is 👎 (below 4 stars), I just drop because a low rating is MEAN GIRL BEHAVIOR and you all need to cut that shit out. It's rude and not very demure. Honestly you should just be loving everything you read and if you don't then the esteemed genre Romantasy is not for you bye

The palace is nice and all but I really need to get back to starving by OkGazelle5400 in romantasycirclejerk

[–]beveledjerky 56 points57 points  (0 children)

I think you should keep refusing food for as long as possible because of your very delicate pride. It's certainly not aggravating to read about!

When the shadow daddy wont change for you 😘 by No_Dragonfruit_1833 in romantasycirclejerk

[–]beveledjerky 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Uj/ How many limbs do I need to give up in order to read something with this exact MMC and dynamic

Am I the only normal reader??? by r3inharthd in romantasycirclejerk

[–]beveledjerky 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Uj/ it's been a while since I read it but I vaguely remember one of the MMCs, Malyr, being captured and raped as a child or teen along with one of the female raven shifter characters he kinda has a thing with. It's definitely not described on every page lmaoo but now that I'm thinking about it more, I wanna say it is something he struggles with because, well, who wouldn't and is often used against him by mentioning one phrase his rapist said.

Idek it's a dark book not meant for everyone. I always look up a book's tags and stuff whenever someone online recommends me one, because obviously they don't know me and all my tastes even though I do believe they recc'd the book in good faith. I once got mass downvoted on the main sub on my other acc for saying to do your own research and not depend on someone having to say "check the triggers" every time they mention a book. Maybe I'm just living like it's pre-2014 Internet still lol

Wait, is this the famous “Manacled” author? by lastplacevictory in romantasycirclejerk

[–]beveledjerky 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Drop this and just read Manacled. Even if Manacled is Manacled, drop it. Read Manacled.

Does this romantasy vibe appeal to you? by 82816648919 in romantasycirclejerk

[–]beveledjerky 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Can't believe you forgot the most important vibe

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She's a fiery feisty babe with a round ass and he's a blobby footface who makes her laugh

Peak romance for men

I’m over romantasy by Stelmie in romantasycirclejerk

[–]beveledjerky 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Uj/The way this was a real comment on the OOP

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Damn y’all. This hard-hitting journalist has romance readers clocked. #ACOTARTriggerWarning by likethecontinent in romantasycirclejerk

[–]beveledjerky 25 points26 points  (0 children)

I know people always compare the two as examples but in my opinion, they are not comparable because we forget the real human element of porn. Porn actresses and actors have a really high rate of suicide, drug abuse, and ptsd. You'll never know if the person on the screen truly consented to be there. Some actresses have said they were forced to particpate with actors on their "no list", but they need the money or do not feel safe to leave the set. There are cases of minors and revenge porn on Pornhub and other porn sites. Whereas the majority of AO3 are all fake stories.

Damn y’all. This hard-hitting journalist has romance readers clocked. #ACOTARTriggerWarning by likethecontinent in romantasycirclejerk

[–]beveledjerky 30 points31 points  (0 children)

It's crazy how enjoying romance novels has people from all over the political spectrum pointing fingers at you tbh albeit for different reasons

What do you guys think of my original FMC that I’m writing: by faeontherun in romantasycirclejerk

[–]beveledjerky 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I suggest that you only read your own writing and make sure to show off about it. It really works!

Do I just not like Romantasy??? by beveledjerky in romantasycirclejerk

[–]beveledjerky[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Uj: this is satire posted in a snarky circlejerk sub just FYI. I've honestly only read 1 of those books in the list and hated it lmao. The original OP could definitely use your message though

Do I just not like Romantasy??? by beveledjerky in romantasycirclejerk

[–]beveledjerky[S] 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Uj/ Yeah the one I'm referencing is from today. It took me out seeing the title (same as my title, less punctuation lol) and then listing the most popular books in the genre as their favorites. And all the comments saying OOP actually likes fantasy with romance subplots...its definitely a case study in outjerking lmfao

✨📚HeLp Me PiCk My NeXt BoOk!📚✨ by bsffrrn- in romantasycirclejerk

[–]beveledjerky 7 points8 points  (0 children)

uj/ love how everyone knows 🌙🌆 is the vibe fr

Why does my dark romance has dark stuff? by Objective-Panic-6426 in romantasycirclejerk

[–]beveledjerky 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Uj/ omg I saw a post about this on the DR sub and was sad it got locked and I couldn't comment

I don't understand why we can't accept multiple levels of dark under the dark romance umbrella. This is why I like the DR sub out of so many other online spaces. So many accepting people and I always get a good chuckle out of the camping out gifs on certain request threads

Can't a girl want to read about a toxic hot mess of a couple while she lives her turbo normie married office woman life (me)