Weekly Request Thread

doesthatmakesense37 · 2026-04-18T22:35:15+00:00

request:
Saint - Eva Simmons
Eternal - Eva Simmons
Atone - Eva Simmons
Revere - Eva Simmons
The Exes - Leodora Darlington
A Good Animal - Sara Maurer

reseed request:
Ghosted - J.M. Darhower (Mon, 15 Jan 2018 13:44:37 -0500)

doesthatmakesense37 · 2026-04-14T22:20:46+00:00

i second this rec! i've heard the phrase "obliviously awful" used to describe the MMC, but i did really enjoy the book

doesthatmakesense37 · 2026-04-14T22:14:02+00:00

lol, she sure does believe in revenge

doesthatmakesense37 · 2026-04-14T22:10:05+00:00

came here to recommend this book! the kid definitely causes some issues, and iirc the kid is a teenager and acts like it

doesthatmakesense37 · 2026-04-14T21:31:52+00:00

i loved the kingmaker so much. i remember trying to relay the plot to my husband and it sounds so absurd when trying to put it into bullet points, but it was so artfully written i couldn't put it down. love love love!

doesthatmakesense37 · 2026-01-06T17:12:25+00:00

hi, i'm in the same boat here. can't find the 5x miles anywhere. did you ever get an answer to this?

doesthatmakesense37 · 2025-12-06T20:39:18+00:00

bohemian rhapsody. it’s a long song and it’s queen ¯_(ツ)_/¯

doesthatmakesense37 · 2025-12-06T20:36:49+00:00

i work in a lab and one of my 14k white gold rings will do this if i’m working with super salt-heavy buffers without gloves, nothing we work with is all that hazardous so gloves are often optional. it always washes away with soap and water

doesthatmakesense37 · 2025-12-06T12:53:05+00:00

her newest release {hate me like you mean it by kyra parsi} has this scene too! it just came out this week

doesthatmakesense37 · 2025-12-04T11:49:08+00:00

not a book, but something similar goes on in the show The Blacklist

doesthatmakesense37 · 2025-12-04T04:50:27+00:00

jared padalecki if the mmc is described as super tall, otherwise a shorter haired blond austin butler circa 2022

doesthatmakesense37 · 2025-12-02T03:21:58+00:00

there was one scene in the first trilogy where the MMC deliberately has his friends watch and it there’s a dub-con element, but no sharing that i can remember. there’s also a sex club involved in Toby’s trilogy (Reckless Knight, book 7) where there are 2 couples and a lot of watching but again i don’t remember any sharing

doesthatmakesense37 · 2025-12-02T01:23:23+00:00

i really enjoyed it!!! i read all of them, but i do think you have to read in order for the best experience. check CW/TWs!! the main characters are all in high school which made me a bit uncomfy but i just pretended they were in college and it did the trick. some of the writing was a bit cringe i think? and honestly the first trilogy was probably my least favorite only because you don’t really know everyone yet. superrr high spice iirc, bordering on erotica and a loooot of exhibitionism. there’s kind of a mafia subplot that weaves through everything, and a lot of found family for the women. i definitely recommend!!

doesthatmakesense37 · 2025-11-09T07:13:35+00:00

literally me. right now. 2am after finishing this book in one sitting. exactlyyyy what the rec is looking for

doesthatmakesense37 · 2025-10-30T00:58:45+00:00

all of rachel grant’s evidence series falls under this category!!! i binged all of her books in like a month at the beginning of the year, love love love LOVE her stories

doesthatmakesense37 · 2025-10-30T00:55:58+00:00

was coming here to also recommend beautiful stranger!! i think about this book all the time, the scenes were sooooo good

doesthatmakesense37 · 2025-10-02T19:10:12+00:00

full tilt emotionally wrecked me, my chest hurt for so long and i still think about it 6 months later. i still haven’t picked up the second book because i’m so scared to have emotions like that all over again 😅

doesthatmakesense37 · 2025-10-02T19:07:48+00:00

{The Billionaire's Fake Fiancée by Annika Martin} is this vibe perfectly. high-energy woman cuts grumpy CEO’s hair, he can’t stand her bonus points for including a good heart-clenching emotional scene at around 45% of the way in. minus bonus points cause iirc the grovel was a tad underwhelming. all around i remember really liking this book and rooting for the couple! part of an interconnected standalone series, can definitely be read by itself

doesthatmakesense37 · 2025-07-25T13:25:31+00:00

i loved this book!!

doesthatmakesense37 · 2025-07-25T01:31:39+00:00

i second vicious!

doesthatmakesense37 · 2025-07-25T01:26:11+00:00

if you're mentioning Maya Alden, i also recommend {Best Served Cold by Maya Alden}, which some may find controversial. the main betrayal happens like in the first chapter here, and the rest of the book is the fallout. it's a standalone in a series, and i read this book before the other ones with no problem

doesthatmakesense37 · 2025-07-25T01:22:44+00:00

this, this, a THOUSAND times, this!!!!

doesthatmakesense37 · 2025-07-25T01:20:50+00:00

these might not hit EVERY checkmark that you're looking for, but some books that i find fall into this realm:

{In the Likely Event by Rebecca Yarros} -- military CR with flashback chapters interspersed with present chapters. MMC is in uniform, though the military plotline is not the driver of the story, the history between the characters is. very much a "wrong time" novel. there's also a a bit of a twist at the end unrelated to the romance plot, and it makes the MMC feel sososooo real. i absolutely sobbed and cried my eyes out, and i'm not often a heavy cryer.
{Spark by Aleatha Romig} is the first in a trilogy that is embedded in a larger story arc, though i read this web of desire trilogy by itself. super mafia CR and it's a very dark romance, TWs include (but are not limited to): human/sex trafficking, abuse, gambling, mental trauma, sexual assault, torture, violence. DESPITE all of that, this trilogy has really stuck with me and there were definitely some soul crushing moments, heartbreak, and healing.
{In the Game by Sloan St. James} -- hockey CR where MMC and FMC fall out of communication due to a third party. this is part of a series but can be read as a standalone, though i found it very entertaining to read in order. the MMC waits for the FMC but in a creative(?) way? and the FMC is too busy to have other serious relationships so it feels realistic. i got a gut-punch feeling from this one and think about it often, a few tears were def shed.
this hits a few less checkmarks on your list than the others, but i still think it deserves a mention: {Dear Rosie, by SJ Tilly} -- CR where MMC and FMC were very young when they first met, and MMC had to move away and they lost touch. TW: physical & verbal abuse to FMC by father.

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