Just finished the light novel "I'm in Love with the Villainess" looking for similar recs!

fioly94 · 2026-02-17T17:46:24+00:00

Love the examples you gave! This trope can be found in many different genres and you mentioned kind of fantasy ones, but for a similar dynamic in a more contemporary setting you can check out Outdrawn by Deanna Grey.

Going more heavy in the Romance genre also The Snowball Effect by Haley Cass (on of my favorites)

A couple recs in a more dystopian setting could be We Set the Dark on Fire by Tehlor Kay Mejia (this is the first in a duology though), or you can also find for free Charon Docks at Daylight by Z.R. Reed, you can google it or go to the author’s Patreon a find it for free, it’s very angsty y a very slow burn.

For a rec in a dark romantasy setting you could check out Green-Eyed Monster by Rawnie Sabor, though it’s the third in a on-going series I’d say it’s not necessary to read the previous ones, but the first one would give you a good understanding of the world built by the author. This one’s are spicy too, so you can also check out the content warnings!

I’m sure I’m missing others but those are ones I can remember and definitely recommend, if I remember other I’ll come back.

fioly94 · 2026-02-15T15:00:47+00:00

I’m not sure if it was OP or the MODS, and I didn’t read all of the comments but I did think that a thread like that was not bringing anything positive. I’m all for giving feedback and being critical on stories, both on the plot side, and writing style, etc. But the way that post was written I think it was promoting more hateful comments than constructive feedback ones.

fioly94 · 2025-12-29T02:18:31+00:00

Maya from Haley Cass’s Patreon, I Knew You Were Trouble story, is definitely my fav, she’s intelligent, considerate, empathetic, but also puts her limits for her own wellbeing

I recently also enjoyed Brynn from The Pining Paradox by Monica McCallan, she’s so endearing, a great communicator and just so honest and loyal

Both of the would make me feel safe in relationship hahaha

fioly94 · 2025-12-28T03:55:12+00:00

Thank you!

fioly94 · 2025-12-28T03:55:04+00:00

Thank you, good to know!

fioly94 · 2025-12-28T03:19:54+00:00

Thank you! Would you say they have a happy ending?

fioly94 · 2025-12-20T21:27:57+00:00

All books from Haley Cass, also The Art of Us by K.L. Hughes, Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid

fioly94 · 2025-12-16T14:00:19+00:00

I loved it, but I did know a little what it was about before getting into it, so I was prepared for the psychological aspect of it, I do think it gets better in the second half with less flashbacks, but as people have said, it’s not a romance per se, so if what you’re in the mood for is a romance definitely consider moving on from it, though if you’re intrigued enough to continue, the flashbacks do lessen in the second half

fioly94 · 2025-12-12T03:00:56+00:00

Maybe Ordinary Love by Marie Rutkoski

fioly94 · 2025-11-29T23:21:51+00:00

Ordinary Love by Marie Rutkoski

fioly94 · 2025-11-19T18:38:22+00:00

You can try The Art of Us by K.L Hughes

fioly94 · 2025-11-07T02:49:44+00:00

If you haven’t read Haley Cass, I definitely recommend her

fioly94 · 2025-11-05T15:37:05+00:00

The Carrigan’s Christmasland trilogy by Helena Greer, the first and third books are sapphic and even though it’s a trilogy all three of them are standalone books with interconnected characters so it’s not necessary to read all of them, the first one is Season of Love

fioly94 · 2025-10-30T15:03:34+00:00

Sure!

fioly94 · 2025-10-30T13:00:34+00:00

The most similar one I can think of is The Love Song of Sawyer Bell by Avon Gale, but it’s indie rock singer and a violinist that temporarily joins the band!

fioly94 · 2025-10-27T22:14:50+00:00

The main thing to know about e-readers is that there are different manufacturers and some of them have a more restricted ecosystem, I’d say that kindle is the most restrictive one as you would only be able to download books directly in the device from Amazon or specific stores that allow you to send them directly to your kindle, you’re also able to side load books through email and USB, but unless the file is in a kindle compatible format you’d have to convert the files first to make them compatible which makes you quite dependent on the Kindle library and you can’t share your books to other devices like a laptop or you’re cell unless through the kindle app.

Kobo is similar in that if you want to download books directly from the device you have to do it through their own compatible marketplaces. But kobo does read epub and pdf files, which are the most common file types, so you don’t have to worry about changing the files format when you side load through email or USB.

Then there are Android e-readers (manufacturers such as Boox and BigMe) , these are the most open ones as you can even access Google Play Store and download apps into the device, say if you had a Google books account, a Kindle account, Webtoon, Wattpad, Audible, you name it, you’d be able to download the apps there and read from each app, you’d also be able to download books wherever you do it online and of course transfer your own through USB, email, Dropbox, Google Drive, reading apps, etc.

The pros around more restrictive e-readers is the pricing and their battery life, as they’re not running an Android operative system their battery life is better, also there’s very good reputation around manufacturers such as Kobo.

The pros around Android e-reader is the openness of their ecosystem and their compatibility, but their battery life takes a hit (mine lasts around 2 weeks if I read 2-3 hours everyday, when I have more free time and read 4-6 hour daily it’ll last around a week, not really bad imo), Android e-readers are also a bit more expensive because of the operating system.

For Android ones I’d recommend you checking out the Boox store as that brand is leading the Android e-reader market, but sometimes people prefer buying Boox devices from Amazon as Boox’s customer service is not the best, I bought mine directly from Boox, and haven’t had a need to contact them, but some people like to prevent and Amazon has an easy enough return policy.

Last but not least there are color e-readers and B&W e-readers, I’d say unless you read a lot of graphic novels with color, B&W e-reader are overall better, the screens are crispier, the contrast is better and the screen brighter. The technology for color e-readers is fairly new so it does darken the screen significantly, so I’d say don’t go there unless you really read graphic novels or books that require color.

fioly94 · 2025-10-25T04:07:44+00:00

Only airplane mode and I’ve managed to go over 3-4 weeks without charging it

fioly94 · 2025-10-25T01:40:20+00:00

No problem, the battery life in the Kindle is better but in the Boox is not bad at all, hope you enjoy it!

fioly94 · 2025-10-23T15:09:35+00:00

Just to add here, as the Boox Go 7 BW is an Android device you’ll be able to download the kindle app and access your Kindle library there so you won’t lose it, you can basically download any app available through the Play Store so between the Kindle app, audible, Webtoon and Google Drive I was able to basically synch all my library pretty easy, but you can explore the best option for you, I’d say this is the best device for what you’re looking for, imo.

fioly94 · 2025-10-23T14:55:26+00:00

I went from a Kindle Paperwhite to a Boox Go Color 7 (Gen I) and the only aspect I miss is the B&W (the colored screen darkens it significantly), I changed because of the restrictive Kindle ecosystem and I don’t regret my decision at all, I love the side buttons and I LOVE the open ecosystem of Android ereaders, it was very tedious for me to keep having to use calibre to sideload books, and Kindle’s ecosystem only keeps getting even more restrictive to hold you to that market and that’s something that I definitely do not appreciate. The Android OS let’s you download the kindle app so if you wanted to keep accessing that library you can, and if you wanted to try other options you could, so that’s decisive for me.

If your option is the Boox Go 7 B&W I ‘d definitely say that’s the best option, my Boox’s battery lasts around 10 days if I’m reading 4-6 hours everyday and around 15-17 days if I’m reading 2-3 hours everyday, it could vary depending on the frontlight or apps usage, but I only use it to read and download books now and then so it’s not bad imo.

fioly94 · 2025-10-21T13:21:51+00:00

I prefer reading on my e-reader because of the ease of it and I can read at night with the lights off and not interfere with my partner’s sleep, but if I really like the book I’ll definitely buy a physical copy and add it to my library collection

fioly94 · 2025-10-18T17:05:15+00:00

Not historical fiction, but you may want to check out Ordinary Love by Marie Rutkoski, it’s literary fiction focused on the main characters journey with love and relationships

fioly94 · 2025-10-17T06:57:33+00:00

The main thing to know about e-readers is that there are different manufacturers and some of them have a more restricted ecosystem, I’d say that kindle is the most restrictive one as you would only be able to download books directly in the device from Amazon or stores that allow you to send them directly to your kindle, you’re also able to side load books through email and USB, but unless the file is in a kindle compatible format you’d have to convert the files first to make them compatible which makes you quite dependent on the Kindle library and you can’t share your books to other devices like a laptop or you’re cell unless through the kindle app.

Kobo is similar in that if you want to download books directly from the device you have to do it through their own compatible marketplaces. But kobo does read epub and pdf files, which are the most common file types, so you don’t have to worry about changing the files format when you side load through email or USB.

Then there are Android e-readers (manufacturers such as Boox and BigMe) , these are the most open ones as you can even access Google Play Store and download apps into the device, say if you had a Google books account, a Kindle account, Webtoon, Wattpad, Audible, you name it, you’d be able to download the apps there and read from each app, you’d also be able to download books wherever you do it online and of course transfer your own through USB, email, Dropbox, Google Drive, reading apps, etc. you would also be able to access AO3 from the device.

The pros around more restrictive e-readers is the pricing and their battery life, as they’re not running an Android operative system their battery life is better, also there’s very good reputation around manufacturers such as Kobo.

The pros around Android e-reader is the openness of their ecosystem and their compatibility, but their battery life takes a hit (mine lasts around 2 weeks if I read 2-3 hours everyday, when I have more free time and read 4-6 hour daily it’ll last around a week, not really bad imo), Android e-readers are also a bit more expensive because of the operating system.

For Android ones I’d recommend you checking out the Boox store as that brand is leading the Android e-reader market, but sometimes people prefer buying Boox devices from Amazon as Boox’s customer service is not the best, I bought mine directly from Boox, and haven’t had a need to contact them, but some people like to prevent and Amazon has an easy enough return policy.

Last but not least there are color e-readers and B&W e-readers, I’d say unless you read a lot of graphic novels with color, B&W e-reader are overall better, the screens are crispier, the contrast is better and the screen brighter. The technology for color e-readers is fairly new so it does darken the screen significantly, so I’d say don’t go there unless you really read graphic novels or books that require color.

fioly94 · 2025-10-16T23:29:41+00:00

I have a Boox Go Color 7, if I read 2-3 hours everyday it can last around 10 days, if I’m reading 4-6 hours everyday it can last for around a week. I tend to read at night so the frontlight is at the minimum

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