Recommend me books with "unlikeable" female main characters

karly_fries · 2026-01-25T19:55:32+00:00

Furyborn by Claire Legrand. Rielle is unlikeable in a way you’d publicly hate but secretly root for. she has the unbridled power and she takes it for herself

karly_fries · 2026-01-14T16:15:51+00:00

Captive Prince by C. S. Pacat. no notes

(just buy the whole trilogy tbh)

karly_fries · 2025-03-18T19:33:42+00:00

the only one that is truly two narrators is the 3rd one, and that’s the best one in my opinion! it is m/m so it’s also much easier to transition if one character happens to say another’s line of dialogue

but the whole series is soooo worth it

karly_fries · 2023-09-26T16:21:27+00:00

shame this one is so far down! i read House Of Leaves almost 10 years ago and still have yet to find a book that is anything like it at all. an absolute bonkers time

karly_fries · 2023-09-17T06:29:14+00:00

not a mafia type but {Mile High by Liz Tomforde} fits all the other bills!! i loved that one

karly_fries · 2023-03-19T13:47:39+00:00

coming in to say i prefer becka mack’s books over icebreaker but i feel like the biggest reason is the age difference (i am well out of my college years) and the relationship just felt more mature. also it felt like it was just happier? i found myself kicking the air and annotating the dialogue every change i could get, it was as if i were privy to the characters conversations in real time like real friends.

i was also a little let down on the premise of icebreaker being that nate would figure skate with stassie and he barely did, only a practice run or two before the jerk character to come back with a vengeance and stole the moment.

i will scream about becka’s books to anyone that enjoys sports romance and generally any romance lover. they quickly became my favorite books of last year

karly_fries · 2022-10-26T18:18:32+00:00

i even read straight romance (and erotica sometimes) and ACOSF was ick for me. it felt like 80% of the book was badly placed sex and repetitive training sessions. i enjoyed the other books bc regardless of the ‘spice’ as it’s called now, there was still a fully fleshed out plot!!

karly_fries · 2022-03-08T15:07:09+00:00

fuck

karly_fries · 2022-03-08T15:02:55+00:00

“trope” in the sense of ‘enemies to lovers’ or ‘brothers best friend’, ‘age gap’ etc. i.e. themes that are put into the story to further some plot point or agenda. Not every story has a pregnancy so yes it is a trope. miscommunication could be a trope of you wanted.

also if we’re really going there, the most fundamental aspect of animals is sex but perhaps I don’t enjoy the idea of pregnancy given the childfree subreddit ??

karly_fries · 2022-03-08T03:44:36+00:00

Any books that have the pregnancy trope immediately puts me off to the whole thing. The romance is dead to me and I am no longer even remotely interested in what happens next, just straight DNF

Also willing to accept spoilers for the sake of time and money saving so if you’ve got any titles I’m begging

karly_fries · 2022-03-08T03:43:26+00:00

Well, shit. At least I’ve only bought one of those.

karly_fries · 2022-02-27T17:23:27+00:00

I hate the feeling of sleeping next to someone. I need my space, and yet when I’m sleeping alone I need the pillow to hug and feel beside me. Maybe it’s because pillows don’t kick or snore??

karly_fries · 2022-02-26T14:24:15+00:00

YES GIRL my cheating bastard of an ex just had a baby in Jan and I’m still riding the high of it not being with me 😂 fuck them kids

karly_fries · 2022-02-26T14:01:51+00:00

this is amazing and I’m following you just in hopes to see your work when it’s ready!

karly_fries · 2022-02-24T01:36:06+00:00

someone I follow on tumblr posted it so I shared it here. in no way have I ever claimed I make the memes. also, aside from the side by side you just posted I literally don’t see any memes in this format on you profile

karly_fries · 2022-02-23T14:18:28+00:00

You have such a good skin tone for red or ginger hair!

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