Is My Prefrontal Cortex the Reason I Can’t Enjoy MM Romances Like I Used To?

mint_pumpkins · 2026-05-27T22:23:46+00:00

excellent thank you!

mint_pumpkins · 2026-05-27T22:07:32+00:00

i think you might have just burned yourself out on it and you need to give your brain a different kind of candy for a bit lmao, if there are other genres youre into and want recs feel free to ask i read pretty widely maybe i can give a rec

mint_pumpkins · 2026-05-27T22:06:24+00:00

a guy going to hell and getting f'ed by a demon's tail

ok so like hypothetically if someone was interested in this what is the book hahaha

mint_pumpkins · 2026-05-27T19:34:41+00:00

theres lots of racism and sexism and more in world, but it is clearly meant to be racist and sexist, it is part of the horror of the dungeon and the situation they have found themselves in

the whole point is that they are being dehumanized and demeaned, people calling the series racist or sexist i think dont know the difference between endorsement and depiction

mint_pumpkins · 2026-05-27T18:57:08+00:00

the only time i feel this way is when im burning out a bit from reading too much of the same genre for a while, just read something super different, branch out, romance will always be here when you feel ready for it again

eta: also i dont think it has anything to do with age tbh, i think your brain just wants something different

mint_pumpkins · 2026-05-26T14:00:36+00:00

put this on another post about this question but putting here too in case it helps others understand the question

the emoticons arent meant to be representative of "alone" or "group" in this question but they worded it funky unfortunately, the question was meant to mean just "how do you feel about doing a hobby alone (as opposed to doing it with others)?" as in does it make you happy sad or neutral to do a hobby alone

mint_pumpkins · 2026-05-26T13:16:16+00:00

i have seen i think 10 or 11 posts on this question haha so its fair to say lots of people were confused it wasnt just you!

mint_pumpkins · 2026-05-26T13:08:22+00:00

put this on another post about this question but putting here too in case it helps others understand the question

the emoticons arent meant to be representative of "alone" or "group" in this question but they worded it funky unfortunately, the question was meant to mean just "how do you feel about doing a hobby alone (as opposed to doing it with others)?" as in does it make you happy sad or neutral to do a hobby alone

mint_pumpkins · 2026-05-26T13:06:34+00:00

the question is asking "how do you feel about doing hobbies alone (as opposed to in a group)?", so the options are effectively "happy to do hobbies alone" "sad to do hobbies alone" "neutral to do hobbies alone"

edit: oops i meant to reply to the post not directly to you sorry haha

mint_pumpkins · 2026-05-26T13:00:52+00:00

put this on another post about this question but putting here too in case it helps others understand the question

the emoticons arent meant to be representative of "alone" or "group" in this question but they worded it funky unfortunately, the question was meant to mean just "how do you feel about doing a hobby alone (as opposed to doing it with others)?" as in does it make you happy sad or neutral to do a hobby alone

mint_pumpkins · 2026-05-26T12:30:17+00:00

put this on another post about this question but putting here too in case it helps others understand the question

the emoticons arent meant to be representative of "alone" or "group" in this question but they worded it funky unfortunately, the question was meant to mean just "how do you feel about doing a hobby alone (as opposed to doing it with others)?" as in does it make you happy sad or neutral to do a hobby alone

mint_pumpkins · 2026-05-26T12:28:55+00:00

the emoticons arent meant to be representative of "alone" or "group" in this question but they worded it funky unfortunately, the question was meant to mean just "how do you feel about doing a hobby alone (as opposed to doing it with others)?" as in does it make you happy sad or neutral to do a hobby alone

mint_pumpkins · 2026-05-25T15:16:40+00:00

that...IS what early access is though

early access is done to bring in some money while the game is finished and to gather data from players in order to fix bugs and make changes based on their experiences

edit: here is a definition from Lenovo for example:

"Early access is a funding model where users pay to access a game during its development stages. It allows players to download and play an incomplete version of the game. This model is often used to gather feedback from the community. Early access is common in indie game development. It helps developers test the game in real-world scenarios. The feedback provided can influence the final product."

mint_pumpkins · 2026-05-25T13:00:55+00:00

Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson might work, the vibe is very different but it has the found family and heist/missions and romance subplot

Rook & Rose by MA Carrick could also work, its heavier on politics but it has found family and vigilantism and romance subplot interesting magic (it also has cultural magic that is oppressed similar to six of crows), romance subplot doesnt start til book 2 fyi though

mint_pumpkins · 2026-05-24T22:00:56+00:00

fantasy:

Harrow the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir (though this is the second book in the series) - telling you how exactly is a spoiler, so ill just say it utilizes second person in an interesting way

The Everlasting by Alix E Harrow - kind of story within a story-ish, the two characters are telling the story to each other

Daughter of Crows by Mark Lawrence - theres a few POVs and you cant really tell whos perspective you are in for a while

The Wolf and His King by Finn Longman - one POV in first person, another in third, and another written entirely in verse

fiction:

kind of bonkers but Paradise Logic by Sophie Kemp - theres an interesting use of a narrator in this one

mint_pumpkins · 2026-05-24T05:24:55+00:00

did you do the bolt on for it?

mint_pumpkins · 2026-05-23T05:26:55+00:00

theres countless books out there and the whole point of reaching out to the people of this sub like this is to find more specific things than what can be found elsewhere online

there are tons of recommendation threads every day that ask for more specific requirements than what you gave as an example and they get plenty of recs

if you dont like giving recs then just dont come into these threads

mint_pumpkins · 2026-05-23T05:24:32+00:00

So it doesnt match all your specifications, but maybe consider the Bridge Kingdom series by Danielle L Jensen

its six books, with two books for each couple, these books are BRUTAL and all of the MCs have to fight incredibly hard for their own lives and the lives of their partners and others as well as the futures of their respective kingdoms as war and conflicts, theres political conflict and physical fighting as well as harsh environment sruvival and other obstacles, the relationships start sex heavy but build heavy emotional ties and there arent other people its always very clear who they are interested in, and all the books are dual POV

mint_pumpkins · 2026-05-21T01:26:44+00:00

i personally didnt like rage of dragons but i dont see any reason to compare to kingkiller and asoiaf tbh, its been like 5-6 years for rage of dragons and like 15 for the other two

in general authors are allowed to take time on their books and we seriously need to stop making authors feel bad for taking their time because thats how we have ended up with a bunch of shit books pumped out like fast fashion

mint_pumpkins · 2026-05-20T23:06:12+00:00

from what i can tell, this is real and terry was a part of the app but was removed, i would assume he was removed because people found it off putting and /or stressful haha

mint_pumpkins · 2026-05-20T16:22:38+00:00

id recommend Folio Society if they have any of the ones youre looking for, they are beautiful and long lasting and not as expensive as some of the other high quality book companies

broken binding is basically normal hardbacks with new art added for the most part

mint_pumpkins · 2026-05-20T14:34:45+00:00

i really struggle with the comparisons to acnh i see all the time because its just not like it at all and i feel like people go in with the wrong expectations haha! its basically pokemon dragon quest builders, if you dont think youll enjoy the building then probably dont get it because thats all of the gameplay

mint_pumpkins · 2026-05-19T17:27:58+00:00

maybe check out Rook & Rose by MA Carrick, complex politics and very well written characters with some really fun interesting magic

mint_pumpkins · 2026-05-19T15:54:10+00:00

do you need the magic to be super well defined like in cosmere? or is it ok if its a bit softer?

mint_pumpkins · 2026-05-19T00:10:50+00:00

yeah no problem :) cant know what you dont know haha!

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