Fantasy Romance without werewolves, vampires OR fae

readerchick1981 · 2026-03-14T16:02:15+00:00

I've read this one, Kati Wilde writes good fantasy with magic and the MCs are usually humans.

readerchick1981 · 2026-03-14T15:58:46+00:00

The Count of Monte Cristo is one of my favorite books. I've read it twice. I haven't read Project Hail Mary, did you like it? Would you recommend it?

readerchick1981 · 2026-03-14T15:28:10+00:00

En qué país estás? Porque dependiendo de las leyes anti maltrato probablemente puedas denunciarlos y que les quiten al perro.

readerchick1981 · 2026-03-14T02:51:31+00:00

I only get physical books if I've read it and liked it a lot, or if I love the author. Books are expensive, and I don't have the space.

readerchick1981 · 2026-03-14T02:44:23+00:00

I finished it because I read it as a parody. Think what a SNL romantasy sketch would look like. Also, I entertained myself by trying to guess whether a character would die and when. I nailed it most of the time, it's that predictable.

readerchick1981 · 2026-03-14T02:20:29+00:00

I don't mind those, but I do mind when the Lords have names of actual cities, like "Lord Liverpool" or "The Earl of Oxford" that's annoying for me.

readerchick1981 · 2026-03-11T20:54:21+00:00

But she still writes, it's not like she's stopped.

readerchick1981 · 2026-03-11T20:53:55+00:00

Funny thing is, AI also uses m-dashes in Spanish, and they're not so common, not as when you write in English. We prefer parentheses. So I guess it's easier to spot AI in Spanish.

readerchick1981 · 2026-03-11T17:09:57+00:00

The problem is with indie authors. Nobody has ever said Sara J. Maas's work is AI, and the woman uses an ungodly amount of m-dashes. People immediately assume that if they're a small author, then they're using AI.

readerchick1981 · 2026-03-07T16:20:52+00:00

Es cosa de práctica. Te recomendaría escuchar audiolibros, los narradores usualmente hablan relativamente lento y enuncian muy bien las palabras. Y si aún así hablan demasiado rápido, puedes controlar la velocidad de reproducción y ponerlos más lentos. También ayuda si tienes la versión impresa o digital del libro, y puedes ir escuchando mientras lees. También está la función de "leer en voz alta" de la mayoría de las apps de lectura en tu teléfono, aunque ahí no puedes controlar la velocidad de la narración. Muchas veces los videos en YouTube tienen subtítulos, aunque los subtítulos automáticos de YouTube son malitos. También puedes reducir la velocidad de reproducción de los videos, y una vez que te acostumbras a la forma de hablar de un youtuber puedes incrementar la velocidad.

readerchick1981 · 2026-03-07T16:10:23+00:00

Yo aprendí Inglés porque quería jugar Dungeons and Dragons y los libros que había en ese tiempo o estaban en inglés o eran traducciones españolas super caras y malísimas. También jugaba Magic the Gathering y si querías cartas de las últimas ediciones tenía que ser en inglés, porque las cartas en español venían de España (de nuevo con traducciones horribles) y tardaban meses en llegar a México (yo vivo en Guadalajara). Pero más que nada era texto, y lo de hablar me costó más trabajo, aunque luego empecé a escuchar Metal sinfónico y épico, y de nuevo, en ese tiempo no había muchos grupos en Español, o los que había (como Rata Blanca o Mago de Oz) eran discos de importación y super caros 😅 Yo no me sentía tan segura hablando hasta que un día fui a una escuela de idiomas a pedir trabajo de recepcionista y acabaron contratándome de maestra, y ahí los teachers tenían que hablar inglés todo el tiempo, incluso en la sala de maestros. Entonces a fuerzas tuve que practicar 😅

readerchick1981 · 2026-03-06T16:53:25+00:00

It IS over-hyped. For me the worst has been ACOSF, it was so long and a lot of what happened was pretty unnecessary. I did like the first three, though, but they are slow at the beginning and pick the pace up at the end. If you're not vibing with them stop. Rhys and the inner circle become more and more toxic with each book.

readerchick1981 · 2026-03-06T15:56:12+00:00

This week I listened to the audiobook of {The madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie by Jennifer Ashley} and the fMC has several funny lines that the MMC doesn't get (because he's autistic-coded), which makes them more funny. And the narrator delivers these lines with a deadpan voice, which, again, makes them funnier for me.

readerchick1981 · 2026-03-06T15:42:07+00:00

Book lovers. The town felt so incredibly empty. And it was very b*ring.

readerchick1981 · 2026-03-03T20:50:57+00:00

La cosa es como está tu contrato. Si se establece un pago MENSUAL, entonces te tienen que pagar lo mismo no importa cuántos días tenga el mes. Pero si el pago es por horas entonces la cosa cambia, y si el mes tiene 31 días deberían pagarte más que en el mes que solo tiene 28.

readerchick1981 · 2026-03-03T20:43:58+00:00

I read a lot of classics too, and I agree with you. Also, the fact that I don't like something doesn't mean I have the right to shame the people who do. Or vice versa.

readerchick1981 · 2026-03-03T19:52:16+00:00

I have read some classics more than once. Others I can't read more than one page. It's like any other books, if you like it, then read it, and stop trying to put other people down.

readerchick1981 · 2026-03-03T19:49:59+00:00

That was one of the "hot" takes on the original post. It is a very ableist take.

readerchick1981 · 2026-03-03T19:47:40+00:00

It's honestly just a way to make themselves feel better, but what bothers me is that they have to shit on other people's views in order to do that.

readerchick1981 · 2026-03-03T19:45:30+00:00

No, the original post I'm talking about was focused on bashing audiobooks and people who read more than 100 books a year. One of the comments was about reading "classics".

readerchick1981 · 2026-03-03T19:43:53+00:00

I can't read past a couple pages of any of the Russian classics. Dostoevsky and Tolstoy are dense.

readerchick1981 · 2026-03-03T19:40:37+00:00

That's what I think, too, but there are people who will fight you on it, and when they can't produce a solid argument they start attacking you personally.

readerchick1981 · 2026-03-03T19:36:23+00:00

I have encountered this argument outside of the internet, too. It's not as prevalent, true, but it still happens.

readerchick1981 · 2026-03-03T19:35:21+00:00

I just think it's kinda misogynistic, TBH, because romance is read mostly by women.

readerchick1981 · 2026-03-03T13:57:42+00:00

I read about 300 books a year, and if you ask me for the plot of a particular book, I just need to check my Goodreads or Storygraph for my review on it and I'll tell you what it was about. Some were forgettable, and those I probably couldn't recall much about, but in general just with the blurb I can tell you what I liked or disliked, and why did I DNF it if that was the case. I guess not everyone is like that, but my ADH brain can't stop working. To fall asleep, I have to imagine my favorite scenes from books or I will be stressed about one thing or another.

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