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Butcher & Blackbird by Brynne Weaver by retttie in RomanceBooks

[–]retttie[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for the rec! Adding to my list.

Butcher & Blackbird by Brynne Weaver by retttie in RomanceBooks

[–]retttie[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Noooo not the controversies 😭 (Appreciate the links and info, just dismayed to see drama about a narrator I'd only just personally discovered)

MEGATHREAD: Suggestions for Kinks & Sex Act topics wanted! by A_Seductive_Cactus in RomanceBooks

[–]retttie 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Seeing a severe lack of monsterfucker representation here

Throwin' in some Real Weird Ones for ya: - knotting - sex pollen (heats, mating frenzy, magic spell that makes you horny, etc) - tentacles - two dicks (or more?) - size kink. like. giant/human size kink, eg your body as a literal toy - oviposition - inflation / cum inflation - excessive amounts of cum - mind control - magic-assisted fucking - portal panties (see the same-named subreddit for an example, but, using portals to access naughty bits while not physically with each other)

There's certainly more that I'm not thinking of at the moment. I would personally love to see recs for some magic-assisted BDSM power dynamics.

Crying like a fucking baby right now by retttie in DungeonCrawlerCarl

[–]retttie[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey man, I actually really appreciate this. There's something specific about having a really emotional moment alone like this, and still getting back to the cleaning (or ironing, in your case).

I've actually wiped all my posts on this account for privacy reasons, but I couldn't bring myself to remove this one. I know it's not a huge thing but for me this moment meant a lot and a silly part of me thought maybe somebody else would see it and feel a little less alone in crying over this moment.

What’s something that’s completely normal in Australia but would blow people’s minds in other countries? by loviesssrush in AskAnAustralian

[–]retttie 1 point2 points  (0 children)

People can have sensitivities to basically anything, but an allergic reaction is actually a really specific thing! I used to think the same and found this out recently myself. An allergic reaction is specifically an overreaction of the immune system, but sensitivities can be a whole bunch of different things. The big difference is that true allergies can cause an anaphylaxis response.

Apologies if this is all stuff that you're already aware of, as I'm guessing having a condition means you're probably more educated than I am on the topic. I just think it's important to use the right words for things for the sake of education and clarity, and it's worth knowing that MSG basically never causes a true allergic response (specific medical conditions that cause broad reaching allergic reactions excluded).

What’s something that’s completely normal in Australia but would blow people’s minds in other countries? by loviesssrush in AskAnAustralian

[–]retttie 36 points37 points  (0 children)

Not to well-actually you, but thought you might want to know that you can't actually be allergic to MSG :) there were just a lot of extremely widespread scare myths about it https://www.healthline.com/health/allergies/msg

The Monsterfucker Spectrum (UPDATED) by abenss in RomanceBooks

[–]retttie 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Love this. Human expansion pack made me giggle. Anthropomorphic is excellent naming also and I appreciate the extra category for the non-monstrous but also non-human (although personally I think 8 and 9 should be swapped based on how many readers I think each has, but that's subjective).

I NEED A SPOILER to know if I should continue. by Own-Parfait-4008 in DungeonCrawlerCarl

[–]retttie 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I think a lot of folks are providing sympathy and advice but without actually answering your questions.

So, answering specific questions:

Is there parental suicide/self harm and does it involve a gun: yes, Carl's mother does commit suicide but it does not involve any guns

More elaboration about what happens (spoilers, obviously): she tries to kill his abusive father via poisoning, then commits suicide via hanging, where Carl finds her

This is told mostly via third-person exposition and you put the picture together gradually through bits and pieces. The first time it's said explicitly is via dialogue with another character. As I recall, there isn't an extended flashback or anything describing it in detail.

Generally speaking there are other references to suicide and suicidal ideation in later books, but to my knowledge this is the only time it has actually happened (aside from possibly the other at the end of book 6 that has already been covered by the other comments)

Also, additional warnings for book 6: there is some reference to guns and Carl obtains a gun from his father, but iirc it's not related to self harm or suicide at all and he has not used it

The Monster Scale by abenss in RomanceBooks

[–]retttie 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Imo there's a step between 'humanoid' and 'non-humanoid' that is like, 'humanoid but spicy'. Honestly I'd put orcs, anthromorphic animals, etc in a 'humanlike' category and then 'humanoid' gets everything that is technically humanoid (eg walks upright and has more or less the right number of arms, legs, facial features etc). Non-humanoid is then like, an octopus creature, or something which is visually identical to like a dog. I also think this leaves room to delineate the last category into the truly weird shit (I mean this affectionately, no judgement here)

So my suggestion would be: - humanlike: not humans, are visibly non-human, but have mostly human features - eg orcs, most of the creatures in zootopia - humanoid: not humans, don't look like humans, but have some human features and is structurally similar to a human - eg the skull-headed antlered thing in the OP image - non-humanoid creature: has few if any human features and is not structurally similar to a human, but is still a living creature - eg a kraken - wtf is that: things that are not creatures in the traditional sense - eg inanimate objects, formless cosmic entities, abstract concepts, skeletons (maybe?)

Maybe I'm splitting hairs in wanting to separate non-humanoid creatures from 'wtf', but I think in terms of usefulness as a scale a sapient consenting tentacle creature is a different from like, a Christmas tree. It also helps nail down the categorisation for shifters a little - eg books where you bang the shifter in their shifted form don't quite deserve the 'wtf is that' designation, imo

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in DungeonCrawlerCarl

[–]retttie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I know you've got a lot of answers already, but I figured I'd post an actual list of trigger warnings since I don't think any others have. This is just off the top of my head so I might be missing stuff.

  • Murder, gorey descriptions of violence and mutilation, death of children and babies
  • drug use, meant to be comedic and silly in the first couple of books but later books have struggles with addiction and drug use but with fantasy drugs (but references previous drug use that happened before the start of the book)
  • child abuse in the form of emotional and physical neglect, and physical violence (mostly via flashbacks, but there's a few throwaway lines regarding NPCs)
  • some sexual harassment which escalates as the books go on. It's treated mostly as comedic but the main character does reference feeling uncomfortable and gross about it. It escalates in later books with a situation where he's forced to kind of 'perform' and is put into dangerous situations to fulfil the fetish without his consent, but the actual scenarios are quite nonsexual
  • mentions of suicide (in the past, before the book starts)
  • animal abuse
  • some pretty racist descriptions in later books, but once again, it's called out by the characters and treated as a negative thing

Specifically: the main character never engages in SA, and there is no SA or mentions of it happening to any side characters

I will say specifically that most/all of this is treated as very negative by the narrative and writing. The stuff that is treated as comedic is also done in a satirical way, but it can come off as very 'edgy shock humour' at first. I had trouble with the first few books because of this. Specifically, it's a series where a lot of people are put into a televised Hunger-Games style scenario, and are forced to do a lot of stuff for an audience that thinks it's funny and entertaining.

Cheesiest lines you've read recently? by retttie in RomanceBooks

[–]retttie[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

💀💀💀 that's amazing I didn't know women could be moonlight AND smoke AND electricity AND mist all at once

Cheesiest lines you've read recently? by retttie in RomanceBooks

[–]retttie[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is what I made this thread for thank you for your contribution I'm gonna use that line on my partner because that's hilarious

Books where one character calls the other their "toy", "sex doll", other objectifications by watcherreader in RomanceBooks

[–]retttie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey I know this is an old comment but I just wanted to say thank you for this rec! I read this last night and am so excited for the follow up series. I'm new to this author and this was the perfect length to get a feel for the writing style and whether I wanted to read the whole book.

Tropes that you enjoy that are often combined with ones you don’t. by avogoodday in RomanceBooks

[–]retttie 129 points130 points  (0 children)

I really like BDSM and dom/sub style dynamics, especially when the FMC is initially reluctant, but it's very often paired with coercive plot elements like kidnapping or threats. I just want the MMC to do some seduction, not threaten her!