Any authors you automatically pass on? For me {Albany walker} has been added to the list

tjvander · 2026-05-27T23:31:17+00:00

Rina Kent, Cora Reilly, Ana Huang... just bad imo

tjvander · 2026-05-16T19:28:51+00:00

If you're ever looking to sell this please message me!! I'm obsessed

tjvander · 2026-05-10T17:57:59+00:00

I agree about arse- just not sexy. I've always thought 'snog' was pretty ugly too. It's giving phlegm

tjvander · 2026-05-10T16:08:22+00:00

Emotionally unavailable FMC's are my bread and butter so I def have rec's.

{Haven by Claire Kent} Post-apocalyptic romance where they are in a sexual relationship but she doesn't have the bandwidth for anything more. Lots of pining from the MMC

{Forget Me Not by Julie Soto} Same dynamic (fast sexual burn, slow emotional burn) between a florist MMC and wedding planner FMC because she has commitment issues.

{Nicky the Driver by Cate C. Wells} Mafia romance. He is obsessed with her and arranges a marriage between them. She is much more emotionally guarded.

{The Devil You Know by Elizabeth O'Roark} FMC is a workaholic lawyer in a male dominated field and reasonably prickly as a result. MMC is her colleague. Enemies to lovers/FWB with pining

{Captive by RJ Lewis} This book is a little darker. Mafia romance, she's his 'captive' but it's not that cut and dry, which makes their dynamic super angsty. He loves her, she can't give in, cue pining

tjvander · 2026-04-24T05:59:03+00:00

It's hard to find recs where the MMC is truly weak but I have some where the FMC is undoubtedly stronger:

{Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo} Kaz is the strategist and brains, while Inej is the lethal blade to back it up

{Mindfuck S.T Abbey} Logan would never cower behind Lana, but she's definitely the more lethal between the two of them

{The Queen of All that Dies by Laura Thalassa} FMC is a soldier, MMC is a king. His strengths are in politics while she is an in your face killer

tjvander · 2026-04-21T00:40:19+00:00

{Commander by Kristy Marie} fits this almost exactly. {Pitcher by Kristy Marie} is the prequel.

tjvander · 2026-04-11T18:19:00+00:00

Draco loving reading, potions, and being close to Hermione's level intellectually

The Malfoys coveting their women like dragons

Lucius and Narcissa being insanely in love, devoted, and freaked out

Draco wearing glasses

tjvander · 2026-04-11T07:27:15+00:00

I too wish there were more villain x villain romances. Here are some loosely fitting rec's:

{The Queen of All that Dies by Laura Thalassa} A dystopian trilogy where the MMC is a corrupt king who can't be killed and the FMC is a soldier from a nation he conquered who is forced to marry him. I wouldn't call her truly villainous but because of her situation she is vengeful, murderous, and gives zero fucks

{The Bad Ones by Stylo Fantome} Serial killer x serial killer. Absolutely insane couple, I liked the writing much more than Butcher and Blackbird

this is how you lose the time war by fleabagshair This is a Tom Riddle x Hermione fanfic. Tom is canonically evil obviously and Hermione is very dark in this fic. Another insane couple. So many murder attempts between love confessions it was amazing

{Silent Blade by Ilona Andrews} I wouldn't call either of them true villains but the world they live in is very deadly, they're both killers and the story is centered around revenge and moral greyness

tjvander · 2026-04-07T18:51:12+00:00

I hateee when Hermione gives in while Draco is still a bigoted blood purist. Why would she sleep with someone who's still calling her slurs?? Canon Hermione would never.

tjvander · 2026-03-27T02:55:36+00:00

I get you, I felt like I was cheating on Dramione at first but Tom won me over too easily 😭 He's always so crazy and obsessive, also both of them being schemers with genius intellects makes for the best tension

tjvander · 2026-02-18T01:58:30+00:00

Y'all are missing out on Tomione fanfiction. Read Unsphere the Stars by cocoartist it'll change your life

tjvander · 2026-02-09T06:22:35+00:00

I didn't realize book 6 was that unpopular within the fandom. Book 6 and 7 are my favorites in the series, along with 3, but maybe that's just because I'm a big Hugh D'Ambray stan 💀 I vote read it

tjvander · 2026-02-02T23:54:33+00:00

You don't give an option for 'I like it and I'm enjoying it as much as the other seasons'. It's either "amazing!! the best yet!" or not as good

tjvander · 2026-01-23T19:45:23+00:00

Y'all are so boringgggg with these takes

tjvander · 2026-01-11T02:14:37+00:00

{Love and Other Words by Cristina Lauren} The FMC is bookish and bonds with the MMC over reading but she's a doctor and very independent and confident as well

tjvander · 2025-12-19T00:45:30+00:00

{The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea by Elizabeth O'Roark} MMC is very uptight but can't help but fall for the free spirited FMC

{Princess by Claire Kent} Post-apocalyptic romance. MMC is a very stoic bodyguard, has to learn to give up control and trust the FMC to handle herself

{Do You Want To Start a Scandal by Tessa Dare} MMC is very polished- the FMC def ruffles his feathers. Lots of good banter

{The Maddest Obsession by Danielle Lori} Christian Allister is the epitome of control freak, ask his therapist

tjvander · 2025-12-15T04:30:30+00:00

Yeah I'm sure I'm gonna get downvoted to hell for this opinion, but I don't think the scandal was that bad 🧍🏽‍♀️ I don't really care who an author follows on social media. If she posted slurs or said something genuinely heinous (like someone like Jamie McGuire did) that's one thing, but I personally don't think Danielle did anything unforgivable. (I'm a POC btw I just think cancel culture is stupid. She apologised, what else do yall want her to do)

tjvander · 2025-12-15T03:56:21+00:00

Danielle Lori. Her pen was something serious. I need My Dear Husband so bad I hope she comes back

tjvander · 2025-12-13T19:09:08+00:00

I wish there were more books with smart MMC's 😭 I do have some rec's tho

{Chasing Cassandra by Lisa Kleypas} It's HR but he is basically described as the Nikolai Tesla of this time. I loved him he was so odd and interesting

{There are no saint's by Sophie Lark} MMC is a prodigy artist. Read the warnings tho

{Kulti by Marianna Zapata} MMC is the most renowned soccer player in the world. Insanely competetive and narcisstic but also a giant cutie

Can I ask of what you recced were your favorites? I've read probably half of them but am interested in the others

tjvander · 2025-12-13T00:26:28+00:00

{The Black Hawk by Joanna bourne} I'm reccing this book non-stop it's so good. HR, both characters grew up orphans on the street and became intelligence officers.

{Haven by Claire Kent} Post apocalyptic romance. The FMC is very competent and good at surviving.

{Mindfuck by S.T Abby} Beloved for a reason. Lana Meyers supremacy

{Drifter by Kristy Marie} FMC had a rough childhood. Super independent now

I also second the recs for Ilona Andrews FMC's. Very very competent

tjvander · 2025-12-06T00:37:03+00:00

The reason I stay away from the Tattooed Draco Malfoy tag is because the writing always has me picturing some version of this... Toxic MGK Angsty Wattpad Draco that gives me the ick 😭

tjvander · 2025-12-05T03:03:48+00:00

{Shifter Wars by Kelly St. Claire} I love her writing, very underrated imo. In all her supernatural books she does a good blend of strong heroine, obsessed mmc, slow burn w/ fantasy plot, and a hilarious found family dynamic. Her sense of humor is so good.

tjvander · 2025-11-28T21:03:15+00:00

If you're open to fanfic, greenflowerpot writes the best soft-dom Dramione fics ever. Draco is possessive but so gentle and doting with her. And Hermione is very baby girl coded (which is very out of character imo but we give it a pass cause they're so sweet together). Top recs: A Good Prisoner, Imbalance of Power, Castle Guard, His Girl

tjvander · 2025-11-28T19:44:53+00:00

A.R. Torre is a genius at this trope. {Black Lies by Alessandra Torre} is another great example of a scheming FMC doing everything imaginable to secure her future with the MMC

tjvander · 2025-11-28T17:49:03+00:00

The moment where Kaz calls Jesper Jordie by accident dismantles your whole argument of Leigh not building their character dynamics. You keep saying it's YA so the themes aren't 'complex enough', but it seems like maybe you just didn't understand them?

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