Books with Actual Adults
Why do so many characters in RH feel like they're actually teenagers, even when they're supposed to be in their twenties/thirties?? I've started avoiding series that take place in college or have a vaguely academic feel, even if the premise seems interesting, because nine times out of ten they just act like teenagers. And given the nature of RH, I am *really* not interested in that. Pretty much the only exception to this has been The Witch's Coven series by Kathryn Moon, which is one of my favorites.
It really sucks because I like a good grovel and I'm not opposed to dark romance, but these two tropes seem to be some of the worst offenders for immature characters. With groveling, it seems like a lot of storylines revert to the high schooler bully mentality (even when it's not a bully romance) and I just can't get why the FMC would even still be interested in these douchebags. And then with dark romance, a lot of times it reads like a couple of virgins who want to sound edgy trying dirty talk for the first time and it's so ridiculous it pulls me out of the moment. Like there was one series I read where one of the MMCs asked the FMC what her safe word was and she said something like 'you could peel the skin off my body and I wouldn't say anything' like *whaaaat*. Is this supposed to sound sexy and cool? I imagine I would've thought that was pretty badass back in my middle school My Chemical Romance days but now that my brain is fully developed it's just not doing it.
This turned into a rant when it was supposed to be a recommendation request but PLEASE someone recommend decent books with *fully adult* characters. Like MMCs who don't act like evil middle schoolers and an FMC who seems like she's done her own taxes (TurboTax is fine).