u/peenmeal

I've never flown internationally, so I'm quite stressed about getting a migraine attack while travelling. It always happens after long drives or just sleep deprivation and the pain gradually creeps on me.

I don't have a prescription for triptans or any preventative meds to bring with me (except maybe nausea meds), so any advice? I'd like to avoid being sick as a dog on the plane and during my connecting flights.

Heya, I'm 23F and I used to be super active on amino (back in its golden age) on the roleplay communities. It was genuinely one of my favourite hobbies, but I haven't touched it in probably over a decade.

I need someone willing to help me get back into it with a ton of patience because I've forgotten basically everything. I need a teacher, basically.

My timezone is GMT+2 and I almost always used OCs in the past because I'm not super involved in any particular fandom. I like creating my own worlds and people.

Things I enjoy:

• world-building(!!!!)

• OCs

• historical fantasy

• sword & sorcery

• quest-based storylines

• really, anything magical

I don't do anything romancey. Only hit me up if you're interested in strictly wholesome, friendly fun :)

No one under 18, please. I'm in my 20's and prefer people closer to my own age.

I love this genre and my favourite of the Narnia-type books so far has been The Book of Lost Things by John Connolly (young boy falls through hole in sunken garden in London, enters hellish fairytale world via being spat out by a tree)

I guess it's portal fantasy? It could also be isekai, but isekai often has a very specific video game vibe that I absolutely hate. I don't read manga, comic books or visual novels. Only books, please. Specifically adult or new adult.

Absolutely no litRPG. It's not what I'm looking for.

I was just banned yesterday for disagreeing with someone who said that South Africa is actually a very easy place to live in. I didn't say anything crazy or offensive, just that life is absolutely not easy here and most can't even afford proper housing or food.

Immediately banned.

So, what was everyone else's reason? I wanted to start a little thread and find the silliest one because it's hilarious.

Very few books are even 4, let alone 5 star reads for me (especially in the romantasy genre), yet I see people quite often who hand out 5 star reviews like candy. I get that reading is a very subjective hobby, but how is a book like ACOTAR (for example) 5 stars? What are you basing your review on? What makes a book a 5 star read for you and how do so many fit that bracket?

I'm quite jealous because it makes me feel like a bitter hag who hates joy.

I'm reading The Book of Lost Things by John Connelly and it somewhat scratches that itch, but I feel like I could find something better.

I like “main character finds themself in whimsical but grimdark land” plots that involve adventure and traversing said land. I'm also reading Between Two Fires and while it is fantasy horror, it's not similar at all to the type of dreamlike atmosphere I want.

OTGW manages to be both cosy and incredibly fucked up, like dark cottagecore. I need something like that.

I'm looking for books that specifically feel like Over the Garden Wall. The MC is preferably from another world and finds themselves in some dark, fucked-up fairytale land. It doesn't have to be a fairytale retelling and I'd actually prefer it if it wasn't. Something like Narnia, but more grimdark and atmospheric.

The closest feeling I've gotten so far is The Book of Lost Things by John Connelly where a 12 year old boy crawls into a hole in his garden and finds himself transported into a mysterious dark fantasy land. I've been recommended Caroline and Nettle & Bone by T. Kingfisher, but they don't fit the feeling I want.

No litRPG. That's not what I'm looking for.

I'm looking to expand my already horrifically long TBR and about 80% of the romantasy I read is pretty disappointing.

I'm reading {the liveship traders} and I NEED a good pirate MMC because I absolutely love Kennit. A lot just aren't scratching that itch.

I have {the ever king} on my TBR, but reviews seem... mixed. From what I did read, the quality wasn't on par with Robin Hobb (though she does set the bar quite high). All I want is a good story with hot pirates, but a lot don't hit the "good story" part.

My likes and dislikes:

- romance subplots

- slow-burn

- 3 chillies minimum

- actual world-building

- no instalust/love

- no YA

I'm almost done with Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir and it made me realise I'd kill for a love interest like Ryland Grace. I get he's not for everyone and some find the "I did a thing!" humour a little cringe, but I absolutely love dorky yet competent MMCs. Even better if he's capable of being a badass from time to time.

Some spice is a must, but no insta love/lust. I've already read almost all of T. Kingfisher's romance novels, so none of her (as much as I love the awkward paladins.)

I watched Spirit recently and it got me in the mood for a western romance. I've never actually read one before, so whatever I read will be my first impression of the genre.

My only experience with westerns are Spirit and RDR2, but I love the cosy vibe of Spirit more (and the colonel because hnnhhhggg).

A bit of spice is a must (three chillies at a minimum), but I also enjoy relationships that are built on feelings rather than insta lust. Romance also doesn't have to be a forefront. Sometimes I like plot heavy books with a romance subplot more!

No YA, please.

For me, it's always the one whose height and cheekbones are described first. If another male character is described like this but he has hair that's any colour other than black, 9 outta 10 times it's a bait and switch.