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My ears are bleeding

I mostly listen to audiobooks because the narrator's breathe life into the characters that my puny imagination could never. Im trying to be as nice as possible because Im sure its not easy to narrate and give each character their own voice and pick up nuances that make it that much more immersive. That being said, Lori Prince needs to pay for my future therapy to deal with the rage she invokes and my medical bills for my inevitable hearing loss when she screams into the fucking microphone like a hyena. I genuinely have liked her in certain books, but more often than not I am wincing when she does that shrill, nails on a chalkboard screaming random dialogue for. no. reason. Oh my God, when she plays a child it can be used as torture. Also when she does the spicy scenes and her voice drops into this low, demonic tone that sounds like she is about to vomit. Like when your mouth waters before you throw up and you try to talk...that. I have a migraine. Again, she is great in some, but others she sounds like a banshee. Rant over.

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u/CaterpillarWorking72 — 11 days ago

Fast Burn Romance (on audiobook) recs please

I am so tired of slow burn romances. Give me your fast burns. Any trope is fine though I would love to read something with an interesting premise. I feel love I’ve read the same thing over and over (but if it’s good it’s good).

I don’t need erotica or anything but I do like some open door spice

Audiobooks only

PS: let me save you the trouble but I have read basically the entire libraries of the usual suspects that get recommended :

Haley Cass, Roslyn Sinclair, yMonica McCallan, Milena McKay, Rawnie Sabor, Alexandra Bellfleur, Ashley Herring Blake… I’m sure there are more
So would love to hear hidden gems

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u/carriealamode — 11 days ago

More sapphic vampire books please

I've been in a mood lately so I would love to read more. I prefer more vampire x vampire stories but vampire x anyone is fine too. Spice is also appreciated :D

So far I've read (With personal ratings out of 5):

Bury Our Bones In The Midnight Soil - 3.75
The Girl Who Bit Me - 3.75
She's My Eternity - 4.5
A Dowry of Blood - 4.25
Thrall - 4.25
Hungerstone - 5
Carmilla - 3.25
Sun-Kissed Fangs - 4.5
The Book of Blood and Roses - 4
A Long Time Dead - 4.5

And no Ruby Roe recs pls I've given up on her books after I finished Girl Games.

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u/Outside-Professor894 — 11 days ago

Books by Moira Darling

So, I wanna know if it’s just me:
I’ve read „a vow cold and kindled“ by this author and I really felt like there was a lot of AI used to make this story. Something just feel a little too out of context, the sentences are kept short a lot and there’s a lot of „drama“ in the way things are described.
If uve read some AI stories u kinda get a feeling for it, and with her other book „a curse bright and breathing“ it also just feels like AI.
Anybody else experience the same??

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u/Hailycie — 11 days ago

Good reads that don’t feel fanfic/wattpad-like?

Hi everyone!

I’m trying to get out of a bit of a reading slump and I’m looking for some good book recommendations.
I’ve noticed that a lot of the books I come across lately aren’t really what I’m looking for. I’m not opposed to YA or lighter reads at all, but I’m looking for something with good prose, interesting plots and well-written characters — something that feels a little more mature and polished.

I have absolutely nothing against fanfiction or Wattpad-style stories, by the way! I used to read a ton of fanfiction myself, so I know exactly why people enjoy them. I just don’t really feel like reading something in that vein at the moment.

I’m very open genre-wise: light, serious, realistic, fantasy, contemporary, whatever! I’d just love something genuinely well-written and engaging.
For reference, one of the last books I really enjoyed was Sunburn by Chloe Howarth.

Any recommendations? :)

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u/AggravatingFinger180 — 10 days ago

Romance books where Halloween is celebrated?

Hi, I'm looking for sapphic romance books where Halloween is celebrated for a bingo, what can you suggest me? Pumpkin spice and poltergeist is already on a different prompt so I'm needing some help 🙏🏼

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u/cookiesalvaje — 11 days ago

The Witch's Pet

As I continue to absolutely devour recommendations from this subreddit, I ran into The Witch's Pet and I am legitimately enjoying it, but...

The witch in question acts like a Sanderson sister straight out of the English colonies. She's from 1891 and acts like she doesn't understand buses and cars. Meanwhile, trains, cable cars and *actual cars* were invented prior to 1891.

Historical anachronisms don't usually bother me but these are hitting me like a brick. Like, electricity and telephones weren't common, but the technology was decades old by 1891.

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u/CounterAgentVT — 10 days ago