While I typically prefer mono romances I have found some authors that do harem in a way that is less objectionable to me and really enjoyed all of M. Tress's books as well has all the books by Daniel Kensington, some by Misty Vixen and am looking for more books like these. Leon West has been hit or miss for me as with Virgil Knightly and Kirk Mason. Love the works done by Cebelius and Snek Guy. Thanks for any recs and bonus if at least the first in a series is available and an audio book but not a deal breaker.

Does anyone know any books that have a dominant female main character and a more submissive male character? I just got done reading Signal Lost and I loved the dynamic of a tall gentlely dominant woman falling in love with a shorter more submissive guy. Any recommendations?

Yo, after my last negetive review went without a hitch I have finally finished a book I didnt 100% love so why not make another. Ngl this review came out longer then I expected.

The harem book follows El - a boy with Noble (magic) Blood who gets fucked over as a child, loses EVERYTHING and is thrown into the shittest jail for 15 years. Too bad he manages to escape and is now looking for REVENGE. The story is set in a medival fantasy world which is honestly not super original but good enough. Overall I would say the plot and worldbuilding is fine: nothing u have never seen before but still good.

So why such a title? I shall list the positives and negetives and ull understand.

Postives: first, unlike most op mcs, we actually get to experience alongside the MC all the garbage he suffers in first 30% of the book. What that means is by the end of it when he becomes an OP 2 meters tall alpha chad i cheer him on as he gets the ladies and moves up in the world instead of rolling my eyes.

Second, the MC actually earns all his chad powers: he trains for a DECADE before becoming a chad.

Third, MC has REAL male friends. Yes, that is rare enough to count as a postive.

Fourth, the MC has REAL character development and is overall very well written.

And now we move on to the negetives: first, remember how good the MC is? Too bad the rest of the characters are... fine? They arent badly written but experience no character growth at all. The supportive characters orbit around the MC and thats about it.

Second, the villans are also.. meh. U HATE them because of the shit they did to MC but they are not intresting as characters either.

Third and worst of them all: maybe its a pet peeve, but the author overuses.. not sure how to call it? Dramatic language? And it becomes overlly grating. Like 30% of the book is written like (the next statements are edited to avoid spoilerd):

"A and B rose together and cleared the table without being asked, moving in the quiet coordination of two people who had settled into a shared rhythm. The household had learned early on the ship that clearing your own plate was not welcome. Both servants had made that boundary clear, and no one had tested it since". Or "MC stood alone in the entry hall. In his hand, the contract of a woman who didn't yet know her life had changed. In his pocket, a ring that didn't fit his hand. In his pack, over thirteen hundred gold pieces and a bruise on his left arm that would fade by morning. Everything he had set in motion since walking into this city was falling into place. The plan taking shape around him. C sworn. B loyal. D incoming. And now this. The final piece, held in his hand like a key to a door he had been standing in front of since the first time she hid behind her hair and called him boss".

Do u see what I mean now? Dont get me wrong writing this way is sometimes usefull: looking back at the achievements MC has gotten or marking an importent moment. But its so over used in the book it drove me nearly crazy.

So.. yeah. Overall Im giving it a 5/10 - the postives want a 8/10 and the negetives 3/10 and that is the compromise.

Thanks!

Been wanting to find some novels to listen to while at work, but nearly all of the ones I find are either hard smut (which I'd rather listen to at home) or are just power fantasy novels. I'm looking for something a little less macho man, like along the lines of princess of the void or Charlotte's rejects.

I'm fine with most genres and platforms so long as it's in audio book form

Man I hope I am in the right place because I am looking for some wholesome fiction about a guy who goes into a different world where different species exist.

But after the protagonist gets sent into a different dimension, he runs into a cute looking catgirl as I am just looking for a story that is not afraid to be kinky.

having just finished the epilog i find my self wanting more series with well an actual war. Its not just the mc showing up and do it all himself. if you have read the books the battle for the empires capital comes to mind. but also how the siege battles play out, solders actually feel relevant so do the politics and spy espionage. I have read the rest of Roberson work and was hoping to find some new authors.

Hey, folks.

Title explains the gist. Anyone have a novel where the FMC plans to win back the MMC?

It can be a grovel. It can be a “he’s the one that got away and now I have a chance to have him back.” It can be a “he had a glow up.”

Any story where the FMC is determined to get back into relationship with MMC.

Thanks!

I remembered a neat novel I once read: Blood Warlock a Succubus Partner in tthe Apocalypse. And at the moment I am reading Apocalypse tamer. So I wanted to ask if you know any other novels with similar premise where a male MC has a non-human romantic partner in a system apocalypse setting. It doesn't necessarily needs to be an overt romance, it could be a romantic subplot. Also preferably that MC is a mage class or mage adjacent or maybe a dexterity based one.

Examples of what I meant:
Everyone else is a returnee
Nightmare Realm Summoner
Blood Warlock a Succubus Partner in the Apocalypse
Apocalypse tamer

Becoming Adventurers. Constant travelling. Exploring. (Everything together Ofcourse)

You get the whole point. Adventure!

I'm more than Alright with Isekai

Honestly, Going on a Adventure with your Lover sounds lowkey fun.

Kinda weird request but I like reading manga that are reincarnation of a villain noble (from game etc) are there novels like that? In a book form not manga

I've been an enjoyer of RFM-style stories for a while now but have recently hit a wall in terms of finding the next gem of a story that'll grip me at 4am and not allow me to sleep until the sun peaks over the horizon... Also, Kindle Unlimited keeps recommending AI written stories, which have just depressed me.

Some stories that I've really enjoyed are:

• Charlotte's Reject (where it all began...)
• Mob Sorcery series by K.D. Roberston
• Warlock by Daniel Kensington
• Monster Girls in Space series by M. Tress
• Sexy Steampunk Babes by Bluefishcakes (on Royal Road)
• Some of Snekguy's standalone stories like Heart of the Oasis, Lamentations of the Turnip Farmer and Cabin Boy
• And if you've read any BreaktheBar stories, his prose is top tier imo

I have tried the usual suspects like Bruce Sentar, Leon West, Misty Vixen and Peter North, but unfortunately their writing styles were either too repetitive for my taste or somehow jarring.

Other things I value in a good story:

• Well edited (few, if no, mistakes in grammar/spelling)
• Great dialogue
• "Flow" - hard to explicitly define
• Multi-dimensional characters (ofc!)

With that being said, I look forward to all the recommendations to keep me busy during this Summer of reading!

Thanks in advance 🫡

P.S. I wish taiyakisoba would come back to write for us mortals on ao3 😢

I'm newish to the community so it's possible there's a well known one I just don't know about.