We have new Rec League coming from SB Sarah, who is searching for a combination of unrequited love for a heroine who is experienced and confident! Sarah: I want to find romances where the hero has an unrequited love for the heroine BUT the heroine is not this innocent ingenue. Too often the hero in that scenario is rich, powerful, worldly, famous, or entirely too alpha for my liking – especially that last one. The alpha … Continue reading The Rec League: Unrequited Love with Experienced Heroines→
I was shocked – SHOCKED – when Reader Jessica left a comment about virgin hero recommendations and my deep dive through the SBTB archives turned up nothing. Of course, there are some obvious choices and probably a handful of lists on Goodreads, but personal recommendations of books you’ve loved and why go much further, don’t you think? Redheadedgirl: There’s a virgin hero in one of the stories in the Rogue Desire anthology . Amanda: Also…the … Continue reading The Rec League: Virgin Heroes→
Uh oh, it’s Whatcha Reading time! This is the post where we talk about what we’ve been reading and try desperately not to send our TBR piles into epic proportions. We also get to kvetch a little bit about our reading struggles. Gird your loins, or rather book budget, accordingly! Sarah: I’m in a new place reading -wise. I’ve read 5 books on vacation and am now reading the same book as Adam, at the … Continue reading Whatcha Reading? July 2017 Edition→
Reader Katie C. wants to add more mysteries to her reading list, but she wants ones with detectives who are a person of color: I would like to a request a Rec League for mysteries with people of color detectives/sleuths. After the post about the lack of POC in HR, I was looking through the list of mysteries I want to read and the main characters were mostly white females (with a significant number of … Continue reading The Rec League: Diverse Detectives & Sleuths→
Reader Jaye sent us this Rec League, searching for characters with a particular background. Here’s the request: I’d love to call on the Rec League for books that feature protagonists who had terrible childhoods and/or dysfunctional families with one of the main characters being the child of a narcissist. I love seeing characters who had it tough growing up find their HEA! Examples of what hits my sweet spot would be Lisa Kleypas’ Smooth Talking … Continue reading The Rec League: Characters with Narcissist Parents→
This Rec League comes from our very own Redheadedgirl! This is technically her formal request: I’m looking for books set in York or Edinburgh. You know. For reasons. York is harder to find. Now, she says “books,” but I think most members of the Bitchery have a keen sense on what each of us likes to read. RHG likes historical romances, so I’m sure she wouldn’t turn down suggestions of that nature. But please, don’t … Continue reading The Rec League: Books Set in York and Edinburgh→
Wonder Woman is currently crushing it at the box office. We’re all riding the high of its success, so why not keep the badassery, lady power going. If you’ve seen the movie already and perhaps are getting ready for your second (THIRD?) screen, check out Redheadedgirl’s review of the movie. If you haven’t seen it yet, don’t worry! This post will be spoiler free. We’ve collected some great heroines from books, TV, and comics to fully … Continue reading Super-Powered Heroines for Your Wonder Woman Screening→
Bitchery, this request comes from me (Amanda) and I’m abusing my powers to get some recs! I used to be a huge manga reader, but it goes in waves. A couple years ago, I checked the site where I read a lot of manga, mainly scans and translations. I was shocked – SHOCKED – to discover that the site had been hacked and the owner didn’t have the energy to bring it back. Which fine, no … Continue reading The Rec League: Romantic & Smutty Manga→
This Rec League request comes from Reader Karoline and it’s full of my catnip. I’m sure many members of the Bitchery feel the same way. Here’s Karoline’s email: I am looking for what I would basically call “detective paranormal” romances. I started reading this series by Diana Rowland that was all about demons, and the heroine was a police detective and she solved crimes, but with a paranormal element. Her love interest was another detective. … Continue reading The Rec League: Paranormal Detective Romances→
I’m 90% sure that this wasn’t a request so much as an idea brought about by the hero on the cover of Pretty Face by Lucy Parker, where I took it upon myself to schedule a Rec League for all those “silver fox” heroes. See also Paul Mason, the “fashion Santa,” who made headlines a couple Christmases ago. These romances don’t necessarily have to include age differences. All they need is a hero who doesn’t mind showing … Continue reading The Rec League: Silver Foxes→
It’s Whatcha Reading time! And that means it’s time to guard your book budget and gird your TBR pile, or else your cup shall runneth over with book recommendations! We hope you’ve been reading some really good books, but if not, this is definitely a safe space to do a little venting. Elyse: I’ve been in a pretty big reading slump, but I just finished All You Need is Love by Marie Force. It’s a … Continue reading Whatcha Reading? April 2017 Edition→
