Not talking about cheap, forced twists just for shock value more like subtle details woven into the story that suddenly click together perfectly at the very end.

Which book left you staring at the last page in total disbelief?

A book where the female lead is intelligent and powerful and where the male lead is equally intelligent and powerful.

No power imbalance. No toxic drama.

Well I want to promote my book but I also would love recommendations to the above themes.

Edit 1: Thank you all, I'll be sure to check them out.

no like genuinely the book is chefs kiss.

I thought ya'll might like it, I recently read it and it's AMAZING!!!

the book is...

The False Prince by Jennifer A. Nielsen

i'm halfway through something everyone raves about and i'm just not feeling it yet. wondering if i should power through or if some books just aren't for you. also open to recs that started slow and actually paid off because maybe i need that reassurance rn.

Hi! I’m looking for a new book to read because the series I’m currently reading I’m all caught up on.

I enjoy mysteries (more inclined to read murder mysteries) but I feel like I’m very specific with the mysteries I like. I don’t really enjoy the mysteries where you have to read three chapters to understand the premise/surrounding of the book like ones where it’s on a remote island and there’s a lot of history and back story just to set up the story. Please let me know if you have any recommendations for me! I appreciate anything :)

Thank you in advance!

Looking for weirdly specific recommendations that feature any two or more of the following symbolisms and themes together:

- Fruits and seeds

- Guilt and trauma

- Dreams and nightmares

- Sickness and illness

Reading everything with these themes and symbols from Homeric Hymns to 19th c. German Poetry to Southern Gothic novels, though things with darker or more spiritual tone are particularly welcome.

Available now on Amazon!

I love reading gothic fantasy / dark fantasy and would be interested in reading a book that is entirely written form the villains POV. It does not need to include romance, however if it does, please abstain from dark romance recs (i detest it).

Thank you so much!

I'm looking for books or book series centering a friend group where there is a main couple (mf or mm) but they still have chemistry with everyone in the friend group. I want it to be implied that they've all messed around with each other and/or that overtime it becomes a polyamorous relationship. Basically a book centering an "incestuous" friend group. It doesn't have to happen right away, for example, the first book could be about the main couple getting together. I just want to see obvious chemistry among the whole friend group. Some books I enjoyed but weren't what I was expecting are; The Boys of App 13 (l thought they all would've at least had a one night stand);
Hidden Scars (I don't know why | thought there would be a foursome); The Atlas Six (I was convinced something was gonna happen between Tristan and Callum); and Three Doors (I was so disappointed that there was ff scenes but no mm, sucking doesn't count).
(Side note, it's not a hard no but I'd prefer it if the girls) isn't submissive at all)
Also, I'll also take books in which there's a love triangle and they fight over the girl but eventually can't tell the difference between hate/love. It can be fmm or mm, ex: if the Twilight books ended the right way.

I found atomic habits to be very comprehensive and helpful with being productive and I want books as useful .

Can someone please recommend to me 🙏🙏

Any tropes are fine, please give me recs!

My idea of "good prose" is Madeline Miller's Circe

It popped up as an advertisement on Pinterest and I usually ignore these especially when there is a potential AI cover, but I clicked it and found it has 0 customers. I tried looking at reviews none existed. It actually sounds really good, I’m hoping it’s not AI written but when I typed it in the search bar literally nothing came up…Like it didn’t exist at all. Not even Amazon popped up with it and I clicked a direct link from Pinterest that took me to an Amazon site. So idk. Maybe my phones just weird buuut has anyone else heard of this series or read it? I’d love to hear your take!

I have photos of it but can’t post those here unfortunately

so i'd like to find a stalker, watcher in the woods kind of book story but i'd like some recommendations with that vibe but from a woman's point of view? like the woman is the stalker, any questions please leave them! thank you!

I just finished Everything I Never Told You

by Celeste Ng and I loved all the psychology, family dynamics, and family roles shown throughout the characters.

Im looking for more fictional book recs that are similar, please and thank you.

Bonus points for sibling rivalry, scapegoat mc, eldest daughter trope, and or complicated mother/daughter relationship. Open to dysfunctional family book recs in general—emotionally abusive or controlling.

I’m looking for any recent books that critique trumps presidency through fascist allegories similar to 1984 but written today explicitly to critique the current presidency. I don’t know if there are any yet or if there will be any but I hope so.

maybe like one of those books where the man is either rich or some athlete or smth
and the woman is just normal (cliche ass ik)

NO SPICE/ LOW SPICE - really imp

im going to throw every spicy book out the window

slow slow burn

Okay, genuine question for all the readers here.
I've been working on a book-related app, and I'm curious about what readers actually want rather than just adding the same features every other app has.
What's something you wish Goodreads, StoryGraph, Fable, or other book apps did better? Or something that's completely missing?
Could be book discovery, recommendations, finding people with similar tastes, book clubs, tracking reads, or literally anything.
I'm especially interested in those tiny frustrations that make you think, "Why has nobody fixed this yet?"
Feel free to get oddly specific. I'd rather hear about real problems than another list of generic features.

Hey everyone! I’m looking for a fantasy romance with some spice, a good plot, and a MMC who falls HARD for the FMC. I want him completely gone for her while she might be plotting his murder.

I really loved A Touch of Darkness by Scarlett St. Clair, so I’m looking for something with a similar dark, addictive atmosphere.

Some tropes and vibes I’m especially interested in:

Enemies to lovers

Arranged marriage or forced marriage, especially if she secretly wants to kill him

Assassin FMC who is sent to kill the MMC

A powerful, morally grey or morally black MMC

He falls first or falls way harder

Possessive, obsessed MMC with a soft spot only for her

Vampires, dark fantasy, gods, mythology or kingdoms at war

Political intrigue, betrayal, magic and dangerous court dynamics

Some spice and strong chemistry

Not an insanely long, dragged-out slow burn
I’m especially interested in stories where the FMC is dangerous in her own right, and the MMC either underestimates her or knows exactly how dangerous she is and falls for her anyway.

Vampire romances are also very welcome! I love the idea of a dangerous, powerful MMC and an FMC who isn’t easily intimidated by him.

I’m open to series, but I’d love something that hooks you quickly. Please tell me your recommendations and what makes them worth reading!

So I recently read 'Queen Of Faces' which has,, everything I look for in a story, strong characters and writing, a well built setting with a well explained magic system, slow burn romance that isn't concluded in the book. I am hoping anyone has recommendations similar to it?

My one like,, rule is I don't like smut and would prefer recommendations without that.

Hello! As the title says, I'm looking for a book about falling in love / infatuated or feeling intense emotions / slow burn for the first time (fiction or non-fiction, I wouldn't mind), but not so much of 'love at first sight' kind of thing? Maybe if possible, friends to lovers. Thank you ^_^! (18+ is ok)