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Narrower terms: Lyrical writing, Concise writing, Atmospheric writing, Puns, Food descriptions, First person POV, Translated work, Anglicized names
The Love Hypothesis
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Age Difference, Breaking the fourth wall, Coming of age, Crush on teacher, Fake dating, Feelings realization, Fluff, Friends to lovers, Grumpy/sunshine, Kissing to avoid suspicion, Miscommunication, Opposites attract, Pining, Playing the long game, Slice of life, Woman in a man's worldCharacters:
Academic, Characters in their 20s, Characters in their 30s, College student, Scientist, TeacherTime Periods:
2010-2020Trade Me
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CycloneTropes:
Celebrity relationships, Fake dating, Life swap, Prince(ss) and pauper, Transactional relationshipCharacters:
Athlete, Billionaire, Characters in their 20s, Characters with eating disorders, Chinese American main character(s), College student, Straight main character(s), Trans woman side characterTime Periods:
2010-2020The Duke Who Didn’t
The Goblin Emperor
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The Goblin EmperorCharacters:
Character(s) with PTSD, Characters in their late teens, Introverted main character(s), Royalty, Straight main characterTime Periods:
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Secondary WorldBanana Fish, Vol. 1
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Banana FishGenres:
Conspiracy thrillerCharacters:
Adult characters, American main character, East Asian main character(s), Gangster, Photographer, Teen main character(s)Time Periods:
1980sPlaces:
New York CityA Hero Born
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Arranged marriage, Band of misfits, Coming of age, Dysfunctional family, Fish out of water, Playing the long game, Shoot first ask questions later, Time skipAristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
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Coming-of-age fiction, Contemporary fiction, Contemporary romance, Realistic fiction, RomanceTropes:
Men loving menTime Periods:
1980sPlaces:
TexasArsenic and Adobo
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Cozy mysteryTropes:
Amateur detective, Back home from the big city, Best friend's brother, Family first, Framed for a crime, Love triangle, Shitty exesCharacters:
Baker, Characters in their 20s, Cisgender woman main character(s), East Asian diasporic side character(s), Lesbian side character(s), South Asian diasporic side character(s), Southeast Asian diasporic main character(s), Southeast Asian diasporic side character(s), Stubborn main characterTime Periods:
2010-2020A Man and His Cat, Vol. 2
The Scum Villain’s Self-Saving System Vol. 1
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XianxiaTropes:
Betrayal, Crush on teacher, Plot armor, Snarky AI, Story-aware narrator, Transmigration, Unreliable narratorTime Periods:
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East Asia inspired settingUpright Women Wanted
Pride and Prejudice
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Enemies to loversCharacters:
White/Western European main character(s)Time Periods:
Regency EraHarrow the Ninth
by Tamsyn Muir
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The Locked TombTropes:
Amnesia, Dysfunctional family, Everyone is gay, Found family, God is just a person, Men loving men, Tragic backstory, Unreliable narrator, Women loving womenTime Periods:
Long-Term FutureStrange the Dreamer
by Laini Taylor