Books
Adult characters
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Broader terms: Age
Narrower terms: Characters aged over 50, Middle-aged characters, Older adult characters, New adult main characters, Early adult characters, Characters in their 40s, Characters in their 50s, Characters in their 60s, Characters in their 70s, Characters in their 80s, Characters in their 90s, Characters in their 20s, Characters in their 30s
Esmeraldas Blick
Minor Detail
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Historical fictionThe Love Hypothesis
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Tropes:
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
Banana 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 CityYou Could Make a Life
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The Left Hand of Darkness
A Hero Born
Tropes:
Arranged marriage, Band of misfits, Coming of age, Dysfunctional family, Fish out of water, Playing the long game, Shoot first ask questions later, Time skipAnyone But You
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Contemporary romanceCharacters:
Characters in their 30s, Characters in their 40s, Divorced main character, Doctor, Straight main character(s), White/European diasporic main character(s)Time Periods:
1990sPlaces:
OhioA Marvellous Light
by Freya Marske
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The Last BindingTropes:
Dysfunctional family, Enemies to lovers, Grumpy/sunshine, Magical mystery, Magical society, Men loving men, Secret societyCharacters:
Characters in their 20s, Mage, Queer main character(s), White/European main character(s)Time Periods:
1900-1910Places:
EnglandPeter Cabot Gets Lost
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The Cabots (Cat Sebastian)Genres:
Historical romanceCharacters:
Characters in their 20s, New adult main characters, White/European diasporic main character(s)Time Periods:
1960sPlaces:
United StatesArsenic 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:
2010-2020Check, Please! Book 1: #Hockey
by Ngozi Okazu
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Check, Please!Genres:
Contemporary fiction, Contemporary romance, Hockey fiction, Hockey romance, New adult fiction, Realistic fiction, Sports fiction, Sports romanceTropes:
Character blog, Ensemble cast, Found family, Grumpy/sunshine, Men loving men, Pining, Sports teams, Stress bakingCharacters:
American main character, Baker, Bisexual main character(s), Canadian main character, Character with substance abuse issues, Character(s) with anxiety, Character(s) with depression, Character(s) with PTSD, Characters in their 20s, Characters in their late teens, Cisgender man main character(s), Closeted main character(s), College student, Figure skater, Gay main character(s), Hockey player, New adult main characters, Queer main character(s), Queer side character(s), Student, Student athlete, White/European diasporic main character(s), White/European main character(s)Feed
Leviathan Wakes
