Books
Characters in their 20s
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Broader terms: Early adult characters, Adult characters, Age
Trade Me
Series:
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
A Marvellous Light
by Freya Marske
Series:
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
Series:
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
Genres:
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
Series:
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
The Scum Villain’s Self-Saving System Vol. 1
Series:
Genres:
XianxiaTropes:
Betrayal, Crush on teacher, Plot armor, Snarky AI, Story-aware narrator, Transmigration, Unreliable narratorTime Periods:
Places:
East Asia inspired settingFangirl
Red, White & Royal Blue
Series:
Tropes:
Celebrity relationships, Coming out, Enemies to lovers, Epistolary, Fake relationship, Long distance relationship, Men loving men, Politics, Secret relationshipCharacters:
Bisexual main character(s), Characters in their 20s, Gay main character(s), Gay side character(s), Latine/Latin American main character(s), RoyaltyTime Periods:
2010-2020Final Girls
by Riley Sager
Series:
Tropes:
Betrayal, Camping murder spree, Final girl, Killer in plain sight, Killing the Survivors, Manipulative bastard, Murdered in the forest, Spree Killer, Tragic backstoryCharacters:
Character(s) with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Characters in their 20s, Cisgender woman main character(s), Detective, Final girlTime Periods:
Information AgeDarling Rose Gold
Series:
Tropes:
A taste of their own medicine, Betrayal, Evil matriarch, I'm the real victim here, Loosely based on a true story, Manipulative bastard, Unreliable narratorCharacters:
Character(s) with depression, Character(s) with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Characters aged over 50, Characters in their 20sTime Periods:
Information AgePlaces:
United StatesGyo: The Death-Stench Creeps
by Junji Ito, Yuji Oniki