The Devil You Know by Kit RochaSeries: Mercenary LibrariansGenres: Post-apocalyptic fiction, Science fiction romanceTropes: Corporate overreach, Dystopia, Found familyCharacters: Time Periods: Short-Term FuturePlaces: American South
The Long Game by Rachel ReidSeries: Game ChangersGenres: Contemporary romance, Hockey romance, Sports romanceTropes: Coming out, Enemies to lovers, Long distance relationship, Rivals to lovers, Secret relationshipCharacters: Bisexual main character(s), Closeted main character(s), East Asian main character(s), Hockey player, Russian main characterTime Periods: 2020-2030Places: Boston, Montreal, Toronto
The Scholars of Night by John M. FordSeries: Genres: Spy thrillerTropes: Characters: AcademicTime Periods: 1980sPlaces: London, New York City
Tommy Cabot Was Here by Cat SebastianSeries: The Cabots (Cat Sebastian)Genres: Historical romanceTropes: Second chance romanceCharacters: Closeted main character(s), Divorced main characterTime Periods: 1950sPlaces: Massachusetts
Check, Please!, Book 2: Sticks & Scones by Ngozi OkazuSeries: Check, Please!Genres: Contemporary romance, Hockey romance, New adult fiction, Sports romanceTropes: Celebrity relationships, Coming out, Ensemble cast, Found family, Grumpy/sunshine, Men loving men, Secret relationship, Sports teams, Stress bakingCharacters: Baker, Character with substance abuse issues, Character(s) with anxiety, Character(s) with PTSD, Closeted main character(s), Hockey player, Queer main character(s), Queer side character(s), Student athleteTime Periods: 2010-2020Places: College, Massachusetts
Think of England by K.J. CharlesSeries: England WorldGenres: Historical romanceTropes: Enemies to lovers, Fear of commitment, Kissing to avoid suspicion, Mystery plot, Queer awakening, SpiesCharacters: Character(s) with amputation(s), Cisgender man main character(s), English main character, Former military, Gay main character(s), Poet, White/European main character(s)Time Periods: 1900-1910Places: Country manor, England
Arsenic and Adobo by Mia P. ManansalaSeries: Tita Rosie's Kitchen Mystery SeriesGenres: 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: 2010-2020Places: Illinois, Restaurant, Small town
A Man and His Cat, Vol. 2 by Umi SakuraiSeries: A Man and His CatGenres: Contemporary fiction, Slice of lifeTropes: Emotional healing, Fluff, Found family, Slice of lifeCharacters: Cat characters, East Asian main character(s)Time Periods: 2010-2020Places: Japan
Check, Please! Book 1: #Hockey by Ngozi OkazuSeries: 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)Time Periods: 2010-2020, Information AgePlaces: Arena, College, Massachusetts, New England
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie FordSeries: Genres: Coming-of-age fiction, Historical fiction, World War II fictionTropes: Break up, Coming of age, Dysfunctional family, First love, Fish out of water, Forbidden love, Friends to lovers, Growing up, Miscommunication, Rekindled relationship, Secret relationship, Time skipCharacters: Chinese American main character(s), East Asian diasporic main character(s), East Asian main character(s), Japanese American main character(s)Time Periods: Radio Age, World War IIPlaces: Idaho, New York City, Seattle, United States, Washington
Heated Rivalry by Rachel ReidSeries: Game ChangersGenres: Contemporary romance, Hockey romance, Sports romanceTropes: Enemies to lovers, Long distance relationship, Men loving men, Rivals to lovers, Secret relationship, Sports teamsCharacters: Bisexual main character(s), Closeted main character(s), East Asian main character(s), Hockey player, Queer main character(s), Russian main characterTime Periods: 2010-2020Places: Boston, Toronto
The Ministry for the Future by Kim Stanley RobinsonSeries: Genres: Science fiction, Social science fictionTropes: Characters: Time Periods: Short-Term FuturePlaces: Switzerland
Feed by Mira GrantSeries: NewsfleshGenres: Dystopian fiction, Political thriller, Zombie horrorTropes: Character blog, Dystopia, Pandemic, Politics, Road trip, Unreliable narratorCharacters: Blogger, Characters in their 20s, JournalistTime Periods: Short-Term FuturePlaces: America, California
Upright Women Wanted by Sarah GaileySeries: Genres: Feminist Western, Outlaw westernTropes: Politics, Road trip, Tragic backstoryCharacters: Nonbinary side character(s), Queer main character(s)Time Periods: Places: American Midwest
Carmilla by Carmen Maria Machado (Contributor), J. Sheridan Le FanuSeries: Genres: Vampire fictionTropes: Characters: Early adult charactersTime Periods: Places: Austria
Nothing to See Here by Kevin Wilson, Marin Ireland (Narrator)Series: Genres: Contemporary fictionTropes: Characters: Time Periods: Places: Tennessee
An Artist of the Floating World by Kazuo IshiguroSeries: Genres: World War II fictionTropes: Unreliable narratorCharacters: Artist, Grandparent, Japanese main character, Parent, Widow(er)Time Periods: Places: Japan
The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell HammettSeries: Genres: Noir mysteryTropes: ConspiracyCharacters: Time Periods: Places: San Francisco
One Last Stop by Casey McQuistonSeries: Genres: Contemporary fictionTropes: Found family, Women loving womenCharacters: Time Periods: Places: New York City
Pride and Prejudice by Anna Quindlen, Jane AustenSeries: Genres: Brit Lit, Comedy of manners, Humor, Literary ClassicsTropes: Enemies to loversCharacters: White/Western European main character(s)Time Periods: Regency EraPlaces: British Isles, Domestic, England, Europe