2000s
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:
2010-2020You Could Make a Life
Series:
Due Diligence
by Anna Zabo
Series:
Takeover (Anna Zabo)Genres:
Contemporary romanceTime Periods:
2010-2020Places:
SeattleSpelunking Through Hell: A Visitor’s Guide to the Underworld
Series:
InCryptidGenres:
Urban fantasyTropes:
Interdimensional travelCharacters:
Ageless or immortal characters, Bounty hunter, Mage, Straight main character(s), Warrior, White/European diasporic main character(s)Time Periods:
2010-2020The Long Game
by Rachel Reid
Series:
Game ChangersTropes:
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:
2020-2030Check, Please!, Book 2: Sticks & Scones
by Ngozi Okazu
Series:
Check, Please!Tropes:
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:
2010-2020Arsenic 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:
2010-2020A Man and His Cat, Vol. 2
Check, 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)Heated Rivalry
by Rachel Reid
Series:
Game ChangersTropes:
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:
2010-2020Fangirl
Red, White & Royal Blue
