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Check, Please!, Book 2: Sticks & Scones
by Ngozi Okazu
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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:
2010-2020The Order of the Pure Moon Reflected in Water
by Zen Cho
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WuxiaTropes:
Band of misfits, Religious artifacts, Secret backstory, Transporting important cargo, TravelThink of England
by K.J. Charles
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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:
1900-1910Arsenic 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
Check, 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)Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet
by Jamie Ford
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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 skipHeated Rivalry
by Rachel Reid
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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:
2010-2020Feed
Leviathan Wakes
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The ExpanseGenres:
Space operaCharacters:
Middle-aged charactersTime Periods:
Long-Term FuturePlaces:
Outer spaceAll Systems Red
by Martha Wells
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The Murderbot DiariesGenres:
Space operaTime Periods:
Long-Term FuturePlaces:
Outer spaceThe 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
A Court of Thorns and Roses
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A Court of Thorns and RosesTropes:
Beauty and the Beast retelling, Enemies to lovers, Feelings realization, Fish out of water, Forced proximity, KidnappingCharacters:
Ageless or immortal characters, Artist, Fantasy species characters, Human characters, HuntressTime Periods:
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Fantastic worldDevil Take Me
by C.S. Poe, Ginn Hale, Jordan Castillo Price, Jordan L. Hawk, Rhys Ford, T.A. Moore, Tricia Kristufek
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A Memory Called Empire
The Maltese Falcon
An Artist of the Floating World
