Recs if you like Assistant to the Villain...

When the love story and the world building go hand in claw. For series, only the first book is listed.

I'm sure some of these are already on your TBR, so might as well add some more! Let me know if I am missing any of your favorites!

Suggestions always welcome! SFF books written to be humorous, satiric, or otherwise meant to entertain and make readers laugh. (This was a quest idea i was thinking about, but I'm not committed enough to this to make it)

we love a man who yearns in this house

Eclectic choices of stories to forget life sucks.

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I asked a while ago for easy/comfy reads when I have a migraine, and @KittenInACave encouraged me to make it into a list as opposed to my own shelf. recs welcome!

these are pulled from a goodreads list that was published--working on trying to find the link again

books where the man has so much patience it'll make you question your self control

Subverting expectations and getting meta in the genre sandbox! Books that play with genre, subvert the traditional, switch things up with language and form, offer a new angle for a retelling, or mash and mix things up before spitting out a brand new tale. Includes works that are mainstream now but were considered a subversion of the familiar in the time period in which they were published. Suggestions always welcome!

Morally grey or straight up baddies? Aiming to collect books written from a villainous/morally grey POV so suggestion appreciated.

Dragons everywhere. From tiny, mischievous hatchlings to wise, ancient sky-soarers, these books are packed with scales, sparks, and heart. Expect warmth, wonder, and at least a little fire.

Get on the hype train for these upcoming releases of books in a series. Now is the perfect time to jump on board a new series or start a re-read.

Covers the next 12 months - please send recs

I will list the first book in the series and the upcoming book. Updates once a month.

(I'm already questioning my sanity on how I'm going to maintain this, I wish we could make collaborative lists on here 😭)

books w sense of humor (or voice) that's A) so subtle and cleverly disguised you could blink and miss it B) so blatant it's like being hit over the head C) so outrageous it's honestly just absurd D) drier than the sahara desert E) rather tongue-in-cheek F) all (or at least more than one) of the above

(some are more obvious than others since some are clearly intended to be satirical and others were just written in such a dry voice it made me chortle)

Possibly TBR and my finished book. A low cortisol bed time story. Feel free to suggest your books! 🥰

no spice doesn’t mean no heat. pls recommend other swoon-worthy books/series so i can give them a read!!

these are all cozy fantasy that I've read and am alr thinking about rereading

Otherwise worth-reading books where somebody (probably the MMC) has a weird, supposedly endearing nickname for somebody else (probably the FMC) that should be a way bigger ick/red flag than they're taking it as.

(Mostly some recently read books of mine so far. I’m trying to cope.)

Please cathartically submit recc’s and share said nicknames that gave you second hand embarrassment