Recs if you like A Worthy Opponent ...

I love reading romances between men and women where one or both of the characters are bi because it shows the potential of bi people to fall in love with any gender, if that makes sense. So often bi people in “straight” relationships don’t get clocked as LGBTQ+ and I like seeing how they make a “straight” relationship queer. It’s also nice to read about LGBTQ+ outside of achillian and sapphic stories and spaces. I’m always on the hunt for more.

if a safeword is established, i want to see it get used and i want the angst and the comfort and the negotiation!

aka. books in which a character uses their safeword

(may also include books with the partner noticing discomfort and stopping without explicit safeword usage)

why choose or multiple people spicy scenes because why should we choose when we can have it all? 😏😏

Want to start reading dark romance but unsure which book to start? These are good starters before diving into more darker themes!

Fairy tale Retelling ranging from YA to Adult (will be updating as I come across them)

Retellings of Peter Pan, Hook, The Lost Boys & Tink Leave a comment if you have a Pan retelling I should add. 🫶🏻

Romance books featuring curvy heroines!

After following the amazing antics of OfficialHellsBelles on Instagram, I have made a list of the books and authors mentioned.

Also read Jaysea Lynn’s For Whom the Belle Tolls! 💜

Updated note: several books are missing, but I requested them from the librarians. I also skipped all the Sarah J Maas books.

Romances in which all members of the relationship kick ass physically and/or intellectually. Open to recommendations.