LanieBun

Hi! My top genres are romance, literary fiction, and fantasy. I am always open to chat and add more books for my endless TBR.

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The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America’s Shining Women

Just for the Summer (Part of Your World, #3)

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Villian Retellings

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Genderbent Retellings

by LanieBun

22 books

Retelling of classic fairytales and stories where at least one character is a different gender than the original

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The Sea Witch: A Little Mermaid Retelling (For the Love of the Villain, #1)

The Princess Will Save You (Kingdoms of Sand and Sky, #1)

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Darling Girls

Sally Hepworth

SISTERS, SECRETS, LOVE, AND MURDER... Sally Hepworth’s new novel has it all. For as long as they can remember, Jessica, Norah, and Alicia have been told how lucky they are. As young girls they were rescued from family tragedies and raised by a loving foster mother, Miss Fairchild, on an idyllic farming estate and given an elusive second chance at a happy family life. But their childhood wasn’t the fairy tale everyone thinks it was. Miss Fairchild had rules. Miss Fairchild could be unpredictable. And Miss Fairchild was never, ever to be crossed. In a moment of desperation, the three broke away from Miss Fairchild and thought they were free. Even though they never saw her again, she was always somewhere in the shadows of their minds. When a body is discovered under the home they grew up in, the foster sisters find themselves thrust into the spotlight as key witnesses. Or are they prime suspects? A thrilling page-turner of sisterhood, secrets, love, and murder by New York Times bestselling author Sally Hepworth.

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I've been in a reading funk for a while, and I think it is in large part that I'm reading down a list of books instead of reading spontaneously. I'm in the mood for a book that doesn't take a lot of brain power. Something that is fun even if the writing isn't the best. I'm being pulled in the direction of dark romance. Any suggestions?

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From psychedelic fever dreams to things that go bump in the night: all things queer and scary.

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Darling Girls

Sally Hepworth

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The Prince and the Dressmaker

Jen Wang

Paris, at the dawn of the modern age: Prince Sebastian is looking for a bride―or rather, his parents are looking for one for him. Sebastian is too busy hiding his secret life from everyone. At night he puts on daring dresses and takes Paris by storm as the fabulous Lady Crystallia―the hottest fashion icon in the world capital of fashion! Sebastian’s secret weapon is his brilliant dressmaker, Frances―his best friend and one of only two people who know the truth: sometimes this boy wears dresses. But Frances dreams of greatness, and being someone’s secret weapon means being a secret. Forever. How long can Frances defer her dreams to protect her friend? Jen Wang weaves an exuberantly romantic tale of identity, young love, art, and family. A fairy tale for any age, The Prince and the Dressmaker will steal your heart.

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Every Heart a Doorway (Wayward Children, #1)

Seanan McGuire

Eleanor West’s Home for Wayward Children No Solicitations No Visitors No Quests Children have always disappeared under the right conditions; slipping through the shadows under a bed or at the back of a wardrobe, tumbling down rabbit holes and into old wells, and emerging somewhere... else. But magical lands have little need for used-up miracle children. Nancy tumbled once, but now she’s back. The things she’s experienced... they change a person. The children under Miss West’s care understand all too well. And each of them is seeking a way back to their own fantasy world. But Nancy’s arrival marks a change at the Home. There’s a darkness just around each corner, and when tragedy strikes, it’s up to Nancy and her new-found schoolmates to get to the heart of the matter. No matter the cost.

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Jen Wang

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Down Among the Sticks and Bones (Wayward Children, #2)

Seanan McGuire

Twin sisters Jack and Jill were seventeen when they found their way home and were packed off to Eleanor West’s Home for Wayward Children. This is the story of what happened first… Jacqueline was her mother’s perfect daughter—polite and quiet, always dressed as a princess. If her mother was sometimes a little strict, it’s because crafting the perfect daughter takes discipline. Jillian was her father’s perfect daughter—adventurous, thrill-seeking, and a bit of a tom-boy. He really would have preferred a son, but you work with what you've got. They were five when they learned that grown-ups can’t be trusted. They were twelve when they walked down the impossible staircase and discovered that the pretense of love can never be enough to prepare you a life filled with magic in a land filled with mad scientists and death and choices.

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Jun 06, 2026

Yours Truly (Part of Your World, #2)

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Abby Jimenez's writing style always takes me out of her book a little bit. I was excited to read this due to the anxiety representation, but a lot of the time, it felt like Jacob was telling me what anxiety was like. I really missed the internal dialogue that makes situations so loud with anxiety. He is really self-aware due to the therapy, so I like that we see him practicing a lot of helpful habits. The telling continues throughout the book with the characters telling us how they feel, which is unnecessary. They have really good chemistry in the book. The ends always get me, and are the reason these books aren't 2 stars. Briana and Jacob are both a little annoying at times, the miscommunication got old very quickly, and I was not even halfway through yet. I get that Briana has trauma and trust issues from her last relationship, but her spiral came out of left field a little bit. The banter is cute, but I kinda hate how much TikTok talk there was—literally describing how to interact with the app. As well as the pop culture references. Also, why is everyone pregnant??

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Seanan McGuire

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Yours Truly (Part of Your World, #2)

Abby Jimenez

A novel of terrible first impressions, hilarious second chances, and the joy in finding your perfect match. Dr. Briana Ortiz’s life is seriously flatlining. Her divorce is just about finalized, her brother’s running out of time to find a kidney donor, and that promotion she wants? Oh, that’s probably going to the new man-doctor who’s already registering eighty-friggin’-seven on Briana’s “pain in my ass” scale. But just when all systems are set to hate, Dr. Jacob Maddox completely flips the game . . . by sending Briana a letter. And it’s a really good letter. Like the kind that proves that Jacob isn’t actually Satan. Worse, he might be this fantastically funny and subversively likeable guy who’s terrible at first impressions. Because suddenly he and Bri are exchanging letters, sharing lunch dates in her “sob closet,” and discussing the merits of freakishly tiny horses. But when Jacob decides to give Briana the best gift imaginable—a kidney for her brother—she wonders just how she can resist this quietly sexy new doctor . . . especially when he calls in a favor she can’t refuse.

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A Blade So Black (The Nightmare-Verse #1)

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HRCYED anyone?

Is anyone else going to be attempting The Hardest Reading Challenge You'll Ever Do 3.0? The new rules and prompts drop tomorrow and I'm super excited to check it out but I don't know if its super niche or not.

If you don't know, 'The Hardest Reading Challenge You'll Ever Do' or 'HRCYED' is a year long reading challenge from Stephanie at channel Qwordy on Youtube, with a bingo board of 25 prompts, each with a number of books to read to complete it. As far as I understand, its really to encourage you to read lots, and read widely and diversely. The second edition prompts have themes about diversity and inclusion especially, which I think is cool.

I only learned about this like two weeks ago and was going to just do the second edition on my own, but the timing is actually perfect since the third edition is being announced tomorrow.

There's absolutely no chance I finish the actual challenge, but I want to see how far I can get since I've been having trouble finding the time and motivation to read. I'm really hoping that the challenge through that, in combination with the game aspect of Quests on here will help me hit my reading goals.

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