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Fated Mates Book Club: Romance Books for Novel People
Here for the Himbos
My Taste
You Deserve Each Other
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An Unnatural Vice (Sins of the Cities, #2)
Love Lettering
A Lady for a Duke
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Honey Bee Mine
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Fall for Him
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Again with Feeling (The Last Picks, #6)
30%
One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This
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Star Shipped
34%
Yolk
44%
The Future Saints
37%
Graceling (Graceling Realm, #1)
22%
Burnout Summer
5%

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  • I'll Have What He's Having
    PseudoSam
    Apr 12, 2026
    2.5
    Enjoyment: 2.5Quality: 3.0Characters: 3.5Plot: 3.0

    I came to this book partially because of an interview I saw that it was suggested for "realistic" gay romance. There's more talk of prepping & perhaps the beats sexually are slightly different but the romance feels very typical. Too typical, if I'm being honest.

    I'll likely steer clear of the authors adult books, while I loved it for the culture (restaurant, Iranian protagonist, Strong family ties) I think I would enjoy it more in Khorram's initial genre - YA. ESPECIALLY because tonally, that's how the writing felt.

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    Dishes were oddly calming. A defined task with a simple, organized goal.

    I agree with Derek 😂 If I have to choose between all the house chores I really don't mind doing dishes, they're like a stress reliever for me 💆‍♀️

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  • The Alias Agenda
    PseudoSam
    Apr 12, 2026
    3.0
    Enjoyment: 4.0Quality: 3.0Characters: 3.0Plot: 2.5

    Sometimes I'm reading about crime particularly ones like in this book and I think"isn't it easier and more profitable to just make money? "

    Alas, because her dad did not think so Erin had been an undercover asset for an agency for a decade. Her identity is hidden, and her life reflects that. It's all a bit oddly sad, because Erin is truly just surviving.

    This book is more suspense than romance, though the tension is amazing. Bray is an earnest do-gooder who doesn't mind a beach of ethics (my biggest issue about this book).

    If there are drawbacks to the action and plot overall, it is that lack of balance and overall believing the HFN. But it was fun. Erin is a self-sufficient badass.

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