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polyamorousmood · 1 year

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Hey! Sorry to bother, but I was wondering if you can recommend any books with or about polyamorous relationships? I know there are some shows and movies that include polyamory, but as I'm more of a reader recently, I'd love to read something with at least a mention of such relationships, and good recs are hard to find.

I'm mostly interested in fiction, but if you have any non-fiction you think people curious about the topic should read, that'd be great too.

Again, sorry to bother you, but I've been thinking about it for a while and decided to shoot my shot. Thanks in advance for the response!

Unfortunately, I've not been able to read as much lately as I would like so I don't have many recommendations personally. I've heard of a few, but I'd hate to suggest something that ended up being... not very good 🫤

The only one I can vouch for is @thebibliosphere 's Hunger Pangs: True Love Bites 🧛which if somehow you haven't heard about before now, is a poly paranormal romance novel. The book spends most of its time on the relationship blossoming, so there's not quite as much with all three as I had hoped, but I'm pretty sure sequels are in the works! And I really liked what was there! Its not a bad thing to finish a novel and be left wanting more 😉The author is also super cool, making smutty and fluffy versions of the same book and writing free fanfic of her own work. Seriously, she's one to support.

Anyone else who has more to add, please do!! 📙📚📖I'll keep an eye on the notes and reblog some additions. Maybe the promise of good poly content will actually get me motivated to start reading again 😅

P.S. Please do not feel the need to apologize for sending in asks! I love hearing from others! 😍 Please keep asking things!!

#poly media #poly books #polyamory books #book recommendations #ask box is always open

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le-trash-prince · 7 months

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9 spooky book recs for Halloween

Linghun by Ai Jiang

A modern gothic ghost story about a town where people will do anything to be haunted by those who have passed.

The Witch and the Vampire by Francesca Flores - wlw

Friends to enemies to lovers—a Rapunzel retelling about a vampire and a vampire hunter.

No One Will Come Back for Us by Premee Mohammed

A wonderful collection of folk-horror stories

What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher - NB protagonist

A retelling of Edgar Allen Poe’s The Fall of the House of Usher

The Luminous Dead by Caitlin Starling - wlw

A sci-fi spelunking horror story about a woman sent into a deadly cave system by herself with only the voice of her cruel and distant handler to guide her.

Howl by Shaun David Hutchinson - gay protagonist

A gay teen gets moved to a small high school football town in Florida, where no one believes that he was attacked by a monster.

The Girl and the Ghost by Hanna Alkaf

A story about a young girl named Suraya and her ghostly friend Pink, a pelesit.

Strange Grace by Tessa Gratton - poly

Three friends journey through the Devil’s Forest on the night that one of them is meant to be sacrificed to keep their village safe.

Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas - trans MC, mlm

The story of a boy determined to prove to his family that he is a brujo—while accidentally falling for the ghost that he summoned along the way.

#books #bookblr #spoopy #poly books #queer books #trans books #lgbt books #halloween #october #spooky season #autumn #witches #horror books #book recs

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ash-and-books · 1 day

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Rating: 3.5/5

Book Blurb:

A jaded bartender is wooed by a charmingly quirky couple in this fresh and sizzling polyamorous rom-com, set in the glamorous world of high-end cocktail bars—from the acclaimed author of the “tender, decadent, and sparklingly funny” (Lana Harper, New York Times bestselling author) Chef’s Choice.

As a bartender at Terror & Virtue, a swanky New York City cocktail lounge known for its romantic atmosphere and Insta-worthy drinks, Mel has witnessed plenty of disastrous dates. That, coupled with her own romantic life being in shambles, has Mel convinced love doesn’t exist.

Everything changes when Bebe walks into the bar. She’s beautiful, funny, knows her whiskeys—and is happily married to her partner, Kade. Mel’s resigned to forget the whole thing, but Bebe makes her a unique offer: since she and Kade have an open marriage, she’s interested in taking Mel on a date.

What starts as a fun romp turns into a burgeoning relationship, and soon Mel is trying all sorts of things she’d been avoiding, from grand romantic gestures to steamy exploits. Mel even gets the self-confidence to enter a cocktail competition that would make her dream of opening her own bar a reality. In the chaotic whirl of all these new experiences, Mel realizes there might be a spark between her and Kade, too. As Bebe, Kade, and Mel explore their connections, Mel begins to think that real love might be more expansive than she ever thought possible.

With TJ Alexander’s signature “witty and insightful voice, complex characters, and full-throated celebration of the joy of queer community” (Ava Wilder, author of How to Fake It in Hollywood), Triple Sec is a passionate, thirst-quenching love story that will have you asking for another round…or three.

Review:

A poly romance between a bartender, a lawyer, and an artist? In this sweet NB/F/F Romance, see how three people navigate a new relationship dynamic and find a sweet romance. The story follows Mel, a bartender at a fancy NYC lounge. She's seen so many relationships and having just gotten out of a divorce herself, she isn't convinced love actually exists.. until she meets Bebe, a stunning and funny lawyer who flirts with her... and then introduces her to her partner Kade, a nonbinary artist. Bebe and Kade are married, but invite Mel to a party... and then to lunch to ask her to be Bebe's new partner, as Bebe and Kade are in a open polyamorous relationship. Mel has never done anything like this and begins to discover more of herself as she gets into this relationship and begins to fall for Kade as well. The three of them will explore their connections and what it means to be in a polyamorous relationship. This was a overall fluffy and sweet read, it was easy to get through and the conflicts were minor. The story itself is a cute one for anyone who is starting to read poly relationship books and wants to learn more. The book itself spends a majority of time educating both Mel and the readers about being in a poly relationship. While it was a cute and easy read, I was hoping for a bit more when it came to Mel and the overall story. I guess I was expecting something more or the characters having a bit more depth or even giving Bebe and Kade POVS would have been great. It's a fine story overall but I was just hoping for a bit more. I would definitely recommend it though!

Release Date: June 4,2024

Publication/Blog: Ash and Books (ash-and-books.tumblr.com)

*Thanks Netgalley and Atria Books | Atria/Emily Bestler Books for sending me an arc in exchange for an honest review*

#book review #bookish #book #lgbtq books #poly books #triple sec

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anna-the-hank · 10 months

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Return from the Dead with a Request

I know I haven't been active on Tumblr in like...a million years. 🤣But I'm back baby and I'm here to yell to y'all about my books because ya girl is broke (student loans, amirite?) If you want to directly support my paying of bills this month, I have a bunch of copies of Devotion on hand ready to go, signed, with a free hand-made crochet book sleeve (limited in quantity of those tho, first come first served sorta deal)! I also appreciate any orders of both books and the novella.

Let's celebrate love, and the destruction of modern American capitalism! And shopping local!! (both books are available from most retailers outside Scamazon and can be ordered from your local bookshop!)

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If you're interested in getting the signed copy of Devotion with or without the booksleeve, just send me a DM or smthn. Free shipping if you're in the 48 continental united states! (media rate bff).

And if some of the plots sound familiar to you...well, you know why 🤣

'Preciate it y'all <3

#books #writing #poly books #polyamorous books #lgbtq books #I'm like 2 months behind on my student loans and they're starting to call send help lmao

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anthillbooks · 2 years

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“You are all of my favorite dreams…”

- Lola and the Millionaires

Entry 11

#romance books #beautiful quote #book quotes #literature #romance #writing #books & libraries #Lola and the millionaires #reverse harem #poly books #polyamourous #pretty words #love #kathryn moon

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fushigurosboy · 1 year

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If you love books I want some suggestions! I need to make my shelf more diverse! I’ll leave a list of genres I love to read and stuff I want to put more of on my shelf

More of:

- Books with disabled characters! I unfortunately don’t have any books with disabled characters on my shelf

- WLW! I have so many MLM books, and books with NB characters but I have no WLW books

- polyamory!! I have one poly book on my shelf (Iron Widow) and that is unfortunately it

Generes I love

- Romance

- YA

- Fantasy

- Greek Mythology

- Sci-Fi

#books #ya books #scifibooks #romance books #lgbtq books #poly books #wlw books #disability rep books #disability rep #lgbtq #lesbian #gay #bisexual #trans #queer

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sincerely-a-book-goblin · 5 days

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florianlharrissonauthor · 3 months

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SITS progress update

Standing in The Shadow is now 21,123 words long! work has been,, slow,, this year, but I'm getting back in the swing of things

#authors #literature #reading #book wip #novel wip #queer novel #queer books #poly books #author

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bunnybirds · 3 months

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In Princess Aster's world, bunnybirds live in contented isolation, keeping themselves detached from the world in order to practice magic. Nothing is ever wrong, and no one is ever angry...even as Aster's people seem to be slowly disappearing. When her father is next to vanish, Aster resolves to find and rescue the missing bunnybirds—even if it means journeying over the rim of the world itself!

My middle grade graphic novel is officially available for preorder! Bunnybirds is a story about trauma, friendship, and my experience with autistic masking. It was drawn entirely with Prismacolor colored pencils and Pandafly markers, with Photoshop applied for color enhancement and text.

Check it out maybe! :D

That last panel with Carlin (the brown bunnybird) facing the corner was directly inspired by this wonderful TMA comic by @nubs-mbee!

#colored pencil #2024 debut #graphic novel #if you're wondering whether the bunnies are gay #of course they're gay who do you think I am #they get a lil face-lick kiss as the end of the book #and Carlin is explicitly referred to as Aster's girlfriend in book two #there's poly on the horizon as well if my publisher allows it! Keep your fingers crossed for me y'all

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pien-art · 7 months

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Moiraine coming to live with Lan and Nynaeve in Malkier bc it is what they deserve ;-;

prints available here!

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peonybookblog · 2 years

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Finally got the chance to read High Times in Low Parliament! I really enjoyed it. It was fun, it was whimsical, it was a political allegory you could read a couple of different ways (my first thought was climate change, my second was Brexit), and, importantly, it was still fun and whimsical after it hit me that there was real politics going represented within the pages. 5/5 stars, highly recommend. It’s also a novella, so it’s a fast read if you just realized we’re three quarters of the way through the year and you’re behind on your reading goal.

#books #book review #high times in low parliament #kelly robson #lgbt+ books #queer books #poly books

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polyamorousmood · 4 months

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Do you have any book recommendations with poly relationships? Preferably fiction. I’ve been avoiding reading romance recently because everything is based on monogamous relationships and it gets tiring after a while.

I recommend checking the notes on this post where someone else asked. There are a lot of things recommended by others that I haven't gotten around to reading. 📖 I totally feel you with the mono romances being a drag sometimes. Its real bad when jealousy is a major point :/

#ask box is always open #poly books #poly media #polyamorous books

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ellecdc · 26 days

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Wolfstar x bookworm!reader

What about reader, Regulus and Barty have their own little chaotic book club and Wolfstar often have to go in search of reader as Barty happens to enjoy switching the location of said meetings.

Wolfstar Sirius, ends up dragging reader away for cuddles and reader ends up reading to them, running her fingers through Sirius's hair as he needs extra affection

Hope this inspires you, I hope you feel better soon, sending all my optimism your way 🫶

you guys really came through with the cutest wolfstar requests - thank you and I owe you my life

poly!wolfstar x bookworm!reader who has a book club with Regulus and Barty...much to Sirius' chagrin

CW: fem!reader, Sirius being a sucky baby, Barty being a shit disturber, Regulus being exhausted, Remus being there for the drama

Remus didn’t bother looking up from his book at the sound of his dorm room door slamming open unceremoniously followed by the sound of Quidditch equipment falling in a heap on the ground because he didn’t need to; it had Sirius written all over it.

Not only would Prongs never treat his equipment with such disrespect and disregard, but he also always came back from practice far too excitedly.

“Fucking hells, Prongs is working us hard.” Sirius grumbled as he fell face first spread-eagle onto his bed.

“Rough.” Remus gruffed back, knowing better than to try to say anything even remotely supportive of James’ coaching methods, but also not feeling particularly sorry for his boyfriend, seeing as he actively chooses to be on the Gryffindor team every year.

“Where’s our dolly?” Sirius mumbled into his bedding.

Remus failed to smother a smirk as he flipped a page in his book. “Reading.”

Sirius’ head popped up at that as he looked at Remus bemusedly. “Then why isn’t she here reading with you?”

“Because she’s reading with her book club.”

Remus’ response was met with a small bout of silence.

A very small bout.

“Why aren’t you in the book club?”

Remus finally let his book fall to his lap in order to consider Sirius. “Because I’m not reading the same book as they are.”

“Who’s they?”

“Sirius.” Remus warned.

“Remus.” Sirius returned without hesitation.

The two boys stared insistently at the other; Remus fighting the urge to laugh at how petulant Sirius looked with his hair still all windswept and falling out of the bun he’d thrown it in for practice.

“Who’s they?” Sirius repeated with faux casualty.

“Regulus and Junior.”

All faux casualty was thrown out the window as Sirius slammed his hands onto his bed and sat up on his knees quickly. “You’re sodding kidding me!”

“‘Fraid not, Pads.” Remus offered as he turned to look back down at his book.

Sirius was having none of that as he accio’d Remus’ book into his hand.

“You let her leave with Regulus and Junior!?”

“What do you mean let, Pads? I’m not her keeper.” Remus scolded. Sirius looked like he really wanted to argue with that point, but also knew better.

“Well…this is just not right at all!”

“What makes it wrong, Sirius? That she’s not here to cuddle you?” Remus asked flatly.

“Yes!” He shouted in exasperation as he headed towards the dorm room door, and whilst Remus found his boyfriend quite exhausting right now, he couldn’t pass up the show this was guaranteed to provide.

Any tension that dissipated from Sirius’ shoulders as he spotted you in the library quickly returned when he also spotted his younger brother and his brother’s best friend sitting along with you.

Regulus rolled his eyes and snapped his book shut abruptly knowing full well that Sirius’ temper tantrum was about to force their book club to a close, but Barty simply smirked at the promise of some drama.

“Sorry, but I’m afraid this book club is closed; we’ve already hit our quota for Black’s.” Barty jeered as Sirius approached your table.

“Sod off, Junior.” He grumbled quietly.

“Hi Siri! How was your practice?” You asked cheerfully; Remus almost laughed at the way most of Sirius’ ire melted away at the question.

“Long.” He pouted, causing you to coo in sympathy.

“James working you too hard?” You asked tenderly, taking his first two fingers into your hand from where his hand was dangling dejectedly beside you.

“Oh cry me a sodding river, Black.” Barty scoffed. “Now would you skedaddle please? We’re trying to have a tantalising discussion on the ins and outs of the literary masterpiece Alice in Wonderland.”

Remus could restrain the laugh that bubbled out of him at that. “Are you guys actually reading Alice in Wonderland?”

“Yes.” Regulus sneered defensively.

“Treasure thought I’d love it.” Barty explained haughtily. “And she was right.”

“I don’t give a thestral’s arse what you’re reading, Junior; I want my girlfriend back!” Sirius barked, earning him shushes from surrounding students.

Barty looked like he was thoroughly enjoying the verbal sparring that was no doubt growing to near physical sparring levels when Regulus rolled his eyes and stood. “Barty, please; I really don’t feel like fielding one of my brother’s meltdowns.”

“Maybe I feel like fielding one of your brother’s meltdowns; did you ever think about that, Regulus? Salazar, you Black’s are so selfish.” He spat with vitriol; and though he continued berating his friend, he did in fact collect his book and his notes and stand from the table, continuing to jeer at Regulus as they exited the library.

“I’m sorry we interrupted your book club, lovebug.” Remus placated as you turned to consider your two boyfriends.

“I’m not!” Sirius argued quickly. “I wanted my post-practice cuddles.” He pouted, the end of his sentence trailing off as Remus noted the slightest dusting of pink on his cheeks.

Your face softened as you looked at Sirius with equal parts love and teasing. “I’m terribly sorry, Siri.”

“Well…thank you.” He mumbled.

“Come on then.” Remus offered with a laugh, patting Sirius on the bum roughly. “Let’s go for our post-practice cuddles then.”

You stood from the table, accepting Remus’ hand as you did.

“No, none for Moony.” Sirius whined petulantly, causing Remus to scoff indignantly.

“Why not!?”

“You have not been sympathetic nor helpful in the slightest to my plight.”

“I came with you to fetch her!” Remus defended.

“No.” Sirius started, throwing him a glare that held little to no malice. “You came to watch me argue with Junior and Reg.”

“Same thing.” Remus muttered quietly, earning him another glare from Sirius.

You squeezed Remus’ hand twice as you bumped your elbow into Sirius’ side, encouraging him to throw an arm over your shoulders. “What book would you like to read, Sirius?” You asked him sweetly.

And that’s how Remus found himself laying on his bed alone as you and Sirius laid in his bed; Sirius’ head propped on your chest as you read from the beginning of Alice in Wonderland and played with his hair the way he liked equally in his human and animagus form. And Remus couldn’t find it in him to be particularly perturbed when the two of you looked so sodding sweet.

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ash-and-books · 2 years

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Rating: 3/5

Book Blurb: Full of court intrigue, queer romance, and terrifying monsters—this gothic epic fantasy will appeal to fans of Samantha Shannon’s The Priory of the Orange Tree and the adult animated series Castlevania. Remy Pendergast is many things: the only son of the Duke of Valenbonne (though his father might wish otherwise), an elite bounty hunter of rogue vampires, and an outcast among his fellow Reapers. His mother was the subject of gossip even before she eloped with a vampire, giving rise to the rumors that Remy is half-vampire himself. Though the kingdom of Aluria barely tolerates him, Remy’s father has been shaping him into a weapon to fight for the kingdom at any cost. When a terrifying new breed of vampire is sighted outside of the city, Remy prepares to investigate alone. But then he encounters the shockingly warmhearted vampire heiress Xiaodan Song and her infuriatingly arrogant fiancé, vampire lord Zidan Malekh, who may hold the key to defeating the creatures—though he knows associating with them won’t do his reputation any favors. When he’s offered a spot alongside them to find the truth about the mutating virus Rot that’s plaguing the kingdom, Remy faces a choice. It’s one he’s certain he’ll regret. But as the three face dangerous hardships during their journey, Remy develops fond and complicated feelings for the couple. He begins to question what he holds true about vampires, as well as the story behind his own family legacy. As the Rot continues to spread across the kingdom, Remy must decide where his loyalties lie: with his father and the kingdom he’s been trained all his life to defend or the vampires who might just be the death of him.

Review:

Vampires, polyamorous relationships, family secrets and so much more come together in this story about an outcast hunter who finds himself between a warmhearted vampire heiress and her infuriatingly arrogant fiance. Remy Pendergast is the only son of the Duke of Valenbonne, he is an elite hunter and is an outcast by his fellow Reapers. His mother is rumored to have been turned by a vampire while giving birth to him making Remy’s own origins suspect in the eyes of society leaving others to hate him for being a part vampire and different. Remy has done everything in his power to fulfill his duty to his father and to the kingdom of Aluria, even when they barely tolerate him and even at the cost of his own body. When a terrifying new breed of vampire has been discovered it is up to Remy to investigate it. However, there are also two new vampires in town to work on the allegiance with the humans, the Vampire Lord and his mysterious fiancee rumored to be gifted with mysterious powers that even leave her ostracized by vampires. The more Remy spends time with Xiaodan Song and Zidan Malekh, the vampire couple, the more he begins to realize that he has complicated feelings about them... and that they both want him to be part of their relationship. While dealing with these new feelings he is also dealing with the question of what happened to his mother and his own family legacy. Someone is creating new breeds of vampires and someone is responsible for killing his mother and Remy will get down to the bottom of it. The story sort of ends on an open-ended ending and I don’t know if there will be a sequel or not but there is potential for it. What I really liked in this book was the depiction of polyamorous relationships, the relationship between the three in the book was sweet and I really loved the way they all treated and cared for one another. Xiaodon and Zidan were my favorite characters and their relationship was everything. Remy took a while to grow on me but in the end he did. I found it interesting how there was a big scientific angle on the vampires in this book.

*Thanks Netgalley and Gallery Books, Gallery / Saga Press for sending me an arc in exchange for an honest review*

#book review #bookish #fantasy romance #silver under nightfall #rin chupeco #poly books #poly couple books #lgbtq #lgbtq books

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malvacae · 4 months

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#3d model #low poly #blender #pixel art #animation #cat art #cat #illustration #childrens book illustration #illustrators on tumblr #gif

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anthillbooks · 1 year

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All three dwarfed me, but that didn’t give them permission to make me feel small.

Lilac

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