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top 5 most ridiculous romance heroes

Maximus Batten (Duke of Midnight): dude was fully planning to keep banging Artemis while marrying her cousin. Also definitely the most ridiculous of the three Ghosts, imo.

Edward Alcott (The Earl Takes it All): I'm re-reading this now and this man is running on some insane logic. Pretending to be his dead twin brother (while secretly being in love with said dead twin brother's wife) is crazy. Also, he very much chose to interpret his brother's words that way.

Ewan (Daring and the Duke): the man is fully committed to destroying his love interest's brothers (who are also his brothers), and then has to do a complete 180 when it turns out she's not dead.

Ainsley (Waking Up With the Duke): he's made more ridiculous by the fact he's the level-headed one of his brothers, but also did knock up his cousin/best friend's wife out of guilt.

Every single hero from the Immortals After Dark that I've read (I really need to get back into that series) is completely and utterly ridiculous. And I love them for it.

#answered #romance hero logic is something else entirely #completely ridiculous and insane #historical romance

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top 5 vampire characters

Caroline Forbes (TVD): my all-time favourite TVD character, the ultimate victor of Mystic Falls. Love her character arc.

Klaus Mikaelson (TVD): he's such a complicated and interesting character, even if he frustrated me by the end

Rosalie Hale (Twilight): if she was the protagonist Twilight would've been so much better

Elena Gilbert (TVD): never particularly liked her, but I enjoy her as a character

Vlad Dracula (Young Dracula): loved this tv show as a kid

#answered

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Top 5 Taylor Swift songs? 😅

In no particular order:

Midnight Rain

The 1

Happiness

Would've, Could've, Should've

Forever & Always

#these are more ones I'm currently enjoying than my all time favourites #the ones I like most generally changes #answered

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top 5 plecverse men

Klaus Mikaelson - delightfully complex and definitely one of the most interesting characters.

Marcel Gerard - by far the best leader and one of the better parental figures (it's a low bar admittedly)

Tyler Lockwood - also a good leader and one of the more principled characters

Jeremy Gilbert - also one of the more principled characters (with the exception of Klaus there's a bit of a pattern here), I enjoy how he always called out bullshit

I can't think of any more, most of the men in TVD are trash.

#answered #tvd

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send me  💖 + a fandom and i’ll tell you my fav character  

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Send me a fandom and I will tell you my:

M/F OTP:

M/M OTP:

F/F OTP:

OT3:

Favorite Canon:

Favorite Crack:

Guilty Pleasure:

Pairing I Hate:

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new historical romance quiz because I was bored babes

find out which heroic archetype is for you, and why he can't love

#I got gentlemen in the street freak in the sheets #and feel very called out by those book recs #quizzes #historical romance

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what draws you to the historical romance genre, and what do you dislike most about it?

I really like how it's a character driven genre. You can have a plot-heavy romance novel, but the characters really need to carry the story. I need to fully believe these two protagonists are in love, that they're compatible, that they're helping each other to grow and become better people. As for why I like historical romance in particular, I think it's mainly my interest in history, I just like the setting.

It's also a dialogue heavy genre which I like because I'm both a dialogue reader and writer (reading Daisy Jones & the Six confirmed this for me because I really enjoyed the fact it was just dialogue).

As for what I dislike, probably how it's so white and straight and heterosexual. This is changing in recent years, but I definitely think the future of the genre lies in moving away from the ballroom setting with the upper echelons. Despite what Julia Quinn has said, people that aren't white and rich could have happy endings in the past. Also, the puritanical bent to sex wherein the heroes, and especially the heroines, can't have had healthy, fulfilling sexual/romantic relationships prior.

#answered #historical romance

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Top 5 fictional pets

Scooby Doo: because I loved Scooby Doo as a kid, although I think he's too integral to the group to really be considered a pet

Toothless [How to Train Your Dragon]: he's just hilarious

Appa/Momo [Avatar the Last Airbender]: couldn't pick just one

#couldn't think of any more #I tried to google but most of the list were either not really memorable #or I wouldn't really classify them as pets #answered

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top 5 austen characters?

Anne Elliot

Emma Woodhouse

George Knightley

Captain Wentworth

Catherine Morland

#no elizabeth or darcy just because I think they're a bit overrated #I'd really like to see another persuasion adaptation #but probably won't since that god awful recent one #answered #jane austen

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I know I've reblogged something like this before, but tumblr's search function being what it is...

SEND ME AN ASK AND MAKE ME CHOOSE BETWEEN:

two films

two characters

two songs

two authors

two episodes

two quotes

two ANYTHING

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Read the book people are calling a "refreshing" addition to the romantasy genre and "masterfully written"

When The Stars Alight features a star princess who must use her wits to survive in the court of a heartless demon king, while caught in a deadly romantic rivalry between his two sons.

This gothic fantasy set in a vibrant gaslamp world is a must-read for fans of Catherynne Valente and Angela Carter. It’s written in lush, lyrical prose full of intricate worldbuilding, courtly intrigue, and magic that seeps through the pages. Beneath its light, romantic and whimsical veneer, you can expect darkness, brutality and passion.

Available at all your favourite online vendors!

#book rec #signal boost

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I'm not going to lie.

The heat has melted my brain so much at the time I'm typing this I'm not confident I can come up with anything coherent. In any case, I chose this particular date for a reason (16 June 2023) to release WTSA and it's because it's the in-world birthday I've had for Laila as a character since I created her 18 years ago.

I've carried her with me for a long time and she and I have grown together. It pains me, in some ways, to have a version of her story I've "set in stone" and released out into the world for public consumption, because it feels like I've relinquished a piece of my soul and that eventually I'll have to say goodbye to her once this series is finished, and move onto newer pastures.

I'm not someone who is able to let go of things easily. That's been both a blessing and a curse. It means I can hold a grudge like nobody's business but it also means I'm resilient. And when I care about something. Really, truly care. Nothing will stand in my way. That's the reason why I'm here today with a published book backed by my own funding, my blood, sweat and tears (not to discount the hard work of those who've contributed to this book and also supported me and its development) but just to say... I made it. Against all odds. I made it here.

If I can say nothing else for this book I can at least say my stubbornness paid off.

Happy Birthday, Laila!

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