hello! i'm not exactly new to m/m novels but not widely read either, and i'd like to ask for some recommendations of a similar-to vein.
most of these are fantasy or historical, but actually there's no restrictions on the setting - i'm angling more for authors with the same or higher writing quality, who write in the same way, not necessarily authors who write about exactly the same things.
here's a list of authors i've enjoyed:
on the flip side, some established authors might not be for me. i've tried josh lanyon's adrien english series 1&2 but the pacing and mysteries, plus jake, weren't exactly my thing. i've just started mary calmes' matter of time book 1 and the writing is rough imo?
so please, hit me with your recs. and we can talk about what we liked and disliked to refine our recs more.
most of these are fantasy or historical, but actually there's no restrictions on the setting - i'm angling more for authors with the same or higher writing quality, who write in the same way, not necessarily authors who write about exactly the same things.
here's a list of authors i've enjoyed:
- kj charles: probably most known for the magpie series but like her other stuff just as much if not more tbh, especially protags with more unusual jobs - i like how she works with historical england in general.
cs pacat: captive prince aka dat slow burn! delicious character development. i also like how it has political intrigue, rooftop chases, swordfights, war battles, etc. i like a nice overarching plot outside romance.
amy rae durreson: the reawakening series. i like the scope of this one, that it has many various vibrant characters, including many awesome women. and dragons. i also enjoyed her other books.
jordan l. hawk: some of the widdershins books' plot structure is redundant, but i like that the main couple grow together through the books (their relationships with others, too), that again it has a bigger plot, and how quirky the town is. her hexworld is also fun.
alexis hall: i enjoyed the prosperity books (yay for things like phlogiston, and beasties in the skies) and the for real book, and will make my way through more
on the flip side, some established authors might not be for me. i've tried josh lanyon's adrien english series 1&2 but the pacing and mysteries, plus jake, weren't exactly my thing. i've just started mary calmes' matter of time book 1 and the writing is rough imo?
so please, hit me with your recs. and we can talk about what we liked and disliked to refine our recs more.
i liked it better than the first one but she's probably just not for me? she uses tropes that i'm not too fond of and the romance didn't have enough... idk how to say it, "meat??" for me.