Team !!TOO LIT TO QUIT!!: Book Talk Reading Challenge April 2025 - Page 5

Originally posted by: heavenlybliss

Is this dark romance?

No, it’s Paranormal romance 😂 I’ve been binge reading paranormal romance recently. My last dark sort of romance was mindf*ck series by ST Abby. It’s more like dark thriller setting than romance but absolutely loved it.

Originally posted by: LizzieBennet

I'm reading my last book for my March reading challenge on FB - Lucy Score's The Story of my Life. Then I'll begin The butcher and the blackbird that I've been holding on to for a while now - just so I can read it for this challenge!

I love Lucy Score’s books. Butcher and the blackbird has been on my reading list. Let me know how you find it.

Originally posted by: Queen0fDarkness

No, it’s Paranormal romance 😂 I’ve been binge reading paranormal romance recently. My last dark sort of romance was mindf*ck series by ST Abby. It’s more like dark thriller setting than romance but absolutely loved it.

What sort of paranormal romance though? Is it like a story full of twists and thrill or is it more about romance? I need a plot that keeps me hooked because romance gets boring after a while.

Seeing everyone's reading list, I am excited to prepare my own reading list for April.

Originally posted by: heavenlybliss

What sort of paranormal romance though? Is it like a story full of twists and thrill or is it more about romance? I need a plot that keeps me hooked because romance gets boring after a while.

Yeah I totally get you. I prefer more plot storytelling than the romance as those are just repetitive smutty scenes 😂 Lots of twists and thrills in this series. The romance isn’t the main plot as some books have it. This one is filled with dramatic events that aren’t predictable. I would definitely recommend as it’s one of my favourite heroines who is a total badass.

The first book is called - Halfway to the Grave by Jeaniene Frost. Check out the blurb on Goodreads or Amazon.

P.S I just skip past the smut pages so I can read the story. They have 1-3 sexual encounters through the book. Rest is all plot.

Originally posted by: Queen0fDarkness

Yeah I totally get you. I prefer more plot storytelling than the romance as those are just repetitive smutty scenes 😂 Lots of twists and thrills in this series. The romance isn’t the main plot as some books have it. This one is filled with dramatic events that aren’t predictable. I would definitely recommend as it’s one of my favourite heroines who is a total badass.

The first book is called - Halfway to the Grave by Jeaniene Frost. Check out the blurb on Goodreads or Amazon.

P.S I just skip past the smut pages so I can read the story. They have 1-3 sexual encounters through the book. Rest is all plot.

I lose interest in the main couple as soon as they do the deed. I like the buildup and slow burn before that though.

Okay will check it out!

Originally posted by: heavenlybliss

I lose interest in the main couple as soon as they do the deed. I like the buildup and slow burn before that though.

Okay will check it out!

These two mains will keep you on your toes 😂

If you do like slow burn books, I recommend any of Mariana Zapata. She’s like the Queen of slow romance. They don’t get together until like the very end in her books 😂 My favourite is The Wall of Winnipeg and Me. The chunkiest 500 page book in my paperback collection and one of my favourite tropes. Marriage of convenience/Arranged marriage/Contract.

Originally posted by: Queen0fDarkness

These two mains will keep you on your toes 😂

If you do like slow burn books, I recommend any of Mariana Zapata. She’s like the Queen of slow romance. They don’t get together until like the very end in her books 😂 My favourite is The Wall of Winnipeg and Me. The chunkiest 500 page book in my paperback collection and one of my favourite tropes. Marriage of convenience/Arranged marriage/Contract.

Oh I think i just got that book very recently!

Books I am planning to read this month:

1. The Paradoxy of Modernism - Robert Scholes.
2. Masks of Conquest - Gauri Vishvanathan.
3. Turd of Gold - Jugal Mody.
4. Selected Essays - John Berger.
5. Dubliners - James Joyce.
6. Portrait of An Artist as a Young Man, - James Joyce.
7. Ulysses - James Joyce.
8. Archeological Theory - Adrian Praetzellis.
9. The Untamed series - Mo Xiang Tong Xiu (4 novels).

Fingers crossed.

Starting with a book written by a dear friend of mine in the US.

The Choices She Made - Felicia Ferguson

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