I am looking for a book we’re the main character finds out they have special abilities and has to learn to use them. Specifically one with very spicy romance and maybe with a dystopian setting. Preferably not YA. Bonus points for lgbt romance 🙂
by Glazedhamss
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Fourth wing is good
Shadow and bone, shatter me, almost every fantasy book has that plot lol. I’m not a fan of those two series but I see many readers like them, also both of them are ya.
THE POPPY WAR!!!!
Try the Merry Gentry books by Laurel K Hamilton. A fae princess who is half human and weak learns that she has powers and her powers are strengthened by sex.
Our Fae Queen, six books. I got the first three for free from Amazon Prime. I haven’t bought the last three. Totally fluff reading, fairy romance but it’s a fun read.
Right. Like Red Queen. I quite enjoyed that one myself. I suppose the next best thing is Shadow and Bone. Very similar plot structure even down to the character archetypes and direction of the plot, but with a fantasy 19th century general aesthetic. Anything else just simply wasn’t as good. If you like Shadow and Bone, Six of Crows is even better (Six of Crows also has LGBT rep). A friend of mine was also reading Shatter Me, a dystopia with mostly romance about a protagonist with a power. I haven’t read that myself, so that’s all I can tell you.
Alternatively, you might like anything Sarah J Maas. I dislike her writing myself, but you might enjoy it (also, no lgbt rep that actually counts). Furthermore, you could try Iron Widow. It pulls a twist on the love triangle though, so if you like your books more-less predictable (which J understand) you might not be very fond of that one.(BUT BUT BUT it *is* lgbt rep so you might enjoy it!!)
Unfortunately, if you’re looking for that plot outside of YA and even more specifically outside of fantasy, you won’t find much sucess at all. That type of plotline is best suited for YA romantasy, and most epic fantasies (i don’t know about any adult dystopias) would either not write any romance, or keep it strictly as a very teeny tiny subplot. Also, most of the romance is gonna be straight. Why? Dunno, but that format just doesn’t seem to fit queer romances in the eyes of most authors(?). So yeah your request is quite unique – there is one element you’ll have to do without almost all the time you know