I just rewatched Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and it ruined me again. Usually, romances follow the "chase" or the "happily ever after" formula. This one starts at the end of the relationship and deconstructs it while still being a heart-wrenching love story.
That's why I love it. I feels so original.
I want to read a romance book where I can actually be surprised, which doesn't go into the ACT 3 miscommunication trope yet again.
I don't mind subverted archetypes. I’d love to find a story where the MMC is actually the "sunshine" character and the FMC is the "grumpy" one.
I don't care if it's Fantasy, Contemporary or even Monster Romance.
I don't mind books that are unhinged but please, no romancing doors or forks, that is where i draw the line.
I don't care if it's excessively smutty or sentimental, written by a horny human or one that you know had actually had their heart broken. Just as long as it's different and original.
I want to be genuinely surprised and feel something, not just checking off tropes.
Give me something weird, melancholic, and beautiful which feels like nothing else out there.
by SquareSubstantial459
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Any Old Diamonds by KJ Charles genuinely surprised me and I’d love to be able to read it again for the first time.
The Echo of Old Books by Barbara Davis. I thought it was a unique take on romance and held me captive the whole time I was reading it.
Before we were strangers!
Pack Up the Moon, Kristan Higgins.