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[silverthunder]

Yesterday and today I spent some time looking for some good fantasy novels with m/m romance. Actually, I'd also be happy with good fantasy novels with m/f romance, but lately I've been in a BL mood, so that's what I've been looking for.

You have no idea how happy it would make me to find at least ONE m/m fantasy novel that is not taking itself so seriously! If it's not coated with a thick layer of angst (either plot or romance related, take your pick), it's smut with a fantasy backdrop.

And don't get me wrong, some of those books are awesome! But when I'm craving some lighthearted fantasy/romance with decent humor and just a bit of drama to make it interesting (wouldn't say no to the smut, either, as long as it wasn't the whole plot), man, this just doesn't cut it!

The angst, it is wide. Wide like the ocean. There is no crossing.

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[maderr.livejournal.com]

#^_^# Thank you!

These are the m/m fantasy books I really like:

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6084481-shadow-hunt

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2890682-the-devil-s-fire

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9192290-virgo

And I'm sure there's more, but those are the ones I had marked as favs on goodreads ;3

[silverthunder]

Sweet, thank you! I will check them out.

I was actually looking at The Devil's Fire earlier, but it doesn't seem to be available anywhere online... Is it worth hunting for? I remember reading 'The Magic in Your Touch' by this author and really not being impressed, but if she's gotten better since then, I wouldn't mind giving her another try.

[maderr.livejournal.com]

It's here:

http://www.torquerebooks.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=97&products_id=776

(unless you meant available as in a pirate, I totally do not know where to pirate ebooks, since doing that would make me a massive hypocrite ^^;;)

I mostly liked it because the arranged marriage thing was done well, and I like that it's not smut every other page. I don't fangirl it as hard as Shadow Hunt and I haven't read it in years, but I remember really liking it when I did read it.

[silverthunder]

No, I would much rather buy the book and give my money to the author. I have downloaded pirated copies, but only if three things about the book are true: I already own a paper copy, there is no ebook copy available, and I plan to re-read it.

Lately I've been not even bothering with books that I can't put on my kindle, unless I am really desperate to read them. I might be getting a touch obsessed with carrying around lots and lots of books in one small bundle. Lugging around paper copies is just not convenient any more.

I like arranged marriage stories, because there's a lot of potential for misunderstandings and awkwardness, and I'm into that. So I was interested in this one, but got a little wary when I saw who the author was. I checked, though, and there's a three-year gap between the two books. And if you liked it, she's probably improved a lot on characterization and set-up. So I'll give the sample a try and see how it goes!

Also, I downloaded the sample chapter of Virgo. Shadow Hunt wasn't on Amazon, but I found it on another site, so I'll be giving that excerpt a read as well. Thanks again for the suggestions!

[silverthunder]

Correction: found Shadow Hunt on Amazon! :) Much more convenient! Sample chapter is downloaded.