Agree with all of the above (except mine - you have to like Phantom of the Opera for Dark Angel to work for you).
It kind of depends WHAT you are looking for in your Reylo reading. Do you like AUs, and if so, in the Star Wars universe or real life universe? Are you looking for more erotic stories or comedy? Or Goth? Mythology? Hurt and comfort Kylo or slashing and dashing Kylo? Bodice ripper or love, or both? Dark Kylo? Dark Rey? Vampires? We have such a talented bunch of authors in this community!
I stopped counting bookmarks when I went over 240, and have no idea how many I’ve read! I have some favorites, but they always depend on my mood! I haven’t done an updated list in a long time, and I’ll get there, but when I do, I take my time writing about why I liked each, or do a whole review on them, like I did for @juuls awesome Codega (kylux).
Some fairly new ones I’ve found recently:
Son of Darkness by blueenvelops935 - I don’t know the author, have never found him or her on Tumblr, haven’t got an answer to comments, but whoever it is, they’re good! Might just be an AO3 writer with no Tumblr. I’ve read 28 out of 63 chapters, and it is COMPLETED, so there’s that. I like the writing style.
Hypothermia by @lucidlucy just updated - four chapters of well written smut, writes Reylo erotica that sizzles. WIP.
The Lady and the Monster by @3todream3 is a great AU of Ben and Rey in the corporate world - fast paced and very sexy. Also, check out Accelerant by her if you like Ben Solo as a fireman.Both are WIP.
Songs of Innocence Songs of Wisdom by @cosmo-gonika. Romantic, erotic, villains and heroes, twist near the end. WIP, canon compliant. Slow burn.
Unbidden by @perrydowning. WIP and you’re probably already reading it! Fast paced, canon-compliant, and both romantic and erotic. Thwarted by same author is COMPLETE and I also liked that one - “bird in a gilded cage” basically with sex, pining, and lush descriptions. Oh, and she added in a cat toward the second half which made me melt.
See, this is getting long already…
Don’t Feed the Bears by @riaria84 for a wonderful Canadian Reylo AU that will have you laughing and wanting to move to Canada. WIP
This is How Life Strikes by @greyforceuser is a new WIP that has me hooked. It’s an AU set in the corporate world with Kylo working for an ad agency with a lot of money and Rey trying to raise money for a nonprofit who waitresses for extra money. Love it so far!
Deadbeat by @reylo-ology (inexplicabletrousers on AO3) is an AU that is a social justice AU that is a heartbreaker WIP right now that I’m obsessed with; Kylo is the guardian of his two sisters and Rey is a teacher and Snoke needs to DIE! I can’t talk about it.
Strategic Alliances by Wissixwe remains one of my top favorite stories ever, one of the first I read. It’s complete. Beautiful, lyrical writing with action and world building that never took off the way it should have, but she wasn’t on Tumblr and I wasn’t either when she was writing it. Canon compliant up to the point TLJ came out and then she did a sequel to it, SKYWALKERS, which is a WIP. Cerebral and intelligent with attention paid to the older characters also, which I appreciated.
The Mating Service by @albastargazer. My first fiction about an A/B/O, but honestly you can read it and not even know what that is and you’ll be fine. It’s beautiful writing with a firefighter AU and sort of “soulmates.” There is a lot of humor and also some pulls at the heart strings and a #MeToo moment, so I don’t know how to classify except to say READ IT! Complete, or just about complete.
The Machine by Vespaer @vespaer77 is a very well written and intelligent Reylo story based on the concept that “war is a machine.” Canon compliant. Flying under the radar, which is too bad, because it’s so GOOD!
To speed this up - Everything by these authors:
DragonWhiskers on AO3, @belovedunderwing on Tumblr. I’ve read everything she’s written. Paper Faces, her Phantom of the Opera AU, was probably my favorite. I and another commenter begged her to write one, and she did!!! She also writes a series called “Monsters Are We All” that is equal parts erotic and thought provoking as she challenges preconceived notions, and a lot of erotica. Just search through her works.
Cora Riley @corariley Same thing, have read all of hers. Writes erotica and also Dark!Kylo, so look through her works but read her tags and determine if that’s your thing. I happen to love thrillers, so I love her current ones.
Terapid @terapid Again, I’ve read them all. Great sense of humor as well as action and erotica. You can’t go wrong with one of his. Unless you hate swearing.
GrlieGirl @grlie-girl Check out The Fiancee (sequel to The Escort (Pretty Woman AU, Complete) and Reckless Behavior, WIP. Love everything she’s written! Funny, erotic, and great descriptions of hotels, restaurants, clothing and all the details, usually with links provided so you can see how she imagines it.
I’ve left out a bunch. A whole bunch. When you have over 240 bookmarks at last count, that happens. I try to update the lists, but if I left someone out, it wasn’t on purpose and I’m sure I’ll update again. This has taken up a couple of hours now, so I’m stopping!
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