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favorite tropes with books featuring/by people of color
All these books will focus on page representation of characters of color and are also are mainly by authors of color, themselves. All of the tropes are my personal favorites, but if you want a recommendation for a trope you like, message me! There will also be notes on the bottom as well. The list will feature tropes but also just popular concepts in general across literature. thanks to @kingcardan and @daisycalloway for the help. <3
YOUNG ADULT
The Star-Touched Queen by Roshani Chokshi // hades x persephone; soulmates
A Crown of Wishes by Roshani Chokshi // reluctant partners to lovers
Want by Cindy Pon // found family
The Reader by Traci Chee // the chosen-one
The Ghost Bride by Yangsze Choo // reluctant partners to lovers
When the Moon Was Ours by Anna-Marie McLemore // friends to lovers
Keeping the Distance by Clarisse David // ”enemies/rivals” to lovers
The Bone Witch by Rin Chupeco // hate to love; antihero
When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon // meet cute, “rivals” to lovers
Wintersong by S. Jae Jones // hades x persephone
Timekeeper by Tara Sim // forbidden romance
Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi // enemies to lovers; magic is dead
ADULT
The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang // antihero; morally grey
The City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty* // the chosen-one, morally grey
Heroine Complex by Sarah Kuhn // hate to love
Heroine Worship by Sarah Kuhn // second chance/former best friends; friends to lovers
Hurts to Love You by Alisha Rai // older/younger sibling’s friend
Hates to Want You Alisha Rai // forbidden romance/ romeo x juliet
The Wedding Date by Jasmine Guillory // fake dating
The Princess Theory by Alyssa Cole // modern royalty
NEW ADULT
Well Played by Katrina Ramos Atienza // rivals to lovers
Hold Me by Courtney Milan // hate to love; pen pals
Trade me by Courtney Milan // friends to lovers; fake dating
Feels like Summer by Six de Los Reyes // fake dating
Treasure by Rebekah Weatherspoon // meet cute/ish; insta-crush
*Means not ownvoices/written by a white author **features only white characters but is by an author of color
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Types of Stupid Characters
it is commonly known that there are different types of intelligence, and it should follow that there are different types of stupidity, but this fact seems less well-known. anyway, here is a resource for crafting your himbos and regular dumbasses
classic book smart but no common/practical sense: this is the character that speaks 8 languages or has multiple phds or is a pioneer in their field but can’t cook mac and cheese from a box or be trusted with a weed whacker. as the title says, a classic, very valid.
book smart, may have practical sense, but Does It Anyway: This is the character constantly asking, “What happens if…” The answer is usually swearing and property damage.
wise but classically stupid: this character will hit you with deep wisdom and advice about life but then will ask you how many legs a duck has . Underutilized and underrated.
wise but can’t take their own advice: This character will give you profound advice about life and then end up falling-down drunk in a ditch in florida covered in alligator bite marks and sobbing about their ex. They’re completely levelheaded when advising other people but all their personal decisions are just the worst
competent at exactly one thing: self explanatory.
good-hearted and well intentioned, but socially clueless: will tell their girlfriend that her dress makes her look rectangular, and be confused why this isn’t taken as a compliment, and then buy her a chameleon to make up because women like chameleons, right
practical sense but can’t read the room: levelheaded and good at whatever it is that they do, but not good at being diplomatic. will call you an idiot to your face if you question their practical know-how no matter how important you are.
not actually lacking in cleverness or sense, but no impulse control: thoughts take longer to load than actions for this character. hindsight is 20/20, but it’s hind instead of fore
lovable and socially intelligent but completely stupid otherwise: this character is cute, charismatic or socially adept enough to make it just about anywhere. It takes a private, informal conversation for people to realize that there’s nothing going on upstairs
smart maybe 30% of the time: it’s a total crap shoot whether this character’s thoughts and ideas are brilliant or terrible. They sometimes come up with something great, often enough for them to be thought of as a genius, but a lot of the time there’s nothing in their head but bullshit
𝐒𝐎𝐅𝐓 𝐒𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐄 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐒 ♡
For the fluff and soft hearted, here is another lists of sentence starters that has the highest potentiality to turn into a soft scenarios. Feel free to change any pronouns / sentence structure according to your muse’s preference! TRIGGER WARNING: N/A.
“I never noticed your eyes were this [colour].”
“Your heartbeat’s really loud.”
“You asleep?”
“I like this, being so close to you.”
“Your hair keeps falling into your eyes, do you know that? Here, lemme just—”
“You’re so, so, so pretty.”
“I just — I’m breathless, okay? Whenever I’m with you, it happens.”
“You make my heart beat so quick.”
“You always know how to make me smile.”
“You’ll always be safe with me.”
[Kisses the other on the cheek]
“Always.”
“I can’t imagine being anywhere but here with you.”
“All my choices lead me to you.”
“I’ll never give you up.”
“I sleep better if you’re around.”
“You snore in your sleep. But… it’s adorable, okay?”
“I like this. A quiet breakfast with you.”
“There’re billions of people on this planet, and I love you. How incredible is that?”
“I trust you.”
[Holds the other’s hand when they think the other won’t notice]
“You keep staring at me instead of watching the film. What’s up?”
“Let’s push all of these stuff away. I wanna dance here right now with you.”
“Are we really doing this? Are we really slow-dancing?”
“When you laugh like that, it just — you’re so beautiful, you know that?”
“No, sorry, you laughed. I … I never saw it before. It’s — pretty.”
“You haven’t laughed in a long time, and I guess I was staring ‘cause I forgot how that looked like.”
[Puts head on the other’s shoulder]
“I will never let you go.”
“You’re the best thing to have ever happened to me.”
“You wrote me a song?”
“You’ve got a fever. Of course I’m not going anywhere.”
[Suddenly feels around the bed to search for the other’s hand / body when they’re sleeping]
[Extends a hand when they see the other was searching for it while they’re sleeping]
“I just feel calmer. When I’m with you.”
“You’re not in bed. I came looking for you.”
“What are you doing up? Come to bed.”
“It’s weird. I never thought I could feel like this, but you showed up. Now, it’s like I don’t wanna go on knowing I might lose the feeling.”
“I don’t mind sharing the blankets with you.”
“You’re cold. Come here.”
“You always do that. You always warm me up.”
“Stay.”
“It’s getting crowded. Here, hold my hand.”
[Hugs for a very long time]
[Puts feet on the other’s lap]
“I’m so proud of you, you know that?”
“I love you.”
Here’s some more!
“If anything happened to you— I couldn’t…”
“Promise me. Promise me you’ll stay.”
“Tell me what happened.”
“You’re not breathing. Breathe.”
“I’ve got you.”
“You’re safe with me, now.”
“I won’t let anything happen to you.”
“No matter what, I will always come after you.”
“Take my hand— and stay close.”
“You’re shaking. Here, come closer.”
“Sorry, when I didn’t didn’t see you, I got worried.”
[hears crying]
“You look exhausted. Come here.”
“Rest now. I’ll be here when you wake.”
[touches forehead] “You’re burning up!”
“Are you sure you’ll be alright?”
“You always do that. Pull away when I get close. What are you afraid of?”
“For once, will you just look at me?”
“I can’t stay here with you— I just, when I’m around you, I can’t think. You make me dizzy… you make me weak.”
[traces fingers over scars, sitting in the firelight, watching the flames jump and bend to the music of the wind]
“I’ve never noticed this scar before.”
“When you touch me, it’s like I can’t breathe.”
“I just love being near you.”
“Wait! Please— I’m sorry, just— wait.”
“There’s something about you that makes me smile.”
“I’ve never felt like this before. It only happens when I’m with you.”
“Here. Sit next to me.”
“Where are you goin? I saved you a spot.”
“Are you feeling okay? Your face is looking a little red.”
[leaning close, knees almost touching]
“Hey, you’ve got something on your face. Here, hold still… ”
“Will you stay with me? Tonight? I just— I’d feel better knowing you’re near.”
“I’ve never felt weak. Until I met you.”
“Here, take my hand— don’t look.”
“I’ve got you… just breathe, okay? I know it hurts. We’re almost done.”
“If you go, I go too.”
[catching the other staring when they think they’re not looking]
“I’ll never get over hearing you say my name.”
“Do you have any idea how beautiful you are?”
[takes hand, puts it over heart] “This is what I feel when I’m with you. And I’m powerless to stop it.”
“Just hearing the sound of your voice is enough to make me smile.”
“Never will they hurt you. As long as I’m alive.”
“If you keep doing that, I’m going to scream— stop smiling, I mean it!”
“Please. Just let me hold you.”
“I never thought I could miss a person as much as I’ve missed you.”
“You make me ache in ways I never felt possible.”
“You don’t get it do you? How can you be so blind! Don’t you understand how much I care about you?”
[grabbing wrist, pulling person behind them, sensing danger]
[wiping tears from the others face]
[that one hand squeeze just before letting go]
“Stay still. You’ve been wounded.”
“Never. Never will I stop loving you.”
“My gut does the weirdest things around you— acrobatic things.”
“You look pale. Are you sure you’re feeling alright?”
“When’s the last time you ate?”
“I thought you might be hungry, so I brought you this.”
“Why are you looking at me like that?”
“What’s wrong? Is there something on my face?”
“I can’t stand the thought of seeing you hurt.”
“This is nice. You and me. Against the world.”
“I choose you— can’t you see? I will always choose you.”
[pulls head on lap, running fingers through hair]
“Relax. I’m here now.”
“Till death do us part. And forever until the end of eternity.”
“Do you mind if I come in?”
“Talk to me… I’m worried.”
“You’ve done the unthinkable, you know. You’ve made me fall in love.”
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