Guess That Rec Season 2: Round 3, Poll 7
Which sounds more appealing?
#113
#118
Rec #113
Are you a fan of clever wordplays, Mérimée's "Carmen", Poe's "Annabel Lee", and ROAD TRIPS? Then this might be the book for you!
This book features:
an unreliable narrator
a dark-haired, brooding protagonist
an in-universe foreword
(implied?) lesbian side characters
lush descriptions of the great American landscape
allusions to postwar American culture
witty references to literary and historical figures
puns, many puns!
There Is Only One Bed™ (probably not the best occurrence of the trope, but eh)
Deaf/HoH side character
Amputee side character
Single parent MC (though he's definitely not an ideal one)
Parent-child conflict(s)
Runaway plot
uh yeah that's all the tropes that I can think about regarding this book without spoiling it too much
Rec #118
Think classic stories are boring? What if it had someone who died and Came Back Wrong? What if it had a diverse found family that COMMITS CRIMES TOGETHER?? Doomed love? An evil machine?? Flirtatious duels between men who desperately need therapy??? Women that do magic and fight mercenaries???? What if it had a story of rivals to lovers…. to RIVALS TO LOVERS AGAIN?????
In this boundary-pushing retelling of a classic, the author removes all the boooring historical satire and unnecessary descriptions-- putting the #GirlBoss protagonist at the front of things. As she should be.
It's got action, political intrigue, AND of course, lots of romance!!! :D Fake dating, mistaken identity, AND a love triangle (between a criminal mastermind and a bloodthirsty noble)! Do either of them have secret tragic pasts?? Will there be villain redemption?? You'll have to read to find out for sure, but know the answer is probably yes ;)
Seriously add this to your TBR! And add the sequel to your TBR! I can't WAIT for it to come out based on the already-released preview stuff (the feeeeels)-- surely it'll release soon! :')