A bunch of cute books for those tired of the state of the world

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In no particular order, here are fun and cute books I liked recently. Feel free to reply with more similar books!

  • Demon Lord for Hire, E.M. Hardy: Kind fallen god pretends to be a demon lord to get paid with divinity. His latest contract becomes an adventure.
  • Princess Floralinda and the Forty-Flight Tower, Tamsyn Muir: No princes are coming to rescue the princess. She has to do something.
  • The Teller of Small Fortunes, Julie Leong: A traveling fortune teller escaping her past discovers who she wants to be and gets a new family.
  • Lout of Count’s Family, Yu Ryeo-Han: Frequently misunderstood selfish-but-mostly-sweet transmigrator changes everything. (My first time reading a translated Korean novel!)
  • Nettle & Bone, T. Kingfisher: Shy quiet princess leaves the convent to kill a prince. With fairy tale magic.
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Thank you for this a thousand times. This is something so many of us need right now. :sob:

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Here’s another:

It’s technically a HFY story, but about how humans create connections with each other, a “family by choice.” I have only read the first book, and didn’t get quite to the end so I’m not sure if there’s any drama.

This is like reading Stardew Valley, kind of.

  • When I was sick recently I watched a show called Love Me, Love my Voice. It’s Chinese/Mandarin, and you can find it on Viki.

For those of you who have an interest in Asian media. (I’ve been reading foreign books and watching anime/TV/movies and stuff since I was a teenager, when my little brother introduced me to it and got me hooked. And I’m also learning Korean as a hobby, because I like projects that are difficult, so I’ll watch Korean TV as listening and reading practice.)

You may have heard me bitterly complain about stories where romance is shoehorned in without chemistry or reason. :tired_face: But I actually do like romance stories. This is one. Absolutely nothing bad happens. All potential sources of conflict are almost immediately resolved, and it’s just slice-of-life cuteness from beginning to end. Good for if you’re too exhausted to read and can’t bear dramatic tension and angst.

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