- age group of books i pick up: YA, NA and Adult 
- ultimate trope: beauty and the beast (includes hades and persephone, the phantom of the opera, labyrinth, the forbidden game etc) 
- anything romance (and otp is endgame) 
- contemporary 
- coming of age 
- dystopia 
- gothic: victorian and southern (usa) mostly 
- time travel 
- historical: especially regency or victorian england
      
        - weak for gaming hell setting 
- pirate or gypsy heroes are a bonus 
 
- urban fantasy or paranormal: vampires, witches, angels, ghosts 
- fairytale retelling, jane austen inspired/retelling 
- holiday-themed: christmas, halloween 
- dark subjects: captive/kidnapped/stockholm syndrome, mafia, incest, school shootings 
- friends to lovers, enemies to lovers, strangers to family 
- fake dating or relationship, arranged marriage/marriage of convenience 
- forced proximity 
- setting is important: high school, boarding school, road trip, secluded place (mansion, cabin...), asylum, amusement park, circus, shopping mall, theater
      
        - love snowed in/stranded storylines 
- want more asian or middle eastern locations 
 
- male lead: really love an anti-hero or villain (who respects romantic interest no matter what)
      
        - can't choose between alpha and beta (maybe gamma is the best) 
- older than heroine (age gap) 
 
- some angst and unresolved sexual tension can be good 
         jun 2 2017 ∞
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