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- 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
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