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I fell off the mental good-health bus last week.  I try to bury myself in my writing, but the darkness in the world just creeps in. So I retreated to reading. My feel good book this weekend was SJ Himes' Knight's Fire.  


I adored Zephyr, a sweet and abused dragon who knows what he wants and Gawain, a royal who would rather be in a saddle than a court. Usually I want a thousand pages of intrigue and realistic conflict, but not now. I wanted sweetness, and I found it. This book had no big drama or angst, just a rescue and a touch of misunderstanding with a lot of love.  That's exactly what I needed right now.

So, in this time of turmoil and darkness, what are you reading to get you through?


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Michelle King

I was feeling a bit blue too. I just watched Crazy Stupid Love. Never seen it before and it was so funny and sweet. It lifted my spirits 💛

Anka Mauderer

Oh yes! Zephyr and My Gawain are really adorable together. 💖

Simone (snowsim)

I'm sorry you've been going through a dark time. I (stupidly) went off 1 of my meds for a week, but it had the paradoxical result of boosting my mood. Meanwhile, I've been reading R.J. Blain's series A Magical Romantic Comedy (with a body count). While talky & sometimes problematic (racial issues are completely irrelevant in favour of magical ones), I enjoy the sass & twisted take on gods.

Lori Farrow

Thank you for the rec., definitely checking it out. I am like you, right now I need feel good or sure things, so rereading is sometimes my safe fall-back. I went back to the Aberrant Magic books, and some In Death books.

Lyn Gala

I haven't watched that one. I might check it out, although television rarely keeps my attention.

Lyn Gala

Boosted mood is good, but I know when I mess with my meds, I always regret it in the long run. That's a great title... I love the (with a body count).

Lyn Gala

I have been rereading and retreating to fanfic favorites at times. The world is so damn dark.

Stephan

Fantasy books are definitely at the top of my reading lists at the moment - it's so nice to get away from the real world. I loved that S.J. Himes book too! I would rec Meghan Maslow's Starfig Investigations series, fun characters and quite the magical adventure!