Recbox for 2Nienna2

[beyondthealgorithm_mod]

Thank you so much for recommending for me!

Username: 2Nienna2

Preferred Genres: Sci-Fi/fantasy, teenage/coming of age, historical fiction, comedy, dramedy, adventure, magical realism

DNW Genres: Horror, Romance/rom-com (but romance mixed with other plot is fine, as are some horrific elements)

Preferred Media Types: Books, live-action tv, movies (but I'm open to other media types as long as it's not DNW)

DNW Media Types: Comics, video games that cannot be accessed on an iPhone, animated tv
General Likes: friendship, inspiring landscapes, female eye-candy, philosophy, lots and lots of worldbuilding (especially for secondary world fantasy/sci-fi,) joy and fun, also bittersweetness,

General DNWs: Grimdark/unending sadness, really overt after-school special type messaging, graphic torture, focus on rape, focus on any abuse but especially animal or child abuse

Fandom Preferences: All of these things would be enjoyed but are by no means requirements: femslash potential,strong genfic culture, popular in exchanges, a sense of community

Requests for Content Warnings: I´d like to be warned about graphic rape (if it's mentioned or described in passing, no worries.) Also animal or child abuse.

Examples of Media Enjoyed: The Silmarillion + anything Tolkien, A Wrinkle in Time, Spinning Silver, everything by Ursula K. LeGuine, I´ll Give You the Sun, But I'm a Cheerleader, The Good Place, Lady Bird, Derry Girls, School for Good and Evil,Hadestown, Watership Down, I Am Not Okay With This

Examples of Media to Avoid: Crazy-Ex Girlfriend, Degrassi, One Day at a Time, Perks of Being a Wallflower

Media that I do not want to be recommended because I have already seen them and have a middling or mixed opinion: Schitt's Creek, Once Upon a Time, Charmed, Glee

Currently watching/reading: The 100, Outer Banks, Dune by Frank Herbert, 1001 Nights/The Arabian Nights, The Wild Places by Robert McFarlane, Sense8

Streaming Services I Can Access: Netflix, YouTube (not YouTube Red,) Spotify

Languages I'm Comfortable With: English, any language if it has decent English subtitles

Comments

[flowersforgraves]

Hi,

Have you read The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison? It is a second-world fantasy novel that's heavily focused on worldbuilding, and follows the arc of Maia, the half-goblin son of the recently-deceased emperor, as he takes the throne after years of being isolated with no expectation that he'd ever be part of court. Maia must adapt to the courtly customs and learn who to trust as he unravels the mystery of the deaths of the old emperor, his children, and their court, while balancing his public image with his own needs. Overall, this is a great fandom for gen (and some shipping, though it's mostly m/m), and while it's not super popular in exchanges, there are a surprising number of people who are familiar with the canon!

Content warnings: Maia is the victim of child abuse. There is one on-page scene with a detailed description of physical abuse, and he deals with the trauma/aftermath of it throughout the story, but it's more of a minor arc than a major plotline.

[nienna324]

Thank you so much for the rec, it sounds like a great book!