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Fated Reads: Issue 01
If you're reading this, it's already too late—you're about to add more books to your TBR.
Julie Lowe
April 11, 2025 • Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutes
💌 Hello, fellow romantasy addict…
Let’s breeze through the small talk—there’s an assassin with a tragic backstory and I need to talk about it.
This is Fated Reads—the romantasy newsletter for readers who cancel plans for morally gray book boyfriends, emotionally devastating plot twists, and slow burns that absolutely cook. 🔥
Each issue brings you dangerously good recs, feral memes, spicy book energy, and the kind of side characters we’d 100% abandon the main plot for.
If you’ve ever said “just one more chapter” and suddenly it’s 3 AM and you're crying over a fictional man with wings? You’re exactly where you’re meant to be.
Let’s get into it. 📖
Table of Contents
If You Liked: Throne of Glass (assassins, secrets, broody men)
You’ll LOVE: The Dagger and the Flame by Catherine Doyle 🗡️🔥
This book? Criminally slept-on…I don’t know why more people aren’t talking about it!
We’re talking:
✨ A city ruled by rival assassin guilds (and zero trust to go around)
✨ A heroine on the run with powers no one understands
✨ An assassin heir whose moral compass is... let's say selective
🌶️ Spice Level: Heavy on the tension, light on the steam but still sexy.
Tropes: ✔️ Enemies to lovers ✔️ Rival guilds ✔️ Found family ✔️ Touch her and die ✔️Forbidden romance ✔️ Magic and Monsters
👉 Add it to your TBR and prepare to fall for a man who 100% smells like leather, danger, and very bad decisions.
🔥 TBR Temptation
Current Pick: Quicksilver by Callie Hart
A gritty, steamy romantasy that throws a desert thief with a secret gift into an ice-covered Fae realm
Saeris is scrappy, stubborn, and snarky—aka a total survivor
Kingfisher is a tattooed, rude AF, possessive Fae warrior with a filthy hot mouth
They bicker. They burn. They’re absolutely feral together.
The spice? 🌶️🌶️🌶️
Tropes to love:
Enemies to lovers
Fae AND Vampires
“She’s mine” energy
Found family
Magic with consequences
Bargains, oaths, and emotional chaos
👉 Read it if you want to feel hot and bothered, emotionally invested, and mildly wrecked in the best way.
🗳️ Side Character Showdown Poll
Let’s be real: the best side characters are always stealing the show.
So tell me—who’s your favorite chaotic bestie, morally gray menace, or cinnamon-roll warrior who completely got your attention?
👉 Vote in my stories on @fated_reads or in the Poll below…
🏆 Meme of the Week
 He’s a 10 but…He looks like Tamlin and acts like Lucien. | Pestilence by Laura ThalassaBook Vibe Check: If you’ve ever looked at a literal bringer of death and said, “I can fix him,” this one’s for you. |
💀 Quote That Broke Me…
“Don't call her Sunshine,” he commanded.
“Why not?”
“Because she is moonlight. The mist that shrouds the mountains. The bite of electricity in the air before a storm... You should call her Majesty.”
Oh my… Way to set the bar unreasonably high for real-life compliments! 🥵
👑 Coming Soon
The Ultimate Book Boyfriend Bracket
Sixteen romantasy love interests. Head-to-head battles.
You vote. Chaos ensues. Get ready to defend your man!
💕 Before You Go...
If this made you laugh, swoon, or rush to buy a new book (or four):
📩 Forward it to someone who “wasn’t starting a new series this week” (yeah right)
📲 Vote in the poll and follow us at @fated_reads on Insta and Facebook
🏆 Have a meme I need to share next? Tag @fated_reads on Instagram with your faves
📚 And please go read The Dagger and the Flame so I have someone to discuss with!!
Until next time—may your mates be fated, your villains be hot, and your TBR forever unmanageable.
— Julie
Your Fated Reads Fairy Bookmother
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