Jaime Rasplicka

Jaime Rasplicka is the co-founder of Apropos Books, where she helps readers find book recommendations, genre guides, and Kindle deals worth adding to an already-questionable TBR pile. While she loves a good fantasy book, she’s especially drawn to dark romance and psychological thrillers. When Jaime finds a really good book, she’ll sneak in a few minutes during the day, or 30, but who’s counting? She highly recommends replacing unproductive social media scrolling with a good book instead.
Jaime Rasplicka

Jaime's Book Recommendations

For the romance lovers, twist chasers, and readers who appreciate a little magic with their mayhem. These are the books Jaime’s personally picked for your ever-growing TBR.

73 books in Jaime’s Picks

Her Soul to Take

Her Soul to Take

Harley Laroux

Dark Romance

Leon’s a killer by trade, bound to a cult—and Rae’s his latest target.

Shatter Me

Shatter Me

Tahereh Mafi

Romantasy · Teen + Young Adult

Best for readers who like fast-paced YA dystopian romance with dangerous powers, rebellion, identity pressure, and high-stakes control.

Nocticadia

Nocticadia

Keri Lake

Romantic Suspense

Accepted to the eerie Dracadia University, she’s drawn to Dr.

Born, Darkly

Born, Darkly

Trisha Wolfe

Romantic Suspense · Romance

London Noble is a criminal psychologist who crosses a dangerous line when she becomes entangled with her patient, a convicted serial killer.

Angels & Demons

Angels & Demons

Dan Brown

Thriller · Historical Mystery

Robert Langdon is summoned to analyze a mysterious symbol tied to a murdered physicist.

Zodiac Academy

Caroline Peckham & Susanne Valenti

Romantasy

Zodiac Academy throws twin sisters into a brutal magical world where power decides survival.

Dead Until Dark (Sookie Stackhouse Book 1) by Charlaine Harris

Dead Until Dark

Charlaine Harris

Romantasy · Paranormal Romance

Sookie Stackhouse is just a small-time cocktail waitress in small-town Bon Temps, Louisiana.

Guilty Pleasures: An Anita Blake Vampire Hunter Novel by Laurell K. Hamilton

Guilty Pleasures

Laurell K. Hamilton

Paranormal Romance

Anita Blake raises the dead and executes the undead who go too far, but a series of savage murders forces her to ally with the city’s most powerful…

The Wayfarer Redemption by Sara Douglass

The Wayfarer Redemption

Sara Douglass

Fantasy

As ice demons ravage Achar, Faraday, betrothed to a powerful duke, uncovers forbidden truths that shatter her understanding of her people’s history.

Jaime's Recent Blogs

Fresh reading lists, overlooked titles, and genre guides for readers who are always looking for what to read next.

It’s where she talks about hidden gems, reading moods, and the kinds of books that deserve more attention than they usually get.