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My August Reading Plans Are Already Emotionally Irresponsible

My August Reading Plans Are Already Emotionally...

I have apparently decided that August needs as much darkness, magic, forbidden romance, and emotional damage as one month can reasonably contain. This is not a strict reading challenge. It...

My August Reading Plans Are Already Emotionally...

I have apparently decided that August needs as much darkness, magic, forbidden romance, and emotional damage as one month can reasonably contain. This is not a strict reading challenge. It...

Curiosity Killed the Dragon: How Fourth Wing Broke My Reading Slump

Curiosity Killed the Dragon: How Fourth Wing Br...

I swore I would not read Fourth Wing because the hype was absolutely everywhere. Then curiosity won, the Empyrean series dragged me out of a reading slump, and I became...

Curiosity Killed the Dragon: How Fourth Wing Br...

I swore I would not read Fourth Wing because the hype was absolutely everywhere. Then curiosity won, the Empyrean series dragged me out of a reading slump, and I became...

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TikTok Annoyed Me Into Reading ACOTAR—and Then ...

I finally read ACOTAR because TikTok would not shut up about Tamlin. I expected to learn enough to understand the drama and move on. Instead, I tore through the published...

TikTok Annoyed Me Into Reading ACOTAR—and Then ...

I finally read ACOTAR because TikTok would not shut up about Tamlin. I expected to learn enough to understand the drama and move on. Instead, I tore through the published...

Dark gothic Reading Rooms banner inspired by Feathers So Vicious and Shadows So Cruel, featuring black feathers, a raven, crowns, and two dark fantasy books.

Feathers So Vicious and Shadows So Cruel: This ...

I read the trigger warnings. I knew the Court of Ravens Duet would be cruel, disturbing, and emotionally demanding. Somehow, Liv Zander still managed to leave me devastated. Feathers So...

Feathers So Vicious and Shadows So Cruel: This ...

I read the trigger warnings. I knew the Court of Ravens Duet would be cruel, disturbing, and emotionally demanding. Somehow, Liv Zander still managed to leave me devastated. Feathers So...

Fantasy Reading Rooms banner for Unbound by Penelope Bloom featuring Confluence Academy, an open magical journal, dragons, lightning, and the mysterious tether connecting Nessa and Raith.

TikTok Made Me Read Unbound—and It Earned Every...

Penelope Bloom’s TikTok videos had me invested in Unbound before I even opened the book. Instead of collapsing beneath the hype, Nessa, Raith, Confluence Academy, and one completely unexpected bond...

TikTok Made Me Read Unbound—and It Earned Every...

Penelope Bloom’s TikTok videos had me invested in Unbound before I even opened the book. Instead of collapsing beneath the hype, Nessa, Raith, Confluence Academy, and one completely unexpected bond...

Dark gothic blog banner for Morally Grey Margins featuring inspired editions of Crown Me Dead and Crown Me Yours by Liv Zander with the title The Heartstring Duet: Emotionally Destroyed Me—and I Gave It Five Stars.

The Heartstring Duet Emotionally Destroyed Me—a...

After finishing Liv Zander’s Court of Ravens Duet, I entered the Heartstring Duet with high expectations and a healthy distrust of the TikTok hype. Crown Me Dead and Crown Me...

The Heartstring Duet Emotionally Destroyed Me—a...

After finishing Liv Zander’s Court of Ravens Duet, I entered the Heartstring Duet with high expectations and a healthy distrust of the TikTok hype. Crown Me Dead and Crown Me...