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rose-tinted-ruse · 3 months

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⛤ mal/malice/malison. i also respond to “prince” or “your highness” (i’m half-joking). nonhuman host of a diagnosed DID system consisting of primarily introjects. body and host are both 24. blog run by me and used by a few other alters who will each have their own respective tag.

⛤ i don’t do system discourse on this blog and will block you if you try it with me. take that shit elsewhere. however, if you have genuine, good-faith questions about system stuff, feel free to ask as i’m relatively open about it for the most part.

⛤ audhd, disabled, trauma survivor of multiple types. transmasc, nonbinary, gender fluid. pronouns are he/they/it.

⛤ witch, tarot reader, hellenic pagan. primary deities are hades, persephone, apollo, athena, aphrodite, and dionysus.

⛤ unapologetically fat, unapologetically body positive. this does not mean my blog is a safe space for ed blogs. if you post anything even remotely related to any of this, dnf and dni.

⛤ mlm, t4t, nb4nb, sys4sys. sub with some very rare and very specific switchy tendencies. absolute bottom. couldn’t top to save my life.

⛤ this is my only blog. i follow, like, reblog, and message from this blog and this blog exclusively.

⛤ blog contents, limits, and dni under the cut. remember that if you interact with me without reading this post and understanding my limits, you are violating my consent.

⛤ all content is tagged appropriately for blacklisting purposes, and if i forget to tag something, feel free to dm or send me an ask and remind me to tag it. here’s a list of what you’ll mostly find in this blog:

- royalty kink

- hierophilia

- corruption

- teratophilia

- size kink

- bdsm

- worship

- cnc

- somnophilia

- exhibitionism

- breeding

- piss

- pet play

- free use

- referring to others as titles (daddy, sir, etc). these are titles only. ageplay and ddlg/ddlb dynamics make me extremely uncomfortable.

- there may be the occasional random other post thrown in, but 95% of this blog is nsfw.

⛤ limits (i will not block you if you post these things but do not want any of them directed at me):

- sc4t

- v0mit

- feet

- i hate, hate, absolutely fucking hate being referred to as daddy, sir, master, or other similar titles. do not refer to me using these titles.

- for personal reasons, i’m not a fan of calling people mommy. madam, ma’am, and mistress are not necessarily off the table, as long as they are not directed at me.

- feminine nicknames/pet names of any kind. i especially hate the word pr!ncess.

- spanking

- spitting

- intoxication, mind control, or anything in that zone

- gaslighting/manipulation

- i hate the word k!tten. do not refer to me using that term.

- i personally don’t like feederism content. don’t direct it at me.

- lesbians/wlw can follow and interact with my blog, but i would rather they not dm me, reblog my original posts, or send me asks!!

- if you are over 18 you are free to follow and interact with my blog, but i will not engage with you unless you are 21+. this is for my own comfort.

⛤ asks are open. if we are mutuals feel free to send me an ask me any time, although i’m very autistic and may not rly know how to respond. my dms are also open but im terrible at responding to them. if you wanna talk you gotta message me first tho lol sorry

⛤ dnf + dni: m!nors (this means under the age of 18), system discourse, cishet men (cis bi/pan + cis gay dudes are cool as long as you don’t see me as a girl), cishet women (cis bi/pan women ok, again as long as you don’t see me as a girl), men dni blogs, ageless, blank, misgendering, detrans, truscum/transmed, ddlg/ddlb, ageplayers, ed blogs, chasers, inc3st, fauxcest, pro-cop, terfs, maps + nomaps, pro-shippers, racists, race-play, freaks, bigots, or bootlickers of any kind. all of these things will result in an immediate block.

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cj-writes-stuff · 7 months

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Reading Wrap Up | February 2024

A Deal with the Elf King by Elise Kova A Fragile Enchantment by Allison Saft The Dark Tide by Alicia Jasinska That Time I Got Drunk and Yeeted a Love Potion at a Werewolf by Kimberly Lemming Sense and Second-Degree Murder by Tirzah Price Cinderella is Dead by Kalynn Bayron

This month managed to have my best read of the year so far, and the worst.

[mini reviews/ratings below the cut]

A Deal with the Elf King by Elise Kova ⭐Rating: 2.75/5

Even though I didn't love A Dance with the Fae Prince [it was my most disappointing read of January], I thought I'd give this one a chance. I enjoyed Kova's prose and the first ten chapters or so were great before it nose-dived. I'm happy to say that while this one wasn't exactly great either, it's better than Fae Prince.

The best part for me was the world-building, but I enjoyed Luella as a protagonist more than Katria. Eldas wasn't as much of a man baby as Davien, which is a plus... but he's still not my favorite type of male love interest. Though with books like this, I know what I'm settled in for, so every time Eldas and Luella had one of their "You will respect me!" "You're not worthy of respect!" fights, I just sat there shaking my head like, "ah, the girlies are fighting again..."

Because yeah, it's another enemies-to-lovers twisted in with the Hades and Persephone/beauty and the beast tales. I'm going to continue the series just to see if they better, though I'm quickly noticing a pattern with these books; girl is forced to go with man because he needs something from her, she's defiant and puts her foot down, he's flabbergasted about this, they fight but it's sexy, they fall in love, but then she needs to leave but just kidding she's not going to leave, man learns to not be a man baby, and they live happily ever after.

We'll see if this trend continues on A Duel with a Vampire, though I have a sneaky feeling it will.

A Fragile Enchantment by Allison Saft ⭐ Rating: 5/5

I absolutely adored this book. I picked this one up on a whim because the cover was pretty and, even though I haven't had much luck with books in the YA category, the story sounded good; magical regency romance with a seamstress who weaves magic into her clothing, an unwanted arranged marriage, annoyances-to-friends-to-forbidden lovers with characters that are actually well-developed and have a lot of chemistry together... I'm here for it. It was also a pleasant surprise to find a romance with a bi4bi couple, as well as a wlw side couple I rooted for the entire time.

I adored Niamh and honestly felt her struggles with the chronic pain that accompanied her magic, her motivations for accepting a job in a place that openly sneers at her. There's a lot of political unrest and discussions of labor laws and rights with her caught up in the middle of it while working.

The prose is lovely; it's paced a little slower to make room for character moments which is something I prefer. The side characters were great, the twists were well-executed, and the romance didn't feel YA, it felt like something in-between YA and Adult? Is that what we call New Adult? I dunno, it's wonderful though.

I have very few complaints about this book; the ending was a little rushed and wrapped up a little too neatly. However, in this case, I can overlook that based on how much I enjoyed it. I loved this book so much that I can't wait to reread it, and I already bought two more books by Allison Saft.

The best book I've read this year.

The Dark Tide by Alicia Jasinska ⭐ Rating: DNF

I've done it: I've found my first DNF of the year, and it's even worse because I read this right after I read A Fragile Enchantment. I don't even know if I can describe how much I hate this book.

I wanted a complex wlw novel with interesting magic and a slow burn romance... and I don't even know what the hell this book is but it sure wasn't magical. The prose is just.... okay, so you know books like Something Wicked This Way Comes? Or even The Night Circus? Both books I hated and DNF'd in the past because the writing style was just a bunch of flowery words slammed together in a way where my eyes just glazed over and I'd be like "....am I stupid? Why isn't any of this registering?? I read an entire page and it was meaningless???"

That's this book. Not only are there a bunch of plot holes with the most lackluster, unlikable characters I've read about this year, but the writing itself was trying so hard to be purple and poetic and I wasn't here for it. I like purple prose in novels. I like poetry and poetic writing... but this was like a pretentious college student trying to write an essay on a topic they don't know much about so they stuff it with fluffy words and hope it it strikes a chord with the professor... well, Professor CJ gives it a failed grade.

I was miserable the entire time and made it about halfway through before I told myself it wasn't worth it. It's disappointing, too, because the idea behind the novel could've been good: every year, the queen has to sacrifice a boy to the tide but this year, a girl takes the place of the boy she loves, but then the girl and queen slowly fall in love while waiting for the night of the sacrifice. That could've been cool and tragically doomed! But it wasn't!

This book was thrown into my donate box- maybe someone else will have better luck.

That Time I Got Drunk and Yeeted a Love Potion at a Werewolf by Kimberly Lemming ⭐ Rating: 2/5

After the bullshit that was The Dark Tide, I just needed something fun to get that bitter taste out of my mouth. I read the first book in the Mead Mishaps last month and enjoyed it... and don't let the 2/5 fool you, I did enjoy this book. It was exactly what I needed to forget The Dark Tide. But, it's not a book I can take super seriously. It was mostly smut with a lot of trigger warnings... except on the trigger warning page, it failed to warn me about the tenacles and I haven't forgiven the book for that! I'm just reading along, minding my own business, and Brie and Felix are in a "they have to fuck otherwise Felix will have a heart attack and die" situation and I'm like, "alright, sure, I've read that fanfic before, let's see where this goes.................................oh no."

At the very least, I learned what I'm not into, so... thanks for that.

Anyway, it's insta-love due to the love potion, which I hate insta-love, always. Not that I didn't like Brie and Felix together, they did grow on me as a couple, but having read both books I can say I prefer Cinnamon and Fallon's dynamic more.

It gave me more appreciation for the first book, which I also gave a 2/5, but I'd bump that rating up to a 2.75/5. I think the first book was better than this one due to having more plot and a slower build up to the romance. Not that this book didn't have a plot, but it felt more like a side thing to make room for the sex.

I'm excited about the third book since it follows Cinnamon's sister that disappeared years prior. I'm crossing my fingers for more plot and less insta-love.

Sense and Second-Degree Murder by Tirzah Price ⭐Rating: 4/5

Listen, I'm a big Jane Austen nerd. I haven't read a lot of classics outside of assigned books in school, but I read Jane Austen for fun. One of my favorite types of books are Jane Austen retellings. I've read quite a few, some great and some terrible; I dunno why there are so many vampire Pride and Prejudice stories but most of the ones I've picked up were bad... also, we need more books based on Persuasion, my favorite.

This series by Tirzah Price takes Austen's stories and adds a murder mystery twist and I love it. I read Pride and Premeditation last year, loved it, and I finally picked up the second book in the series. This is a twist on Sense and Sensibility where we ask the question, "Hey, what if Mr. Dashwood was murdered? What if Elinor and Marianne tried to solve their father's murder?" and I'm here for it.

I think the mystery itself was well executed. I was able to figure out one of the culprits, and was torn on who their accomplice was, but ultimately I got it before the big reveal. I feel like it's only predictable if you're familiar with Sense and Sensibility, but even so, I had fun following along with the Dashwood sisters as they put the pieces together.

The romance added a bit of much needed sweetness. After all, this story deals with a mourning family who get screwed over by Mr. Dashwood's son and asshole wife- which by the way, Fanny in this book? Great portrayal. I want nothing more than to throw her in the ocean, she's the worst and lives up to her name.

There were a few things that annoyed me, particularly about Marianne and Willoughby. Which I get the point of how it's written, but there were a few moments where I was like "C'mon, Marianne, you're smarter than that..." There's also one moment dealing with Elinor that I was incredibly annoyed with, but all that wasn't enough to hurt the reading experience.

I'm eager to pick up Manslaughter Park next; I've already ordered it, it's on its way.

Cinderella is Dead by Kalynn Bayron ⭐Rating: 1.5/5

I'm so devastated about this one. I'm still thinking about it days later. I couldn't wait to get my hands on this book when I found it; a sapphic dystopian fairytale where the story of Cinderella is basically these people's bible? Where young girls are forced to attend a ball so that the men can have their pick of wives and the girls have zero say in the matter? And anyone who steps out of line is executed or "forfeit" due to the cruelty of the king? A discussion of misogyny, homophobia, and domestic abuse? A black, lesbian protagonist who fights tooth and nail to take down the system?

Sounds like a wonderful read! And it was! ...for about the first 10 or so chapters!

Again, I'm gutted that I didn't like this. The set up was great! The ideas were interesting! The casual misogyny and mentions of abuse were hard to read about! The idea that the ball is sold to these girls as something magical, that they get to dress up like princesses and live their own Cinderella story... only to arrive at the palace and see the reality that it's no fairytale was compelling and tragic!

But it goes down hill fast when Sophia flees the ball.

Sophia as the protagonist was the best part of this book... until she got hit with the insta-love brick after meeting Constance. Which was extra frustrating since before then it sets up that she and her best friend, Erin, were supposedly in love and Sophia wanted them to run away together. Erin, however, wants to stay in line and do as she's told, and I hate the way it was portrayed because it felt very much like "Erin didn't want to fight for Sophia and was rightfully punished for it."

I'm sure that's not what Bayron was going for, but that's what it feels like when Sophia practically forgets about Erin right after meeting Constance. Erin ends up married to a man who regularly beats her, she's understandably pissed that Sophia ran away from the ball, but the story treats it like it's Erin's fault she's in her situation.

You know how in stories where there's a love triangle and the author clearly wants the main character to end up with this person, so they make the other person in the triangle a prick so you don't feel bad that they weren't chosen? That's what this felt like, except I DO feel bad for Erin?? Like I'm sorry, you want me to feel relieved that Sophia got "closure" with Erin and chose to be with Constance over her?? You want me to side with Sophia after Erin yells at her after giving me descriptions of bruises on Erin's neck and face?

Sorry, but the way Erin's character was handled and treated in this book gave me the ick.

On top of that, the men in this book were all cartoonishly evil and gross, except for the one gay friend Sophia had who tried to help her. Oh, and two of the fathers shown in this book were good people. I know, Men Bad. A lot of men are gross in real life. I'm not annoyed that is didn't shy away from how gross they were or all these sensitive and uncomfortable topics, I'm annoyed that it was so obnoxiously hammered in that by the time I reached the halfway point, I became numb to it? If that makes sense? There's one point where it shows a man trying to buy a girl from the prisons and I was like, "Oh no..... anyway-" because I was that desensitized to it, and that makes me feel icky.

But the king? Oh my god. That incel had no other character outside of being a bitter, butthurt incel. Terribly written villain.

The "fairy godmother" was an interesting character but not enough to save this...

But what about the romance between Sophia and Constance? Was that good, at least? No. No, it wasn't. Insta-love, like I said. Constance was fine as a character, but the romance was just not it.

The ending, too.... ugh.

This book wasn't it for me. I'm still upset about it.

#cj reads stuff #reading wrap up #reading wrap up february 2024 #what a messy reading month sksksks best and worst reads of the year so far #fingers crossed for march to be better

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cromulentreader · 8 months

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“Where others might have wanted to control the fire in her veins, I only wanted to watch her learn how to embrace what it was to burn.” ― Harper L. Woods, The Cursed I read the first book in this duology in a few hours but the second one really pushed my DNF avoidance. I did some things from the magical world. I'll read What Lies Beyond the Veil later this year.

'We cannot all be good, but if we must be bad, it should serve a purpose.' ― Scarlett St. Clair, A Game of Retribution To this point, I read both POVs but I might read just Hades one for the next one. Persephone isn't really working for me.

#read in 2024

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batthemedexistentialcrisis · 2 years

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I had to read a hades and persephone retelling for a reading challenge I am taking part in.

Why is every option I've found either not available in the three library systems I have looked at or "dark romance" erotica where the entire plot centers visceral r-word situations? I am maybe 80 pages into this book and I am ready to 1 star rate and dnf it.

Ugh

#hades #persephone #i'm just whining #wish there was a sex free retelling because oof #or like i could voluntarily mark that i won't complete that section of the whole challenge

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mahikamihan · 2 years

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dnf and karlnap hadestown AU, persephone gnf, hades dream// eurydice sapnap, orpheus karl, quackity is hermes

#quick ideas i'm just throwing out there #munimuni

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possiblyawesometmblr · 3 years

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a comprehensive list of songs from hadestown that fit dream smp lore and what i think they fit

because *slaps roof of dream smp* this bad boy can fit so many musicals in it

any way the wind blows -- tommy exile song. just the overwhelming loneliness and feeling of powerlessness, and losing hope in everyone around. “people turn on you just like the wind, everybody is a fair weather friend” sums it up perfectly.

come home with me + wedding song -- sally and wilbur, i’ve already made a completely separate post about this and i feel like i don’t need to explain it

all i’ve ever known -- bee duo time baby. the nervousness and uncertainty of trusting someone when all you’ve learned to do is block others out. (side note i really like the idea of “suddenly i’m holding the world in my arms” relating to michael)

livin’ it up on top -- okay i might get pushback for this but i think this is really funny as a drista song. just. here comes drista and her basket of crazy goodies. come get em while they’re hot. anybody want a shulker box?

a gathering storm -- this really screams clingy duo after the second destruction of l’manberg. tubbo needs help and can’t run this country alone but he steps back anyway and lets tommy focus on the discs over everything else, trusting that he’ll come back when it’s over even as things begin to fall apart.

epic II -- dream’s descent into insanity. the wall is his web of manipulation over the server and the power he wants “with a million hands that are not his own, with a million hands he builds a wall” (also the dnf shippers can have this as a treat)

hey, little songbird -- dream’s manipulation of tommy specifically. tommy torn between suddenly feeling friendship towards dream and wishing tubbo was there again. “and the choice is yours if you’re willing to choose” throws a wrench into this a bit but i personally hc that if tommy hadn’t run away, dream’s end goal was always to get the key to attachment on his side and the most surefire way to do that is if he does it willingly

when the chips are down -- there’s honestly several different characters that this one could fit but my personal favorite is ranboo, ESPECIALLY after the lessons stream. the voices of the fates sound exactly like the 93 lessons to me. “take if you can, give if you must, ain’t nobody but yourself to trust.”

why we build the wall -- hey hey hey it’s original l’manberg babey! they’re building a wall to keep out the enemy that is the dream smp, and they don’t realize what they’ve started. also alivebur singing this one? effervescent

way down hadestown (reprise) -- tubbo’s slow realization that despite following dream’s orders and exiling tommy, l’manberg is anything but free. the realization of what he’s given up, and what he’s become in the process, and struggling to figure out a way to go back. “the deal is signed? yes. about time. get on the line.”

flowers -- listen, i have no idea what’s going on with fundy’s lore involving his terrifying dreams but flowers feels like it fits the vibe. “nothing gonna wake you now.” i also really like the idea of “i remember someone, turned his face to mine, and then i turned away” relating to his relationship with ghostbur.

if it’s true -- tommy’s rallying speech right before doomsday. the biggest stretch here is the fact that the people actually do side with him but i feel like it still works because in the moment, people were convinced. the aftermath of the speech when people began splitting apart and forgetting the main goal of defeating dream is when things went south.

chant (reprise) -- tommy and tubbo vs. dream while the rest of the server finally, finally comes together to see the picture and finally take out dream for good. replace all of the talk about women with talk about power in general and it’s literally perfect. i also love “i have strung the world in wire ...i conduct the electric city!” for dream

we raise our cups -- puffy, eret, and foolish’s funeral for tommy. i feel like i also don’t have to explain this one.

there’s more than this honestly but those are more based on my own headcanons for potential future events and i wanted to stick with what’s written in canon

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waywardork · 2 years

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Sometimes I think about the dnf hades and Persephone fic I starting rough drafting

I even made concept art for it 🤧

#wayward <3 #dnf #dnf fanfic #hades #persephone #georgenotfound #dreamwastaken #dream #george #fanfic

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yes-ishiptechnodream · 3 years

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I'VE SAID THIS BEFORE AN ILL SAY IT AGAIN-

The Guiding of Death by RayShippouUchiha

but-

dnb fic with past dnf

an its even got fem dream if you want cause its a fem tony/toni fic with past Steve/Tony and then Bucky/Tony

its also a persephone!fem! Tony which translates to persephone!fem! Dream and I-

much love v much

YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSS

I've read that fic so much, it's my favourite WinterIron, it has everything: Female Tony, my beloved; Greek Mythology, and my favourite couple from it; Stevernson bashing; because I hate MCU Stove Roger; devoted Bucky who finally gets some free will instead of being pulled along without explanation

That as Dreamnoblade?????? THAT'S SO GOOD!

Persephone Dream and Hades Techno is such a good au, it's my favourite Greek Mythology based au after God of War

#dreamnoblade #askwasanswered #maybe some day but no promises

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mrsren · 3 years

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Books & Fics - June Reads

I forgot about punctuation until halfway through but was too lazy to fix it.

Fics:

Bring Him To His Knees by musyc. five stars. If you haven’t read this, you must be under a rock, but you are absolutely depriving yourself.

Isolation by bex-chan: reread. always a favorites. it was one of my friend’s favorites, but then she died and i never thought i could read it again. it was nice to finally read it and feel that closeness again.

Jealousy by rainsrabble: reread, but a very fun one. one of the classic dramiones.

Various Storms & Saints by viridianatnight: an absolute favorite. will be a classic or i’ll eat my foot.

Nightmare by provocative_envy: legendary tomione favorite.

WIPS I started following:

Happy Pills by malf0y101: Dramione. will break my heart in the end, but it’s incredible. mind the triggers.

Nightmare by malf)y101: Very Dark Dramione. Love it.

Come Let Us Adore Him by ikindaneedahero: Why are you sleeping on this? It’s a muggle AU where Draco is a Republican congressman and Hermione is a staffer for Democrat James Potter. It’s goddamn incredible and I worship the ground the author walks on. Also, that age gap.

Jagged by hiccupfound: A new tomione that is perfect so get to reading. Features werewolf Tom, and bamf Hermione.

Covert by VirgoAriesGem: War-fic, which is one of my favorites. It’s a slow burn with enemies to lovers and the author posts regular updates!

Now onto published books I read this month (will probably have to add to this before the month is over)

The Soulmate Equation by Christina Lauren. 3.5 stars. A modern take on the soulmate trope, backed by science. It’s a fun read, but it wasn’t quite a 5 star one for me.

Meet You In the Middle by Devon Daniels: 3 starts. A political romance that I only read after reading CLUAH, and man, it fell flat. There’s a lot of problems here, I think but the reviews are scathing. For me, it was so much like The Hating Game that it just didn’t stand up as its own book to me. I was pretty sad about this one.

The Stopover by T.L. Swan: 3 stars. Available on Kindle Unlimited. A smutty read, but not my favorite. Some parts were cringy, and the possessive alpha male bs wasn’t my favorite take on that character type. I did get halfway into the sequel before I DNF’d.

The Takeoever by T.L. Swan: DNF, just wasn’t for me with the drama.

The Sweetest Oblivion by Danielle Lori: 3 stars. Kindle Unlimited. Mafia. Not my favorite, but it was enjoyable and it was better than several of the KU books I’ve read.

A Touch of Darkness by Scarlett St. Clair: 3 stars. Hades/Persephone retelling. Kindle Unlimited. Enjoyable but not that great to me. Will most likely not read the sequel. I think I just didn’t connect with the writing style.

The Deal by Elle Kennedy: (next three books are in the same series) 4 stars. I LOVED this book and the series. Hot hockey players, kind of on that alpha male shit, but not so much that it’s awful to me. This is absolutely a guilty pleasure read, but they’re great. Hannah has a crush. Garrett needs to pass a test. In exchange for her tutoring him, he’ll help her make her crush jealous and absolutely nothing will go wrong. They definitely won’t fall in love. Out of the series so far, The Deal is my favorite.

The Mistake by Elle Kennedy: 5 stars. Grace and Logan are semi hooking up, but when she’s ready to lose her virginity, Logan fucks up massively. Post falling out, with a summer between them, Grace gives him a list in order to win her back. Listen. I was fucking laughing so hard I cried.

The Score by Elle Kennedy: 4 stars. After a bad breakup, Allie is going to take care of herself. Dean enters the picture and everything gets fucked, including each other. I would also like to say that these books are incredibly sex positive. (but please, Elle, for the love of God, start capitalizing their sexts so I can enjoy them.)

The Friend Zone by Abby Jimenez: 3 stars. This book heavily traumatized me but I think it must also be one of the best ones I’ve read recently because this author took RISKS. Still rated it three stars because I don’t agree with the creative choice, but I’m not the author and I respect how she wrote this. But holy fuck, was that necessary?

Written in the Stars by Alexandria Bellefleur: WLW romance. So enjoyable, but the ending fell a little short for me. I’d recommend it to anyone that needs a healthy female relationship bundled with a rom-com.

Hopeless by Colleen Hoover: 2 stars. It’s easier to link the review.

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