Madi's bookshelf: all en-US Wed, 15 Jan 2025 20:11:17 -0800 60 Madi's bookshelf: all 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg <![CDATA[Split or Swallow (Split or Swallow, #1)]]> 217391697 THIS BOOK IS NOT SAFE TO READ AT WORK. YOU'VE BEEN WARNED.

Twenty year old Temperance Verus has never been kissed. But that's what the basilisk is for.

Along with thirteen other contestants, Tem must train with a basilisk to learn the power of seduction and win the prince's hand in marriage. When Tem is matched with Caspen, the Serpent King, she realizes she might actually stand a chance. But with tensions rising between the basilisks and the humans, Tem is suddenly torn in two directions. As her bond with Caspen deepens, so does her connection with the prince. And when she uncovers a terrible secret about the royal family, Tem finds herself caught between two neither of which she can survive without.

Guaranteed to make you blush (and then some), Split or Swallow is like if fanfic Draco Malfoy went on the Bachelor and had to compete with a snake. Sounds fun, doesn't it? That's because it is!!]]> 750 Lindsay Straube Madi 1 3.77 Split or Swallow (Split or Swallow, #1)
author: Lindsay Straube
name: Madi
average rating: 3.77
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book must be big with the “only reads dialogue� crowd
]]> Whiteout 221113711
When Ivy finds herself stranded in a blizzard, her salvation comes in the form of Kris Kincaid, a rugged local with deep roots in the very secrets Ivy seeks to uncover. As the storm rages outside, their chemistry ignites, drawing them into a dangerous dance woven with desire and dark secrets. But as Ivy delves deeper into Kris's world- one teetering on the edge between myth and madness- she must confront the unsettling truth that the legends of Hemlock Hollow may be more real than she ever dared to believe.]]> 193 Gracie Williams Madi 1 4.06 Whiteout
author: Gracie Williams
name: Madi
average rating: 4.06
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i actually think the most far fetched part about this book is the fact she actually introduces herself as a podcaster�
]]> <![CDATA[I Hate Fairyland, Vol. 7: In the Mean Time]]> 213660560 128 Skottie Young 1534376178 Madi 4 3.54 I Hate Fairyland, Vol. 7: In the Mean Time
author: Skottie Young
name: Madi
average rating: 3.54
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i can't help it. i will always love this incredibly silly series.
]]> <![CDATA[The Ritual: A Holiday Folk Horror Story]]> 59907023 “Let us bow our heads and close our eyes,� the villagers chanted, “for the Bell waits not for the one who dies.�

In the square, the villagers had gathered for The Ritual, which hasn't been performed in more than thirty years. Only those old enough to have been at the last one knew the full gravity of what was to come. Everyone (even the children) knew why they had gathered, but there was only so much that could be conveyed through the retelling of a tale.

Some things you had to see for yourself to truly understand.]]> 17 Michael R. Goodwin Madi 0 3.85 2021 The Ritual: A Holiday Folk Horror Story
author: Michael R. Goodwin
name: Madi
average rating: 3.85
book published: 2021
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas]]> 92625 Some inhabitants of a peaceful kingdom cannot tolerate the act of cruelty that underlies its happiness.

The story 'Omelas" was first published in 'New Dimensions 3' (1973), a hard-cover science fiction anthology edited by Robert Silverberg, in October 1973, and the following year it won the prestigious Hugo Award for best short story.

The work was subsequently printed in Le Guin's short story collection 'The Wind's Twelve Quarters' (1975).

Ursula K Le Guin (1929�2018) was an American writer who published twenty-two novels, eleven volumes of short stories, four collections of essays, twelve books for children, six volumes of poetry & four of translation, and has received many awards: Hugo, Nebula, National Book Award, PEN-Malamud, and more. She was known for her treatment of gender ('The Left Hand of Darkness' (1969), 'The Matter of Seggri' (1994)), political systems ('The Telling' (2000), 'The Dispossessed' (1974)) and difference/otherness in any other form.]]> 32 Ursula K. Le Guin 0886825016 Madi 5 4.38 1973 The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas
author: Ursula K. Le Guin
name: Madi
average rating: 4.38
book published: 1973
rating: 5
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read this quickly but will return to it, bc damn.
]]> <![CDATA[The Wicked + The Divine, Vol. 1: The Faust Act]]> 23093359 176 Kieron Gillen 1632150190 Madi 5 3.81 2014 The Wicked + The Divine, Vol. 1: The Faust Act
author: Kieron Gillen
name: Madi
average rating: 3.81
book published: 2014
rating: 5
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I didn't think this was confusing. I just rolled with the gods that were introduced. Loved the art work and the plot.
]]> <![CDATA[Killing Stalking: Deluxe Edition Vol. 2]]> 60099415 ON THE HUNT

While investigating a vehicle collision, Officer Yang Seungbae discovers dashcam footage that plays into his suspicions about Oh Sangwoo. What will happen when he follows the evidence to Sangwoo’s home and catches sight of Yoon Bum? And what will the officer do when Sangwoo catches sight of him?]]> 448 Koogi 163858558X Madi 3 visually insane. 4.03 2022 Killing Stalking: Deluxe Edition Vol. 2
author: Koogi
name: Madi
average rating: 4.03
book published: 2022
rating: 3
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visually insane.
]]> Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 46041199 A fierce international bestseller that launched Korea’s new feminist movement, Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 follows one woman’s psychic deterioration in the face of rigid misogyny.

Truly, flawlessly, completely, she became that person.

In a small, tidy apartment on the outskirts of the frenzied metropolis of Seoul lives Kim Jiyoung. A thirtysomething-year-old “millennial everywoman,� she has recently left her white-collar desk job—in order to care for her newborn daughter full-time—as so many Korean women are expected to do. But she quickly begins to exhibit strange symptoms that alarm her husband, parents, and in-laws: Jiyoung impersonates the voices of other women—alive and even dead, both known and unknown to her. As she plunges deeper into this psychosis, her discomfited husband sends her to a male psychiatrist.

In a chilling, eerily truncated third-person voice, Jiyoung’s entire life is recounted to the psychiatrist—a narrative infused with disparate elements of frustration, perseverance, and submission. Born in 1982 and given the most common name for Korean baby girls, Jiyoung quickly becomes the unfavored sister to her princeling little brother. Always, her behavior is policed by the male figures around her—from the elementary school teachers who enforce strict uniforms for girls, to the coworkers who install a hidden camera in the women’s restroom and post their photos online. In her father’s eyes, it is Jiyoung’s fault that men harass her late at night; in her husband’s eyes, it is Jiyoung’s duty to forsake her career to take care of him and their child—to put them first.

Jiyoung’s painfully common life is juxtaposed against a backdrop of an advancing Korea, as it abandons “family planning� birth control policies and passes new legislation against gender discrimination. But can her doctor flawlessly, completely cure her, or even discover what truly ails her?

Rendered in minimalist yet lacerating prose, Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 sits at the center of our global #MeToo movement and announces the arrival of writer of international significance]]> 163 Cho Nam-Joo 1631496700 Madi 5 4.17 2016 Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982
author: Cho Nam-Joo
name: Madi
average rating: 4.17
book published: 2016
rating: 5
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chilling reality. expertly written.
]]> A Sorceress Comes to Call 195790847 A dark retelling of the Brothers Grimm's Goose Girl, rife with secrets, murder, and forbidden magic

Cordelia knows her mother is unusual. Their house doesn’t have any doors between rooms, and her mother doesn't allow Cordelia to have a single friend—unless you count Falada, her mother's beautiful white horse. The only time Cordelia feels truly free is on her daily rides with him. But more than simple eccentricity sets her mother apart. Other mothers don’t force their daughters to be silent and motionless for hours, sometimes days, on end. Other mothers aren’t sorcerers.

After a suspicious death in their small town, Cordelia’s mother insists they leave in the middle of the night, riding away on Falada’s sturdy back, leaving behind all Cordelia has ever known. They arrive at the remote country manor of a wealthy older man, the Squire, and his unwed sister, Hester. Cordelia’s mother intends to lure the Squire into marriage, and Cordelia knows this can only be bad news for the bumbling gentleman and his kind, intelligent sister.

Hester sees the way Cordelia shrinks away from her mother, how the young girl sits eerily still at dinner every night. Hester knows that to save her brother from bewitchment and to rescue the terrified Cordelia, she will have to face down a wicked witch of the worst kind.]]> 327 T. Kingfisher 1250244072 Madi 5 4.07 2024 A Sorceress Comes to Call
author: T. Kingfisher
name: Madi
average rating: 4.07
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rating: 5
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so ethereal, but in like a studio ghibli kind of way?
]]> Snotgirl #16 221530927 SNOTGIRL is back! Now that allergy-suffering fashion influencer Lottie Person is officially in a couple with Caroline, the girl of her dreams, what kind of trouble will they get into next? Find out in this long-awaited new issue, picking up where SNOTGIRL #15 left off!
Select praise for
“Will appeal to longtime O’MALLEY fans and offer a challenging but entertaining perspective to young adults whose reality is mediated through the glow of their smartphones.� --School Library Journal
“SNOTGIRL could scarcely be more different from BRYAN LEE O’MALLEY’s past comic book projects, and yet its sheer weirdness, creativity and heart will appeal to fans of Scott Pilgrim and Seconds.� --IGN
“This comic features the best of O’MALLEY and elevates his writing thanks to HUNG’s fashionable, funny and feminine art, creating an absurd ride that hits close to home.� --CBR
RETAILERS TAKE NOTE! Lunar accounts will receive a 2-sided freebie poster promoting this New Story Arc & the available SNOTGIRL backlist trade paperbacks.]]> 32 Bryan Lee O'Malley Madi 3 4.26 Snotgirl #16
author: Bryan Lee O'Malley
name: Madi
average rating: 4.26
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]]> <![CDATA[On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century]]> 33917107
On November 9th, millions of Americans woke up to the impossible: the election of Donald Trump as president. Against all predictions, one of the most-disliked presidential candidates in history had swept the electoral college, elevating a man with open contempt for democratic norms and institutions to the height of power.

Timothy Snyder is one of the most celebrated historians of the Holocaust. In his books Bloodlands and Black Earth, he has carefully dissected the events and values that enabled the rise of Hitler and Stalin and the execution of their catastrophic policies. With Twenty Lessons, Snyder draws from the darkest hours of the twentieth century to provide hope for the twenty-first. As he writes, “Americans are no wiser than the Europeans who saw democracy yield to fascism, Nazism and communism. Our one advantage is that we might learn from their experience.�

Twenty Lessons is a call to arms and a guide to resistance, with invaluable ideas for how we can preserve our freedoms in the uncertain years to come.]]> 127 Timothy Snyder 0804190119 Madi 5 4.24 2017 On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century
author: Timothy Snyder
name: Madi
average rating: 4.24
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rating: 5
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powerful. extremely relevant.
]]> <![CDATA[Persephone: Greek Goddess of the Underworld (Legendary Goddesses)]]> 40753332 32 Amie Jane Leavitt 1543559174 Madi 0 4.23 Persephone: Greek Goddess of the Underworld (Legendary Goddesses)
author: Amie Jane Leavitt
name: Madi
average rating: 4.23
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]]> Saga, Volume 1 15704307
Collects: Saga #1-6.]]> 160 Brian K. Vaughan 1607066017 Madi 5
Yeah I'm hooked this was so good.]]> 4.16 2012 Saga, Volume 1
author: Brian K. Vaughan
name: Madi
average rating: 4.16
book published: 2012
rating: 5
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Reread for Book Push Book Club. Still so fucking good.

Yeah I'm hooked this was so good.
]]> Mean One 221607654 revenge.


This is a dark romance/horror retelling of the Grinch. Please check triggers prior to reading. ]]> 98 Ab. Cynthe Madi 1 3.51 Mean One
author: Ab. Cynthe
name: Madi
average rating: 3.51
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now why did you make the dog a person? no, really. i’ll wait. explain yourself.
]]> <![CDATA[Trick Shot (Brother Puckers, #1)]]> 199276876
When Leo unexpectedly bumps into the captivating Riley at the airport, he's both amused and intrigued by her assumption that he's his renowned brother. Embracing his mischievous side, Leo decides to play along, relishing in their flirty banter and clever exchanges.

But as fate would have it, their flight gets canceled, and Leo seizes the opportunity to spend more time with Riley. With a devilish glint in his eye, he invites her to spend the night at his penthouse. With an intriguing woman, his best friend Jace, and a whole night of possibilities ahead of them, Leo has all the ingredients for what promises to be a memorable Christmas Eve.

In "Trick Shot," a spicy MMF Christmas novella, Leo, Riley, and Jace embark on a passionate and unconventional romance that challenges societal norms. As they navigate their desires and explore the boundaries of their connection, they discover that love knows no bounds, especially during the enchanting holiday season.

So snuggle up with a cozy blanket, indulge in a cup of steaming hot cocoa, and allow the magic of Christmas to transport you into this sexy novella.]]> 189 Kayla Grosse Madi 1 3.71 2023 Trick Shot (Brother Puckers, #1)
author: Kayla Grosse
name: Madi
average rating: 3.71
book published: 2023
rating: 1
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so why wasn't this called hat trick? also dude point blank LIED to her to sleep with her and we're just supposed to BE COOL WITH THAT?
]]> <![CDATA[Among the Burning Flowers (The Roots of Chaos, #0.5)]]> 222376983 With the awakening of fire-breathing dragons, Among the Burning Flowers sees the first sparks of danger that threaten to consume the world in The Priory of the Orange Tree.

Take your first steps into the epic.
Yscalin, land of sunshine and lavender, will soon be ablaze.

It has been centuries since the Draconic Army took wing, almost extinguishing humankind.

Marosa Vetalda is a prisoner in her own home, controlled by her cold father, King Sigoso. Over the mountains, her betrothed, Aubrecht Lievelyn, rules Mentendon in all but name. Together, they intend to usher in a better world.

A better world seems impossibly distant to Estina Melaugo, who hunts the Draconic beasts that have slept across the world for centuries.

And now the great wyrm Fýredel is stirring, and Yscalin will be the first to fall . . .

A story of human resilience in the face of dire circumstances, Among the Burning Flowers leads readers through the gripping and tragic circumstances that pave the way for the opening of the million-copy bestseller The Priory of The Orange Tree.

Richly illustrated with magical artwork by Rovina Cai (@rovinacai).]]> 288 Samantha Shannon 1639736018 Madi 0 to-read 4.33 2025 Among the Burning Flowers (The Roots of Chaos, #0.5)
author: Samantha Shannon
name: Madi
average rating: 4.33
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]]> Metal from Heaven 205762592 For fans of� The Princess Bride and Gideon the Ninth: a bloody� lesbian revenge tale and political fantasy set in a glittering world transformed by industrial change � and simmering class warfare.

Ichorite is progress. More durable and malleable than steel, ichorite is the lifeblood of a dawning industrial revolution. Yann I. Chauncey owns the sole means of manufacturing this valuable metal, but his workers, who risk their health and safety daily, are on strike. They demand Chauncey research the hallucinatory illness befalling them, a condition they call “being lustertouched.� Marney Honeycutt, a lustertouched child worker, stands proud at the picket line with her best friend and family. That’s when Chauncey sends in the guns. Only Marney survives the massacre. She vows bloody vengeance. A decade later, Marney is the nation’s most notorious highwayman, and Chauncey’s daughter seeks an opportune marriage. Marney’s rage and the ghosts of her past will drive her to masquerade as an aristocrat, outmaneuver powerful suitors, and win the heart of his daughter, so Marney can finally corner Chauncey and satisfy her need for revenge. But war ferments in the north, and deeper grudges are surfacing. . .

H. A. Clarke’s adult fantasy debut, writing as August Clarke, Metal from Heaven is a punk-rock murder ballad tackling labor issues and radical empowerment against the relentless grind of capitalism.]]> 448 August Clarke 1645660982 Madi 0 to-read 3.91 2024 Metal from Heaven
author: August Clarke
name: Madi
average rating: 3.91
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]]> Motheater 211960914 In this nuanced queer fantasy set amid the Appalachian Mountains in Virginia, the last witch of the Ridge must choose sides in a clash between industry and nature.

After her best friend dies in a coal mine, Benethea “Bennie� Mattox sacrifices her job, her relationship, and her reputation to uncover what’s killing miners on Kire Mountain. When she finds a half-drowned white woman in a dirty mine slough, Bennie takes her in because it’s right—but also because she hopes this odd, magnetic stranger can lead her to the proof she needs. Instead, she brings more questions. The woman called Motheater can’t remember her true name, or how she ended up inside the mountain. She knows only that she’s a witch of Appalachia, bound to tor and holler, possum and snake, with power in her hands and Scripture on her tongue. But the mystery of her fate, her doomed quest to keep industry off Kire Mountain, and the promises she bent and broke have followed her a century and half into the future. And now, the choices Motheater and Bennie make together could change the face of the town itself.]]> 416 Linda H. Codega 1645661792 Madi 0 to-read 3.46 2025 Motheater
author: Linda H. Codega
name: Madi
average rating: 3.46
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]]> <![CDATA[How to Keep House While Drowning: A Gentle Approach to Cleaning and Organizing]]> 59345233 USA TODAY Bestseller

This revolutionary approach to cleaning and organizing helps free you from feeling ashamed or overwhelmed by a messy home.

If you’re struggling to stay on top of your to-do list, you probably have a good anxiety, fatigue, depression, ADHD, or lack of support. For therapist KC Davis, the birth of her second child triggered a stress-mess cycle. The more behind she felt, the less motivated she was to start. She didn’t fold a single piece of laundry for seven months. One life-changing realization restored her sanity—and the functionality of her You don’t work for your home; your home works for you.

In other words, messiness is not a moral failing. A new sense of calm washed over her as she let go of the shame-based messaging that interpreted a pile of dirty laundry as “I can never keep up� and a chaotic kitchen as “I’m a bad mother.� Instead, she looked at unwashed clothes and thought, “I am alive,� and at stacks of dishes and thought, “I cooked my family dinner three nights in a row.�

Building on this foundation of self-compassion, KC devised the powerful practical approach that has exploded in popularity through her TikTok account, @domesticblisters. The secret is to simplify your to-do list and to find creative workarounds that accommodate your limited time and energy. In this book, you’ll learn exactly how to customize your cleaning strategy and rebuild your relationship with your home,

-How to see chores as kindnesses to your future self, not as a reflection of your worth
-How to start by setting priorities
-How to stagger tasks so you won’t procrastinate
-How to clean in quick bursts within your existing daily routine
-How to use creative shortcuts to transform a room from messy to functional

With KC’s help, your home will feel like a sanctuary again. It will become a place to rest, even when things aren’t finished. You will move with ease, and peace and calm will edge out guilt, self-criticism, and endless checklists. They have no place here.]]> 160 K.C. Davis 1668002841 Madi 0 4.31 2022 How to Keep House While Drowning: A Gentle Approach to Cleaning and Organizing
author: K.C. Davis
name: Madi
average rating: 4.31
book published: 2022
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty (Sleeping Beauty, #1)]]> 26582 253 A.N. Roquelaure Madi 3 3.25 1983 The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty (Sleeping Beauty, #1)
author: A.N. Roquelaure
name: Madi
average rating: 3.25
book published: 1983
rating: 3
read at: 2024/12/02
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don’t look i’m being horny on main
]]> Black Flame 212900404 Manhunt author Gretchen Felker-Martin is back with Black Flame, a historical horror about one woman's deadly obsession with a haunted film, perfect for fans of Midsommar and Night Film.

Ellen, a deeply closeted lesbian spends all her time in solitude, restoring films at a failing archive in New York City.

When a group of German academics present her with a print of an infamous exploitation film believed to have been destroyed during the Holocaust, Ellen finds herself forced to confront her own repressed sexuality. And the more she works on the restoration, the more obsessed she becomes over its depictions of occult practices and queer debauchery.

She’s soon convinced that the acts portrayed in the film are not fiction, but reality. And they’re happening to her…]]> 208 Gretchen Felker-Martin 1250348013 Madi 0 to-read 4.20 2025 Black Flame
author: Gretchen Felker-Martin
name: Madi
average rating: 4.20
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]]> Cleopatra 199871472 Cleopatra will retell the story of Egypt’s most famous queen. It opens at the moment she discovers that her father has died and she is Pharaoh.]]> 384 Saara El-Arifi Madi 0 to-read 4.20 2026 Cleopatra
author: Saara El-Arifi
name: Madi
average rating: 4.20
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]]> Cursebound (Faebound, #2) 213618148 Cursed by love.
Bound by hope.

Yeeran and Lettle are no longer prisoners to the fae court, but now they’re bound by the shackles of their hearts �

Yeeran was born for war but is unprepared for love. She has left her new lover, the Queen of the fae, to return to her homeland, only to find that her former lover now threatens war against the fae.

Left behind, her sister Lettle is determined to break the curse that binds the fae to their realm. When a stranger appears in the city, Lettle is convinced he’s the key. But the Fates that once spoke to her have fallen silent.

Can Lettle and Yeeran discover the secret behind the curse � and unite these two worlds before they destroy each other?]]> 352 Saara El-Arifi 0593723031 Madi 0 to-read 3.91 2025 Cursebound (Faebound, #2)
author: Saara El-Arifi
name: Madi
average rating: 3.91
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]]> <![CDATA[The Serpent and the Wings of Night (Crowns of Nyaxia, #1)]]> 60714999 Human or vampire, the rules of survival are the same: never trust, never yield, and always � always � guard your heart.

The adopted human daughter of the Nightborn vampire king, Oraya carved her place in a world designed to kill her. Her only chance to become something more than prey is entering the Kejari: a legendary tournament held by the goddess of death herself.

But winning won’t be easy amongst the most vicious warriors from all three vampire houses. To survive, Oraya is forced to make an alliance with a mysterious rival.

Everything about Raihn is dangerous. He is a ruthless vampire, an efficient killer, an enemy to her father’s crown� and her greatest competition. Yet, what terrifies Oraya most of all is that she finds herself oddly drawn to him.

But there’s no room for compassion in the Kejari. War for the House of Night brews, shattering everything that Oraya thought she knew about her home. And Raihn may understand her more than anyone � but their blossoming attraction could be her downfall, in a kingdom where nothing is more deadly than love.

The Serpent and the Wings of Night is the first book in a new series of heart-wrenching romance, dark magic, and bloodthirsty intrigue, perfect for fans of From Blood and Ash and A Court of Thorns and Roses.]]> 504 Carissa Broadbent Madi 1 4.30 2022 The Serpent and the Wings of Night (Crowns of Nyaxia, #1)
author: Carissa Broadbent
name: Madi
average rating: 4.30
book published: 2022
rating: 1
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the title sounds like someone did a drunk madlibs of romantasies and the rest of the book is not much better.
]]> <![CDATA[Lore Olympus: Volume Seven (Lore Olympus, #7)]]> 204640573
An ingenious take on the Greek Pantheon, Lore Olympus is a modern update on the story of Hades and Persephone. Follow the propulsive love story of two Greek gods, told with lavish artwork and contemporary sensibilities.

This full-color edition of Smythe’s original Eisner Award-winning webcomic Lore Olympus features exclusive behind-the-scenes content and brings Greek mythology into the modern age in a sharply perceptive and romantic graphic novel.

This volume collects episodes 153-179 of the #1 WEBTOON comic Lore Olympus.]]> 416 Rachel Smythe 0593871960 Madi 2 4.46 2024 Lore Olympus: Volume Seven (Lore Olympus, #7)
author: Rachel Smythe
name: Madi
average rating: 4.46
book published: 2024
rating: 2
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the pictures are so pretty but i’m begging the plot to make more sense please
]]> Bloom 78627220 A sweet sapphic romance takes a deadly dark turn in this sharp-as-a-knife novella from the New York Times bestselling author.

Rosemary meets Ash at the farmers� market. Ash—precise, pretty, and practically perfect—sells bars of soap in delicate pastel colors, sprinkle-spackled cupcakes stacked on scalloped stands, beeswax candles, jelly jars of honey, and glossy green plants. Ro has never felt this way about another woman; with Ash, she wants to be her and have her in equal measure. But as her obsession with Ash consumes her, she may find she’s not the one doing the devouring…]]> 203 Delilah S. Dawson Madi 0 to-read 3.82 2023 Bloom
author: Delilah S. Dawson
name: Madi
average rating: 3.82
book published: 2023
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]]> So Thirsty 203608552 A woman must learn to take life by the throat after a night out leads to irrevocable changes in this juicy, thrilling novel from the USA Today bestselling author of Such Sharp Teeth and Black Sheep.

Sloane Parker is dreading her birthday. She doesn’t need a reminder she’s getting older, or that she’s feeling indifferent about her own life.

Her husband surprises her with a birthday weekend getaway—not with him, but with Sloane’s longtime best friend, troublemaker extraordinaire Naomi.

Sloane anticipates a weekend of wine tastings and cozy robes and strategic avoidance of issues she’d rather not confront, like her husband’s repeated infidelity. But when they arrive at their rental cottage, it becomes clear Naomi has something else in mind. She wants Sloane to stop letting things happen to her, for Sloane to really live. So Naomi orchestrates a wild night out with a group of mysterious strangers, only for it to take a horrifying turn that changes Sloane’s and Naomi’s lives literally forever.

The friends are forced to come to terms with some pretty eternal consequences in this bloody, seductive novel about how it’s never too late to find satisfaction, even though it might taste different than expected.]]> 304 Rachel Harrison 0593642546 Madi 2 3.50 2024 So Thirsty
author: Rachel Harrison
name: Madi
average rating: 3.50
book published: 2024
rating: 2
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how did the MC manage to get more annoying After she was turned into a vampire? a
]]> Icebreaker (UCMH, #1) 61767292
Nothing will stand in her way, not even the captain of the hockey team, Nate Hawkins.

Nate’s focus as team captain is on keeping his team on the ice. Which is tricky when a facilities mishap means they are forced to share a rink with the figure skating team—including Anastasia, who clearly can’t stand him.

But when Anastasia’s skating partner faces an uncertain future, she may have to look to Nate to take her shot.

Sparks fly, but Anastasia isn’t worried . . . because she could never like a hockey player, right?]]> 447 Hannah Grace Madi 1 3.76 2022 Icebreaker (UCMH, #1)
author: Hannah Grace
name: Madi
average rating: 3.76
book published: 2022
rating: 1
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i can't watch despicable me ever again, thanks.
]]> Blood Over Bright Haven 208430658 Magic has made the city of Tiran an industrial utopia, but magic has a cost—and the collectors have come calling.

An orphan since the age of four, Sciona has always had more to prove than her fellow students. For twenty years, she has devoted every waking moment to the study of magic, fueled by a mad desire to achieve the impossible: to be the first woman ever admitted to the High Magistry. When she finally claws her way up the ranks to become a highmage, however, she finds that her challenges have just begun. Her new colleagues will stop at nothing to let her know she is unwelcome, beginning with giving her a janitor instead of a qualified lab assistant.

What neither Sciona nor her peers realize is that her taciturn assistant was once more than a janitor; before he mopped floors for the mages, Thomil was a nomadic hunter from beyond Tiran’s magical barrier. Ten years have passed since he survived the perilous crossing that killed his family. But working for a highmage, he sees the opportunity to finally understand the forces that decimated his tribe, drove him from his homeland, and keep the Tiranish in power.

Through their fractious relationship, mage and outsider uncover an ancient secret that could change the course of magic forever—if it doesn’t get them killed first. Sciona has defined her life by the pursuit of truth, but how much is one truth worth with the fate of civilization in the balance?

A standalone dark academia brimming with mystery, tragedy, and the damning echoes of the past. For fans of Leigh Bardugo, V. E. Schwab, and Fullmetal Alchemist.

(Content warnings for gore, sexual assault, and suicidal ideation)]]> 430 M.L. Wang 0593873351 Madi 5 4.41 2023 Blood Over Bright Haven
author: M.L. Wang
name: Madi
average rating: 4.41
book published: 2023
rating: 5
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holy fucking shit that was good
]]> Ending in Ashes 83816224 226 Rebecca Jones-Howe 1958228354 Madi 0 to-read 4.36 Ending in Ashes
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]]> The Starving Saints 217896248 From the nationally bestselling author of The Luminous Dead and The Death of Jane Lawrence, a transfixing, intensely atmospheric fever dream of medieval horror.

Aymar Castle has been under siege for six months. Food is running low and there has been no sign of rescue. But just as the survivors consider deliberately thinning their number, the castle stores are replenished. The sick are healed. And the divine figures of the Constant Lady and her Saints have arrived, despite the barricaded gates, offering succor in return for adoration.

Soon, the entire castle is under the sway of their saviors, partaking in intoxicating feasts of terrible origin. The war hero Ser Voyne gives her allegiance to the Constant Lady. Phosyne, a disorganized, paranoid nun-turned-sorceress, races to unravel the mystery of these new visitors and exonerate her experiments as their source. And in the bowels of the castle, a serving girl, Treila, is torn between her thirst for a secret vengeance against Voyne and the desperate need to escape from the horrors that are unfolding within Aymar’s walls.

As the castle descends into bacchanalian madness—forgetting the massed army beyond its walls in favor of hedonistic ecstasy—these three women are the only ones to still see their situation for what it is. But they are not immune from the temptations of the castle’s new masters� or each other; and their shifting alliances and entangled pasts bring violence to the surface. To save the castle, and themselves, will take a reimagining of who they are, and a reorganization of the very world itself.]]> 352 Caitlin Starling 0063418819 Madi 0 to-read 4.02 2025 The Starving Saints
author: Caitlin Starling
name: Madi
average rating: 4.02
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]]> Natural Beauty 61420120 Sly, surprising, and razor-sharp, Natural Beauty follows a young musician into an elite, beauty-obsessed world where perfection comes at a staggering cost.

Our narrator produces a sound from the piano no one else at the Conservatory can. She employs a technique she learned from her parents—also talented musicians—who fled China in the wake of the Cultural Revolution. But when an accident leaves her parents debilitated, she abandons her future for a job at a high-end beauty and wellness store in New York City.

Holistik is known for its remarkable products and procedures—from remoras that suck out cheap Botox to eyelash extensions made of spider silk—and her new job affords her entry into a world of privilege and a long-awaited sense of belonging. She becomes transfixed by Helen, the niece of Holistik’s charismatic owner, and the two strike up a friendship that hazily veers into more. All the while, our narrator is plied with products that slim her thighs, smooth her skin, and lighten her hair. But beneath these creams and tinctures lies something sinister.

A piercing, darkly funny debut, Natural Beauty explores questions of consumerism, self-worth, race, and identity—and leaves readers with a shocking and unsettling truth.]]> 272 Ling Ling Huang 0593472926 Madi 0 to-read 3.79 2023 Natural Beauty
author: Ling Ling Huang
name: Madi
average rating: 3.79
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]]> <![CDATA[Paint It All Red (Mindf*ck, #5)]]> 33361549
Will Logan choose them? Or will we watch them burn together?

It's time to fuck with their minds.
It's time to finish it all.
It's time to paint it all red...

Monsters don't usually wish for happily-ever-afters.]]> 177 S.T. Abby Madi 1 video review to come 4.56 2016 Paint It All Red (Mindf*ck, #5)
author: S.T. Abby
name: Madi
average rating: 4.56
book published: 2016
rating: 1
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]]> All the Lies (Mindf*ck, #4) 33361546
But that's never happened to me...

I've never felt conflicted on any case. Right is right and wrong is wrong. It's simple. Black and white. There's no such thing as a gray area.

But fuck this case. I don't even know what side I'm on anymore. I don't understand how this town can continue to function without breaking under the weight of all the lies they've spun and lived.

Every time I find a shard of truth, my gut twists, my heart beats faster, and I hate this place a little more. Every time I think I've heard the worst, another truth is dug up from the ashes of more burning lies.

Worst of all, I don't even know who to trust anymore. My head is all messed up.

I pride myself on being impossible to fool.
I'm an expert at knowing when someone is lying to me.
I never believed in being blinded by love...until Lana.

**BE WARNED: Some flashbacks can get intense to readers with a sensitive trigger. Skip the blocks in italics if that's the case.]]> 141 S.T. Abby Madi 1 video review to come 4.52 2016 All the Lies (Mindf*ck, #4)
author: S.T. Abby
name: Madi
average rating: 4.52
book published: 2016
rating: 1
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]]> Scarlet Angel (Mindf*ck, #3) 33304878
Logan Bennett makes me want to have a future not tainted by the constant hunger for revenge. Doesn't mean I can stop. Doesn't mean I want to stop. It just means I want more...one day.

But how do you make a good man love the monster inside you without stripping his soul away as well? He is all the best parts of me right now, resurrecting bits of my heart I forgot could even exist.

He makes me feel something other than cold.

He also thinks I'm weak and fragile. Something I laugh about to myself, while secretly soaking in all his protectiveness and concern.

If anyone touches him, harms him, or even threatens him, then they should probably run. Because his girlfriend is a little bit crazy. They just don't know it yet.]]> 139 S.T. Abby Madi 1 video review to come 4.40 2016 Scarlet Angel (Mindf*ck, #3)
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average rating: 4.40
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]]> Sidetracked (Mindf*ck, #2) 33271162 Or at least I was...until her.

****
LOGAN

I've had tunnel vision for one main goal for so long, that I forgot there was a whole other world just outside. Until Lana.

She's everything I never expected, and I love the fact I can never guess her every move or reaction. It's part of the reason I keep falling. But I also know she shuts me out, hides things from me she feels she can't share.

One day, I hope she trusts me enough to share.

It isn't until my job puts her at risk that I realize just how fierce she is, but it doesn't stop me from doing all I can to protect her. I should walk away to protect her better, but I can't. Instead, I'm forced to find other ways to keep her safe.

I just hope it's enough.

Though she is fierce, she's still fragile...

Right?]]> 115 S.T. Abby Madi 1 4.37 2016 Sidetracked (Mindf*ck, #2)
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average rating: 4.37
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]]> The Risk (Mindf*ck, #1) 33131867 Left too little.
I had nothing to lose...until him.

**

~Lana~

I didn't expect him.
I didn't want to fall in love.
But I can't let him go.

Logan Bennett makes the world a safer place.
He's brilliant.
He's a hero.
He locks away the sick and depraved.
But while he's saving lives, I'm taking them. Collecting the debts that are owed to me.

Ten years ago, they took from me. They left me for dead.
They should have made sure I stayed dead.

Now I'm taking from them.
One name at a time.

I've trained for too long.
I've been patient.
I can't stop now.

Revenge is best served cold...

They never see me coming, until I paint their walls red.

Logan doesn't know how they hurt me. He doesn't know about the screams they ignored. He doesn't know how twisted that town really is.

He just knows people are dying.
He doesn't know he's in love with their killer.

No one suspects a dead girl.
And Logan doesn't suspect the girl in his bed.

They're looking for a monster.
Not a girl who loves red.
Not a girl in love.

I'm a faceless nightmare.

At least until I tell them the story they've pretended never happened.

But in the end, will Logan choose them? Or will we watch them burn together?

**Graphic
**Adult language
**Some triggers could be too much for the easily disturbed reader
**Sexual content
**Fucked up moral compass; read at your own risk.]]> 132 S.T. Abby Madi 2 4.21 2016 The Risk (Mindf*ck, #1)
author: S.T. Abby
name: Madi
average rating: 4.21
book published: 2016
rating: 2
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I can't believe it took me this long to write a review/finish this series. video to come.
]]> <![CDATA[Taken by my TBR: A Sentient Object Story]]> 220061972 What happens when the book you’re immersed in, becomes immersed in you?Tossing and turning doesn't just apply to a restless night in bed. It also is what happens when you can't find a book to quench your mood-reader thirst. Turning pages and tossing books into the growing TBR stack is how Paige spends her night. Unfortunately for her, giving up on her night of reading isn't an option.

When her stack of books comes to life, they make their intention tonight is the night the TBR gets its finish. The only question is, will the happy ending lead to a happily ever after?

Taken by my TBR includes a compilation of many popular genres in the literary and romance world. As a result, it includes certain tropes and themes that may not suit all readers. Please check the content warnings before curling up and becoming one with this book.]]> Holly Wilde Madi 5 3.05 Taken by my TBR: A Sentient Object Story
author: Holly Wilde
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don’t look at me like that. actually don’t look at me at all.
]]> The Deviled Egg Made Me Do It 216374358
Find out in The Deviled Egg Made Me Do It, a short springtime novella by Holly WIlde.]]> Holly Wilde Madi 3 2.92 The Deviled Egg Made Me Do It
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average rating: 2.92
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i fear i am not seeing heaven
]]> Stuffed (Stuffed, #1) 198248008 She thought she’d never be able to find a lover, but he’s been in her bed for years.

Anime obsessed Anne might be a fictophiliac, or she might just hate touch so much she’ll never have sex. She doesn’t really care about the difference as long as she has her favorite pillow to grind against when she needs physical relief.

Anne’s favorite pillow is more than just a feather-filled cotton sack--he’s alive but no one knows it. Hot, pulsing magic weaves between his fibers each time she touches him. All he wants is to be the man Anne needs.

Soft. Moldable. And ready to cater to her every desire.

But when he has enough magic to become a man, will Anne accept his eager touch? Can flesh and fabric come together in erotic bliss? Will more than one of them end up fully stuffed?

Stuffed is a MF living pillow romance best suited for ages 18 and up. Detailed content notes are available on the author's website.]]> 87 Sylvia Morrow Madi 4 now that…was something! 2.50 Stuffed (Stuffed, #1)
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now that…was something!
]]> Grim (Monster Ever After #2) 59635485
Because what’s a girl to do when her arms are going numb and she doesn’t want to become a pancake? Also, he is kind of gorgeous. I mean, apart from the terrifying skull he has instead of a head, his eye sockets filled with fire, his horns, and his prehensile tail.
When I fall to my death and Grim catches me to whisk me off to his lair, I am ready to look past the skull and the horns. But then, it turns out I’m not really saved. The only way for me to stay alive is to drink his essence. The essence that shoots out of the sinfully monstrous thing between his legs. Yup. That essence.
It tastes nothing like what I’ve expected.

This erotic novella is 13k word long, contains special-flavor CREAM, and is for adult audiences only.]]> 56 Layla Fae Madi 2 3.72 2021 Grim (Monster Ever After #2)
author: Layla Fae
name: Madi
average rating: 3.72
book published: 2021
rating: 2
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…where did you put the chocolate????
]]> Blood Moon (Blood Moon, #1) 206814847
Mira is grown up now, starting freshman year at the nearby Lakeland University. College feels normal, exactly the thing she’s been craving most... except for one particular classmate: Julian Santos, a mysterious boy with long hair, golden eyes, and a coldness that seems directed exclusively at Mira for reasons she can’t understand and he won’t explain.

When Mira receives an unaddressed letter from her mother, she’s told the world isn’t as it seems. She suspects her mom might be telling the truth when she stumbles across strange animal tracks on a hiking trail, and when she’s miraculously saved from a twenty foot drop by the one and only, Julian Santos.

The problem? Julian would have had to jump the length of the cliff to catch her, making him incredibly fast and strong beyond belief. When she confronts him about this, he denies everything.

But when a Blood Moon rises, Mira soon finds herself caught in the middle of an ancient, magical war, with Julian on the other side of the line. She discovers there’s much more truth to the old town legends than she could ever have anticipated—and her family’s historic role in it will change her world forever.

BLOOD MOON is a dark and thrilling, intensely romantic ride, a fresh take on a werewolf love story for a new generation of paranormal romance readers, and is the first book in a series. It is set against a high-stakes paranormal backdrop—a world ripe with secret identities, rich supernatural lore, and a forbidden romance... that comes with a deadly bite.]]> Britney S. Lewis Madi 0 to-read 4.86 2025 Blood Moon (Blood Moon, #1)
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name: Madi
average rating: 4.86
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]]> Demon Lover (Hellbound, #1) 63830124
But a relationship between them can never be. An incubus is bound in service to the Underworld, and the only way to free Irdu is if Autumn pays with her soul. The deeper she falls in love with him, the closer she comes to damnation.

With the Underworld in turmoil and the fate of their love on the line, Autumn and Irdu must risk everything to be together.]]> 188 Heather Guerre Madi 4 3.64 2020 Demon Lover (Hellbound, #1)
author: Heather Guerre
name: Madi
average rating: 3.64
book published: 2020
rating: 4
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for an incubus smut i loved the domesticity and lord built into this story! so cute!
]]> We Used to Live Here 199798006
As a young, queer couple who flip houses, Charlie and Eve can’t believe the killer deal they’ve just gotten on an old house in a picturesque neighborhood. As they’re working in the house one day, there’s a knock on the door. A man stands there with his family, claiming to have lived there years before and asking if it would be alright if he showed his kids around. People pleaser to a fault, Eve lets them in.

As soon as the strangers enter their home, inexplicable things start happening, including the family’s youngest child going missing and a ghostly presence materializing in the basement. Even more weird, the family can’t seem to take the hint that their visit should be over. And when Charlie suddenly vanishes, Eve slowly loses her grip on reality. Something is terribly wrong with the house and with the visiting family—or is Eve just imagining things?

This unputdownable and spine-tingling novel “is like quicksand: the further you delve into its pages, the more immobilized you become by a spiral of terror. We Used to Live Here will haunt you even after you have finished it� (Agustina Bazterrica, author of Tender Is the Flesh).]]> 312 Marcus Kliewer 1982198788 Madi 4 3.68 2024 We Used to Live Here
author: Marcus Kliewer
name: Madi
average rating: 3.68
book published: 2024
rating: 4
read at: 2024/10/07
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very spooky. i almost wish this one kept going and there were more puzzles and mixed media like house of leaves. i enjoyed the MC but do wish we could have spent more time getting to know the other characters too.
]]> <![CDATA[Titan: A Gargoyle Daddy Dom Romance (Romancing His Stone, 1)]]> 202100179

When former child star Julianna Novak loses everything to her shady managers, she’ll do whatever it takes to win her independence back, even if it means rushing to find a new sugar daddy. When Titan, a wealthy businessman, makes her an offer she can’t refuse, she soon realizes he may not be what he seems. His curved horns, massive wings, and ribbed prehensile tail are, however, more than she ever bargained for.


Leader of the last surviving gargoyles, Titan knows what desperation looks like, and he recognizes it in Julianna. The heavy weight she carries is one he’s able to bear—and one he finds he wants to.


Julianna needs a Daddy, and Titan is ready to be the firm hand—and more—she needs.


When his missing supernatural artifact and her financial troubles unexpectedly align, Titan and Julianna find that a single night together won’t be enough. Confronted by old enemies, the diverging paths they once followed may no longer be the destiny their hearts desire.]]> 0 Jillian Graves Madi 3 3.50 2022 Titan: A Gargoyle Daddy Dom Romance (Romancing His Stone, 1)
author: Jillian Graves
name: Madi
average rating: 3.50
book published: 2022
rating: 3
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thoroughly entertaining. liked the FMC’s backstory and how she got into sugar babying
]]> Not Another Love Song 201627074 Two string players fight their attraction for each other as they compete for center stage in this spicy and emotional romance.

Gwen Jackson and Xander Thorne are both musical prodigies, but each has had very different paths to success. Xander was born into classical music royalty, while Gwen had a natural ear for music that was nurtured by a kind shop owner.

After Gwen performs at his friend’s wedding, she’s mortified when she realizes Xander has no clue who she is—despite having worked together for a year at the Pops Orchestra. But she’s more furious that he arrogantly critiques her performance.

When Gwen is offered the role of First Chair of the orchestra, something Xander had secretly coveted for years, their existing hostility goes up a notch. But their respect for each other's music is undeniable, and their onstage chemistry off the scale. As they begin to explore their feelings for one another, suddenly they're box office dynamite and the fragile romance that's growing between them is in danger of being crushed beneath a publicity stunt...]]> 384 Julie Soto 1538740915 Madi 3 4.05 2024 Not Another Love Song
author: Julie Soto
name: Madi
average rating: 4.05
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rating: 3
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3.5 stars cute. i wish there was more development with relationship with Alex and his mother. especially during the 3rd act. but now i need to play cello again.
]]> Bunny (Bunny, #1) 53285047 We were just these innocent girls in the night trying to make something beautiful. We nearly died. We very nearly did, didn't we?

Samantha Heather Mackey couldn't be more of an outsider in her small, highly selective MFA program at New England's Warren University. A scholarship student who prefers the company of her dark imagination to that of most people, she is utterly repelled by the rest of her fiction writing cohort--a clique of unbearably twee rich girls who call each other Bunny, and seem to move and speak as one.

But everything changes when Samantha receives an invitation to the Bunnies' fabled Smut Salon, and finds herself inexplicably drawn to their front door--ditching her only friend, Ava, in the process. As Samantha plunges deeper and deeper into the Bunnies' sinister yet saccharine world, beginning to take part in the ritualistic off-campus Workshop where they conjure their monstrous creations, the edges of reality begin to blur. Soon, her friendships with Ava and the Bunnies will be brought into deadly collision.

The spellbinding new novel from one of our most fearless chroniclers of the female experience, Bunny is a down-the-rabbit-hole tale of loneliness and belonging, friendship and desire, and the fantastic and terrible power of the imagination.

Named a Best Book of 2019 by TIME, Vogue, Electric Literature, and The New York Public Library]]> 305 Mona Awad 0525559752 Madi 5 favorites i love you, bunny 3.43 2019 Bunny (Bunny, #1)
author: Mona Awad
name: Madi
average rating: 3.43
book published: 2019
rating: 5
read at: 2023/02/19
date added: 2024/10/04
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i love you, bunny
]]> Maeve Fly 61884781 A Bram Stoker and Splatterpunk Award Nominee!
One of Esquire's Best Horror Books of the Year!
An Indie Next Pick!

"This is gory and brutal and beautiful and painful and terrifying and a pure delight."—Stephen Graham Jones

A provocative and unforgettable debut that is both a blood-soaked love letter to Los Angeles and a gleeful send-up to iconic horror villains, Maeve Fly will thrill fans of slashers and the macabre.

By day, Maeve Fly works at the happiest place in the world as every child’s favorite ice princess.

By the neon night glow of the Sunset Strip, Maeve haunts the dive bars with a drink in one hand and a book in the other, imitating her misanthropic literary heroes.

But when Gideon Green - her best friend’s brother - moves to town, he awakens something dangerous within her, and the world she knows suddenly shifts beneath her feet.

Untethered, Maeve ditches her discontented act and tries on a new persona. A bolder, bloodier one, inspired by the pages of American Psycho. Step aside Patrick Bateman, it’s Maeve’s turn with the knife.

"An apocalyptic Anaheim Psycho." —Grady Hendrix, New York Times bestselling author of How to Sell a Haunted House]]> 288 C.J. Leede 1250857856 Madi 5 favorites disgusting. hot. five stars. 3.72 2023 Maeve Fly
author: C.J. Leede
name: Madi
average rating: 3.72
book published: 2023
rating: 5
read at: 2024/03/31
date added: 2024/10/04
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disgusting. hot. five stars.
]]> A Long Time Dead 85682793 Samara Breger's A Long Time Dead is a lush, Victorian romance, drenched in blood and drama, about the lengths two women will go to secure a love that cannot die.

Somewhere foggy, 1837 . . .

Poppy had always loved the night, which is why it wasn’t too much of a bother to wake one evening in an unfamiliar home far from London, weak and confused and plagued with a terrible thirst for blood, to learn that she could no longer step out into the day. And while vampirism presented several disadvantages, it more than made up for those in its benefits: immortality, a body that could run at speed for hours without tiring, the thrill of becoming a predator, the thing that pulls rabbits from bushes and tears through their fur and flesh with the sharp point of a white fang.

And, of course, Roisin. The mysterious woman who has lived for centuries, who held Poppy through her painful transformation, and who, for some reason, is now teaching her how to adjust to her new, endless life. A tight, lonely, buttoned-up woman, with kindness and care, pressed up behind her teeth. The time they spend together is as transformative to Poppy as the changes in her body, and soon, she finds herself hopelessly, overwhelmingly attached. But Roisin has secrets of her own, and can’t make any promises; not when vengeance must be served.

Soon, their little world explodes. Together and apart, they encounter scores of vampires, shifty pirates, conniving opera singers, ancient nobles, glamorous French women, and a found family that throws a very particular sort of party. But overhead, threat looms—one woman who is capable of destroying everything Poppy and Roisin hold dear.]]> 412 Samara Breger 1612942652 Madi 5 favorites 3.73 2023 A Long Time Dead
author: Samara Breger
name: Madi
average rating: 3.73
book published: 2023
rating: 5
read at: 2024/09/30
date added: 2024/10/04
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i think i’d make a great roisin me poppy sandwich
]]> Graveyard Shift 203578770 Author of sales sensation If We Were Villains returns with a story about a ragtag group of night shift workers who meet in the local cemetery to unearth the secrets lurking in an open grave.

Every night, in the college’s ancient cemetery, five people cross paths as they work the late shift: a bartender, a rideshare driver, a hotel receptionist, the steward of the derelict church that looms over them, and the editor-in-chief of the college paper, always in search of a story.

One dark October evening in the defunct churchyard, they find a hole that wasn’t there before. A fresh, open grave where no grave should be. But who dug it, and for whom?

Before they go their separate ways, the gravedigger returns. As they trail him through the night, they realize he may be the key to a string of strange happenings around town that have made headlines for the last few weeks—and that they may be closer to the mystery than they thought.

Atmospheric and eerie, with the ensemble cast her fans love and a delightfully familiar academic backdrop, Graveyard Shift is a modern Gothic tale in If We Were Villains author M. L. Rio’s inimitable style.]]> 144 M.L. Rio 1250356792 Madi 4 3.19 2024 Graveyard Shift
author: M.L. Rio
name: Madi
average rating: 3.19
book published: 2024
rating: 4
read at: 2024/10/02
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um�.wheres the rest of it? totally was going to be a 5 star read but then it just…ended? but it wasn’t resolved? i’m so confused.
]]> <![CDATA[Nepenthe (We Are Nepenthe, #1)]]> 52007089 The colony planet is a death trap. Only the tiniest fraction of humanity survives the gruesome rejection virus.

And then the aliens arrive.

The Nepenthe, too, seek a new home world, but discover instead a species capable of incubating their precious eggs: humans.

The two dying races can either reach an agreement to help each other live on � or prepare for extinction.


Publisher's Note: The We Are Nepenthe series contains tentacles, shapeshifting aliens and squirm-in-your-seat depravity. A one-click read for the seriously adventurous only.]]> 128 Octavia Hyde Madi 3 3.66 2019 Nepenthe (We Are Nepenthe, #1)
author: Octavia Hyde
name: Madi
average rating: 3.66
book published: 2019
rating: 3
read at: 2024/10/02
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kind of like that romance between the octopus alien lady and the dude in galaxy quest�.damp.
]]> Buried Deep and Other Stories 203956677 A thrilling collection of thirteen short stories that span the worlds of the New York Times bestselling author of the Scholomance Trilogy, including a sneak peek at the land where her next novel will be set.

From the dragon-filled Temeraire series and the gothic, magical halls of the Scholomance trilogy to the fairy tale worlds of Spinning Silver and Uprooted, this stunning collection takes us from fairy tale to fantasy, myth to history, and mystery to science fiction as we travel through Naomi Novik’s most beloved stories.

In Buried Deep, we move from ancient Greece and Rome, through the Middle Ages and the Black Death, and into the modern era. We meet Mark Antony, Sherlock Holmes, and Elizabeth Bennet, in ways we have never seen them before. We visit exotic fantasy cities and alien civilizations among the stars.

Though the stories are vastly different, there is a unifying theme: the act of finding and seizing one’s destiny, and the lengths one will go to achieve that—be it turning pirate, captaining a fighting dragon, or shifting from marriage to seek your destiny with a sword.

And in the two tales original to this collection, we first reenter the remade Scholomance in the wake of El’s revolution and see what life is like for the new crop of students. Then, we get a glimpse at the world of Novik’s upcoming series, a deserted land, populated only by silent and enigmatic architectural behemoths whose secrets are yet to be unlocked.]]> 430 Naomi Novik 0593600355 Madi 0 to-read 3.99 2024 Buried Deep and Other Stories
author: Naomi Novik
name: Madi
average rating: 3.99
book published: 2024
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]]> Paddled by Krampus 49234154 A kinky Holiday tale of strict discipline, hard spankings, and a monstrously large cock...

Alvina is a very bad girl. Instead of learning magic from her kind Master Jareth, she naps during lessons, lies, and steals his magic potions. When she overhears Jareth speak of his miraculous pleasure potion, she can't resist stealing some for herself. In the dead of night she guzzles the brew, and is overwhelmed with uncontrollable magical orgasms.

Unlucky for her, Krampus - the monstrous punisher of the wicked - is wandering the woods on the night of her deceitful deed, and decides to punish her for her misbehavior.

Alvina is given a hard paddling by Krampus, helpless to escape as her magical arousal keeps her trapped in sensations of pleasure and pain. She's manhandled easily by the massive man-beast, dangled in the air and suspended to kick and struggle as she's spanked. Soon Alvina is begging for release, desperate to be stretched by Krampus's massive cock and filled with his seed.

Alvina receives a final, painful caning from her handsome Master Jareth, as Krampus instructs him in the ways of punishing his wayward apprentice.


This kinky erotic short story is written in 3rd Person POV and is about 12k words in length.

WARNING! This book contains scenes of kinky fantasy play and rough sex. It is intended only for adult audiences.

These are the kinks within: erotic humiliation, scolding, spanking (paddling/caning), flogging, monster-f*cking, extra-large penetration, manhandling/rough sex, blowjobs, begging, crying, restraint, size difference, creampie/semen, briefly mentioned age gap. Also a pine tree gets involved. You probably shouldn't put pine needles on your genitals. You can...if you want...but you probably shouldn't...just read about it instead.]]> 36 Harley Laroux Madi 4 gloriously fun. 3.39 2019 Paddled by Krampus
author: Harley Laroux
name: Madi
average rating: 3.39
book published: 2019
rating: 4
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gloriously fun.
]]> <![CDATA[The Final Strife (Ending Fire, #1)]]> 54440543 Red is the blood of the elite, of magic, of control.
Blue is the blood of the poor, of workers, of the resistance.
Clear is the blood of the slaves, of the crushed, of the invisible.

Sylah dreams of days growing up in the resistance, being told she would spark a revolution that would free the empire from the red-blooded ruling classes� tyranny. That spark was extinguished the day she watched her family murdered before her eyes.

Anoor has been told she’s nothing, no one, a disappointment, by the only person who matters: her mother, the most powerful ruler in the empire. But when Sylah and Anoor meet, a fire burns between them that could consume the kingdom—and their hearts.

Hassa moves through the world unseen by upper classes, so she knows what it means to be invisible. But invisibility has its uses: It can hide the most dangerous of secrets, secrets that can reignite a revolution. And when she joins forces with Sylah and Anoor, together these grains of sand will become a storm.

As the empire begins a set of trials of combat and skill designed to find its new leaders, the stage is set for blood to flow, power to shift, and cities to burn.

Book One of The Ending Fire Trilogy]]> 640 Saara El-Arifi Madi 5 4.20 2022 The Final Strife (Ending Fire, #1)
author: Saara El-Arifi
name: Madi
average rating: 4.20
book published: 2022
rating: 5
read at: 2023/03/11
date added: 2024/09/24
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y’all best be ready for me to shout at y’all to read this for the next forever
]]> The September House 64623481 A woman is determined to stay in her dream home even after it becomes a haunted nightmare in this compulsively readable, twisty, and layered debut novel.

When Margaret and her husband Hal bought the large Victorian house on Hawthorn Street—for sale at a surprisingly reasonable price—they couldn’t believe they finally had a home of their own. Then they discovered the hauntings. Every September, the walls drip blood. The ghosts of former inhabitants appear, and all of them are terrified of something that lurks in the basement. Most people would flee.

Margaret is not most people.

Margaret is staying. It’s her house. But after four years Hal can’t take it anymore, and he leaves abruptly. Now, he’s not returning calls, and their daughter Katherine—who knows nothing about the hauntings—arrives, intent on looking for her missing father. To make things worse, September has just begun, and with every attempt Margaret and Katherine make at finding Hal, the hauntings grow more harrowing, because there are some secrets the house needs to keep.]]> 352 Carissa Orlando 0593548612 Madi 0 to-read 3.87 2023 The September House
author: Carissa Orlando
name: Madi
average rating: 3.87
book published: 2023
rating: 0
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]]> When I Arrived at the Castle 42198117
Like many before her that have never come back, she's made it to the Countess' castle determined to snuff out the horror, but she could never be prepared for what hides within its turrets; what unfurls under its fluttering flags. Emily Carroll has fashioned a rich gothic horror charged with eroticism that doesn't just make your skin crawl, it crawls into it.]]> 72 Emily Carroll Madi 3 3.69 2019 When I Arrived at the Castle
author: Emily Carroll
name: Madi
average rating: 3.69
book published: 2019
rating: 3
read at: 2024/09/23
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exquisite drawings, nonsensical storyline.
]]> <![CDATA[The Ending Fire (The Ending Fire Trilogy, #3)]]> 202102011 Rebellions are like fires—something needs to burn to make a flame. Return to the Wardens� Empire in this riveting conclusion to the visionary fantasy trilogy inspired by the mythology of Africa and Arabia.

The Wardens� Empire is falling. A vigilante known only as the Truthsayer is raising an army against the wardens. Sylah and Hassa must navigate the politics of this new world, all the while searching for Anoor.

Across the sea, the Blood Forged prepare for war, requesting aid from other governments. Jond’s role as major general sees him training soldiers for combat, but matters of the heart will prove to be the hardest battlefield.

The Zalaam celebrate the arrival of the Child of Fire, heralding the start of the final battle. Anoor’s doubts are eclipsed by the powers of her new god. Soon the Zalaam will set off on their last voyage—and few expect to return.

Do you feel it? Cresting the horizon? The darkness drawing in, the shadows elongating . . .

The Ending Fire comes.]]> 512 Saara El-Arifi 0593357000 Madi 5 4.05 2024 The Ending Fire (The Ending Fire Trilogy, #3)
author: Saara El-Arifi
name: Madi
average rating: 4.05
book published: 2024
rating: 5
read at: 2024/09/22
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solid conclusion. did feel a bit rushed, but maybe that’s just cause i wanted to spend more time with these characters
]]> <![CDATA[Rest Is Resistance: A Manifesto]]> 60382737
From the founder and creator of The Nap Ministry,ĚýRest Is ResistanceĚýis a battle cry, a guidebook, a map for a movement, and a field guide for the weary and hopeful. It is rooted in spiritual energy and centered in Black liberation, womanism, somatics, and Afrofuturism. With captivating storytelling and practical advice, all delivered in Hersey's lyrical voice and informed by her deep experience in theology, activism, and performance art,ĚýRest Is ResistanceĚýis a call to action and manifesto for those who are sleep deprived, searching for justice, and longing to be liberated from the oppressive grip of Grind Culture.]]> 224 Tricia Hersey 0316365211 Madi 5 4.06 2022 Rest Is Resistance: A Manifesto
author: Tricia Hersey
name: Madi
average rating: 4.06
book published: 2022
rating: 5
read at: 2024/09/18
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this was so good. especially coming from someone who has monetized so many hobbies in the past. highly recommend.
]]> <![CDATA[The Kitchen Witch: Your Complete Guide to Creating a Magical Kitchen with Natural Ingredients, Sacred Rituals, and Spellwork (House Witchcraft, Magic, & Spells Series)]]> 62918786
Every house witch the kitchen is an essential part of your magical practice. From preparing food to enjoying a meal, it’s important to honor the process of making a dish, to appreciate each individual ingredient, and to make magic from the recipes you already know and love. First, dive into the world of kitchen magic and spellwork; then go back to the basics to learn the magical properties, qualities, and symbolism of 100 essential everyday ingredients so that you can learn to add a little magic to every meal. You’ll
-That chocolate (especially the rich, dark variety!) is associated with love
-That snacking on figs can spark creativity and even help you earn money from your creative endeavors
-That you should choose your squash wisely for different shapes, colors, and even growing seasons are associated with different outcomes
-That onions can be used to ward off evil spirits and negative energies and can protect your home
-And much more!

Transform your favorite recipes into magical spells, use different ingredients to maximum advantage, and enhance your kitchen witchery with the help of The Kitchen Witch.]]> 288 Skye Alexander 150722088X Madi 0 4.02 The Kitchen Witch: Your Complete Guide to Creating a Magical Kitchen with Natural Ingredients, Sacred Rituals, and Spellwork (House Witchcraft, Magic, & Spells Series)
author: Skye Alexander
name: Madi
average rating: 4.02
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]]> Food Therapist 40537383 In The Food Therapist , Shira Lenchewski offers readers an ongoing one-on-one food therapy session, revealing the root causes of our emotional hang-ups around food and providing the necessary tools to overcome them. This practical and judgment-free guide helps readers hone the skills needed to put their get-healthy intentions into daily action, such as planning ahead wisely, tuning into their fullness cues, and harnessing willpower (even when life gets messy).
Lenchewski also offers easy-to-follow, tasty recipes aimed at rebalancing our hormones and conquering our cravings without deprivation. The Food Therapist is a refreshingly modern resource that helps us finally un-complicate our relationship with food and our bodies. We can then focus our efforts on making thoughtful, healthy choices, day in and day out, which serve our ultimate goals, whatever they may be.]]> 255 Shira Lenchewski MS RD 1478918136 Madi 0 3.21 2018 Food Therapist
author: Shira Lenchewski MS RD
name: Madi
average rating: 3.21
book published: 2018
rating: 0
read at: 2024/09/17
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]]> <![CDATA[Mistress of Lies (The Age of Blood, #1)]]> 203164328 Fate is a cruel mistress.

The daughter of a powerful but disgraced Blood Worker, Shan LeClaire has spent her entire life perfecting her blood magic, building her network of spies, and gathering every scrap of power she could. Now, to protect her brother, she assassinates their father and takes her place at the head of the family. And that is only the start of her revenge.

Samuel Hutchinson is a bastard with a terrible gift. When he stumbles upon the first victim of a magical serial killer, he's drawn into the world of magic and intrigue he's worked so hard to avoid - and is pulled deeply into the ravenous and bloodthirsty court of the vampire king.

Tasked by the Eternal King to discover the identity of the killer cutting a bloody swath through the city, Samuel, Shan and mysterious Royal Bloodworker Isaac find themselves growing ever closer to each other. But Shan's plans are treacherous, and as she lures Samuel into her complicated web of desire, treason and vengeance, he must decide if the good of their nation is worth the cost of his soul.]]> 464 K.M. Enright 0316565350 Madi 3 3.53 2024 Mistress of Lies (The Age of Blood, #1)
author: K.M. Enright
name: Madi
average rating: 3.53
book published: 2024
rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[Ship of Destiny (Liveship Traders, #3)]]> 127698917
As Bingtown slides toward disaster, clan matriarch Ronica Vestrit, branded a traitor, searches for a way to bring the city’s inhabitants together against a momentous threat. Meanwhile, Althea Vestrit, unaware of what has befallen Bingtown and her family, continues her perilous quest to track down and recover her liveship, the Vivacia, from the ruthless pirate Kennit.

Bold though it is, Althea’s scheme may be in vain. For her beloved Vivacia will face the most terrible confrontation of all as the secret of the liveships is revealed. It is a truth so shattering, it may destroy the Vivacia and all who love her, including Althea’s nephew, whose life already hangs in the balance.

Don’t miss the magic of the Liveship Traders
SHIP OF MAGIC â€� MAD SHIP •ĚýSHIP OF DESTINY]]> 842 Robin Hobb 0593724321 Madi 5 4.70 2000 Ship of Destiny (Liveship Traders, #3)
author: Robin Hobb
name: Madi
average rating: 4.70
book published: 2000
rating: 5
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such an insanely good series.
]]> Delicious in Dungeon, Vol. 1 32856010 192 Ryoko Kui 0316471852 Madi 4 4.36 2015 Delicious in Dungeon, Vol. 1
author: Ryoko Kui
name: Madi
average rating: 4.36
book published: 2015
rating: 4
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been loving the anime and picking up the manga was definitely a fun choice.
]]> Some Desperate Glory 58388343 While we live, the enemy shall fear us.

All her life Kyr has trained for the day she can avenge the murder of planet Earth. Raised in the bowels of Gaea Station alongside the last scraps of humanity, she readies herself to face the Wisdom, the all-powerful, reality-shaping weapon that gave the Majoda their victory over humanity.

They are what’s left. They are what must survive. Kyr is one of the best warriors of her generation, the sword of a dead planet. But when Command assigns her brother to certain death and relegates her to the nursery to bear sons until she dies trying, she knows she must take humanity’s revenge into her own hands.

Alongside her brother’s brilliant but seditious friend and a lonely, captive alien, she escapes from everything she’s ever known into a universe far more complicated than she was taught and far more wondrous than she could have imagined.

A thrillingly told queer space opera about the wreckage of war, the family you find, and who you must become when every choice is stripped from you, Some Desperate Glory is award-winning author Emily Tesh’s highly anticipated debut novel.]]> 438 Emily Tesh 1250834988 Madi 0 to-read 4.01 2023 Some Desperate Glory
author: Emily Tesh
name: Madi
average rating: 4.01
book published: 2023
rating: 0
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]]> The Dead Cat Tail Assassins 127305606 The Dead Cat Tail Assassins are not cats.

Nor do they have tails.

But they are most assuredly dead.

Nebula and Alex Award winner P. Djèlí Clark introduces a brand-new world and a fantastical city full of gods and assassins.

Eveen the Eviscerator is skilled, discreet, professional, and here for your most pressing needs in the ancient city of Tal Abisi. Her guild is strong, her blades are sharp, and her rules are simple. Those sworn to the Matron of Assassins―resurrected, deadly, wiped of their memories―have only three unbreakable vows.

First, the contract must be just. That’s above Eveen’s pay grade.

Second, even the most powerful assassin may only kill the contracted. Eveen’s a professional. She’s never missed her mark.

The third and the simplest: once you accept a job, you must carry it out. And if you stray? A ď¬nal death would be a mercy. When the Festival of the Clockwork King turns the city upside down, Eveen’s newest mission brings her face-to-face with a past she isn’t supposed to remember and a vow she can’t forget.]]> 213 P. DjèlĂ­ Clark 1250767040 Madi 5 just insanely good. 3.86 2024 The Dead Cat Tail Assassins
author: P. Djèlí Clark
name: Madi
average rating: 3.86
book published: 2024
rating: 5
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just insanely good.
]]> <![CDATA[Loud: Accept Nothing Less Than the Life You Deserve]]> 195791316 256 Drew Afualo 0374614059 Madi 5 4.34 2024 Loud: Accept Nothing Less Than the Life You Deserve
author: Drew Afualo
name: Madi
average rating: 4.34
book published: 2024
rating: 5
read at: 2024/08/13
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drew is who i want to be when i grow up.
]]> <![CDATA[The Fae Princes (Vicious Lost Boys, #4)]]> 122813947
But there was no denying the overwhelming shadow cast by Peter Pan when he was standing in my house.

Pan took me captive to Neverland and I somehow found my place among him and the Lost Boys.

I’ve never looked back.

Now I’m entangled right alongside him in a war we can’t seem to escape. We thought we had defeated our enemies.

We thought we could finally have our happily ever after.

But there was one enemy we never saw coming.

A fairy who has nothing to lose and everything to gain.

The fairy with golden wings and a dark, twisted heart.

She wants Peter Pan and the island and she’ll stop at nothing to have both. Including destroying anyone who stands in her way, even her own flesh and blood.

NOTE: The Fae Princes is a reimagining of Peter and Wendy. Characters have been aged up for this darker, grittier version. If you like your enemies to lovers romance with hot, ruthless, morally gray love interests, you’ll enjoy this series. You can expect hate kissing, fighting, bickering, and â€touch her and I’ll unalive youâ€� vibes. The Fae Princes is the final book in the main storyline for Vicious Lost Boys Series.

Please check the author's website for CWs.]]> 226 Nikki St. Crowe Madi 1 welp 3.95 2023 The Fae Princes (Vicious Lost Boys, #4)
author: Nikki St. Crowe
name: Madi
average rating: 3.95
book published: 2023
rating: 1
read at: 2024/08/12
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welp
]]> <![CDATA[Their Vicious Darling (Vicious Lost Boys, #3)]]> 60863106
Of course, Peter Pan, Vane, Kas and Bash, they’re all familiar with war. But war isn’t easy when love is on the line.

I know those vicious Lost Boys would do anything to protect me. But what if I’m not the one that needs saving?

As power shifts on the island and shadows are claimed, all five of us have to let go of who we were, if we have any chance of becoming who we are destined to be.

NOTE: Their Vicious Darling is book three in the Vicious Lost Boys series. It is a dark romantic reimagining of Peter and Wendy. All characters have been aged up. If you like your enemies to lovers romance with hot, ruthless, morally gray love interests, you’ll enjoy Their Vicious Darling. You can expect an island with darkness and secrets and no true hero in sight, with a found family atmosphere, and â€touch her and I’ll unalive youâ€� vibes. Their Vicious Darling ends on a cliffhanger.

Please check the author's website for CWs.]]> 251 Nikki St. Crowe Madi 2 3.96 2022 Their Vicious Darling (Vicious Lost Boys, #3)
author: Nikki St. Crowe
name: Madi
average rating: 3.96
book published: 2022
rating: 2
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ok i kinda like roc and the fact that the last 50% of this didn’t have any annoying sex scenes
]]> <![CDATA[The Dark One (Vicious Lost Boys, #2)]]> 60503280 I spent most of my life feeling dead inside -- until I met Peter Pan and the Lost Boys.

It wasn't until Pan and Neverland that I finally felt alive.

But things are not all full of magic and sunlight on the island. There's something darker and more sinister haunting the forest.

And worse, the fae queen and Captain Hook are ready to fight for control of Neverland and they will stop at nothing to get what they want. Including using the one thing Pan never thought he wanted or needed -- me. I'm a descendant of the Darling family and now I belong to him and the Lost Boys.

War is brewing -- can the Never King get his shadow back and assume his rightful throne? And if he does, where will I fit?

Or will all of Neverland be in jeopardy right along with my dark, twisted heart?

NOTE: The Dark One is book two in the Vicious Lost Boys series. It is a dark reimagining of Peter and Wendy. If you like your enemies to lovers romance with hot, ruthless, morally gray love interests, you’ll enjoy The Dark One and the Lost Boys. You can expect hate kissing, fighting, bickering, and â€touch her and I’ll unalive youâ€� vibes.

Please check the author's website for CWs.]]> 226 Nikki St. Crowe Madi 2 3.96 2022 The Dark One (Vicious Lost Boys, #2)
author: Nikki St. Crowe
name: Madi
average rating: 3.96
book published: 2022
rating: 2
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honestly more plot than i was expecting
]]> <![CDATA[The Never King (Vicious Lost Boys, #1)]]> 59918505
For two centuries, all of the Darling women have disappeared on their 18th birthday. Sometimes they’re gone for only a day, some a week or a month. But they always return broken.

Now, on the afternoon of my 18th birthday, my mother is running around the house making sure all the windows are barred and the doors locked.

But it’s pointless.

Because when night falls, he comes for me. And this time, the Never King and the Lost Boys aren’t willing to let me go.

* Release Date is not final and will likely be much sooner. Target release date is March 2022 *

The Never King is a dark retelling of Peter and Wendy. If you like your enemies to lovers romance with hot, ruthless, morally gray love interests, you’ll enjoy The Never King and the Lost Boys. You can expect hate kissing, fighting, bickering, and â€touch her and I’ll unalive youâ€� vibes.]]> 192 Nikki St. Crowe Madi 2 3.55 2022 The Never King (Vicious Lost Boys, #1)
author: Nikki St. Crowe
name: Madi
average rating: 3.55
book published: 2022
rating: 2
read at: 2024/08/12
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well that was childhood ruining
]]> Strange Beasts 206777707 In this fresh-yet-familiar gothic tale―part historical fantasy, part puzzle-box mystery―the worlds of Dracula and Sherlock Holmes collide in a thrilling exploration of feminine power.

At the dawn of the twentieth century in Paris, Samantha Harker, daughter of Dracula’s killer, works as a researcher for the Royal Society for the Study of Abnormal Phenomena. But no one realizes how abnormal she is. Sam is a channel into the minds of monsters: a power that could help her solve the gruesome deaths plaguing turn-of-the-century Paris―or have her thrown into an asylum.

Sam finds herself assigned to a case with Dr. Helena Moriarty, daughter of the criminal mastermind and famed nemesis of Sherlock Holmes and a notorious detective whom no one wants to work with on account of her previous partners� mysterious murders. Ranging from the elite clubs of Paris to the dark underbelly of the catacombs, their investigation sweeps them into a race to stop a beast from its killing rampage, as Hel and Sam are pitted against men, monsters, and even each other. But beneath their tenuous trust, an unmistakable attraction brews. Is trusting Hel the key to solving the murder, or is Sam yet another pawn in Hel’s game?]]> 375 Susan J. Morris 1959411640 Madi 0 to-read 3.92 2024 Strange Beasts
author: Susan J. Morris
name: Madi
average rating: 3.92
book published: 2024
rating: 0
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]]> Le passager 41439699 Je suis la proie.
Je suis le tueur.
Je suis la cible.

Pour m'en sortir, une seule option : fuir l'autre.
Mais si l'autre est moi-même ?]]> 0 Jean-Christophe Grangé 2286080364 Madi 0 to-read 4.40 2011 Le passager
author: Jean-Christophe Grangé
name: Madi
average rating: 4.40
book published: 2011
rating: 0
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]]> Monstrilio 62888191 A literary horror debut about a boy who transforms into a monster, a monster who tries to be a man, and the people who love him in every form he takes

Grieving mother Magos cuts out a piece of her deceased eleven-year-old son Santiago’s lung. Acting on fierce maternal instinct and the dubious logic of an old folktale, she nurtures the lung until it gains sentience, growing into the carnivorous little Monstrilio she keeps hidden within the walls of her family’s decaying Mexico City estate. Eventually, Monstrilio begins to resemble the Santiago he once was, but his innate impulses—though curbed by his biological and chosen family’s communal care—threaten to destroy this fragile second chance at life.

A thought-provoking meditation on grief, acceptance, and the monstrous sides of love and loyalty, Gerardo Sámano Córdova blends bold imagination and evocative prose with deep emotional rigor. Told in four acts that span the globe from Brooklyn to Berlin, Monstrilio offers, with uncanny clarity, a cathartic and precise portrait of being human.]]> 336 Gerardo Sámano Córdova 1638930368 Madi 4 stunning exploration of grief 4.11 2023 Monstrilio
author: Gerardo Sámano Córdova
name: Madi
average rating: 4.11
book published: 2023
rating: 4
read at: 2024/07/28
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stunning exploration of grief
]]> <![CDATA[The Basilisk of Star Manor: A Tempting Monsters Story]]> 61258730
Can a cold heart thaw, or will a venomous man remain a poison to those he sinks his fangs into?

This is a scorching hot standalone novella set in the same world as A Lady of Rooksgrave Manor and includes several familiar faces from the Tempting Monsters series!]]> 106 Kathryn Moon Madi 3 3.92 2022 The Basilisk of Star Manor: A Tempting Monsters Story
author: Kathryn Moon
name: Madi
average rating: 3.92
book published: 2022
rating: 3
read at: 2024/07/21
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]]> <![CDATA[The Bound Worlds (The Devoured Worlds, #3)]]> 198493882 Worlds will collide and fates will be rewritten in the thrilling conclusion to the Devoured Worlds space opera trilogy by award-winning author Megan E. O’Keefe.
Ěý
Naira and Tarquin have found a new home on Seventh Cradle. But the peace they’ve built is short-lived as mysterious assailants ambush the settlement and Naira is haunted by visions of a monstrous future. Catastrophe strikes when Tarquin uncovers a plot to bring about the end of the universe. As humanity races against the clock to prevent their extinction, old secrets come to light and loyalties fracture, and Naira realizes she may be the key to saving the world—or ending it.]]> 457 Megan E. O'Keefe 0316291579 Madi 4 down as one of my fave fictional couples. ]]> 4.14 2024 The Bound Worlds (The Devoured Worlds, #3)
author: Megan E. O'Keefe
name: Madi
average rating: 4.14
book published: 2024
rating: 4
read at: 2024/07/21
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famously don’t like time travel, but this was a pretty darn satisfying conclusion. tarquin and naira will go
down as one of my fave fictional couples.
]]> <![CDATA[Morning Glory Milking Farm (Cambric Creek, #1)]]> 123852869
Morning Glory Milking Farm offers full-time hours, full benefits, and generous pay with no experience needed . . . there’s only one catch. The clientele is Grade A certified prime beef, with the manly, meaty endowments to match. Milking minotaurs isn’t something Violet ever considered as a career option, but she’s determined to turn the opportunity into a reversal of fortune.

When a stern, deep-voiced client begins to specially request her for his milking sessions, maintaining her professionalism and keeping him out of her dreams is easier said than done. Violet is resolved to make a dent in her student loans and afford name-brand orange juice, and a one-sided crush on an out-of-her-league minotaur is not a part of her plan—unless her feelings aren’t so one-sided after all.

Morning Glory Milking Farm is a short human/monster romance novel, featuring a high heat slow burn with a lot of heart, and a guaranteed HEA. CWs include: cock milking, non-human anatomy, size difference, and a lot of fluid. It is the first book in the Cambric Creek monster romance series, and can be read as a standalone.]]> 247 C.M. Nascosta 1736546619 Madi 3 3.47 2021 Morning Glory Milking Farm (Cambric Creek, #1)
author: C.M. Nascosta
name: Madi
average rating: 3.47
book published: 2021
rating: 3
read at: 2024/07/15
date added: 2024/07/15
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def spent the whole time imagining the police chief from zootopia and i’m not sure if that improved the reading experience
]]> <![CDATA[Mad Ship (Liveship Traders, #2)]]> 134667720
As the ancient tradition of Bingtown’s Old Traders slowly erodes under the cold new order of a corrupt ruler, the Vestrits anxiously await the return of their liveship—a rare magic ship carved from sentient wizardwood, which bonds the ships mystically with those who sail them. And Althea Vestrit waits even more avidly, living only to reclaim the ship as her lost inheritance and captain her on the high seas.
Ěý
But the Vivacia has been seized by the ruthless pirate captain Kennit, who holds Althea’s nephew and his father hostage. Althea and her onetime sea mate Brashen resolve to liberate the liveship—but their plan may prove more dangerous than leaving the Vivacia in Kennit’s ambitious grasp.

Don’t miss the magic of the Liveship Traders
SHIP OF MAGIC â€� MAD SHIP •ĚýSHIP OF DESTINY]]> 854 Robin Hobb 0593724313 Madi 5 4.62 1999 Mad Ship (Liveship Traders, #2)
author: Robin Hobb
name: Madi
average rating: 4.62
book published: 1999
rating: 5
read at: 2024/07/14
date added: 2024/07/14
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every single installment in this world leaves me so excited and also terrified for more.
]]> <![CDATA[The Financial Diet: A Total Beginner's Guide to Getting Good with Money]]> 35343345 How to get good with money, even if you have no idea where to start.

The Financial Diet is the personal finance book for people who don’t care about personal finance. Whether you’re in need of an overspending detox, buried under student debt, or just trying to figure out how to live on an entry-level salary, The Financial Diet gives you tools to make a budget, understand investments, and deal with your credit. Chelsea Fagan has tapped a range of experts to help you make the best choices for you, but she also knows that being smarter with money isn’t just about what you put in the bank. It’s about everything—from the clothes you put in your closet, to your financial relationship habits, to the food you put in your kitchen (instead of ordering in again). So The Financial Diet gives you the tools to negotiate a raise and the perfect cocktail recipe to celebrate your new salary.

The Financial Diet will teach you:
� how to get good with money in a year.
� the ingredients everyone needs to have a budget-friendly kitchen.
� how to talk about awkward money stuff with your friends.
� the best way to make (and stick to!) a budget.
� how to take care of your house like a grown-up.
� what the hell it means to invest (and how you can do it).

]]> 208 Chelsea Fagan 1250176166 Madi 4 3.60 2018 The Financial Diet: A Total Beginner's Guide to Getting Good with Money
author: Chelsea Fagan
name: Madi
average rating: 3.60
book published: 2018
rating: 4
read at: 2018/08/22
date added: 2024/07/14
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]]> The Palace of Eros 199797883
When Eros, nonbinary deity of desire, sees Psyche, she cannot fulfill her promise to her mother Aphrodite to destroy the mortal young woman. Instead, Eros devises a plan to sweep Psyche away to an idyllic palace, hidden from the prying eyes of Aphrodite, Zeus, and the outside world. There, against the dire dictates of Olympus, Eros and Psyche fall in love. Each night, Eros visits Psyche under the cover of impenetrable darkness, where they both experience untold passion and love. But each morning, Eros flies away before light comes to break the spell of the palace that keeps them safe.

Before long, Psyche’s nights spent in pleasure turn to days filled with doubts, as she grapples with the cost of secrecy and the complexities of freedom and desire. Restless and spurred by her sisters to reveal Eros’s true nature, she breaks her trust and forces a reckoning that tests them both—and transforms the very heavens.

Told in bold and sparkling prose, The Palace of Eros transports us to a magical world imbued by divine forces as well as everyday realities, where palaces glitter with magic even as ordinary people fight for freedom in a society that fears the unknown.]]> 320 Carolina De Robertis 1668035235 Madi 0 to-read 3.67 2024 The Palace of Eros
author: Carolina De Robertis
name: Madi
average rating: 3.67
book published: 2024
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Hunting Adeline (Cat and Mouse, #2)]]> 59050133
The Diamond

Death walks alongside me,
But the reaper is no match for me.
I'm trapped in a world full of monsters dressed as men, and those who aren't as they seem.
They won't keep me forever.
I no longer recognize the person I've become,
And I'm fighting to find my way back to the beast who hunts me in the night.
They call me a diamond,
But they've only created an angel of death.

The Hunter

I was born a predator,
With ruthlessness ingrained in my bones.
When what's mine is stolen from me in the night,
Like a diamond hidden within a fortress,
I find that I can no longer contain the beast.
Blood will paint the ground as I tear apart this world to find her.
And bring her back to where she belongs.
No one will escape my wrath,
Especially not those who have betrayed me.

Warning: This is the second and final installment to the Duet. You must read Haunting Adeline first.]]> 702 H.D. Carlton Madi 1 4.05 2022 Hunting Adeline (Cat and Mouse, #2)
author: H.D. Carlton
name: Madi
average rating: 4.05
book published: 2022
rating: 1
read at: 2024/07/02
date added: 2024/07/02
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i would like to start a go fund me for Zades dick reduction surgery
]]> Lore Olympus: Volume Six 212358679
“We have to make an example of her.�

Chaos reigns in Olympus as Zeus publicly declares Persephone a traitor and issues a warrant for her arrest. But Hades defies his brother’s decree, sheltering Persephone in the Underworld—and as the pair spend more time together, they are able to speak openly about their pasts. The goddess of spring admits the truth behind the bloody secret that led to Zeus’s ire, and the king of the Underworld shares the trauma he suffered at the hands of his power-hungry father, Kronos.

But as Hades and Persephone’s relationship grows stronger, others begin to fall apart. The bond between Hades and Zeus is stretched to its limit, threatening to fracture the peace between their realms. Persephone and Artemis’s friendship hangs by a thread as the goddess of the hunt slowly uncovers the vile truth about her twin, Apollo. A line is being drawn in the heavens, putting everyone’s loyalties into question as all the gods are forced to choose sides.

And as the cracks in the foundation of the pantheon spread, something darker and more earth-shattering might soon be released. . . .

This edition of Smythe’s original Eisner Award–winning webcomic Lore Olympus features exclusive behind-the-scenes content and brings the Greek pantheon into the modern age in a sharply perceptive and romantic graphic novel.

This volume collects episodes 127�152 of the #1 WEBTOON comic Lore Olympus .]]> Rachel Smythe 1529909937 Madi 4 4.43 2024 Lore Olympus: Volume Six
author: Rachel Smythe
name: Madi
average rating: 4.43
book published: 2024
rating: 4
read at: 2024/06/23
date added: 2024/06/24
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]]> Mary 58724622
But lately, things have been changing inside Mary. Along with the hot flashes and body aches, she can’t look in a mirror without passing out, and the voices in her head have been urging her to do unspeakable things.

Fired from her job in New York, she moves back to her hometown, hoping to reconnect with her past and inner self. Instead, visions of terrifying, mutilated specters overwhelm her with increasing regularity and she begins auto-writing strange thoughts and phrases. Mary discovers that these experiences are echoes of an infamous serial killer.

Then the killings begin again.

Mary’s definitely going to find herself.]]> 405 Nat Cassidy 1250265231 Madi 3 3.78 2022 Mary
author: Nat Cassidy
name: Madi
average rating: 3.78
book published: 2022
rating: 3
read at: 2024/06/23
date added: 2024/06/23
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menopause triggering a reincarnation of a serial killer is a Choice. a good one? jury’s still out.
]]> <![CDATA[The Dawn & Its Light (The Night & Its Moon, #4)]]> 59939700 Piper C.J. Madi 1 3.95 The Dawn & Its Light (The Night & Its Moon, #4)
author: Piper C.J.
name: Madi
average rating: 3.95
book published:
rating: 1
read at: 2024/06/17
date added: 2024/06/17
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with not a bang but a wheeze this series has come to an end. full thoughts on the channel coming in the future.
]]> <![CDATA[Evocation (The Summoner’s Circle, #1)]]> 123288408 The Devil knows your name, David Aristarkhov.

As a teen, David Aristarkhov was a psychic prodigy, operating under the shadow of his oppressive occultist father. Now, years after his father’s death and rapidly approaching his thirtieth birthday, he is content with the high-powered life he’s curated as a Boston attorney, moonlighting as a powerful medium for his secret society.

But with power comes a price, and the Devil has come to collect on an ancestral deal. David’s days are numbered, and death looms at his door.

Reluctantly, he reaches out to the only person he’s ever trusted, his ex-boyfriend and secret Society rival Rhys, for help. However, the only way to get to Rhys is through his wife, Moira. Thrust into each other’s care, emotions once buried deep resurface, and the trio race to figure out their feelings for one another before the Devil steals David away for good�

The first book in a spellbinding and vibrant new series from The Sunday Times bestselling author of A Dowry of Blood. ]]> 301 S.T. Gibson 191520268X Madi 4 3.61 2024 Evocation (The Summoner’s Circle, #1)
author: S.T. Gibson
name: Madi
average rating: 3.61
book published: 2024
rating: 4
read at: 2024/06/09
date added: 2024/06/09
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for psychics, sorcerers and wizards there wasn’t much ✨magic� on the page but boi howdy was their sexual tension
]]> <![CDATA[The Fractured Dark (The Devoured Worlds, #2)]]> 75593489
Naira and Tarquin have escapedĚýviciousĚýcounter-revolutionaries,Ěýmisprinted monsters, andĚýthe pull of a dyingĚýplanet. Now, bound together toĚýfind the truth behind the blight that has been killing habitable planets, they need to hunt out the Mercator family secrets.ĚýBut, whenĚýthe head of MercatorĚýdisappears, takingĚýthe universe’sĚýremaining supply of starship fuel with him, chaos breaks loose between the ruling families. Naira’s revolution must be put aside for the sake of humanity’s immediate survival. The Devoured Worlds
The Blighted Stars
The Fractured Dark]]> 511 Megan E. O'Keefe 0316291137 Madi 4 4.21 2023 The Fractured Dark (The Devoured Worlds, #2)
author: Megan E. O'Keefe
name: Madi
average rating: 4.21
book published: 2023
rating: 4
read at: 2024/06/08
date added: 2024/06/08
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i want tarquin and naira to adopt me
]]> <![CDATA[The Deer and the Dragon (No Other Gods, #1)]]> 199423779 448 Piper C.J. 1728280176 Madi 1
also i don’t care what anyone thinks, trigger warnings should be included in every book bc putting child ab*se on the page and then having your main character say “pain builds character� please bffr

i will have a spoilery reading vlog on patreon coming soon ]]> 3.57 2024 The Deer and the Dragon (No Other Gods, #1)
author: Piper C.J.
name: Madi
average rating: 3.57
book published: 2024
rating: 1
read at: 2024/06/02
date added: 2024/06/02
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i want to lead with this is better than night and it’s moon but not by much. there are still completely incomprehensible passages of metaphors and the self insert main character is exhausting. i could see how some of this book could be cathartic to those with more of a religious up bringing than i had but most of of this book could be summed up with yet another line from the text “blasphemous theology in a nutshell�

also i don’t care what anyone thinks, trigger warnings should be included in every book bc putting child ab*se on the page and then having your main character say “pain builds character� please bffr

i will have a spoilery reading vlog on patreon coming soon
]]> Briar, Vol. 1: Sleep No More 62919461
What if Sleeping Beauty never got her happily ever after� and had to save herself instead? One-hundred years after Briar Rose first fell into her slumber, the sleeper has now become the sleepwalker, and she must face a brutal, bleak world ruled by a tyrant from her past. Burdened by prophecy and betrayal, it will take everything Briar and her band of misfits have to survive the wasteland where magic went to die. As they journey through a land of untold terrors, Briar nurtures a burning pledge of vengeance. But will it be enough to bring some semblance of a happy ending to the land� and her heart? Eisner Award-nominated writer, producer, and director Christopher Cantwell (Iron Man, The United States of Captain America, Halt and Catch Fire) and rising star artist Germán García ( Lord of the Savage Land) reimagine the classic tale as an epic dark fantasy adventure. Collects Briar #1-4.]]> 128 Christopher Cantwell 1684159008 Madi 0 3.61 2023 Briar, Vol. 1: Sleep No More
author: Christopher Cantwell
name: Madi
average rating: 3.61
book published: 2023
rating: 0
read at: 2024/05/27
date added: 2024/05/27
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]]> <![CDATA[Dark Ride, Volume 1: Hell Ticket]]> 75661416 120 Joshua Williamson 1534325271 Madi 3 3.90 2023 Dark Ride, Volume 1: Hell Ticket
author: Joshua Williamson
name: Madi
average rating: 3.90
book published: 2023
rating: 3
read at: 2024/05/27
date added: 2024/05/27
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]]> <![CDATA[The Blighted Stars (The Devoured Worlds, #1)]]> 58340705
She’s a revolutionary. Humanity is running out of options. Habitable planets are being destroyed as quickly as they’re found and Naira Sharp knows the reason why. The all-powerful Mercator family has been controlling the exploration of the universe for decades, and exploiting any materials they find along the way under the guise of helping humanity’s expansion. But Naira knows the truth, and she plans to bring the whole family down from the inside.

He’s the heir to the dynasty. Tarquin Mercator never wanted to run a galaxy-spanning business empire. He just wanted to study rocks and read books. But Tarquin’s father has tasked him with monitoring the mining of a new planet, and he doesn’t really have a choice in the matter.

Disguised as Tarquin’s new bodyguard, Naira plans to destroy his ship before it lands. But neither of them expects to end up stranded on a dead planet. To survive and keep her secret, Naira will have to join forces with the man she’s sworn to hate. And together they will uncover a plot that’s bigger than both of them.]]> 491 Megan E. O'Keefe 0316290793 Madi 5 4.09 2023 The Blighted Stars (The Devoured Worlds, #1)
author: Megan E. O'Keefe
name: Madi
average rating: 4.09
book published: 2023
rating: 5
read at: 2024/05/27
date added: 2024/05/27
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new fave if i think it ended a bit long winded
]]> <![CDATA[Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)]]> 3 309 J.K. Rowling 0439554934 Madi 1 4.47 1997 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
author: J.K. Rowling
name: Madi
average rating: 4.47
book published: 1997
rating: 1
read at: 2019/01/02
date added: 2024/05/24
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gonna update this cause terfs suck �
]]> <![CDATA[Gearbreakers (Gearbreakers, #1)]]> 54017833 Two girls on opposite sides of a war discover they're fighting for a common purpose--and falling for each other--in Zoe Hana Mikuta's high-octane debut Gearbreakers, perfect for fans of Pacific Rim, Pierce Brown's Red Rising Saga, and Marie Lu's Legend series.

We went past praying to deities and started to build them instead...

The shadow of Godolia's tyrannical rule is spreading, aided by their giant mechanized weapons known as Windups. War and oppression are everyday constants for the people of the Badlands, who live under the thumb of their cruel Godolia overlords.

Eris Shindanai is a Gearbreaker, a brash young rebel who specializes in taking down Windups from the inside. When one of her missions goes awry and she finds herself in a Godolia prison, Eris meets Sona Steelcrest, a cybernetically enhanced Windup pilot. At first Eris sees Sona as her mortal enemy, but Sona has a secret: She has intentionally infiltrated the Windup program to destroy Godolia from within.

As the clock ticks down to their deadliest mission yet, a direct attack to end Godolia's reign once and for all, Eris and Sona grow closer--as comrades, friends, and perhaps something more...]]> 405 Zoe Hana Mikuta 1250269504 Madi 4 3.87 2021 Gearbreakers (Gearbreakers, #1)
author: Zoe Hana Mikuta
name: Madi
average rating: 3.87
book published: 2021
rating: 4
read at: 2024/05/23
date added: 2024/05/23
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i struggle so bad with first person and duo PoVs with first personage it so hard to connect to these characters.
]]> <![CDATA[Sanctuary of the Shadow (Elemental Emergence, #1)]]> 61432205 A Refinery29 Most Anticipated Book of 2024

"Ascher's latest is a fantasy romance that has everything nice—a hot love interest, a relatable main character, female friendship—and plenty of (consensual) spice." ―Booklist

Some follow their destiny.
Others fall for it.

For humans, Salizar’s is a place of mystery and wonder. For Harrow, it’s a place to hide from those who slaughtered her entire clan. A haven where she can disguise both her abilities and who she really is.

Until he arrives.

He has no recollection of who—or even what—he is. He only knows that he’s a monster, with wings and powerful abilities never seen before. But beneath the layers of rage and isolation, one glimpse into those inky black eyes reveals a soul that calls out to the loneliness in Harrow.

And so she chooses him.

She is drawn to the mystery of him, her unquenchable need for his kiss. And as powerful enemies align and conspire against them, Harrow knows their only hope is escape.

Now, with every secret she unlocks from his past, a shadow from her own whispers free—luring enemies who will stop at nothing to get their final revenge on Harrow. And she’s given them the perfect weapon…because her winged beast is not what he seems.

But maybe it’s time they finally learn—neither is she.]]> 400 Aurora Ascher 1649373112 Madi 1 i need a shower 2.88 2024 Sanctuary of the Shadow (Elemental Emergence, #1)
author: Aurora Ascher
name: Madi
average rating: 2.88
book published: 2024
rating: 1
read at: 2024/05/11
date added: 2024/05/11
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i need a shower
]]> The Familiar 134059215
What begins as simple amusement for the bored nobility takes a perilous turn when Luzia garners the notice of Antonio Pérez, the disgraced secretary to Spain's king. Still reeling from the defeat of his armada, the king is desperate for any advantage in the war against England's heretic queen—and Pérez will stop at nothing to regain the king's favor.

Determined to seize this one chance to better her fortunes, Luzia plunges into a world of seers and alchemists, holy men and hucksters, where the line between magic, science, and fraud is never certain. But as her notoriety grows, so does the danger that her Jewish blood will doom her to the Inquisition's wrath. She will have to use every bit of her wit and will to survive—even if that means enlisting the help of Guillén Santángel, an embittered immortal familiar whose own secrets could prove deadly for them both.]]> 400 Leigh Bardugo 1250884268 Madi 5 2024-releases 3.71 2024 The Familiar
author: Leigh Bardugo
name: Madi
average rating: 3.71
book published: 2024
rating: 5
read at: 2024/05/08
date added: 2024/05/08
shelves: 2024-releases
review:
excellent. smashing. good show.
]]> <![CDATA[Ship of Magic (Liveship Traders, #1)]]> 25985840
Wizardwood, the most precious commodity in the world, comes only from the Rain Wilds. But only a liveship can negotiate the perilous waters of the Rain Wild River, and liveships are hard to come by. They quicken only when three family members from successive generations have died upon their deck.

The liveship Vivacia is about to undergo her quickening: Althea Vestrit waits for the ship that she loves more than anything in the world to awaken. But her dream of taking her father’s place at Vivacia’s helm is not to be, for her family have other plans. . .

And the dark, charming pirate Kennit also lusts after such a ship: he well knows the power of wizardwood and has plans of his own . . .]]> 880 Robin Hobb 0008117454 Madi 5 4.41 1998 Ship of Magic (Liveship Traders, #1)
author: Robin Hobb
name: Madi
average rating: 4.41
book published: 1998
rating: 5
read at: 2024/05/05
date added: 2024/05/05
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i am the president of the kyle haven hater club.
]]> <![CDATA[Decorate Workshop: A Creative 8 Step Process for Transforming Your Home]]> 15958729 192 Holly Becker 1906417776 Madi 4 3.60 2012 Decorate Workshop: A Creative 8 Step Process for Transforming Your Home
author: Holly Becker
name: Madi
average rating: 3.60
book published: 2012
rating: 4
read at: 2016/11/21
date added: 2024/05/02
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]]> <![CDATA[The Sins on Their Bones (The Cursed Crown #1)]]> 123284957
But stopping Alexey is not so easy as plotting to kill an ordinary man. Through a perversion of the Ludayzim religion that he terms the Holy Science, Alexey has died and resurrected himself in an immortal, indestructible body—and now claims he is guided by the voice of God Himself. Able to summon forth creatures from the realm of demons, he seeks to build an army, turning Novo-Svitsevo into the greatest empire that history has ever seen.

Dimitri is determined not to let Alexey corrupt his country, but saving Novo-Svitsevo and its people will mean forfeiting the soul of the husband he can’t bring himself to forsake—or the spymaster he’s come to love.]]> 448 Laura R. Samotin 1039007562 Madi 0 to-read 3.80 2024 The Sins on Their Bones (The Cursed Crown #1)
author: Laura R. Samotin
name: Madi
average rating: 3.80
book published: 2024
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/04/29
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]]> <![CDATA[One Dark Window (The Shepherd King, #1)]]> 58340706
Elspeth Spindle needs more than luck to stay safe in the eerie, mist-locked kingdom of Blunder—she needs a monster. She calls him the Nightmare, an ancient, mercurial spirit trapped in her head. He protects her. He keeps her secrets.

But nothing comes for free, especially magic.

When Elspeth meets a mysterious highwayman on the forest road, her life takes a drastic turn. Thrust into a world of shadow and deception, she joins a dangerous quest to cure Blunder from the dark magic infecting it. And the highwayman? He just so happens to be the King’s nephew, Captain of the most dangerous men in Blunder…and guilty of high treason.

Together they must gather twelve Providence Cards—the keys to the cure. But as the stakes heighten and their undeniable attraction intensifies, Elspeth is forced to face her darkest secret yet: the Nightmare is slowly taking over her mind. And she might not be able to stop him.]]> 399 Rachel Gillig 0316312487 Madi 3 4.26 2022 One Dark Window (The Shepherd King, #1)
author: Rachel Gillig
name: Madi
average rating: 4.26
book published: 2022
rating: 3
read at: 2024/04/28
date added: 2024/04/28
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a fun time. the card magic system was interesting if a bit...overly complicated? but the demon king in her head was a highlight.
]]> <![CDATA[Witchblood: The Hounds of Love]]> 58532635 A non-stop supernatural action adventure bathed in magic, blood, motorcycles, mayhem, vampires, and an unconventional. 1,000 year-old witch named Yonna.

MAGIC IS IN THE BLOOD

A modern, Wild West road trip about a witch named Yonna cruising the Southwest as a band of bloodthirsty biker vampires, The Hounds of Love, hunt her scattered coven for the source of all magic: witch blood. From the critically acclaimed creators of The Modern Witch Tarot Deck and Long Lost comesĚýWitchblood, a blend of action, lore, and Americana—perfect for fans of Buffy and American Gods.]]> 256 Matthew Erman 1638490848 Madi 3 3.58 2022 Witchblood: The Hounds of Love
author: Matthew Erman
name: Madi
average rating: 3.58
book published: 2022
rating: 3
read at: 2024/04/28
date added: 2024/04/28
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very pretty art style. kinda like if you wanted a fallout/bg3 crossover tbh
]]> <![CDATA[Remedial Magic (A Course in Magic, #1)]]> 154985479 The Magicians meets One Last Stop in this brand-new fantasy romance Remedial Magic, about an unassuming librarian who 1) has fallen in love with a powerful witch; 2) has discovered that she is a witch; and 3) must attend magical community college to learn how to save her new world from complete destruction by New York Times bestselling author Melissa Marr!

Ellie loves working in her local library in the small town of Ligonier. She loves baking scones and investigating the mysterious and captivating in her spare time. And there is nothing more mysterious and captivating than the intriguingly beautiful, too properly dressed woman sipping tea in her library who has appeared as if out of nowhere. The pull between them is undeniable, and Ellie is not sure that she wants to resist.

Prospero, a powerful witch from the magical land of Crenshaw, is often accused of being� ruthless in her goals and ambitions. But she is driven to save her dying homeland, and a prophecy tells her that Ellie is the key. Unbeknownst to Ellie, her powers have not yet awakened. But all of that is about to change.]]> 336 Melissa Marr 1250884136 Madi 5 2.88 2024 Remedial Magic (A Course in Magic, #1)
author: Melissa Marr
name: Madi
average rating: 2.88
book published: 2024
rating: 5
read at: 2024/04/21
date added: 2024/04/21
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first of all, this is being marketed terribly. this is such a complex world and i wish it had been expanded on. loved that every character has real distinct motivations. highly recommend and looking forward to more in this series.
]]> <![CDATA[Court of Wanderers (Reaper, #2)]]> 144906001
Remy Pendergast, the vampire hunter, and his unexpected companions, Lord Zidan Malekh and Lady Xiaodan Song, are on the road through the kingdom of Aluria again after a hard-won first battle against the formidable Night Empress, who threatens to undo a fragile peace between humans and vampires. Xiaodan, severely injured, has lost her powers to vanquish the enemy’s new super breed of vampire, but if the trio can make it to Fata Morgana, the seat of Malehk’s court—dubbed “the Court of Wanderers”—there is hope of nursing her and bringing them back.

En-route to the Third Court, Remy crosses paths with his father, the arrogant, oftentimes cruel Lord of Valenbonne. He also begins to suffer strange dreams of the Night Empress, whom he has long suspected to be Ligaya Pendergast, his own mother. As his family history unfolds during these episodes, which are too realistic to be coincidence, he realizes that she is no ordinary vampire—and that he may end up having to choose between the respective legacies of his parents.

Posing as Malek and Xiaodan’s human familiar, Remy contends with Aluria’s intimidating vampire courts and a series of gruesome murders with their help—and more, as the three navigate their relationship. But those feelings and even their extraordinary collective strength will be put to the test as each of them unleashes new powers in combat at what may be proven to be the ultimate cost.]]> 448 Rin Chupeco 1982195746 Madi 2 3.69 2024 Court of Wanderers (Reaper, #2)
author: Rin Chupeco
name: Madi
average rating: 3.69
book published: 2024
rating: 2
read at: 2024/04/21
date added: 2024/04/21
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look if you’re gonna do poly vampire throuple and have them have sex all the time, the least you could do is put the sex On The Page.
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