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IT STARTED LIKE ANY OTHER DAY, BUT THEN THINGS TURNED...SINISTER

For the residents of Meadow Lane, the terror began unobtrusively. A comet in the sky. A missing pet. But then those other things happened... Evil, horrific things.

For Sophie Cooper, the day began like any other. Only today isn’t just any other day. Today, is her 21st birthday and life as she knows it is about to change, forever.]]> 413 Tony Marturano ੈ♡˳ kat. 3
It just kept going.]]> 4.07 2022
author: Tony Marturano
name: ੈ♡˳ kat.
average rating: 4.07
book published: 2022
rating: 3
read at: 2024/07/04
date added: 2024/07/04
shelves: 2024, blood-gore, bored-me-to-tears, dark, female-pov, fiction, its-not-you-its-me, spooky, supernatural, you-re-not-that-special-kid
review:
2.5

It just kept going.
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He wants to win a Nobel Prize and save the world.
He wants to go far away with his true love.
He wants to find some porn.

But Punpun’s life is about to unravel…]]> 426 Inio Asano 1421586207 ੈ♡˳ kat. 3 3.5 4.27 2006
author: Inio Asano
name: ੈ♡˳ kat.
average rating: 4.27
book published: 2006
rating: 3
read at: 2024/06/27
date added: 2024/07/04
shelves: 2024, dark, interesting-writing, male-pov, manga-graphicnovels
review:
3.5
]]> 64414866 An Education in Malice is a dark academia tale of blood, secrets and insatiable hungers from Sunday Times bestselling author S.T. Gibson, author of the cult hit A Dowry of Blood.

Deep in the forgotten hills of Massachusetts stands Saint Perpetua's College. Isolated and ancient, it is not a place for timid girls. Here, secrets are currency, ambition is lifeblood, and strange ceremonies welcome students into the fold.

On her first day of class, Laura Sheridan is thrust into an intense academic rivalry with the beautiful and enigmatic Carmilla. Together, they are drawn into the confidence of their demanding poetry professor, De Lafontaine, who holds her own dark obsession with Carmilla.

But as their rivalry blossoms into something far more delicious, Laura must confront her own strange hungers. Tangled in a sinister game of politics, bloodthirsty professors and dark magic, Laura and Carmilla must decide how much they are willing to sacrifice in their ruthless pursuit of knowledge.]]> 352 S.T. Gibson 0356519325 ੈ♡˳ kat. 4 a dowry in blood but another solid s.t gibson read]]> 3.51 2024
author: S.T. Gibson
name: ੈ♡˳ kat.
average rating: 3.51
book published: 2024
rating: 4
read at: 2024/04/15
date added: 2024/04/15
shelves: 2024, blood-gore, dark, fantasy, female-pov, fiction, hot-hot-love-interest, romance, sapphic, spooky, supernatural
review:
not quite as captivating as a dowry in blood but another solid s.t gibson read
]]> 136276891 276 Keely Parrack 1728256798 ੈ♡˳ kat. 3 2024, female-pov, young-adult 3.06 2024
author: Keely Parrack
name: ੈ♡˳ kat.
average rating: 3.06
book published: 2024
rating: 3
read at: 2024/04/13
date added: 2024/04/13
shelves: 2024, female-pov, young-adult
review:
I won’t take a ride from old schoolmates even if I was on good terms with them, much less ex-bestie who hates me.
]]> 61273644
In order to add a rule that will serve as a loophole in the Culling Game, Itadori and Fushiguro set their sights on a player named Hiromi Higuruma, who has 100 points. But when they enter Tokyo Colony No. 1, the two get separated. They both find others willing to help them, however…]]> 208 Gege Akutami 197473627X ੈ♡˳ kat. 4 4.30 2022
author: Gege Akutami
name: ੈ♡˳ kat.
average rating: 4.30
book published: 2022
rating: 4
read at: 2024/04/09
date added: 2024/04/09
shelves: 2024, blood-gore, dark, good-plot-ftw, i-did-not-see-that-coming, kick-ass-characters, manga-graphicnovels, super-duper-superpowers, supernatural
review:
higuruma, megumi and yuji excellence >>>>>>>
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Hunted down by Okkotsu and on the brink of death, Itadori recalls a troubling family scene from his past. But why is the former form of Noritoshi Kamo there? As the sorcerers begin to take action toward suppressing the lethal culling game, Maki pays the Zen’in clan a visit…]]> 200 Gege Akutami 1974732339 ੈ♡˳ kat. 5 4.54 2021
author: Gege Akutami
name: ੈ♡˳ kat.
average rating: 4.54
book published: 2021
rating: 5
read at: 2024/04/09
date added: 2024/04/09
shelves: 2024, blood-gore, dark, feels-are-strong-in-this-one, good-plot-ftw, i-did-not-see-that-coming, kick-ass-characters, manga-graphicnovels, super-duper-superpowers, supernatural
review:
nayoya ate shit and maki excellence. 5/5, no notes. Gege COOKED
]]> 204124683
I was born a woman.
Raised by women.
In love with women.
Until I enrolled at Acheron University, I'd never known much of men. I certainly didn't know enough to fear them.
Then one stormy autumnal night, Professor Morgan tried to destroy me.
And when we were discovered by the university President, it was me who was punished for the unwanted seduction.
But they left me with two valuable lessons.
I would never let another woman be hurt by men again if I could help it.
And when someone hurts you, betrays you, and tries to rip out your soul, there is only one remedy for the pain.
Revenge.
And mine takes the form of the President's very beautiful, very virginal, very straight daughter, Luna Pallas.
Before the end of term, I'll destroy her innocence just as her mother and Professor Morgan destroyed mine.]]> 367 Giana Darling 1774440458 ੈ♡˳ kat. 5 4.07 2024
author: Giana Darling
name: ੈ♡˳ kat.
average rating: 4.07
book published: 2024
rating: 5
read at: 2024/03/30
date added: 2024/03/30
shelves: 2024, blood-gore, dark, feels-are-strong-in-this-one, female-pov, fiction, hot-hot-love-interest, kick-ass-characters, romance, sapphic, surprised-me, you-are-perfect-to-me
review:
probs closer to 4.5 on technical level but it just hit too close to home on many levels
]]> 54841400 My tight dress, bright lips, high heels, and wild hair
Are all designed to distract you.
Because while you're dreaming about what this dress looks like on your bedroom floor,
I’m planning the best ways to dispose of your body.
With dirt on my hands and blood on my shoes,
I do my job without a single ounce of regret.
You can judge me all you want,
But back before the penthouse and the designer shoes
I was just another forgotten girl on the streets, running from demons.
I went from unprotected to untouchable, from angel to monster;
The forgotten girl who came from nothing became the woman who built an empire.
This city is mine, I dare you to try and take it from me.
Just be prepared to lose, because I will ruin you.
And my twisted little black heart will revel in your downfall.

Ricochet is a M/F/M romance. It deals with subjects that some readers might find upsetting such as sexual abuse and violence.
Due to the graphic nature of the sexy fun times and my leading lady’s trigger finger, this book is only suitable for people over the age of 18.

Still with me? Well, buckle up, buttercup, leave your morals and your panties at the door and hold on tight. This ride is about to get bumpy.]]> 334 Candice M. Wright ੈ♡˳ kat. 1 4.32 2020
author: Candice M. Wright
name: ੈ♡˳ kat.
average rating: 4.32
book published: 2020
rating: 1
read at: 2024/03/27
date added: 2024/03/27
shelves: 2024, blood-gore, bored-me-to-tears, burn-it-with-fire, dark-romance, female-pov, poly-or-threesome, train-wreck-of-a-romance, waste-of-trees, you-re-not-that-special-kid
review:
cooch so enchanting everyone within 100 mile radius wants it
]]> 18599672 Wicked Games by Sean Olin, the first in a psychologically-charged, suspenseful series set in a picturesque coastal Florida town called Dream Point, where dangerous mind games are played with abandon.

Lilah has spent the last four years by her boyfriend Carter's side, and everyone thinks their relationship is rock solid. But behind closed doors, things are beginning to crumble. Just as Lilah's intensifying mood-swings are making Carter think about distancing himself from her, another girl enters the picture. Jules is beautiful, funny, smart, and artistic. Carter can't help but fall under her spell. But one stolen night of passion has consequences they could never imagine.

Fans of books packed with drama and doomed romance, like The Lying Game and Perfect Chemistry, will immediately be hooked by Wicked Games.]]> 368 Sean Olin 0062192396 ੈ♡˳ kat. 2 3.28 2014
author: Sean Olin
name: ੈ♡˳ kat.
average rating: 3.28
book published: 2014
rating: 2
read at: 2024/02/19
date added: 2024/02/19
shelves: 2024, love-triangles, new-adult, train-wreck-of-a-romance, you-re-not-that-special-kid
review:
straight folks are at it again
]]> 59903149
1. I'm diagnosed with autism 20 years after telling a doctor I had it.

2. My terrible Catholic childhood.

3. My friendship with an elderly man who runs the corner shop and is definitely not trying to groom me. I get groomed.

4. Homelessness.

5. Stripping.

6. More stripping but with more nervous breakdowns.

7. I hate everyone at uni and live with a psycho etc.

8. REDACTED as too spicy.

9. After everyone tells me I don't look autistic, I try to cure my autism and get addicted to Xanax.

10. REDACTED as too embarrassing.]]> 288 Fern Brady 1914240448 ੈ♡˳ kat. 4 2024, female-pov 4.43 2023
author: Fern Brady
name: ੈ♡˳ kat.
average rating: 4.43
book published: 2023
rating: 4
read at: 2024/02/18
date added: 2024/02/18
shelves: 2024, female-pov
review:
I feel like most people should read/listen to this. Audiobook was super compelling as it was read by the author herself, and who better to tell her story?
]]> 58131001
Fender and Magnus have moved on from the camp. But someone else has moved in.

The Cult.

I see his wicked smile in the theatre. I see it in the apartment across from mine.

I see it everywhere.

Before I can run, I'm taken.

And when I wake up...I'm in the middle of nowhere.

The man who's taken me claims to be a demon.

And claims I'm his angel.

What happens when he finds out I don't have wings?

I'm not the only prisoner in this forest. There's a little girl too. Her name is Claire. She's beautiful, happy, wonderful. It's my responsibility to protect her--and I will give my life to accomplish that.

She says her father will save us both.

She says he's powerful, formidable, that he'll burn this entire forest to get to her.

I hope she's right.

*** Claire is unharmed throughout this story. There is no violence against children of any kind. ***]]> 420 Penelope Sky ੈ♡˳ kat. 2
jokes aside, I’m miserable. this had such interesting concept and I liked the relationships a fair bit but everything was so underdeveloped, brushed over, and overall poor writing let this down. I’m sorry but peoples� eyes don’t WINCE. ]]> 4.04 2021
author: Penelope Sky
name: ੈ♡˳ kat.
average rating: 4.04
book published: 2021
rating: 2
read at: 2024/02/16
date added: 2024/02/16
shelves: 2024, blood-gore, dark, female-pov, fiction, male-pov, you-re-not-that-special-kid
review:
hi, Wattpad called, they would like their book back.

jokes aside, I’m miserable. this had such interesting concept and I liked the relationships a fair bit but everything was so underdeveloped, brushed over, and overall poor writing let this down. I’m sorry but peoples� eyes don’t WINCE.
]]> 52814139 THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING SERIES
The highly-anticipated finale to the A Good Girl's Guide to Murder series, the instant bestsellers that read like your favorite true crime podcast or show. By the end of this mystery series, you'll never think of good girls the same way again...

Pip is about to head to college, but she is still haunted by the way her last investigation ended. She’s used to online death threats in the wake of her viral true-crime podcast, but she can’t help noticing an anonymous person who keeps asking her: Who will look for you when you’re the one who disappears?

Soon the threats escalate and Pip realizes that someone is following her in real life. When she starts to find connections between her stalker and a local serial killer caught six years ago, she wonders if maybe the wrong man is behind bars.

Police refuse to act, so Pip has only one choice: find the suspect herself—or be the next victim. As the deadly game plays out, Pip discovers that everything in her small town is coming full circle . . .and if she doesn’t find the answers, this time she will be the one who disappears. . .]]> 565 Holly Jackson 140529860X ੈ♡˳ kat. 4
“Hey sarge, remember me?�

pissing, crying, throwing up.]]> 4.24 2021
author: Holly Jackson
name: ੈ♡˳ kat.
average rating: 4.24
book published: 2021
rating: 4
read at: 2024/02/11
date added: 2024/02/16
shelves: 2024, blood-gore, dark, feels-are-strong-in-this-one, female-pov, good-plot-ftw, hot-hot-love-interest, i-did-not-see-that-coming, surprised-me, what-just-happened, young-adult
review:
(4.5)

“Hey sarge, remember me?�

pissing, crying, throwing up.
]]> 51335759
With the help of Ravi Singh, she released a true-crime podcast about the murder case they solved together last year. The podcast has gone viral, yet Pip insists her investigating days are behind her.

But she will have to break that promise when someone she knows goes missing. Jamie Reynolds has disappeared, on the very same night the town hosted a memorial for the sixth-year anniversary of the deaths of Andie Bell and Sal Singh.

The police won't do anything about it. And if they won't look for Jamie then Pip will, uncovering more of her town's dark secrets along the way... and this time everyone is listening. But will she find him before it's too late?]]> 413 Holly Jackson 1405297751 ੈ♡˳ kat. 4 ayo. AYOOOOOO??????? 4.26 2020
author: Holly Jackson
name: ੈ♡˳ kat.
average rating: 4.26
book published: 2020
rating: 4
read at: 2024/02/07
date added: 2024/02/07
shelves: 2024, blood-gore, feels-are-strong-in-this-one, female-pov, good-plot-ftw, hot-hot-love-interest, i-did-not-see-that-coming, young-adult
review:
ayo. AYOOOOOO???????
]]> 40916679
Pretty and popular high school senior Andie Bell was murdered by her boyfriend, Sal Singh, who then killed himself. It was all anyone could talk about. And five years later, Pip sees how the tragedy still haunts her town.

But she can't shake the feeling that there was more to what happened that day. She knew Sal when she was a child, and he was always so kind to her. How could he possibly have been a killer?

Now a senior herself, Pip decides to reexamine the closed case for her final project, at first just to cast doubt on the original investigation. But soon she discovers a trail of dark secrets that might actually prove Sal innocent . . . and the line between past and present begins to blur. Someone in Fairview doesn't want Pip digging around for answers, and now her own life might be in danger.]]> 433 Holly Jackson 1405293187 ੈ♡˳ kat. 4
Yeah Pip is a bit stupid for someone so smart, yeah some things were convenient/unrealistic, but it was a great time all the same and surprisingly well plotted ]]> 4.29 2019
author: Holly Jackson
name: ੈ♡˳ kat.
average rating: 4.29
book published: 2019
rating: 4
read at: 2024/02/05
date added: 2024/02/05
shelves: 2024, female-pov, good-plot-ftw, hot-hot-love-interest, i-did-not-see-that-coming, surprised-me, young-adult
review:
(3.75)

Yeah Pip is a bit stupid for someone so smart, yeah some things were convenient/unrealistic, but it was a great time all the same and surprisingly well plotted
]]> 32866198
When the beautiful, charismatic Rebecca Saint John arrives on the scene, Eileen is enchanted. But soon Eileen's affection for Rebecca will pull her into a crime that far surpasses even her own wild imagination.]]> 260 Ottessa Moshfegh ੈ♡˳ kat. 2
if I have to read one more time about laxatives………�.]]> 3.55 2015
author: Ottessa Moshfegh
name: ੈ♡˳ kat.
average rating: 3.55
book published: 2015
rating: 2
read at: 2024/02/02
date added: 2024/02/02
shelves: 2024, dark, female-pov, fiction, you-re-not-that-special-kid
review:
(2.5)

if I have to read one more time about laxatives………�.
]]> 43205400 The FINAL shocking, heart-wrenching book in the jaw-droppingly stupendous Skulduggery Pleasant series

Valkyrie. Darquesse. Stephanie. The world ain’t big enough for the three of them. The end will come�

The War of the Sanctuaries has been won, but it was not without its casualties. Following the loss of Valkyrie Cain, Skulduggery Pleasant must use any and all means to track down and stop Darquesse before she turns the world into a charred, lifeless cinder.

And so he draws together a team of soldiers, monster hunters, killers, criminals� and Valkyrie’s own murderous reflection.

The war may be over, but the final battle is about to begin. And not everyone gets out of here alive…]]> 597 Derek Landy ੈ♡˳ kat. 4 4.53 2014
author: Derek Landy
name: ੈ♡˳ kat.
average rating: 4.53
book published: 2014
rating: 4
read at: 2024/01/23
date added: 2024/01/23
shelves: 2024, blood-gore, dark, fantasy, feels-are-strong-in-this-one, female-pov, good-plot-ftw, i-did-not-see-that-coming, kick-ass-characters, male-pov, rooting-for-villain, super-duper-superpowers, what-just-happened, young-adult
review:

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