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Psychopomp & Circumstance by Eden Royce My rating: 5 of 5 stars "In some circles, folk would have called Auntie a witch, but there is a different kind of magic that comes over a person when they are content in themselves. They are a silent presence, an impenetrable force that radiates so strongly it calls others." "Choice. It came down to that in the end, really. The choices we make, the chances we have. Some of us have too little to make a life yet still manage it somehow." This was a really charming story about a young woman freeing herself from an overbearing mother and finding herself by grieving the loss of her favorite aunt. Sometimes, we have to leave everything behind to find who we are, who we're meant to be. View all my reviews

Goalie Interference by Marina Bennett My rating: 1 of 5 stars Nothing here worked for me. Pity. View all my reviews

The Possession of Alba Díaz by Isabel Cañas My rating: 3 of 5 stars Trigger/Content Warning: - violence - demonic possession - religious inquisition - misogyny Possession: (n): to own Possession: (n): DOMINATION Heavy with themes of religion, patriarchy, greed, familial manipulation, and bodily autonomy, The Possession of Alba Diaz boils down to one central thing: freedom. Everyone in this book wanted freedom, from greed, debt, society, and family; hell, even the demon wanted to be free. But freedom isn't free. NOTHING is free. Alba and, especially, Elias learned that the hard way. View all my reviews

The Possession of Alba Díaz by Isabel Cañas My rating: 3 of 5 stars Trigger/Content Warning: - violence - demonic possession - religious inquisition - misogyny Possession: (n): to own Possession: (n): DOMINATION Heavy on themes of religion, patriarchy, greed, familial manipulation, and bodily autonomy, The Possession of Alba Diaz can be boiled down to one central thing: freedom. Everyone in this book wanted freedom - from greed, from debt, from society, from their family; hell, even the demon wanted to be free. But freedom isn't free. NOTHING is free. Alba and, especially, Elias learned that the hard way. View all my reviews

Let Me Be Your Monster by West Greene My rating: 2 of 5 stars Trigger/Content Warnings: - violence - murder - primal play - blood play This left me with questions, and while I'm usually fine with some insta-everything in my murder-erotica/erotic horror, this was a bit too instant. It was so instant that I thought for a moment this was a game between the two leads. That they were already a couple and this was just kinky fun, but...no. Kacey, who should be scared out of his mind until trust is established, is ready to die with Winston a day after they've met. Sure, the psychopath solved Kacey's problem with violence, but... what assurance does he have that Winston isn't going to get bored? Why does Winston want Kacey forever? He saw him once and decided that was it. Psychos can't love, but they fixate...so why Kacey? Why does Kacey stand out? And how old are they? Kacey is mentioned having math homework, and Winston calls him ...

Deviant Need by L. Norell My rating: 5 of 5 stars Trigger/Content Warnings - violence - murder - substance abuse/addiction - on-page suicide attempt - on-page bullying - on-page child abuse If you ever walk into a karaoke bar and see Mikhail belting out The Distance by Hot Chelle Rae: "And just so you know...the distance is what's killing me..." , it's because Daniil slept in his arms last night and not on top of his body like a blanket , and Misha cannot handle it when they're that far apart. A little darker in tone than Violent Devotion , we begin with Daniil and Mikhail some months after Alexei and Kelly have settled into domestic bliss, *taps nose*, and they're searching for information about Daniil's past. Brought into the Avrorin family at only two years old, we get a closer look at their relationship. Raised as brothers, the two are unusually close, intimate in ways that range from sharing a bed to constant ...