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Book Review: Gothikana by RuNyx

Genres: Romantasy, Dark Romance, Dark Academia, Mystery, Suspense Pages: 399 Format: Physical Rating: Initial Thoughts I picked up Gothikana last year from a romance-only book store in Brooklyn called The…

July 6, 2025

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Book Review: Riftborne by Bree Grenwich, Parker Lennox

Genres: Fantasy, Romantasy, Romance, Fantasy Romance, Magic, Enemies To Lovers Pages: 426 Format: Ebook | Kindle Unlimited Rating: Initial Thoughts I am nothing if not easily influenced, and…

November 14, 2025

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54 Thoughts I Had While Reading Heat of the Everflame

Chileeeeeeeee. I had a time reading this book let me tell you. Whew. So many thoughts. Let’s go through them. Raw, uncut, unfiltered: Seems like we’re copying GOT here with…

September 10, 2025

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Book Review: Heartless Hunter by Kristen Ciccarelli

Genres: Fantasy, Romance, Romantasy, Enemies To Lovers, Witches, Fantasy Romance, Magic Pages: 406 Format: Physical Rating: Initial Thoughts Heartless Hunter has been floating around BookTok for a while…

August 1, 2025

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Book Review: Immortal Dark by Tigest Girma

Genres: Dark Academia, Fantasy, Romance, Young Adult (????) Pages: 432 Format: Ebook Rating: Goodreads summary: The Cruel Prince meets Ninth House in this dangerously romantic dark academia fantasy, where a…

January 18, 2025