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Purely Priest MMC x FMC. Surprise, surprise, it was more than that and at the same time not? I definitely had some expectations on this since the first few chapters were pretty strong tbh.

This gave me quite some discomfort and a little bit of pause worthy moments because WTF. There's quite a lot of things that some might not really find interesting and probably shookt and would be on the *to never read pile 🙈

♤ But if you're interested, I'm gonna give you some gist of what this novel is like:

▪︎ Religious things (trauma, mental health connected)

▪︎ Cancer patient FMC

▪︎ M*rder

▪︎ Mentally Unstable pairings

▪︎ Domestice Violence, R*pe

▪︎ Dark Romance

▪︎ Forbidden Romance

P.S. If this caught your eye and you're interested in reading, please check more of the trigger warnings. You can also check my review at the bottom but might contain some spoilers, so beware.

Can we just take a moment and admire the pretty cover because this cover is just ✨️ IMMACULATE ✨️. I absolutely love the cover, and the cover of To Clutch a Razor is even ✨️ MORE IMMACULATE ✨️. Idk what's going to happen on To Clutch a Razor, but I am excited about it.

Anyway, I really did enjoy this book so much. Really reminds of those Urban Fantasy books vibes way back 2014-ish that I read. The review is at the bottom and might contain spoilers so 👀.

♤ If you're interested in this novella, here's what to expect:

▪︎ Slavic Myth/ Folklore

▪︎ Setting and atmosphere are really vibing

▪︎ Holy Knights VS. Creature of the Night (kind of concept)

▪︎ Third Pov

▪︎ Queer Relationship

▪︎ Rich and promising plot premise

▪︎ Betrayals (?)

▪︎ Hidden Identity

P.S. Really hope you check this novella out if you haven't ✨️

know I mentioned wanting to read some monster romance novels, and yes, I did. I got this whole series in Audiobook. I was thinking of listening to the other one later or another horror, but let's see.

Anyway, I really did have fun listening to this one last month and probably the reason why I got to reading again.

♤ If you're interested in this monster romance, here's some things that are in this novel:

▪︎ Merman x Engineer FMC

▪︎ Merman VS. Humans

▪︎ Established lore and history (broad one, I think)

▪︎ Dual Pov

▪︎ Plot is there

▪︎ Funny events of language and culture barrier (yes, miscommunication)

▪︎ Can be funny, intense, sweet, and all at the same time

▪︎ 🌶🌶🌶

▪︎ HEA

Full review at the bottom, might contain spoilers.

I now remember why I did shy away from this series after finding out who's MMC is going to be focused on.

I read Obsession, the first book of this fantasy, shifter, reverse harem series years ago when I thunk I'm still trying the genre and the monster romance genre.

But, hey, I finally read the book, and I think it's not that bad as someone who hated the MMC here, and still don't like him that much, especially after reading this book.

Anyway, I'm hoping to read the 3rd one of this series, considering the MMC is a little adorable and tied to Norse Myth 🤌🏽.

♤ If this caught your eye and is interested, this series is:

▪︎ Boarding School of Supernatural creatures

▪︎ Shifters, vampires, witches, demigods, demons, etc

▪︎ Reverse Harem (4)

▪︎ Dual Pov

▪︎ Plot is there

▪︎ 🌶🌶🌶

Full review below might contain spoilers.

The Golden Ass is a satirical story about religion, class, society, etc. There's also Mythology on it and heavily if I'm being honest. Some moments or parts were funny, and some kinda slumped. If you're interested in my thoughts on this, my review is at the bottom, together with the wrap-up 🫶.

Anyway, back on my May reading, the good thing is that I managed to have a fun (I think) 3 day marathon on the last 3 days of May and read 6 books (so proud of me 😫🤌🏽).

P.S. My review posts are ready, so yay 🫶

This first book delivers this kind of dark, weird, and fairytale like world and formatted like an interconnected collection of mini/ short story within the same world lore or realm.

There's a whole rich and established world or lore here, like Gods and Goddesses, origins of the world that I believe would be expanded more in the next books.

It was a really intriguing read for me. I would say I would recommend this. If you're interested in my full thoughts of this first book, my review is at the end.

P.S. Read this last April for the classic fantasy book club on booktwt 💗

Anyway, I am back with another fave read I had last month 🫶. This has been on my tbr for a while, ever since this released, and it took me some time to finally read this. I also know some of you are waiting for this review, so here it is 💗.

I've read 2 previous short stories from the author which one of them I did enjoy so much, titled The Night Cyclist. It's a really intriguing read that I recommend.

I may have been really emotional and blabbering on my review of this book and gave some spoilers, so be aware when you read my review at the bottom🙈.

Reading this book really reminded me of some reading I did in university tbh.

Also, thank you, @lucilledraws, for letting me use your art for my review. I really love this art you did 💗.

Anyway, Tusk Love was a really fun read, especially since I got the audio for this, which was a SMART MOVE for me 👀. If you haven't read this or this is on your tbr, GET THE AUDIO 👌🏽.

I also wouldn't forget the pretty cover, which is really pretty in my eyes, especially the light colours 🫶.

♤ Check this book out if you enjoy these tropes

▪︎ Cute and Fun

▪︎ Grumpy X Sunshine

▪︎ One Bed

▪︎ Forced Proximity

▪︎ Adventure

▪︎ Dual Pov

▪︎ Historical Fantasy Setting

If you're interested in my full thoughts, see the next photos for my full review 📌

The last week of last month was such a busy week for me as I'm locking on the project I once again was invested on. That being said, my reading has been to a halt on that whole week, and you could say I'm quite had a rough time getting back into my Crs after a vacation.

I'm now back threading quite in a very slow paced in Empire of Silence compared to Dune and really well with Rejection. I really hope I enjoy them ✨️.

Anyway, these are the things I'm focusing on other than my project. I've been really obsessed with horror podcasts as usual and vampire like movies 😫. I'm also missing Bailey Sairan videos. There hasn't been a new one for a while now :((.

I can't honestly wait for the sequel of this, and I might have added this author's other series from my tbr 🙈.

♤ If you like these things, you need to check this book 📌

▪︎ Medieval Dark Fantasy

▪︎ Group of misfits band together

▪︎ Incredible character chemistry

▪︎ Intriguing lore world

▪︎ World history adjacent

▪︎ Adventure (think of quest like)

▪︎ Unseriously funny dialogues

If you're interested in my full thoughts, see photos below for my full review 📌

Botanical horror might be a fave category of horror of mine alongside worm/ insect horror & of course haunted house + descent to madness concept.

I've read 3 as of now, and these 2 might have been a really good read of this category/ subgenre that I AM WANTING TO READ MORE 😫.

69. 📖🎧 Eat the Ones You Love by Sarah Maria Griffin ■ CRAZY plant going on here. If that's your type, read this. ALSO, GET THE AUDIO for maximum experience 📌

75. 📖🎧 Bloom by Delilah S. Dawson ■ OBSESSIVE & CRAZY Sapphic? Read this 📌

Reviews of these books are below if you're really interested in my thoughts of them ✨️. I REALLY REALLY HOPE you check them out.

Entwined, on the other hand, is a Gilded Historical Fantasy Duology that offers a very unique magic system and lore so fascinating and quite dark. It is very political as well and oppressing in nature of its merging concepts so far in this book.

I highly recommend both of these series ✨️. For my full review on Entwined, see below for the review 📌. Thank you, @titanbooks, for the arc 🫶.

If you know me, I used and will probably always eat up any transmigration or time travel comic, manga, fanfic, novel, so it's a given that this was going to be a good read. Not to mention a VILLAINESS ✋🏽.

♤ What to expect when reading this 📌

▪︎ Historical Fantasy

▪︎ Royalty

▪︎ Villainess x Knight, Emperor, Mercenary, Assassin, Villain (?)

▪︎ Chaotic Gang

▪︎ Think of Villainess x Transmigration & Time Travel Comics

▪︎ Hidden Identity

▪︎ Cliffhanger

▪︎ MLM (?) & WLW

▪︎ Health Conflicts

▪︎ Court Intrigued

Full review at the bottom if you're interested in my thoughts of this read ✨️

Anyway, Rental House is one of those I would say I did had a good time, especially when it comes to the 'relatable things that I find unironically comforting in both not and good sense.

If this is on your tbr, I hope you enjoy this ✨️

Long story short, I was served a magnificent amount of pathetic, gay, yearning that had me screaming, especially after the first half. You could say, I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS ✋🏽.

♤ For those who have yet to read this, these are the things you might want to know before getting into this. Full review on the next slide (I also noticed I repeated a few words on my review 🙈) 📌

▪︎ Medieval inspired

▪︎ Shifter

▪︎ King x Knight

▪︎ Pathetic Yearning

▪︎ Unique point of view writing

▪︎ ANGST and more YEARNING

▪︎ Side characters that need more screen time

My March Wrap-up is after the book review, so check it out if you're interested 🫶. Also, as of now, I'm missing 10 review posts for my March Reads 🙈.

I'm also hoping to start 2 more books before the end of the month and finish all my CRS as well, but I'm feeling under the weather, and I've not desired to read so 💀.

Quick reviews for these books are at the bottom 📌.

Long story short, I am not reading the 2nd book because, apparently, it is going to be a cliffhanger. I will wait patiently for the 3rd book. Thank you very much.

If this is on your tbr, I hope you enjoy it. If you have read this, let's scream together on the comment section 😆. My full review is at the bottom.

♤ For those who have yet to read this, these are the things you might want to know before getting into this📌

▪︎ Arthurian fantasy inspired

▪︎ Dark Vs. Light

▪︎ Chosen One ( 💀 )

▪︎ Queer (MLM), Bisexuality

▪︎ Master & Servant (?)

▪︎ PLOT TWIST

▪︎ Off charts chemistry

▪︎ Ride or Die gang (I'm hoping for this in the 2nd book)