Spoilers abound for The Irresistible Urge to Fall for Your Enemy by Bridgette Knightly.
DMATMOOBIL references, spurious allusions, similarities, author tropes etc:
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Skeleton wearing heart shaped glasses
Guessing of unguents being applied
Sarcastic "well done"'s
Sassy feline familiar
Geographical gallivanting
A wheel of the year
Gobjobs
An abscess = a wart, yearning for self expression
Sleeping on shoulders in the far north of Scotland
FMC hatred of heights and discombobulating fast-travel.
Lap sitting shennanigans
Appreciation of a mystery person's physique until said personage is revealed
Crumpets
Touch her and die MMC
Badass FMC
Dick based pseudonyms
MMC comes to associate the smell of antiseptic with the FMC...and come to enjoy it
Delirious lusty admissions
Distaste of flannel pyjamas
Ill advised bathroom wanks
Satin nightgowns
There are many more things that are completely unique and wonderful about this book. The magic system and world building was wonderful and never felt overly-expositioned. I thoroughly enjoyed it and am absolutely giddy for the next installment.











