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Shade
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Stella Rainbow (Goodreads Author)

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Gregor is 10% done

Learning that English is not the author’s first language softens some of my harshest opinions on this book that I have so far. She should’ve had an English speaker do a beta read to correct some of the clunkier verbiage.

But maaaan. Exposition dump after exposition dump after exposition dump. That’s not an ESL thing. That would read poorly regardless.

— Aug 17, 2026 01:04PM Add a comment

Gregor is 7% done

— Aug 17, 2026 12:47PM Add a comment

Choyang is 55% done

— Nov 17, 2025 02:59AM Add a comment

Choyang is 50% done

— Nov 16, 2025 09:26PM Add a comment

Choyang is 10% done

— Nov 16, 2025 03:17PM Add a comment

Pixie is 71% done

— Nov 11, 2025 04:08PM Add a comment

Emma Strom is 67% done

I just can't get into it. I want to like it but the characters are SO BLAND. We have a blind mmc with trauma and a potential shadow daddy but there's no depth to these characters or the plot. I legitimately don't even know how I've gotten this far. Give me substance or AT LEAST a little bit of smut. 67% in and the plot is boring and the spice is kissing and one instance of subpar frotting. Uuuuuuughhh

— Oct 19, 2025 02:53PM Add a comment