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It’s officially Halloween season and I quit my job and I deserve a little treat 🥳

Thank fuck Cat Sebastian exists after reading that god awful queer book for bookclub. In contrast, I find Cat Sebastian’s work to be in conversation with her queer contemporaries. Queer romance should never be written bc of our absence and un-belonging in cishet spaces, it should be written for us to show authenticity of our love stories. You can tell a secure writer (Cat) from an insecure one (Joshua).

Literally fucking begging for romance bookclub to stop picking up meta romances about romance. It’s insufferable

An observation bc this happened with the other Australian book Love Unleashed. What is this incessant and downright obnoxious need for Australian romance novelists to read as listicles and have references to other media?

“I’m a firm believer that no one actually likes an Aperol spritz. They just drink it for the aesthetic”

Baby they are coming for me!!

This book is so stupid good. Cat Sebastian is exactly who people think Rachel Reid is imo.

Immediately cunty jerking off scene in a booth at the opera. Exhibitionist, intense, sexy. They just don’t make em (queer romances) like they used to!!!

My favourite slasher novel bar none I’m truely so ready to reread.

I’ve figured out who Rachel Harrison is for me in the horror world. She’s my horror Elsie silver. I’m always entertained and feel weirdly nostalgic even if the works themselves aren’t life altering and life changing. I’m having a blast with this!

Babies second most anticipated horror novel of the year. I fear it’s time!!

Oh fuck off Josh Malerman just say you hate women

The mother (real one) in this novel is maybe one of the most frustrating mothers in fiction

I hate how horned up these people are in public. I want to spray them with a bottle of water

I fear I’ve gotten caught on a detail that’s annoying me endlessly. This author only knows the cheat way to make caramelised onions. She is making the apparent culinary master make caramelised onions the cheat way?

I had a real salt, fat, acid, heat phase in the pandemic and I’ve been cooking full meals since I was 10. This is my Everest lmao.

This is the bear fanfic and I just can’t prove it

It takes a hell of a lot to make me squeamish. This book truely makes me feel sick everytime I pick it up (complimentary)

A reread bc I am finally going to finish this trilogy (I cannot keep avoiding finishing this series bc I love it so much. It’s time to finish!)

“But these eyes harbored a remote intellect, a keen awareness. Which was the scariest part: this man had to confront the devastation of his body. He was cognisant of his own ruin. How could he possibly cope with that?”

Nick Cutter when I find you!! Holy shit.

Not to be a bitch but tamlin begging on his knees to Rhysand is some whimp ass shit. Cannot wait for more of this Rhysand guy tho he is so dramatic and intense. Like a pop punk album in a guy lmao

I find this tamlin dude very boring and this book is like tamlin city

Know that I tried the graphic audio, got overwhelmed by all the sound, and now am reading the regular audiobook lmao

Need something to make me feel alive

I’m 30% in and I’m saying this bc I mostly am enjoying it but fuck me I wish someone had told this author to cut the Meredith plotline. There is truely no need!!

Reading this to prep for my baby, my diva, my most anticipated book of the year - Headlights!!

Reading my teenage memoir ❤️

I am disconnected from YA fantasy but I am wondering why these people, in the circumstances they are in need to be so young? I’m like 30% in and keep having to remind myself that these are teens on the page and not 20 somethings.

I guess maybe the shape of the world isn’t clear to me!

Needed himbo fiction in between historicals

I think I hate this fuckass blond man!!!

Girl…get up! He’s just some guy I beg of you to get a grip

It must be known I’m having the time of my life! This book is spiritually the omegaverse