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I like the setting but I couldn't care less about the boring murder mystery.

He has cat allergies and she is a cat owner. I will be surprised if they end up together. It's such a classic secondary romantic lead cliche lol.

A Year In January: A banished fae (?) and a woman with bipolar disorder (I think?) become roommates. A weird but interesting one 3.5⭐

Chaos Theory: Too long for a short story in my opinion, but I ended up enjoying it! 4.5 ⭐?

Sensual Tales for Carnal Pleasures: I have read this before in Fairytales of the Macabre, and I remember it to be my least favourite story. I'm still not the biggest fan, so 3.5 ⭐.

Sous Vide: confused about what happened at the end. 2.5-3 ⭐

I'm really disliking the audiobook. The narrator (also the author) is making the already dramatic prose seem overdramatic.

Fates and Consequences: I'd read this before. A guy, named Guy, dues prematurely and ends up in the Underworld, which us ruled by Hades. It was fun. 4-4.5 ⭐.

How to Dispel Friends and Curse People: Despite being written in my most hated format (*shudders* in verse *shudders*), I quite enjoyed it. 4 ⭐

Monsterlove: about motherhood, mental illness and postpartum depression. At first it was off-putting (the writing style was basically verbal diarrhoea) BUT by the end it kinda got me. 3.5 ⭐

Preexisting Condition: another one with resurrection and an interesting dynamic. 3.5-4 ⭐.

To Make A Man: I liked it. 4 ⭐

The House: A wedding speech. 3⭐

The Animation Games:
5 ⭐ stars ofc! This story is the main reason I wanted a physical copy of the anthology.

“Perhaps I move closer, too. Close enough that I can smell his sweat – but clean sweat, a good smell."

Not Lucy Foley's sweat fetish here as well 😭. I had enough of it in The Paris Apartment. ENOUGH

[pretends to be shocked]

come ooooon, nothing is happening

This is the third book I'm reading in 2026 and the second time where the main character (or one of them) is named Jules. This is like 2022 with all the Jesses lol.

Sucker for Pain: I liked it at first but the ending didn't stick the landing for me. Around 3-3.5 ⭐.

The Audit

Hmmm not fan. I felt bad for the girlfriend. Around 2.5 ⭐

The aim is to read a story per day throughout January.

The Wish Bridge: I really enjoy Olivie Blake in short format. This was very fun. I would rate it around 4-4.5 ⭐.

I'm getting second-hand embarrassment 🥴. Girl, LEAVE!