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A bookwyvern's honest take on dark romance.

Cover of Dark Chemistry by Lina Ravenhill
October 31, 2024 · Book Review

Dark Chemistry

by Lina Ravenhill

4 / 5

Plot Summary (spoiler-free) Ren lives with a secret. Her family’s nature sets them apart from everyone around them and makes them a target, and when her grandfather’s illness leaves her alone, the…

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Cover of The Useless Witch by Savannah Lee
September 30, 2024 · Book Review

The Useless Witch

by Savannah Lee

4 / 5

Plot Summary (spoiler-free) Saoirse is a young woman with no magic in a world where that is close to blasphemy. She works in a bakery, trying to get out from under her…

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Cover of Entangled in the Woods by Evi James
September 24, 2024 · Book Review

Entangled in the Woods

by Evi James

4 / 5

Plot Summary (spoiler-free) Elise Wilson wants one thing from her summer: to spend it alone in the northern Minnesota wilderness studying the local plant life and proving herself as a serious graduate…

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Cover of Pretty When You Scream by Jasmine P. Dane
September 20, 2024 · Book Review

Pretty When You Scream

by Jasmine P. Dane

4 / 5

Plot Summary (spoiler-free) Bethany is an introvert who comes back to her small hometown and gets pulled into a deadly, seductive relationship with Skull, a man behind a mask with a violent…

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Cover of Potions and Perils by Reck Well
September 17, 2024 · Book Review

Potions and Perils

by Reck Well

4 / 5

Plot Summary (spoiler-free) Potions and Perils is a cozy fantasy set in the village of Lushwood, following Eshail, a witch trying to balance ordinary potion-making with the tangled obligations of village life.…

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Cover of Captive Consort by Jade Marshall, Rose Wulf
July 19, 2024 · Book Review

Captive Consort

by Jade Marshall, Rose Wulf

4 / 5

Plot Summary (spoiler-free) Scarlet has dreamed of the same man her whole life, and then she wakes up imprisoned by him. Circumstances she never chose have made her a captive of the…

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Cover of The Catcher by Kate Raven
January 1, 2024 · Book Review

The Catcher

by Kate Raven

4 / 5

Plot Summary (spoiler-free) The Catcher drops you into a world of dark desires and volatile emotions. Emrys is hired to work for Tanner Courtenay, an infamous major-league baseball star and a legendary…

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