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Book: The Inflictor (ya dystopian romance)

📚 Layered characters & snarky banter

🔥 High swoon, no-spice romance

👊🏼 Protective, grumpy, who-did-this-to-you MMC

🔻 FMC who can inflict pain with her touch

🌇 Fast-paced plot with darker themes in a dystopian setting

#books #dystopianbooks #romancebooks #bookrecs #bookworm

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