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Anathema by Keri Lake

Have you read Anathema yet?

It had me at the edge of my seat!

Keri Lake has an incredible way with storytelling! Just incredibly vivid and descriptive. I wasn’t sure how much I was going to like the first person/third person but it worked so freaking well!!

I can’t wait to finish Eldritch (book 2)!

#book #darkaesthetic #lemon8bookclub

2025/11/6 Edited to

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