Time to dive back into fantasy!
I’ve been on the dark romance train lately. My last venture was the Cat and Mouse Duet. I loved Satan’s Affair. It was probably the best book I’ve read this year. Haunting Adeline was dark, but good. Hunting Adeline was, so far, the darkest book I’ve ever read. I managed to finish the series with Where’s Molly, but I needed a break from dark romance. I’ve been reading books I’ve found through BookBub as a nice little treat. Lots of cute short novels with witchy vibes. I got this book for Christmas, and decided to dive into it. I think I need to go back to fantasy for a bit. So far, I’m loving the magical aspects! I missed fantasy! #lemon8bookclub #fantasybooks #currentread
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