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There was magic, action, drama, shitty ex-fiancees, and love triangles. It was a famous web novel. The story always ended on the cliffhanger. There were a lot of snu-snu moments. The male lead was so frustrating at times that I wished to go into the book and choke him. The female lead, who was so dense despite being from a modern world, made my blood boil at all times. Why couldn't she see the second male lead who was in puppy love with her? She should be with anyone else but that cold-hearted asshole male lead who kept forcing himself on her.

"My wife won't have to lift a finger for anything in the future!" Toph said seriously, looking at Renee. "Have you read 'Gone with the Wind'?" Not well-versed in literature, Renee shook her head with slight embarrassment. Toph spoke gently. "In the book, there's a part where the female protagonist falls into difficulties and goes to the male protagonist to borrow money. Despite previously claiming to live luxuriously, the male protagonist could tell from her appearance that she was struggling just by looking at her hands. They were rough, giving away her true situation... Do you understand why?"

My brain final clicked that I was not crying because of the book. I was actually crying because I was sad that Blake and I were fighting and we had not sorted it out. He keeps trying to apologise, but I want him to be grovelling on the floor. I focus back on the book in my hand. Anthony and Kate were amazing and they went from to enemies to lovers. That is the best romance trope there is. Enemies to lovers, they fight every time and claim to hate each other but underneath all that venom is actually passion. I move on to Benedict’s story. I have heard that his story is similar to Cinderella’s story. I continue reading the book.

I couldn’t help myself as I was immediately absorbed into the main character’s world. True to his word, it was werewolf erotica. This particular book started with a heated, frantic lovemaking session in a moon-drenched forest to introduce the character’s predicament. Apparently, she’d been caught in her heat by a man who was not her mate. And now, she was pregnant with an illegitimate child.

“Yes, but the authors usually don’t go into details about the pursuit. They dedicate a small part to that process, and it either ends up with the girl getting rejected or the couple getting together reluctantly. When the guy’s childhood crush appears, they’ll break up immediately. “After breaking up, the guy realizes that he has fallen in love with the girl unknowingly and starts fighting to get the girl back. Do you like this trope?” Imogen was speechless. She asked, “Are there any books that describe the female protagonist pursuing the male protagonist in detail and have a happy ending where they get together?” After a pause, she added, “Forget it. I shall not read books like that. Please

But if things went wrong—and knowing my luck, something would—I didn’t want to pull them into the trouble that would follow. My gaze fell on the trashy romance novel sitting on the front seat. It was objectively terrible; bad grammar, weak plotting, and things happened far too easily for the heroine. I’d devoured it in a single night. It was trash, but it was delicious trash. The heroine had auctioned off her virginity to the mafia to pay for her father’s debts and ended up being ‘oversold’ to three brooding Alphas all vying for her attention and favors.

It made me want to rip the skin from my bones just to stop feeling everything. “She ran off with her little boyfriend. Cute, really. But predictable.” My stomach twisted, bile climbing high. “If you don’t marry him,” he continued, eyes gleaming like a vulture circling a fresh carcass, “I’d love to see her reaction when we… play.” That word. That cursed, ice-blooded word. It cracked open the rusted cellar of my childhood and let every monster crawl back in. “You promised you’d never say that again,” I croaked, the edges of my voice torn and frayed.

The older texts were further into the library while the newer ones were closer to the entrance. I found a book on mating that looked to be very old so I settled in a chair and began to flip through the pages. The beginning was most of what I already knew but I saw something that caught my eye. It wasn’t what I was looking for but it was something about bond manipulation where you could use your mate bond into manipulating your partner. It sounded evil and dangerous so I quickly flipped past it. I didn’t see anything about bonds that were not completely broken and I couldn’t help but get frustrated. I slammed the book harder than I should have and buried my head in my hands. My wolf had been

This book will contain triggers such as: 1) Sexual assault/rape 2) Bullying 3) Depictions of violence 4) Thoughts of suicide Just as in my books before, when a chapter title states it's a "Split Chapter" there will be TWO POV's for that chapter. I hope you enjoy getting to know Euan and Juniper! --Sydney

I picked up the book I was reading and drowned out all other noises. The book I was reading had the enemies to lovers trope and so far, it was really interesting. The male lead was just as mean as Ivan but the female lead was starting to like him. There was hope for Melanie and Ivan. The main work was however Ivan's responsibility. The female lead only started to like the male lead when he started showing her kindness. I had to tell Ivan to change his attitude during our meeting tomorrow. A strangled scream reverberating around the house had me sitting up and cursing.