Shrike 🐦⬛
@shrikebait.bsky.social
he/they
🏳️⚧️✨ GAY WRONGS ✨🏳️🌈
Physician by day, feral birdthing by night.
Reader, writer, occasional illustrator
Pfp by Royal Poff 💖
https://linktr.ee/shrikebait
🏳️⚧️✨ GAY WRONGS ✨🏳️🌈
Physician by day, feral birdthing by night.
Reader, writer, occasional illustrator
Pfp by Royal Poff 💖
https://linktr.ee/shrikebait
Pinned
Shrike 🐦⬛
@shrikebait.bsky.social
· Sep 23
🐦⬛Unfortunately, I do love...
💖 tea
💖 cute agression
💖 trans wrongs
💖 parasitic flora
💖 monster boys
💖 murderous songbirds
💖 toxic codependence
💖 gay wrongs
💖 tea
💖 cute agression
💖 trans wrongs
💖 parasitic flora
💖 monster boys
💖 murderous songbirds
💖 toxic codependence
💖 gay wrongs
Bruised by Ally Avery
I loveeee a good heat to heart plot. Bruised has just enough angst to keep the pages turning while delivering all the forbidden romance hotness. Lane and Mason are so much fun. I'm really looking forward to the next books in this new series!
#bookreview
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I loveeee a good heat to heart plot. Bruised has just enough angst to keep the pages turning while delivering all the forbidden romance hotness. Lane and Mason are so much fun. I'm really looking forward to the next books in this new series!
#bookreview
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December 8, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Bruised by Ally Avery
I loveeee a good heat to heart plot. Bruised has just enough angst to keep the pages turning while delivering all the forbidden romance hotness. Lane and Mason are so much fun. I'm really looking forward to the next books in this new series!
#bookreview
🌈📚💙
I loveeee a good heat to heart plot. Bruised has just enough angst to keep the pages turning while delivering all the forbidden romance hotness. Lane and Mason are so much fun. I'm really looking forward to the next books in this new series!
#bookreview
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Immersed by Gale Ian Tate
A trauma bonding speedrun where the only hetero is Asher's heterochromia.
#bookreview
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A trauma bonding speedrun where the only hetero is Asher's heterochromia.
#bookreview
🌈📚💙📚😱📚🩸
December 1, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Immersed by Gale Ian Tate
A trauma bonding speedrun where the only hetero is Asher's heterochromia.
#bookreview
🌈📚💙📚😱📚🩸
A trauma bonding speedrun where the only hetero is Asher's heterochromia.
#bookreview
🌈📚💙📚😱📚🩸
Hi-Voltage by Raz Fox @razfox.bsky.social
Hi-Voltage lives up to the name: Reno and Luka are electric.
I'm all for escapist rockstar romance but I really liked how this book fully acknowledges the danger of blurring the line between fan, friend, and lover.
#bookreview
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Hi-Voltage lives up to the name: Reno and Luka are electric.
I'm all for escapist rockstar romance but I really liked how this book fully acknowledges the danger of blurring the line between fan, friend, and lover.
#bookreview
🌈📚💙
December 1, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Hi-Voltage by Raz Fox @razfox.bsky.social
Hi-Voltage lives up to the name: Reno and Luka are electric.
I'm all for escapist rockstar romance but I really liked how this book fully acknowledges the danger of blurring the line between fan, friend, and lover.
#bookreview
🌈📚💙
Hi-Voltage lives up to the name: Reno and Luka are electric.
I'm all for escapist rockstar romance but I really liked how this book fully acknowledges the danger of blurring the line between fan, friend, and lover.
#bookreview
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My Name Isn't Paul by Drew Huff @drewhuff.bsky.social
My Name Isn't Paul is a playground for lit analysis. Huff manages some wildly creative worldbuilding without sacrificing coherence. My lil neurons are having a fantastic time mulling it over.
#bookreview
🌈📚💙📚😱📚🩸
My Name Isn't Paul is a playground for lit analysis. Huff manages some wildly creative worldbuilding without sacrificing coherence. My lil neurons are having a fantastic time mulling it over.
#bookreview
🌈📚💙📚😱📚🩸
November 17, 2025 at 2:07 AM
My Name Isn't Paul by Drew Huff @drewhuff.bsky.social
My Name Isn't Paul is a playground for lit analysis. Huff manages some wildly creative worldbuilding without sacrificing coherence. My lil neurons are having a fantastic time mulling it over.
#bookreview
🌈📚💙📚😱📚🩸
My Name Isn't Paul is a playground for lit analysis. Huff manages some wildly creative worldbuilding without sacrificing coherence. My lil neurons are having a fantastic time mulling it over.
#bookreview
🌈📚💙📚😱📚🩸
Happy Face by Sirius @palestarsirius.bsky.social
I read this shortly after finishing Funny Little Town and loved seeing Casper settled. At least as settled as he could be with wailies for neighbors.
#lmhorror #bookreview
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I read this shortly after finishing Funny Little Town and loved seeing Casper settled. At least as settled as he could be with wailies for neighbors.
#lmhorror #bookreview
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November 14, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Happy Face by Sirius @palestarsirius.bsky.social
I read this shortly after finishing Funny Little Town and loved seeing Casper settled. At least as settled as he could be with wailies for neighbors.
#lmhorror #bookreview
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I read this shortly after finishing Funny Little Town and loved seeing Casper settled. At least as settled as he could be with wailies for neighbors.
#lmhorror #bookreview
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Try to fit all the pretties in one photo challenge 😤
Book mail from @acureforliving.bsky.social ! They packed everything super securely and added some lovely little touches (I am forever a hwore for wax seals. I line my shelves with em 😅)
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#bookmail #queerbooks
Book mail from @acureforliving.bsky.social ! They packed everything super securely and added some lovely little touches (I am forever a hwore for wax seals. I line my shelves with em 😅)
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#bookmail #queerbooks
November 13, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Try to fit all the pretties in one photo challenge 😤
Book mail from @acureforliving.bsky.social ! They packed everything super securely and added some lovely little touches (I am forever a hwore for wax seals. I line my shelves with em 😅)
📚💙
#bookmail #queerbooks
Book mail from @acureforliving.bsky.social ! They packed everything super securely and added some lovely little touches (I am forever a hwore for wax seals. I line my shelves with em 😅)
📚💙
#bookmail #queerbooks
Funny Little Town by Sirius @palestarsirius.bsky.social
I felt Casper's desperation as he runs from grief and trauma while clutching his hard-won identity in bloody hands. Grimy circus gags add a delightful bit of depravity to this unplanned Dread South detour.
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#lmhorror #bookreview
I felt Casper's desperation as he runs from grief and trauma while clutching his hard-won identity in bloody hands. Grimy circus gags add a delightful bit of depravity to this unplanned Dread South detour.
🌈📚💙
#lmhorror #bookreview
November 10, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Funny Little Town by Sirius @palestarsirius.bsky.social
I felt Casper's desperation as he runs from grief and trauma while clutching his hard-won identity in bloody hands. Grimy circus gags add a delightful bit of depravity to this unplanned Dread South detour.
🌈📚💙
#lmhorror #bookreview
I felt Casper's desperation as he runs from grief and trauma while clutching his hard-won identity in bloody hands. Grimy circus gags add a delightful bit of depravity to this unplanned Dread South detour.
🌈📚💙
#lmhorror #bookreview
Vice + Virtue by @thornyfilth.bsky.social
This has been my comfort book to nibble at over the last few months. I love it so, so much. Vice + Virtue is a dance between violence and tenderness as three weathered men find a home in one another...
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#mmmromance #queerbooks
This has been my comfort book to nibble at over the last few months. I love it so, so much. Vice + Virtue is a dance between violence and tenderness as three weathered men find a home in one another...
🌈📚💙
#mmmromance #queerbooks
November 10, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Vice + Virtue by @thornyfilth.bsky.social
This has been my comfort book to nibble at over the last few months. I love it so, so much. Vice + Virtue is a dance between violence and tenderness as three weathered men find a home in one another...
🌈📚💙
#mmmromance #queerbooks
This has been my comfort book to nibble at over the last few months. I love it so, so much. Vice + Virtue is a dance between violence and tenderness as three weathered men find a home in one another...
🌈📚💙
#mmmromance #queerbooks
Key Lime Sky by Al Hess
Key Lime Sky is an unconventional take on an alien invasion featuring an equally unconventional main character.
#bookreview #netgalley 🌈📚💙
Key Lime Sky is an unconventional take on an alien invasion featuring an equally unconventional main character.
#bookreview #netgalley 🌈📚💙
November 9, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Key Lime Sky by Al Hess
Key Lime Sky is an unconventional take on an alien invasion featuring an equally unconventional main character.
#bookreview #netgalley 🌈📚💙
Key Lime Sky is an unconventional take on an alien invasion featuring an equally unconventional main character.
#bookreview #netgalley 🌈📚💙
Themmmmmm 😭💖✨🌌
They’re unhinged, he’s undead, and the whole damn galaxy wants them gone.
This cover is insanely gorgeous, thanks to incredible work by Jackarais
🌈📚💙 #coverreveal
They’re unhinged, he’s undead, and the whole damn galaxy wants them gone.
This cover is insanely gorgeous, thanks to incredible work by Jackarais
🌈📚💙 #coverreveal
November 7, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Themmmmmm 😭💖✨🌌
They’re unhinged, he’s undead, and the whole damn galaxy wants them gone.
This cover is insanely gorgeous, thanks to incredible work by Jackarais
🌈📚💙 #coverreveal
They’re unhinged, he’s undead, and the whole damn galaxy wants them gone.
This cover is insanely gorgeous, thanks to incredible work by Jackarais
🌈📚💙 #coverreveal
Finally freed this beauty from box prison because I just knew it was going to be pretty and I needed to wait til I could get pics.
Swipe to see the absolutely ADORABLE presentation from @salientbooks.bsky.social This book was packed with so much love. 🥺💖
#queerhorror
Swipe to see the absolutely ADORABLE presentation from @salientbooks.bsky.social This book was packed with so much love. 🥺💖
#queerhorror
November 4, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Finally freed this beauty from box prison because I just knew it was going to be pretty and I needed to wait til I could get pics.
Swipe to see the absolutely ADORABLE presentation from @salientbooks.bsky.social This book was packed with so much love. 🥺💖
#queerhorror
Swipe to see the absolutely ADORABLE presentation from @salientbooks.bsky.social This book was packed with so much love. 🥺💖
#queerhorror
Yeehaw Junction by Kayli Scholz
Out 11/5!
Sweaty, greasy Florida noir.
Yeehaw Junction turns flips the warped backwoods family trope and tells the story from their perspective.
#indiehorror #bookreview #arcreview 💙📚
Out 11/5!
Sweaty, greasy Florida noir.
Yeehaw Junction turns flips the warped backwoods family trope and tells the story from their perspective.
#indiehorror #bookreview #arcreview 💙📚
November 4, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Yeehaw Junction by Kayli Scholz
Out 11/5!
Sweaty, greasy Florida noir.
Yeehaw Junction turns flips the warped backwoods family trope and tells the story from their perspective.
#indiehorror #bookreview #arcreview 💙📚
Out 11/5!
Sweaty, greasy Florida noir.
Yeehaw Junction turns flips the warped backwoods family trope and tells the story from their perspective.
#indiehorror #bookreview #arcreview 💙📚
Moonlit Nights & Northern Lights by T.J. Rose
This second installment of Killigrew Street was a fun read that went by relatively quickly for a 500+ page book.
#arcreview #bookreview
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This second installment of Killigrew Street was a fun read that went by relatively quickly for a 500+ page book.
#arcreview #bookreview
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October 30, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Moonlit Nights & Northern Lights by T.J. Rose
This second installment of Killigrew Street was a fun read that went by relatively quickly for a 500+ page book.
#arcreview #bookreview
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This second installment of Killigrew Street was a fun read that went by relatively quickly for a 500+ page book.
#arcreview #bookreview
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Remember My Name by Rebecca Rathe
The spiciest one yet. Whew.
Luc and Jess have libidos for days. I loved the spice-forward plot but it took me longer to really get to know the guys compared to others I've read from this author.
#bookreview
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The spiciest one yet. Whew.
Luc and Jess have libidos for days. I loved the spice-forward plot but it took me longer to really get to know the guys compared to others I've read from this author.
#bookreview
🌈📚💙
October 30, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Remember My Name by Rebecca Rathe
The spiciest one yet. Whew.
Luc and Jess have libidos for days. I loved the spice-forward plot but it took me longer to really get to know the guys compared to others I've read from this author.
#bookreview
🌈📚💙
The spiciest one yet. Whew.
Luc and Jess have libidos for days. I loved the spice-forward plot but it took me longer to really get to know the guys compared to others I've read from this author.
#bookreview
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hey Rev...
WHAT
ARE YOU DOING
IN MY SWAMP 🐊📣
Thanks to @palestarsirius.bsky.social for the chance to make some of my favorite illustrations so far. It always means the world that you trust me with your vision.
🌈📚💙
#thedreadsouth #lmhorror #illustration
WHAT
ARE YOU DOING
IN MY SWAMP 🐊📣
Thanks to @palestarsirius.bsky.social for the chance to make some of my favorite illustrations so far. It always means the world that you trust me with your vision.
🌈📚💙
#thedreadsouth #lmhorror #illustration
October 24, 2025 at 11:09 PM
hey Rev...
WHAT
ARE YOU DOING
IN MY SWAMP 🐊📣
Thanks to @palestarsirius.bsky.social for the chance to make some of my favorite illustrations so far. It always means the world that you trust me with your vision.
🌈📚💙
#thedreadsouth #lmhorror #illustration
WHAT
ARE YOU DOING
IN MY SWAMP 🐊📣
Thanks to @palestarsirius.bsky.social for the chance to make some of my favorite illustrations so far. It always means the world that you trust me with your vision.
🌈📚💙
#thedreadsouth #lmhorror #illustration
Blood, Sweat & Queers ed. @itsmargarethall.bsky.social
and @jamieisreading.bsky.social
Vampirism is inherently queer.
Blood, Sweat & Queers opens with a killer foreword by Hall and carries this theme through to the end.
#bookreview
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and @jamieisreading.bsky.social
Vampirism is inherently queer.
Blood, Sweat & Queers opens with a killer foreword by Hall and carries this theme through to the end.
#bookreview
🌈📚💙
October 24, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Blood, Sweat & Queers ed. @itsmargarethall.bsky.social
and @jamieisreading.bsky.social
Vampirism is inherently queer.
Blood, Sweat & Queers opens with a killer foreword by Hall and carries this theme through to the end.
#bookreview
🌈📚💙
and @jamieisreading.bsky.social
Vampirism is inherently queer.
Blood, Sweat & Queers opens with a killer foreword by Hall and carries this theme through to the end.
#bookreview
🌈📚💙
Snow White and the Seven Little Miners by Kit Barrie @kitbarrie.bsky.social
What a lovely way to wrap up the GriMM Tales. I loved this sweet little polyam family. The miners are so in tune with each other and softhearted Snow fits right in.
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#bookreview #arcreview
What a lovely way to wrap up the GriMM Tales. I loved this sweet little polyam family. The miners are so in tune with each other and softhearted Snow fits right in.
🌈📚💙
#bookreview #arcreview
October 19, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Snow White and the Seven Little Miners by Kit Barrie @kitbarrie.bsky.social
What a lovely way to wrap up the GriMM Tales. I loved this sweet little polyam family. The miners are so in tune with each other and softhearted Snow fits right in.
🌈📚💙
#bookreview #arcreview
What a lovely way to wrap up the GriMM Tales. I loved this sweet little polyam family. The miners are so in tune with each other and softhearted Snow fits right in.
🌈📚💙
#bookreview #arcreview
Reposted by Shrike 🐦⬛
#BookSky 📚🩵 Gets first shot at these! I have some older editions that I am clearing out. If you want them individually just message me about it. It will most likely just be $2-$3 + cost of shipping.
October 17, 2025 at 9:47 PM
#BookSky 📚🩵 Gets first shot at these! I have some older editions that I am clearing out. If you want them individually just message me about it. It will most likely just be $2-$3 + cost of shipping.
The Frog Prince by A.M. Rose
This book challenged the extent of my monster-lover proclivities and won. New "woulds" have been unlocked. Adalwin and Otto are PRECIOUS.
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#arcreview #grimmtales
This book challenged the extent of my monster-lover proclivities and won. New "woulds" have been unlocked. Adalwin and Otto are PRECIOUS.
🌈📚💙
#arcreview #grimmtales
October 14, 2025 at 3:24 AM
The Frog Prince by A.M. Rose
This book challenged the extent of my monster-lover proclivities and won. New "woulds" have been unlocked. Adalwin and Otto are PRECIOUS.
🌈📚💙
#arcreview #grimmtales
This book challenged the extent of my monster-lover proclivities and won. New "woulds" have been unlocked. Adalwin and Otto are PRECIOUS.
🌈📚💙
#arcreview #grimmtales
Rumpelstilzchen by Sam Northman
God truly gives their toughest battles to their gayest soldiers because reading this in public without biting my lip was the hardest thing I've ever had to do. The D/S dynamic had me on the floor almost as fast as Boy.
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#grimmtales #bookreview
God truly gives their toughest battles to their gayest soldiers because reading this in public without biting my lip was the hardest thing I've ever had to do. The D/S dynamic had me on the floor almost as fast as Boy.
🌈📚💙
#grimmtales #bookreview
October 14, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Rumpelstilzchen by Sam Northman
God truly gives their toughest battles to their gayest soldiers because reading this in public without biting my lip was the hardest thing I've ever had to do. The D/S dynamic had me on the floor almost as fast as Boy.
🌈📚💙
#grimmtales #bookreview
God truly gives their toughest battles to their gayest soldiers because reading this in public without biting my lip was the hardest thing I've ever had to do. The D/S dynamic had me on the floor almost as fast as Boy.
🌈📚💙
#grimmtales #bookreview
SYMPATHY FOR THE BLUES by S.S. Genesee @geneseedraws.bsky.social
HAPPY PUB DAY!
And they were /bandmates/ 😱
Just the right amount of tugging at my heartstrings with a dash of heat to hook me.
#bookreview #mmromance
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HAPPY PUB DAY!
And they were /bandmates/ 😱
Just the right amount of tugging at my heartstrings with a dash of heat to hook me.
#bookreview #mmromance
🌈📚💙
October 9, 2025 at 11:33 PM
SYMPATHY FOR THE BLUES by S.S. Genesee @geneseedraws.bsky.social
HAPPY PUB DAY!
And they were /bandmates/ 😱
Just the right amount of tugging at my heartstrings with a dash of heat to hook me.
#bookreview #mmromance
🌈📚💙
HAPPY PUB DAY!
And they were /bandmates/ 😱
Just the right amount of tugging at my heartstrings with a dash of heat to hook me.
#bookreview #mmromance
🌈📚💙
Lamb, Stag & Wolf by Airic Fenn @airic-fenn.bsky.social
Ask my taste in books and I'll point at this novella until you read it.
I just adore a story about corrupted faith and old gods. Shelby struggles to maintain control while bitterness blackens his heart.
#queerhorror #chartreusehorror
Ask my taste in books and I'll point at this novella until you read it.
I just adore a story about corrupted faith and old gods. Shelby struggles to maintain control while bitterness blackens his heart.
#queerhorror #chartreusehorror
October 6, 2025 at 4:43 AM
Lamb, Stag & Wolf by Airic Fenn @airic-fenn.bsky.social
Ask my taste in books and I'll point at this novella until you read it.
I just adore a story about corrupted faith and old gods. Shelby struggles to maintain control while bitterness blackens his heart.
#queerhorror #chartreusehorror
Ask my taste in books and I'll point at this novella until you read it.
I just adore a story about corrupted faith and old gods. Shelby struggles to maintain control while bitterness blackens his heart.
#queerhorror #chartreusehorror
First Oaths by @cjtuma.bsky.social and @cquinnwrite.bsky.social
First Oaths is a solid start to the Bone Men series. I closed this book with a good foundation for the story and anticipation for book two.
#thebonemen #firstoaths #mmromance
First Oaths is a solid start to the Bone Men series. I closed this book with a good foundation for the story and anticipation for book two.
#thebonemen #firstoaths #mmromance
October 5, 2025 at 4:45 PM
First Oaths by @cjtuma.bsky.social and @cquinnwrite.bsky.social
First Oaths is a solid start to the Bone Men series. I closed this book with a good foundation for the story and anticipation for book two.
#thebonemen #firstoaths #mmromance
First Oaths is a solid start to the Bone Men series. I closed this book with a good foundation for the story and anticipation for book two.
#thebonemen #firstoaths #mmromance
Cinder by D.N. Bryn @dnbryn.bsky.social
Shout out to D.N. Bryn for serving the weird bird representation we need.
I loved this take on Cinderella, especially this particular brand of familial manipulation.
#arcreview #mmromance #romantasy #grimmtales
Shout out to D.N. Bryn for serving the weird bird representation we need.
I loved this take on Cinderella, especially this particular brand of familial manipulation.
#arcreview #mmromance #romantasy #grimmtales
October 3, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Cinder by D.N. Bryn @dnbryn.bsky.social
Shout out to D.N. Bryn for serving the weird bird representation we need.
I loved this take on Cinderella, especially this particular brand of familial manipulation.
#arcreview #mmromance #romantasy #grimmtales
Shout out to D.N. Bryn for serving the weird bird representation we need.
I loved this take on Cinderella, especially this particular brand of familial manipulation.
#arcreview #mmromance #romantasy #grimmtales
What Death Forgets by Thea Verdone
What Death Forgets is a slow-paced gothic romance where obsession lurks beneath a pretense of propriety.
#bookreview
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What Death Forgets is a slow-paced gothic romance where obsession lurks beneath a pretense of propriety.
#bookreview
🌈📚💙
October 1, 2025 at 11:29 PM
What Death Forgets by Thea Verdone
What Death Forgets is a slow-paced gothic romance where obsession lurks beneath a pretense of propriety.
#bookreview
🌈📚💙
What Death Forgets is a slow-paced gothic romance where obsession lurks beneath a pretense of propriety.
#bookreview
🌈📚💙