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This week we read “Manacled” by Senlinyu For the first time ever, we are reading a fanfic. Not just any fanfic, but one inspired by "Harry Potter.” (Get ready, we have a lot to say.)   In this world, the Death Eaters won the war, Harry and Ron died in the final battle, and Hermione was imprisoned in a sensory deprivation cell for about 18 months. The story commences when Hermione is dragged f...

This week we read “Hooked (Never After Series)” by Emily McIntire Wendy has been cloistered away most of her life by her wealthy cold father, but a spontaneous night out with friends turns into an intense and addictive love affair with the dark and brooding James. As much as she knows James is dangerous, Wendy can’t seem to shake her desire for him. But as their relationship grows more heated and...

This week we read “Cosmic Crush: An Alien Burlesque Romance (Galactic Gems Series Book 2)” by Clio Evans  Mari is a famous star in her intergalactic troupe. As headliner at the Comet Canyon Saloon, the last thing she expected to go wrong was being lassoed off stage by a chaps-wearing outlaw. Raider’s name has been tarnished by his good-for-nothing brother. The only way to clear it is by kidnapping...

This week we read “Freestyle (Academy of Stardom Book 1)” by Bea Paige    Things have always been tough for Pen but she has had one constant love; Dance. Dance makes her forget the hardships in her life–her terrible family, her controlling boss, and her 4 best friends and dance crew that were cruelly torn away from her years ago.  When Pen gets the opportunity to attend a prestigious dance academy...

This week we read “Behold Her: A Spicy Dark Monster Romance (Monsters of Moonvale Book 1)” by Emily Antoinette Welcome to Quickie–a quick take on what one of us is reading and what we think. This week, Killian is reading Behold Her, the first book in Monsters of Moonvale, the follow-up to Maneater , which we read last episode.   What did we think? Find out on this episode of diktok. https://www.in...

This week we read “Maneater: A Spicy and Cozy Monster Romance (Monsters of Moonvale)” by Emily Antoinette   Shane, a very shy, new-to-town witch, who moonlights as a private investigator, gets a surprise invitation to a coven for a meet and greet. He is nervous but decides to go to meet new people. He soon realizes that they are summoning a demon to be their sex slave for the night. When the most...

This week we read “Unhinged” by Vera Valentine   Someone’s been watching Tana closely, but he’s a lot closer than she realizes. From intimate moments to lazy afternoons on the couch, he’s secretly seen it all - and fallen for her along the way. When a man claiming to be her front door enters her dreams to warn her about an imminent threat to her life, Tana initially chalks it up to her weird late-...

This week we read “A Court of Thorns and Roses (A Court of Thorns and Roses, 1)” by Sarah J. Maas   FINALLY! The sexy, action-packed first book in the #1 New York Times bestselling Court of Thorns and Roses series from Sarah J. Maas. How did we rate it? What did we think? Find out on this episode of diktok. https://www.instagram.com/diktokpod/ https://www.tiktok.com/@diktokpod

This week we read “A Kingdom of Stars and Shadows” by Holly Renee  Adara's fate has never been hers. Betrothed to the crowned prince of Citlali, the Starblessed, Adara, is taken to the Palace to fulfill her destiny. Her blood is the key to unlocking the High Fae's dormant powers, but when Adara turns up to the palace, she's actually more drawn to the Prince's brother - tall, dark a...

This week we read "The Fine Print (Dreamland Billionaires Book 1)" by Lauren Asher. Rowan I’m in the business of creating fairy tales. Theme parks. Production companies. Five-star hotels. Everything could be all mine if I renovated Dreamland. My initial idea of hiring Zahra was good in theory, but then I kissed her. Things spiraled out of control once I texted her using an alias. By the...

This week we read “Squeak: A Balloon Animal Omegaverse Tale (Squeakverse Book 1)” and “Squeal: The Squeakquel: A Balloon Animal Omegaverse Tale (Squeakverse Book 2)” by Vera Valentine A dedicated art student at her local community college, Poppy practically lives inside her sketchbook. Drawn to the distracted crowds of the local zoo, her planned day of anonymous figure-sketching is interrupted by...

This week we read “Anastasia” Sophie Lark Anastasia is the princess no one needs: the fourth daughter born to an emperor without a son, and the only royal lacking a magical gift. Until she collides with a young Cossack rebel, changing both their lives forever. How did we rate it? What did we think? Find out on this episode of diktok. https://www.instagram.com/diktokpod/

This week we read “The Wolf and the Wildflower” by Stacy Reid   London is buzzing with the news that James Winters, the Duke of Wulverton—thought lost at sea a decade ago—survived in the harsh wilderness of the Yukon. Now he's been returned to his family, his responsibilities, and a nightmarish world of artifice and noise. He has three weeks to become a refined, elegant duke for the Queen . ....

This week we read “Fear: A Terrifying Love Story” by Kathryn Ann Kingsley    Emily is an adrenaline junkie. She rides fast motorcycles, loves her job as a fireman, and does a bit of urban exploration. She craves fear like a drug. One night while exploring an abandoned sanatorium, she has a run in with a nightmare come to life. Emily is forever changed when she realizes that she has met Fear himsel...

This week we read “ A Soul to Keep: Duskwalker Brides: Book One by Opal Reyne   Known as a harbinger of bad omens and blamed for Demons eating her family, Reia is shunned by her entire village. As an adult, she is now forced to be a sacrificial bride for the Duskwalker. The Dustwalker, however, is not what he seems. His skull face and glowing eyes are ethereal, and she finds herself unwittingly en...

This week we read “Pucking Around: A Why Choose Hockey Romance (Jacksonville Rays Book 1)” by Emily Rath Recent med school graduate Rachel Price's dream comes true when she lands a fellowship with a new NHL team, the Jacksonville Rays, as a physical therapist. However, she’s only in Florida for a day before she comes face to face with Jake, the mystery man from her one night stand two months a...

Morbidly Yours: A Steamy Romantic Comedy by Ivy Fairbanks   Callum Flannelly would rather dive into an open grave than take a stranger to dinner and a movie. But he can only inherit the family undertaking business and carry on their legacy under one condition: He must marry before his 35th birthday. So it’s out of the mortuary and into the dating scene. Lark Thompson would rather get crushed by a...

Lovestorm by Judith E. French Lady Elizabeth Sommersett is the pampered, beautiful daughter of a powerful earl. But when she is shipwrecked on her way to an arranged marriage, her future seems over—until she is rescued by a magnificent warrior. Elizabeth had no idea a man could be as strong yet tender, not to mention breathtaking, as Cain Dare. But even more shocking is Cain’s announcement that sh...

Soul Eater: M/M Fantasy Romance (Monstrous Book 1) by Lily Mayne Twenty years ago, monsters rose on earth and began a new age of civilization. One where humans live in military-controlled, cramped and dirty cities along the coasts, and the majority of the United States is known as the Wastes. A lawless, desolate and dangerous place, teeming with monsters that have claimed the land for their own. I...

For a very merry Christmas special episode we read “A Court of Sugar and Spice: A Nutcracker Romance Retelling (Wicked Darlings)” by Rebecca F. Kenney With their inheritance restricted until their marriage, sisters Clara and Louisa, both in their twenties, must live with their godfather Drosselmeyer. One night, an accident brings to life one of the strange wooden dolls in Drosselmeyer's mansio...

This week we read “Laces (Boys of Hawthorne Asylum Book 1)” by Tempi   Hawthorne Asylum is a place where families send the children they no longer want to deal with. After her District Attorney stepfather murders her sister, Gambrielle finds herself there. After years of suffering under his abuse, resulting in this tragedy Gambrielle wants to uncover the secrets and expose her step-father, but bei...

This week we read “Impact”by Nikki Markham Bailey is 28 years old. She's single, she's bisexual, and after stumbling into the wrong club on the right Friday night, she thinks she might be kinky too. Immediately entranced by the sights around her—including the gorgeous and commanding Domme, Isabelle—Bailey wonders if there's a side of life she's been missing. How did we rate it? Wha...

This week we read “Alien On Fire (Bound By Fire Book 1)” by January Bell Nydo, a Roth freed from the Suevans, convinces Leigh that he will return her to Earth. Under one condition. She agrees to pose as his mate for political gain and access to the throne, to help end the Overlord’s reign. Leigh is suffering with the after effects of the forced hormone treatment the Roth Overlord’s minions injecte...

This week we read “Saving Mia” by Anna StoneMia Brooks needs money, fast. Deep in debt to help pay her sister’s medical bills, her loan shark is coming to collect. Her solution? Auctioning off the one thing she’s been saving—herself. The highest bidder is Cassandra Lee, self-made businesswoman and CEO. Her heart hardened by a past she keeps buried, Cassandra doesn’t want a relationship. What she w...

This week we read “An Invocation of Monsters (The Void Book 2)” by Cate Corvin Desperate to know the secret life of her cold and distant mother, Elle accepts the invitation of two strangers to visit their isolated forest retreat. But it’s not just any forest. The noises in the woods at night aren’t animals—they’re monsters. Soon, Elle finds herself caught up in intrigue and mystery, and caught in...