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I've loved everything I read by this author, but this series is possibly my favorite. The absolute scoundrels and gentleman of uncertain fortune are just too entertaining.

Of course, it's very much wish fulfillment. Duke Severn has more power than a human being should ever have, frankly - but since he's the good guy, and this is a fictional story, it's still cathartic to read him throwing his power around to help others.

It also had some great romantic chemistry, only one bed, somnophilia and praise kink, which was a really nice collection of my favorite things.

And the boys from the first book show up at the end, which was the best ending.

A nice end to the trilogy. Everyone is where they belong at the end, I think. I liked that in this book we also dealt a bit with Will's trauma and how that influences their relationship, since until now the obstacles mainly came from Kim.

Also the murderous brother and the abusive family gave some Whyborne & Griffin vibes, while Kim's shady character in general has been reminding me of Hither Page. 

Kim is a shady lying bastard, but we love him like that. Will stands up for himself, and he kind of has a point. Will commiserates with Kim's fiancé Phoebe about Kim being a lying bastard. Phoebe and Will's best friend Maisie hang out and hopefully become a couple later on or something.

That ending was very much ouch. It's a whole mess, and Kim probably didn't do the right thing, but there wasn't a good way to do this. Phoebe

giving back the ring

broke me, though.

man, this invisible man is an asshole

Didn't notice this was second in a series, so I was feeling like I missed something, but it sums up most of what happened so it's fine. I like that they helped a young teenage mother, and Peter tips his workers.

I received an ARC through NetGalley and this is my voluntary and honest review.

Okay, this graphic novel pulled me in. I'm not Catholic or religious myself, so your mileage may vary. This book is about a Catholic boy's self-discovery journey, who finds comfort and community in his church, but also realizes he's gay, and has trouble reconciling those two facts.

The graphic novel leads us through the discovery featuring Catholic saints and people from the Bible who defied gender norms or had devoted love with members of their own sex, while also being devoutly religious. It tells us that the Bible can have several interpretations, and if the interpretation you choose teaches you to hate, that tells you more about yourself than about God and Jesus. It also features present-time queer people, including a nonbinary drag performer who struggles with their own relationship to church and their late mother.

It is also very catchy and approachable to a modern audience, although it's been a while since I was a teenager. The colors are beautiful, the people really look like people - I'm in love with Mark's freckles on his arms in particular, such a lovely detail. 

Occasionally went a bit over the line into cringe, but still an amazing Chanuka romcom story. Ben's brother sets him up on 8 blind dates for Chanuka, and they all go spectacularly wrong, but he is rescued by the super cute bartender, Nova.

Nearly screamed when it turned out the vampire character was Hungarian, lmao. We're everywhere.

I might reread this later because I wasn't really in the mood for the sex scenes I think, but the characters were A+. Established, bit codependent couple gets entangled with a very lonely vampire.

A quick and interesting read, with Seanan's tell-tale style. I feel like this could have been a longer, more developed novel, but also I've been itching to read something short, so if it had been longer I probably would have waited to read it. A dilemma.

This is a very personal book for me. I don't know yet if it made me feel better or worse.