Someone on Threads said that they want to change the romance genre and make something different... They want to end their romance book with a tragedy or without a HEA. And listen, a piece of advice, if you don't like romance, that's fine, BUT be careful because you can end up messing up your own book and/or your book may not find its audience because of that bad decision. Also, THE ROMANTIC TRAGEDY GENRE EXISTS, WHAT DO YOU THINK ROMEO AND JULIET IS????????

"To Ekaterina, I was devoted husband," he said. "Not giant."

He's TOO damn precious... I would die for Igor

This book is a beautiful story so far- I'm still currently reading it as I post this -

But I think it should be visually read (if possible, unless accessibility requires audio of course), our do an immersive read - but the illustrations are some of the most gorgeous artwork I've seen in a novel for quite some time.

You can tell Vanessa Vida Kelly (the author) spent days and weeks into their creation and they are inserted in some of the most poignant and emotional places in the story. They also add a layer to the world building and create visualization of some of the more fantastical and circus like aspects of the book.

Plus, reading the book helps me learn the language and other non English speaking characters insert vocabulary as well that I've been enjoying reading and translating too.

Hope you will enjoy this book too! And if you are listening, maybe there is a way to see the art work too somewhere?

@Boundlings: What are some of your favorite books that have illustrations in addition to the text too?