What are moments in books that feel like they are juuust a little too oddly specific and detailed in a way that makes you slightly pause and go “… this gotta be a sex thing” even though on the surface it really isn’t?

Not really just a kink that is supposed to be recognised as such but smth a bit more hidden. Maybe it even seems like the author themself didnt realise that was why they put it in

Common examples that fit this imo are the many, many romance authors who clearly have a patriarchy fetish + the many, many horror authors who have a fetish for having a woman being violated

I was taking my time reading this but it's just so good I can't put it down, I get why people love this book

I was looking at some banned book lists earlier and I was thinking how fun it would be to have a banned book quest! What quest would you love to have?! and badge idea? I would love a childhood book quest, banned book quest and more horror quests!

She plants a petal inside her, waits for it to grow./she can’t speak with a flower in her throat.

How many times growing up, did I think “if I was just more girly” or “if I was just more polite” or “if I was more QUIET”—

As a kid I always wanted to play with the boys, I wanted to run, race, scream, climb trees, do something daring. But I always kept getting slotted into those feminine activities. Play dolls. Keep your dress clean. Don’t talk too loud. And sometimes I did like those activities, but if there were boys playing tag outside I wanted in. So often it felt like it was wrong for me to want to. Or I felt guilty for being loud and silly outside.

“If only I had a rose in my throat that kept me from talking too loud and kept my words soft and pretty. Then I would be a good child”.

(I’m not saying using that armor design is not a good idea; I mean, that is some quality paranoid overthinking right there, we all have to agree on that.)

Only on page one and we already have three snarky parenthetical side notes. We are so back!