Is it somehow cheating to ask what avatars get unlocked with each level up? I'm so curious to know what options I'll have in the future!

I was delighted to turn myself into a bowl of rice recently at Level 4. Hoping for a cup of tea or a potato someday. 😂

Okay, so last year I discovered my love of this subgenre after reading Butcher & Blackbird and Lights Out, and I just finished Tourist Season and since I have to WAIT until JUNE for the next book, I NEED something to fill that void.

As someone who reads mostly rom-coms, I’m not the biggest fan of DARK dark romance, but give me a book about two serial unalivers falling in love with hilarity and unhinged hijinks? I’m in. I enjoy suspense (that’s a lie… I friggin LOVE it), but I also like having the comedy that balances it out.

Got any recs? I do plan on finally finishing the Ruinous Love trilogy, as well as Navessa Allen’s newest release, but I would love to have more to add to my tbr 🫶🏻

One-star reviews are so useful when deciding whether to read a book, and I'm curious what "negative" aspects that other people call out actually draw you towards a book even more.

For example, every time I see negative reviews mention that the book feels "pretentious" or has "purple prose" I immediately add it to my TBR lol. I like my prose lush and sumptuous, dripping in decadence and self-indulgence. I want Oscar Wilde rolling in his grave out of jealousy at a turn of phrase.

Another thing I love is when people talk about an unlikable female character, specifically one that is maybe too cold or ambitious or morally irredeemable. I eat that up! I like my female characters evil and owning it.

Conversely, if a one-star review even mentions the word "juvenile" when it comes to the writing or characters, I'm out. Don't even need to read the rest of the review. If I even catch a whiff of the phrase "feels like YA," I click out and never look back.

What red flags for other people are green flags for you?