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  • Oct 16, 2025
    Haunted Mediation (Conflict Mediation: Not So Normative Spin-Off, #2)
    Haunted Mediation (Conflict Mediation: Not So Normative Spin-Off, #2)D.C. Emerson
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    Enjoyment: 4.0Quality: 4.5Characters: 4.5Plot: 4.0
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    This time, the ARC for Haunted Mediation, where we see these two amazing protagonists getting closer to each other. (Don't worry, it's already out; you can go read it) Some amazing secondary characters made me laugh a lot with their commentary. I loved to see the bad boy being such a dad, absolutely not a bad boy.

    But what was best about the story was the Haunted house! Some heavy topics right there to discuss. Why write a normal haunted house with shitty decorations when you can write a psychological house of terrors? It started funny, then it was like wow some heavy phrases right there, and I loved it. I liked to see the differences in both protagonists and how they supported each other and flirted in the process. In here, we have a really good friends-to-lovers dynamic that I loved to see. Amazing for a story so short.

    The story is not scary, but it's also not cosy, so be aware of the trigger warnings if you want to pick up Haunted Mediation! Really hope you get to enjoy it as much as I did.

    Can't wait for Valentine!

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    I'm going to sit with this one for a while:

    But if I'm nothing, If I'm without gender, how can I ever be desired?

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