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wisecraic

(any pronouns!) Maryland, USA 🦀Forensic Science, ARC Reviews, and Queer Panic ✨️

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LGBTQ+ Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Level 7
Dark Academia
My Taste
If We Were Villains
Red Rising (Red Rising Saga, #1)
Captive Prince (Captive Prince, #1)
The Tainted Cup (Shadow of the Leviathan, #1)
The Dream Thieves (The Raven Cycle, #2)
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Hexes and Foes (Agents of SPELL Book 1)
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Corrections (Justice Series)
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  • The Stablehand's Submission
    wisecraic
    Jan 31, 2026
    3.0
    Enjoyment: 3.0Quality: 3.0Characters: 3.0Plot: 2.5
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    Precisely as much a PWP as you would expect. Needed a short historical fiction for a challenge. Not opposed to reading longer works from this author.

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    Silver Blood

    Silver Blood

    Talli L. Morgan

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  • The Forget-Me-Not Library
    wisecraic
    Jan 31, 2026
    3.5
    Enjoyment: 3.5Quality: 4.0Characters: 3.5Plot: 3.5
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    I was surprised to enjoy this as much as I did. This is very, very light fantasy to the extent of being primarily contemporary. And it deals with two women finding their paths in a small, southern town. Typically a story I wouldn't have any interest in at all, this was featured by Owlcrate in their Advent Calendar for 2025. Figured I would give it a shot and the narrators really sold me on this one. Particularly the southern accent on Tallulah's narrator, which reminded me a lot of being with family. It's giving Hallmark movie, but was shockingly pleasant.

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  • The Scorpion and the Night Blossom (The Three Realms, #1)
    wisecraic
    Jan 30, 2026
    3.5
    Enjoyment: 3.5Quality: 3.5Characters: 3.5Plot: 3.0
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    I have mixed feelings about this story. It doesn't necessarily stand out amongst its peers, but it certainly isn't bad. Feels quite YA despite being included in FairyLoot's Adult box. I wouldn't be upset to continue, but I'm also sort of over some of the main tropes here. Writing is fine. I do like the incorporation of mythological inspiration here. Not sure if this is the story for me at this point of my reading journey.

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    The Scorpion and the Night Blossom (The Three Realms, #1)

    The Scorpion and the Night Blossom (The Three Realms, #1)

    Amélie Wen Zhao

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    Hexes and Foes (Agents of SPELL Book 1)

    Hexes and Foes (Agents of SPELL Book 1)

    C.D. Rachels

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  • dottles
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    underrated classics?

    i'm intrigued - does anyone else have a classic (or just super popular) book that they think is sort of underrated? like a book that is well-known and well-respected, but isn't getting its due for the right reasons? or a book with a reputation that makes people less likely to read it?

    for me, i think the handmaid's tale gets the right amount of credit for worldbuilding/speculative work, but i've never seen much appreciation for atwood's narration itself, especially her depiction of re-living trauma. also, i was taught othello in school as important for its discussion of gender and race. all true, but i've seen lots of people go in thinking it's quite serious, and totally missing all of the jokes (which is half the point)

    would love to hear new perspectives on old favourites!

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  • WOLF PACK
    wisecraic
    Jan 27, 2026
    3.5
    Enjoyment: 3.5Quality: 4.0Characters: 3.5Plot: 3.0
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    Will absolutely read anything from this mangaka. Beautiful art all the way through. Storyline not quite as compelling as the FANGS series, but loved to see Norse inspired work in manga form.

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    The Scorpion and the Night Blossom (The Three Realms, #1)

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    Amélie Wen Zhao

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    Hexes and Foes (Agents of SPELL Book 1)

    Hexes and Foes (Agents of SPELL Book 1)

    C.D. Rachels

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    Corrections (Justice Series)

    Corrections (Justice Series)

    Leanne Fiftal Alarid

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    Mardi Gras + Carnival 2026

    Mardi Gras + Carnival 2026

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  • Home Before Dark
    wisecraic
    Jan 27, 2026
    4.0
    Enjoyment: 4.0Quality: 3.5Characters: 3.5Plot: 4.0
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    This is quite possibly the only Riley Sager book I've read so far that lets me begin to understand why his works are so popular. Lots of red herrings and twists along the way. Slightly unsatisfied with the ending, but I see how we got there. I'm just biased in the other direction of how this could have gone.

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    Home Before Dark

    Home Before Dark

    Riley Sager

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    Home Before Dark

    Home Before Dark

    Riley Sager

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