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Edge of Mercy (Book 3 of Sugar & Vice) by Allie Therin | 4⭐

Pub Date Jun 23 2026

I love everything queer and Sugar & Vice had all the best things, paranormal romance, action, a gripping slow burn and amazing characters that you can't help but love. The Edge of Mercy was the cherry on top of this spectacular trilogy.

Allie Therin couldn't have given Evan and Reece, and us readers, a better ending after so much sweet slow burn. Just like with the first two books, I devoured the third. Her writing continues to be captivating as she presents to us complex issues mixed with fun sass and passion from all the characters; her character development and her worldbuilding are equally incredible.

The only reason I'm giving this a 4⭐ even though I loved it so much is precisely because I loved it so much and her world building was amazing. I was intrigued with everything until the very last moment of conclusion and because of that I feel like there are still answers we didn't get. Evan and Reece did get their very much deserved happy ending and even with some things left up in the air I'm totally fine with that but maybe one single book isn't enough to tie all the ends and close all the door the author opened after introducing the new possibilities.

Putting that small detail aside, I loved, loved it. I'm so happy I got to meet Evan and Reece again after a year and read the whole book in one sitting and I can say it was totally worth the wait.

Thank you to NetGalley and Carina Adores for sending this ARC in exchange for an honest review

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Rottenheart by Kat Dunn | 4,25 ⭐

Pub Date Oct 13 2026

In its exhumation of Hamlet's very core, ROTTENHEART shows the reader the definition of "what is grief if not visceral love that has nowhere to go?" and what happens when there is, in fact, a place for it to find home again.

How delicious it was to get swallowed whole by this story. I was completely enchanted by Kat Dunn's prose from the very beginning and how you could feel Odette's despair at every turn.

This is indeed a love story and how love can be turned into pure and raw madness that will get you to a point where you will do anything, including to kill. And yet, at the same time, love is also salvation, it is the one thing that undid Odette but also put her back together.

Throughout the entire book, I was completely consumed by Odette's anger and pain, her uncertainties, and her overwhelming love for Cecilia. I can say with enough confidence that Kat Dunn made a good job into transferring to ROTTENHEART the spine that carried Hamlet and that you will find joy in reading this sapphic reimagining.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for giving me the opportunity to read this eARC.

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Fruits of our Labor by Ian Patterson | 4⭐

Pub Date: Aug 25 2026

First, what a clever title, it goes perfectly with the subject.

This book, as well as the Korean 4B movement, are completely didactic ways of explaining that the more you pressure and oppress a group, the more radical it can become.

I found the writing particularly engaging and the subject well explored and well-rounded as we got insight not only in the country the narrative takes places but of another countries, the politics and statics that such scenario would evoke. It's very compelling.

Just like the criminalization of abortion, which incidentally does not reduce the numbers but only increases the number of deaths of women, mostly poor and of color, countries that didn't support female bodily autonomy didn't eradicate parthenogenetic birth, but are the ones without a stable male population.

It is also in a way, an extrapolation of the phase "We should be thankful that women want equality and not revenge" when female characters are multiple time arguing that men are now inferior, obsolete and will soon disappear with their gender motivated violence. It's a very interesting perspective to have against the women in the book that want to lead with more kindness and actually push for equity in the eminent matriarchy than what patriarchy has given them, their perspective is also a good reminder that to remove rights from a group IS a slippery slope. The tactics of fear used to oppress a group can always be used against you, they're always the same, especially when they stem from looking at a group as inherently bad. You remove it from one, you find a reason to remove it from another and I really liked how the author approached this.

One of my favorite things, however, was how real the consequence of men becoming virtually obsolete for women is: the increase in violence. It's clear that the statistics would still be against women fona good while because now, in addition to the anger stemming from the superiority complex that misogyny brings, men are also scared in this scenario. And we are familiar with the results of that combination, it is very much fatal.

This book stands for a fast and really interesting read, it's definitely worth your time if you like the idea of an alternate but realistic realty of our own.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for sending this ARC in exchange for an honest review.