"I was never a Harry Potter kid. I honestly harshly judged Harry Potter readers my entire life. I was a Series of Unfortunate Event's weirdo. I was a Lemony Snicket child. I was a member of VFD and I knew how to write acrostic poems.

Harry Potter was too popular. It was too cool. It was too massively praised. JK Rowling made too much fucking money (still does). It was TOO MAINSTREAM and edgy middle school me didn't want to be LIKE EVERYONE ELSE.

But I am so fucking old now. I pay taxes. I am a married woman. I get home from work at 6 pm and I change into my pajamas, complain about the government, rant about gen zer's, mention how different things were back in my day and fall asleep after a glass of wine.

I am too fucking tired of this world, I am too fucking tired of being angry at everything. I am too fucking tired of thinking about global warming, cancel culture, and the inability of my generation to afford housing. I just want to escape.

I am still a romance reader and romance lover. But I am not gonna lie, I am also so tired of the oversaturation this booktok market caused. Romance books have had the same rinse/repeat for a few months now. I read so many romance books in the last few years that it became almost impossible to find something that hasn't been done before. I have to read 20+ books just to find a new one I actually like. That might be my own fault. Or the market's fault. Or tiktok's fault. Where only the popular/same old ever sells. But I digress.

I decided to pick up Harry Potter for the first time in my life at the age of 27. Because of the culmination of these reasons. And because most of my best friends are Harry Potter fucking fanatics and they forced me to. And you know what? I am glad they did.

Listen, say whatever you want.

You can like this author, you can hate this author. You can think of Harry Potter as the most boring children's fiction that could ever exist in this world. You can think of her writing as simplistic, unremarkable, overrated... I mean, the woman is British and I can't even tell. And yet...

You cannot sit here, look me in the eyes, and tell me that what she has created here is not worthy of praise. The level of creativity, the characters, the world building by itself... All her controversy aside...

There is a reason why these books got movies. Hell, there is a reason these books got two entire amusement parks that make billions daily, and will continue to do so for years. HARRY POTTER IS FUCKING MAGICAL .

There, I said it.

Don't tell me that you would not even set foot in an Universal Park if you didn't get a chance. I myself have been twice and even without reading the books, or watching all the movies, that shit was emotional.

Separating the craft from the creator, and even if I don't - as an editor - I'd never be able to sit here and tell you this world building isn't the most fantastic thing I have read in my life.

So, you know what? Politics aside, do fucking read Harry Potter. Do love this series. Do talk about it to this day and to pass it along to your children, because I for sure will.

Some things will exist and live on despite of their makers. And I can't for the life of me hear another one of my friends tell me: oh god, I feel so guilty about loving Harry Potter still. God, I am afraid to talk about it online.

Well, I am fucking not.

I sat on my couch with this book at the age of 27 and all of a sudden I was inside of that train with Harry. I was touching that letter, I was hugging Ron after my Quidditch match. I was scared for my life when Hermione got stuck in that bathroom with the stupid dumb troll and for a few hours, I was a kid again. I had fun. I was immersed. I couldn't put the book down.

If that's not a good book, I don't know what is.

So yeah, I am too old to be wasting my time trying to prove strangers on the internet I am a good person. I know what I stand for, I make a difference in political matters when voting. I actually care about things that count. I am active in ways that will make a difference for the people I want to protect.

And I am also too fucking old to be burning Harry Potter books at the stake because it's author has opinions I disagree with.

So here I stand before you, good reads community, and I absolve the child in you. I give you permission to love and appreciate Harry Potter like you always have.

The child in you never had ill intentions, the child in you didn't have all that prejudice talk instilled into you. The child in you just wanted to escape. So do. Do escape to Hogwarts. Allow yourself to keep all the magnificent things this series has brought to the world. And do support your local library while you're at it for your September yearly reread.

I know who I am.

I am a fucking Gryffindor. (I took the test lol)

Onto the next book. Can't wait to read Dramione fanfic.

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Dark Toxic Romance

Tropes:
-Love Triangle
-Obsessive MMC's
-Toxic Relationships

"You look at him like he's your salvation, even though he's not. But me? I'm your f-king ruin."

We get a new MMC!! & the back and forth between the two guys is giving me whiplash, in the best way. This book is super heavy on the triggers so please don't go into this series/book blind. I REPEAT DO NOT GO INTO THIS SERIES BLIND.

"Sometimes I like the pain. Sometimes it reminds me I'm alive."

These characters are completely BROKEN in everyway. The author does an amazing job at making you feel all the pain and emotions as you read. I've cried, I've laughed, I've gotten so frustrated to the point I wanted to scream.

"I want my battered soul to find some pinks and purples and oranges, to heal just a little bit."

If you're looking for something dark, toxic, and emotional I highly recommend."

"✨𝑩𝒂𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒆�� 𝑺𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒔��

Caution for people struggling with their mental health - please take caution reading this book. It is a dark MASTERPIECE but might be too heavy for people that are currently struggling.

That being said - HOLY WOW THIS BOOK. Shae does such an amazing job at capturing addiction and how it affects everyone around them.I loved this so much, it’s unlike any book I’ve read. I thought I would stay loyal to Zayne but my heart is saying DAMIEN baby.

The ending of this book hints that the next book is going to be A LOT DARKER and I’m absolutely here for it. I CANNOT WAIT!!!

𝑻𝒓0𝒑𝒆𝒔:
🖤 DARK Romance
🖤 Toxic Love Triangle (Done Right)
🖤 SPICY
🖤 Obsessed Addict MC
🖤 Cartel Motorcycle Daddy MC
🖤 Multiple POV
🖤 Plot Twists

"My heart would stop in my fucking chest if I lost you."

"Don't let me get too close, babe. I always break my favorite toys."

"Take what you need from me"

"You look at him like he's your salvation even though he's not. But me? I'm your fucking ruin."


There are a lot of TWs, so please check those. "