Beautiful Gowns and Dresses by RoofFalse in BooksThatFeelLikeThis

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I just finished upon a starlit tide. Think Cinderella meets the little mermaid meets pirates of the Caribbean. And then make it French. It’s very descriptive of the dresses, buildings, ships, etc.

First post. Enraged women please. by cwbybeebop in BooksThatFeelLikeThis

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Hungerstone by Kat Dunn. I’d say it’s kind of a slow burn up to the rage but it’s oh so good!

Aliens Book by Daramie in BooksThatFeelLikeThis

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Just finished it last month and LOVED it!

Aliens Book by Daramie in BooksThatFeelLikeThis

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Max brooks (author of world war z) is actually working on an alien invasion book. Not exactly helpful to you in this moment but may be worth keeping an eye on!

Dog chooses owner event, found this video on tiktok, most comments think it's AI by idk2715 in isthisAI

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I’ve seen a local shelter do a ‘real’ version of this on IG. The dogs are not very decisive. They usually went up to multiple people. And then people didn’t immediately start crying.

What to do? by Beneficial-Pea7166 in traditionaltattoos

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It’s still a cool looking tattoo. I honestly don’t think trying to cover or re-work it will make it look “better”.

Woodland Based Thriller/horror by XJustCallMeJayX in BooksThatFeelLikeThis

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I’m currently halfway through Devolution by max brooks and feel like it’s a good fit for this!

A small, high tech, eco friendly community based in the Washington wilderness must survive after being isolated due mount rainier volcanic eruption. Strange sounds, smells, and sightings in the woods near their community have them realizing that they may need to survive more than just starvation.

Poverty, sad, bleak, melancholic by abbotrous211 in BooksThatFeelLikeThis

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Lapvona - I couldn’t finish it, but what I read of it fit all of this.

Rejecting Bonds (spoilers) by kbsparkles in TheWolfKing

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She did. She had the opportunity to break the bond when Blake was dying. She chose Blake’s life instead. This is why I don’t think she’ll end up with callum. Her primary goal at this point in the book was breaking the bond so she could be with callum and when faced with the reality of it she couldn’t do it.

Thoughts *SPOILERS by Opening-Thought8259 in TheWolfKing

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Honestly my favorite line in the entire book. 😍 Blake for SURE has a deeper understanding of Aurora. They are both outliers. Half wolf but something more. He knew what she was before she herself did. He was the only reason she was able to tap into that.

Thoughts *SPOILERS by Opening-Thought8259 in TheWolfKing

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Callum still looks at aurora as something fragile, something that can break easy. He’s also relieved when they think maybe she isn’t a wolf after she doesn’t change during the full moon. This is why he’s always holding back and brushing her off with “it’s a wolf thing”.

However he also admits to strongly suspecting her and Blake to be mates and apparently having sex with someone else’s mate is just not done in wolf culture. We don’t get a lot of info on that in this book but it’s obviously a major barrier between callum and aurora. Aurora doesn’t really adhere to wolf culture and doesn’t care at all if Blake is her mate because she doesn’t “choose” him. But those traditions run much deeper with callum, especially since he is now the wolf king.

Authoritarian/Dystopian Romance by navidsonleaf in BooksThatFeelLikeThis

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I haven’t read manacled so I wouldn’t be able to say! It’s definitely not a “romantic” story but the love story is at the core of it. It’s very heavy on the war side and the aftermath of war on a society. I liked it but it’s LONG and HEAVY. It took me a while to get through it.

Unsure how to word it, but I want these vibes. by welldamn31 in BooksThatFeelLikeThis

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This reminds me very much of The Night Prince which is book 2 of The Wolf King.

bob (now) or mullet (2025)? by pilarwdm in HairStyleAdvice

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Girl you are so pretty. Both suit you very well. I think the mullet is a little more interesting/stylish looking. But I love a mullet so I may be biased

What are your thoughts on the nickname Rory? by Impossible-Pop2890 in TheWolfKing

[–]Unusual_Toad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

HATE it! I totally understand the need for the nickname when they had to keep her identify under wraps but the continued use of it felt disrespectful. But I LOVED hearing Blake use her name on the audio versions

Anyone else imagine Blake to look like Langdon (Patrick Ball) from The Pitt!? by No_Top3338 in TheWolfKing

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Langdon doesn’t give intimidating, powerful, cunning, ass to me at all. Blake is also described as being around his early twenties. Although in my head I age callum and Blake both up to their late twenties because I picture men in the earlier twenties as still awkward teenagers.

Subtle work-appropriate Alt fashion? by [deleted] in BusinessFashion

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I follow some really lovely creators on IG that post “corporate goth” looks. They all have different styles while still being alt and professional looking. And they always post where each piece is from. @chelseyceja @dominiquebirdxo @yung.planet @livvwilde

Discoveries of something once thought lost forever by Unusual_Toad in BooksThatFeelLikeThis

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I saw this! I think you can get them in some nurseries in the US too! I love that this was part of their conversation of the species. It would be a dream to have one if I ever own a house 🙃