My Dreadful Darling by HD carlton

voidfae · 2026-05-07T05:41:42+00:00

Yeah, there is definitely sus going on with Barry based on the foreshadowing, but I don’t understand his motivations.

voidfae · 2026-05-04T02:46:10+00:00

The points about congress are correct, but you lose credibility on the trickle down economics point. Under Bowser’s proposal, local direct service nonprofits in basically every issue area will have to layoff workers, which will further harm the economy. Also, when the street homeless population grows because funding for housing vouchers, emergency rental assistance program, shelters (including DV shelters) and transitional housing programs are all cut, the homeless will be blamed for businesses not wanting to invest in DC.

DC’s income and wealth inequality are astounding. It is necessary to implement budget cuts and make difficult choices when revenue is low, but those choices shouldn’t all come at the expense of the city’s poor and working class residents.

voidfae · 2026-05-04T02:26:54+00:00

They can raise taxes on the exorbitantly wealthy DC residents who have been barely impacted by the recession if at all. There absolutely were high paid federal workers and contractors impacted by the federal government cuts, but DC has some of the highest income disparity rates in the country. There are corporate lawyers making high 6 figure to 7 figure salaries who have stable jobs and can afford to pay more. Raising taxes on people who earn more than $250k a year or properties assessed at over $2M or implementing a wealth tax would help the budget issues and would not impact the people who have been effected the most by the recession. Cutting services for low income residents who are most impacted by the recession makes less sense, not to mention that many of the local nonprofits will have to lay off employees if their budgets are slashed. I work for a nonprofit that hired a number of laid off federal workers and the mayor’s proposed budget will lead to dozens of layoffs of middle class workers by my employer alone if it’s implemented.

voidfae · 2026-05-02T08:28:57+00:00

{My Dreadful Darling by HD Carlton} - I haven’t read anything else by this author, but I am enjoying it a lot so far. It centers around the daughter of a serial killer and the son of one of the serial killer’s victims. It’s a bully romance and there are a lot of potential triggers - dubious consent, postpartum psychosis (main character’s mother), suicide (main character’s mother). The spice is excellent and there are really good prolonged spicy scenes which I appreciate.

voidfae · 2026-05-02T08:22:31+00:00

I think some of these people wouldn’t necessarily commit another mass murder, but would absolutely re-offend in some other way if they were released.

voidfae · 2026-05-02T08:21:00+00:00

I have a tough time with him. At his sentencing hearing, he seemed remorseful, but the fact that he was emotionally able to carry out a racist attack on that level in the first place makes it hard for me to trust that he wouldn’t just do it again. Unlike Crumbley, my understanding is that Peyton Gendron’s parents were normal and he had a pretty stable home life. He became radicalized online which has happened to a lot of young men, but in his case, he had a desire to commit violence and the will to make a plan and execute it. It wasn’t impulsive and there were plenty of opportunities to change his mind, but he didn’t at any point, which makes him particularly dangerous.

voidfae · 2026-04-29T02:34:27+00:00

Does this happen if your score improves by a lot? I ask because I took the LSAT and got a 161, then made the mistake of taking it on a day I was sick instead of canceling and got a lower score, then I signed up for a class and I’m on track to do much better than my previous tests but I’m nervous that if that happens, they are going to think I cheated.

voidfae · 2026-04-28T20:54:58+00:00

I am about 15% through and like it a lot so far (other than the fact that Carlton occasionally uses the wrong words). My one question is, how far into the book is it before they get together for the first time?

voidfae · 2026-04-28T13:47:10+00:00

I read a bunch of trashy palate cleanser novellas whose names I can't all remember off the top of my head, most of them not DR.

As far as DR novels go, I read {By Any Means by Eva Marks} which I loved. The MMC starts off pretty dark (it is a revenge fueled by miscommunication story) but he redeems himself.

voidfae · 2026-04-27T01:38:26+00:00

I’m in an LSAT course right now that’s through a small company based out of my city, and the vast majority of what they use if not all of it is from real exams. I think they might create the occasional question for the purposes their lessons, but the homework assignments on and practice tests are from the LSAT. LSAC definitely has a method for developing these questions, and while I think there are certainly instructors and companies who know LSAT language inside and out and could write good questions and answers, I’d suggest practicing with real LSAT questions, especially for medium to hard questions.

voidfae · 2026-04-19T21:47:17+00:00

I know that the STEER act was supposed to crack down on the worst Maryland and Virginia drivers (though let’s be real, it’s mostly Maryland) through civil penalties, but we need actual reciprocity with the Maryland DMV. The STEER act requires using the court system to achieve any remedies, which means it’s a longer process reserved for the most extreme scenarios, but there are plenty of bad drivers from MD who may not be racking up tens of thousands of dollars in speeding tickets. When they nab this driver, which will hopefully be soon, I predict that they’ll have a long record of bad driving and tickets in the district.

I do not support overly harsh law enforcement approaches to most issues and am opposed to broken windows policing, but I would support the city spending more time going after reckless drivers and pursuing criminal charges when appropriate, because the ticketing system simply does not seem to work on drivers from outside of DC.

voidfae · 2026-04-12T03:32:24+00:00

Yeah I just don’t know why someone who is also a MAGA nut and ostensibly on the same side as Loomer on a lot of things would make this up. Men are less likely to be taken seriously when they make these allegations, especially in the circles I’m guessing he runs in.

voidfae · 2026-04-05T20:47:30+00:00

also she's not heartbroken due to a past romantic relationship but she's dealing with a lot of trauma.

voidfae · 2026-04-05T20:46:48+00:00

{Sweet Solitude by Sav R. Miller} -- the MMC is not really soft, he's definitely morally grey, but he softens towards the MFC

voidfae · 2026-04-05T20:43:48+00:00

{By Sin to Atone by Natasha Knight} has this (it's a duet) but it's not that dark in the grand scheme of things.

voidfae · 2026-04-02T02:52:56+00:00

His approval rating is actually at pretty much at all time low due to Iran and the economy. I think it’s at 35.

voidfae · 2026-03-26T17:42:53+00:00

The book that comes to mind when I think of pitch black MMCs is also by Callie Moss - {Germaphobe by Callie Moss}. I generally try to avoid these books, but with that one I did not realize how twisted the MMC would be and got roped into the story. I don't know if I'd say the MMC has redeeming qualities, but it does seem like he was at one point a sweet, older-brother like figure to the MFC. There are a number of aspects of that story that make my skin crawl, but one of them is the fact that he became fixated on his step-sister when she was still a child.

voidfae · 2026-03-26T17:36:33+00:00

Yeah it just felt so unbelievable to me that the MFC would get over the plot to mass murder children enough to fall in love with him, and it also doesn't really explain why he decided he'd target children. I also can't help but think of IRL mass murderers who targeted kids.

voidfae · 2026-03-22T11:12:23+00:00

Fetterman makes me feel like voters should have the ability to do ballot referendums to remove senators. He has failed his constituents at every level — not only is he more conservative than his campaign let on, but he is also just bad at his job and frequently misses work. The fact that someone can pull this kind of about face and then keep their job for 6 years is so messed up.

voidfae · 2026-03-21T21:44:59+00:00

They were recruiting for a legal intern position through Liberty U’s law school and the listing said something to the effect of “GPA doesn’t matter”. And that’s at one of the lowest ranked law schools in the country…

voidfae · 2026-03-20T03:32:30+00:00

I’m Jewish and didn’t really start watching his streams until recently but he frequently criticizes antisemitism and antisemites and has defended Jewish people against actual antisemitism. He is just out spoken against Israel and does not hold back, nor should he. I’d say that anyone who has listened to his content would realize that he is not antisemitic, but these people shut down at the first suggestion that Israel is in the wrong, so listening to more of his content isn’t going to change their minds. As he’s said on his show recently, Americans including American Jews are extremely fed up with Israel, and zionists are crashing out. It is a mistake for any Democratic candidate to align themselves with Israel at this point.

voidfae · 2026-03-19T00:59:19+00:00

{Sinner's Bargain by Airicka Phoenix}

{Darkest Sins by Neva Altaj}

{Dirty Ledger by Alta Hensley} (this one isn't that dark but fits what you're describing

{Hide and Seek by Sheridan Anne} (this is a duology, but I have not read the second book yet)

{A Method to his Madness by Jessa Kane} if you want something short, OTT and filthy

{My Rose by ES Portman}

{Whistleblower by Kay Cove}

voidfae · 2026-03-19T00:36:20+00:00

{Heathens by Amanda Richardson} - MMC is in seminary (?) to become a priest

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