Alaina Urquhart

she kind of like is like she doesn't say it till the end yeah you know like the end she makes it it's always going to be him i'm going to pick him every time yeah that's clear as day so that's when it's like but before that you're like you need to be a little clearer to him well that's the thing because you're like nuzzling up on him you're like almost kissing him a lot you're spending all your days together and then you're just kind of being like oh

And it's like, just be a little more upfront.

Like, just say no.

It's okay.

Just say, like, not interested, not going to be interested.

Well, exactly.

Because it's like in this one, they really set you up to be like, oh, that poor kid.

Until it gets to the end, and then you're kind of like, fuck's going on here.

And then in Eclipse, you're like...

This is so toxic.

I feel like this is like... You know what it is?

It's like this is like when you read these things as an adult, like these dark romances where like it's a morally gray love interest and all that, that becomes like appropriate in a way that you can distinguish that from...

yes your real life you know what i mean because like because like right now like i'm reading by the way i'm reading phantasma oh um by kaylee smith i really hope i got i think you're right let me just make sure i've just seen it on your counter but i don't know is it right next to me

Oh, yeah.

I was like, wait, I keep bringing it around with me.

I wanted to make sure I got her name right.

It's Phantasma by Kaylee Smith.

Such a good book.

It's like a horror-esque dark romance.

Really good.