Dear Reader
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a scholarship pulls her into a secret society run by her stepbrother and his dangerous friends… and now she’s caught between surviving them and wanting them.
genre
dark romance
tropes in this book
in the bybookishbabe library
this book belongs because…
ugh why was i waiting for the stepbrother moments?!?
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verdict
a scholarship pulls her into a secret society run by her stepbrother and his dangerous friends… and now she’s caught between surviving them and wanting them.
vibe
dark romance with dark academia, and why choose and dark edges.
spice
chapter index
Dear Reader spicy chapters
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reader fit
you want dark academia, and why choose, dark edges, and a book page that tells you the heat level before you commit.
you need something soft, light, or low-stress right now.
content warnings
heavier emotional content is flagged by the library rating. check detailed reviews first if you need exact trigger guidance.
standalone + hea
series-connected — best checked against the series order before jumping in.
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Dear Reader quotes
‹ all quotes“His lips curled into a grin. “Fake dating? I love that trope. Count me in.”
— Dear Reader by Tate James
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