Wildblood by Lauren Blackwood

A character says "it would behoove you."
Me: looks at Maxon from the Selection.
Yeah watching a boy chopping wood is an experience.
The fantasy. The forest. White people being awful and taking advantage of everything and assuming it's theirs.
Hey look at all that trauma.

I liked the ending, but I hated the ending...because like. healing and stuff...but like....
336 Pages

Within These Wicked Walls by Lauren Blackwood

It's a Jane Eyre retelling/reimagining, but it's not. And I love Jane Eyre. It's not a line-by-line retelling, and kind of focuses more on the vibes of Jane Eyre--spooky house, awkward man with secrets...some excellent quotes.
Magnus is great.
336 Pages