look, i love tessa dare. but first off: sexual assault is not ok, even when a woman does it to a man. here: "He resisted at first, but she offered him no quarter. It wasn’t fair, perhaps, to use desire against him. But it was the one weapon she had." no! if he resists! don't do it! it's that simple!

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also piers was not sufficiently sorry for literally setting her bedroom and her clothes on actual fire and he does not get a pass because he was "trying to push charlotte away" bc he doesn't know how to handle love that's bullshit he should have actually apologized and i do not approve -- also she should have solved the mystery her damn self! where did my capable women go! boo :(

basically, i like the non-spindle cove series better