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Boundless Awareness: A Heart-Centered Approach to Spiritual Awakening and Freedom from Suffering
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The Dharma of Modern Mindfulness: Discovering the Buddhist Teachings at the Heart of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction
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Deeply embedded in the practice of contemporary mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) are...
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The Vanishing Half
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'The Vanishing Half is an utterly mesmerising novel. It seduces with its literary flair, surprises...
Assume Nothing: A Story of Intimate Violence
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Award-winning filmmaker Tanya Selvaratnam bravely recounts the intimate abuse she suffered from...
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The Sterling Acquisition (Manufactured Mates #1)
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Omegaverse Dystopian Science Fiction Dark MM Romance
Merissa (14132 KP) rated Discordant Cultivation in Books
Jan 2, 2026
Vale is the producer, and Kieran is the musician. You read the story from both perspectives, seeing Kieran succumb to Stockholm Syndrome in real time, along with everything else. There isn't a massive supporting cast, but each one plays a part in Vale and Kieran's story.
Now, it says it is "A Dark MM Captive Musician Romance", but I don't know if I would put the word romance anywhere near this. I mean, yes, they fall into something, a dark and twisted version of love, maybe, but romance? Maybe psychological horror fits better? Don't get me wrong, I love a dark romance, but I struggled with this book. It took me over three days to read it, when I can normally finish a book (or more) in a day.
I will say, read the trigger warnings! You will need to, to protect your own mental health. This book pushed boundaries I didn't even know I had. It was an extremely uncomfortable book to read, BUT it was so incredibly well-written!!! Gale Ian Tate has a knack for dark stories, but I think this one might be both the best and the worst! And while I both loved and loathed it, it definitely won't be one I read again!
An amazing, horrible, uncomfortable story that pushed everything I thought I knew. If that sounds like the book for you, then I can definitely recommend it. Just be careful with your own mental health, though!
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* A copy of this book was provided to me with no requirements for a review. I voluntarily read this book; the comments here are my honest opinion. *
Merissa
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Jan 2, 2026