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[katara]

Title: I'm a Therapist, and My Patient is Going to be the Next School Shooter: 6 Patient Files That Will Keep You Up At Night

Series: Dr. Harper Therapy #1

Author: Dr. Harper

Genre: Horror, Short Stories, Thriller, Crime, Mystery, Psychology, LGBT+, Mental Health, Did Not Finish

Date Started: January 22nd, 2023

Date Finished: January 22nd, 2023

Status: DNF @ 25

Rating: N/A

Sypnosis: I'm a therapist, and I work with the most dangerous patients.

I've seen it all... A boy who planned to be the next school shooter. A patient with OCD whose loved ones really did suffer every time he missed a ritual. A choir boy who claimed he was being molested -- not by a priest -- but by God Himself. A patient with PTSD who gave me nightmares. A husband and wife who accused each other of abuse, and only one of them was telling the truth.

And how could I ever forget, Patient #220.

The problem is, my patients have a habit of dying. Sometimes I wonder if I'm the common denominator. Or maybe that's just the cost of taking on exceptionally broken clients.

Either way, I'll never stop trying to help.

Review: I saw this book briefly pimped up on Book Tok. The review said it was worth the read and should be picked up. Like an idiot, I listened to the Book Toker. I regret bothering this story.

Dr. Harper comes across as incompetent and most of the stuff they do seems completely illegal and unbecoming of a therapist. I wondered several times if Dr. Harper received their degree from the cracker jack box. I could not bother to even continue with it much longer.

So, I ended up DNFing the book, and I doubt I will bother picking up the next book in this series.

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Title: Stalked by the Boogie Man

Author: Siggy Shade

Genre: Fantasy, Folklore, Monsters, Magic, Witches, Romance, Dark, Paranormal, Adult, Erotica, Age Gap, PWP, Enemies to Lovers, Book Tok, Smut

Date Started: January 22nd, 2023

Date Finished: January 22nd, 2023

Status: Finished

Rating: 2.3/5

Sypnosis: You're 99% sure that the boogie man is visiting your bedroom at night.

Every morning when you wake up, your clothes are shredded with sharp claws. He's even started stealing your underwear.

The only thing keeping you safe from his claws is your enchanted locket.

You've told the police, but they're useless. So, one evening, you set up your phone to record him and then you go to sleep.

The next morning, watch the recording to find a man with black wings rushing toward you before hitting an invisible barrier. Then he flies into a rage and tears up everything he can find.

As he reaches your phone, you press pause... To find the most beautiful man scowling into the camera.

Intricate black tattoos cover his muscular body and he's clutching your underwear in his huge hands.

But you're too busy staring at his forked tail that glistens with faerie dust.

It's time to capture the boogie man.

Review: ( Contains some spoilers )