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This Vicious Dream by Stacia Stark
5.0

𝑨𝑹π‘ͺ π‘Ήπ’†π’—π’Šπ’†π’˜: π‘»π’‰π’Šπ’” π‘½π’Šπ’„π’Šπ’π’–π’” π‘«π’“π’†π’‚π’Ž π’ƒπ’š π‘Ίπ’•π’‚π’„π’Šπ’‚ π‘Ίπ’•π’‚π’“π’Œ

Happy release day to This Vicious Dream! And a huge thank you to Stacia Stark for the eARC!

After devouring the Kingdom of Lies series, I was SO ready for this bookβ€”and it absolutely delivered. From the first page, I was pulled straight into the frenzy (and I never wanted to leave). The world, the stakes, the tension... it was everything.

Madinia and Calysian?? I’m obsessed. Their story is full of grief, longing, power struggles, and that slow-burn intensity I live for. The angst?? Immaculate. The chemistry?? Off the charts. And the ending?? I’m screaming. HOW am I supposed to wait for the next book?

Tropes you’ll love:

🀌🏽 Enemies to reluctant allies to something so much more

πŸ™ŒπŸ½ Forced proximity (aka peak tension)

😈 Morally grey, sharp-edged hero with a heart (maybe?)

πŸ’ͺ🏽 Strong, stubborn heroine who’s been through it

🐎 One horse. Yes, really.

🧨A cliffhanger that hurts in the best way.


If you love your fantasy with high stakes, dark secrets, and banter that cuts like a bladeβ€”add this to your TBR immediately, but don't forget to read the Kingdom of Lies before this. Hey, you won't regret it, trust me.