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Hither, Page by Cat Sebastian
4.0

A cosy mystery and historical gay romance? Oh, and it’s Christmas themed?
Yes please.
My vices are extremely wholesome, thank you for asking.
(Also, everything I said a while ago about trauma in romance novels is true here as well. I wonder how much Sebastian in particular is flossing over the very real stress and pain that mental illness of all kinds cause in relationships and also my god do we need narrative models that suggest that love is possible with mental illness. Not in spite of or because of. Just with.