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Love Triumphant and a bit with a dog

The Anti-Hero by Sara Cate

July 17, 2023 by katie71483 2 Comments

Okay, so, some of you may remember that I reviewed Purity by Skyler Mason several months ago and that I was… not impressed. Purity was supposed to be spicy romance about someone who was recovering from growing up in purity culture. It wasn’t particularly romantic or sexy or spicy or even a good deconstruction* (see definition below) journey.    Today, I stumbled upon The Anti-Hero by Sara Cate. It is everything that Purity’s author wanted that book to be, but on steroids. It is filled […]

Filed Under: Featured, Fiction, Religion, Romance Tagged With: purity, purity culture, religious deconstruction, Sara Cate, Skyler Mason, spicy romance

katie71483's CBR15 Review No:11 · Genres: Featured, Fiction, Religion, Romance · Tags: purity, purity culture, religious deconstruction, Sara Cate, Skyler Mason, spicy romance ·
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A spicy indictment of purity culture?

Purity by Skyler Mason

July 3, 2022 by katie71483 5 Comments

… This I have to read.* Obviously. I came across Skyler Mason on TikTok. She was speaking about her experiences with purity culture, making a break from it, and then writing a spicy book about those experiences. Purity is that book. (Please note that I received this book as an ARC after signing up for it on the clock app.) Having grown up in a low-key version of the Purity culture, I was very curious about how this would work. I think this book is […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: booktok, purity culture, Skyler Mason, spicy romance, spicytok, tiktok

katie71483's CBR14 Review No:6 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: booktok, purity culture, Skyler Mason, spicy romance, spicytok, tiktok ·
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