review
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Kiss of the Basilisk is an unapologetically unhinged erotic fantasy novel that is not only capable of entertaining, but also providing a potent lens in the exploration of female sexuality and the politics of desire. In contrast to traditional power dynamics of Gothic and folkloric narratives, the female protagonist is positioned in direct negotiation with
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A book that reads like a dizzying spell, lulling you deeper into shifting layers of desire: raw, tender, unresolved. Aciman renders young love as a fever dream, where reason unravels and longing spirals into an all-consuming, morbid obsession, crystallized in seventeen-year-old Elio’s desperate refrain: “You’ll kill me if you stop.” That echo carries through time,
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