Read & Rot Summer 2025

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Across
  1. 3. A genre where dragons might fight politics and spells mask sorrow
  2. 5. A gothic novel where love smolders under soot and secrets
  3. 6. Tales of survival, societal collapse, and bleak futures
  4. 8. A legacy of Greek demigods reimagined in the modern world
  5. 11. This prince delays revenge until it's too late
  6. 12. A girl tumbles through a keyhole of reason into chaos and charm
  7. 14. This classic tale blends justice and vengeance behind prison walls
  8. 15. Kingdoms, courts, swords, and glittering crowns — often with political intrigue
  9. 17. An aesthetic where glass slippers or Gorgons are reimagined with grit or romance
  10. 18. The aesthetic echo of Great Books, moral reckonings, and prose that survives centuries
Down
  1. 1. A lifestyle fiction motif evoking beeswax, pressed flowers, and rural solitude
  2. 2. Folklore's winged inhabitants
  3. 4. An aesthetic rooted in russet leaves, creaking wood floors, and characters with questionable mortality
  4. 7. Fantasy romance with crowns, corsets, and chemistry
  5. 9. Clockwork meets corsetry in this anachronistic genre
  6. 10. The Queen of Hearts wasn’t born cruel — she was baked into it
  7. 13. Emotions, heartbreak, and happily-ever-afters drive this category
  8. 16. Acronym for books we swear we’ll get to next month