Thoughts Be Bloody

“Magical dark academia becomes desperate love story becomes revenge plot. Thoughts Be Bloody is a gorgeously rendered and devastatingly executed tale about love, madness, and what we will sacrifice to step in our power. If there’s one thing Auden Patrick knows, it’s how to twist the knife. This is a raw, beating heart of a novel.” —K. S. Shay, author of Portrait of a Witch Undone

“Twisting together the strands of time, fate, and choice, Patrick takes the classic tale and weaves a harrowing epic of unavoidable suffering and catharsis. Even knowing the agony that awaits, I would read it again and again.” —K. M. Enright, Sunday Times best-selling author of Mistress of Lies

“A stunning, queer reimagining of the Shakespearean tragedy that gives wondrous new breath to the classic, and left me captivated by the world-building and the beauty of Elsinore at every twist and magical turn. A delight for all fans of Dark Academia, and a voice to watch for the beloved genre.” —Kit Mayquist, author of Tripping Arcadia

“A riveting, lyrical meditation on violence, queerness, and loss, Thoughts Be Bloody grabbed me by the throat and quickly became an obsession…. Absolutely impossible to put down. I’ll be returning to this tale again and again.” —Taylor Grothe, author of Lethal Kiss

Auden Patrick, author of Thoughts Be Bloody, is a late-20s queer and trans author who most frequently writes about fear, love, and monsters. He was a student at Cat Rambo’s inaugural Wayward Wormhole Workshop in 2023, and his work has appeared in Apparition Lit, Beaver Magazine, and other publications. When he is not writing, he can be found knitting, obsessing over planner supplies, or haunting the local library.

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