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SOUNDTRACK: I Always Knew by The Vaccines
Soundtrack To Necessary Evils: Psycho by Onley James
I Always Knew for August, a psychopath who cannot love, who knew in less than a minute that Lucas was his person. And was willing to kill or die on that hill no matter what. The first lines of the song remind me of their first meeting where Lucas literally fell to the floor after crashing into August and things clicked into place.
Down, down in my bones
Somewhere I’d never have known
Right at the back of my head
It hit me like a beam of light
Hit me like a hook of the right
And I could have fell to the floor -
SOUNDTRACK: I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend by The Rubinoos
Soundtrack to The Former Assassin’s Guide to Snagging a Reluctant Boyfriend by Alice Winters
Bless The Rubinoos for their LGBT+ friendly lyrics. I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend is Cassel’s goal in life upon meeting the rather oblivious Jeremy. Our boy’s got an entire mob to take on before he gets there.
Hey (hey), you (you), I wanna be your boyfriend
I’m trying to say I wanna be your number one
Hey (hey), you (you), I wanna be your boyfriend
Gonna make you love me before I’m done -
SOUNDTRACK: How Can I Protect You by Restless Modern
Soundtrack to Fog City: Silent Knight by Layla Reyne
How Can I Protect You by Restless Modern for a book about two men who would take on the world to protect the ones they love.
Taking on the world
How can i protect you
Got snakes at every turn
Waiting to possess you
I’ll tell what you’re worth
And hope that you’ll remember
The kind and gentle word
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SOUNDTRACK: Night by Zola Jesus
Soundtrack to The Night Of by Tal Bauer
So come close, close to me
And I’ll come closer to you
Cause in the end of the night when all we have is gone
Yes in the end of the night when I can be with youThis song reminds me of the night that tore Sean and Jonathan apart and the night that brought them together again exactly one year after.
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SOUNDTRACK: How Dare You by Malinda
Soundtrack to Hostile Takeover by Lucy Lennox
I chose Malinda’s How Dare You for the book because it all started with a drunken dare. The song talks about being drawn to the other person despite one’s attempt to keep at arms length. This reminds me of the enemies to lovers situation between Grey and Ellison.
Okay, twist my arm
There’s no harm
In admiring your charm
Okay, today is not the day for emotion and foreplayYou’re safer in my imagination
But don’t you worry
I’ll lock you in a world of my creation
And bury the keyHow dare you
How dare you make me question if I had it all
I thought I had it made but that ain’t true
If I don’t have you -
SOUNDTRACK: Beautiful Mistake by Mango
Soundtrack to Second Chances: Beautiful Mistakes by Felice Stevens
This song reminds me of that unforgettable night Wolf and Spencer had in Italy. Wolf calls it a beautiful mistake. The memory haunted them both for a long time.
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SOUNDTRACK: I Found You by Andy Grammer
Soundtrack to Scales N’ Spells: Origin by A.J. Sherwood & Jocelynn Drake
I Found You is a celebration of finding that one person who makes everything worth it. It reflects the dragons finally finding a mage after 500 years of searching. It also speaks for King Alric who not only found mages for his clan but his beloved mate in one young, cheerful American-Korean mage named Cameron Park.
I’ve lost more than a heart can take
But I found you on the way
(On the way)This are my favorite lines in the song because they remind me of the great war where the dragons and mages were almost wiped out. And yet they managed to survive and find each other again even if it took many centuries.
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SOUNDTRACK: Unhinged by Lydia Kaye
Soundtrack to Necessary Evils: Unhinged by Onley James
I liked how Unhinged the song speaks for Unhinged the book.
What’s your colour underneath
Layers of paint have dried
Chip away to find the truth
Let the wrongs be rightThis part recalls the mystery and their mission to find those who abused Noah.
What lies underneath,
Our ties that bind,
Resistance, fail us now.These lines remind me of Adam’s found family and Noah’s very complicated relationship with his father.
In the black of our eyes
In the beat of our soul
We’re all the same
It just takes one look
To define what you want
So I know what to giveThis stanza reminds of how Adam and Noah navigate their relationship
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SOUNDTRACK: Just Stay by Mauve
Soundtrack to Nothing Special VIII: Swat Ed: Fox & Bull by A.E. Via
I just love the way you love me
Please don’t ever change your ways
And I keep all my promises
Don’t you go away, just stay, just stayJust Stay reminds me of Fox who just wanted someone who would commit. He said people love the fantasy but are quick to bail when faced with the harsh realities of dating a SWAT officer.
The song also speaks for Bull who wanted Fox to stay in the ranch forever.
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Soundtrack: I’ll Fall With Your Knife by Peter Murphy
Soundtrack to Exposed by H.L. Day
I’ll Fall With Your Knife is a shout-out to the many and much loved knives of the assassin, X. The song is about commitment and there’s nobody more committed to Tate than the gruff killer, who watched over the man for more than a decade. But what I liked best about this song is that it speaks from Tate’s POV. I imagined this playing during the scenes where they were crossing the desert in search of utopia.
“Well if the birds can reach the sky
To this land I’ll be with you
Till the Sun bursts from your side
With my hands I reach to you
When you think your chance is passing by
When you blow your Moon away
I’ll bleed like the reed
Fall with your knife
It’s here I’ll be with you
