This episode is sponsored by Rotten Blossoms.

DEAD DOVE: DO NOT EAT! BL Garden sits down to discuss the deliciously dark title Beautiful Flowers Have Thorns by Reo Ohno from Rotten Blossoms & examine why liking "bad things" can be oh so good. 

This episode contains prolonged discussion of content that may be disturbing. Please be advised. 

Mentioned in this Episode

• Blood Addiction by Reo Ohno
• The Boy Who Loved Wicked by C.P. Harris (novel)
• The Dark Triad  series by Ezra Blake (novel)*
• Fallocaust series by Quil Carter (novel)
• I May Be Your Big Brother But I Want You To Be Sweet On Me by Antama and Hagi Fukura (Renta serial)
• Manhunt by Gretchen Felker-Martin (upcoming horror novel )
• Nitro+chiral (BL VN developer)

*Cho mistakenly said The Dark Triad is three books long. It is two books long at time of recording.

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