⚠️ Full spoilers ahead. This review discusses the entire book including the ending. You've been warned.

Spite Houses, Monster P*rn & a Mermaid Who Has It All: Unhinged Reads Vol. 1

Spite Houses, Monster P*rn & a Mermaid Who Has It All: Unhinged Reads Vol. 1

★★★★★5.0

Posted October 20, 2026

⚠️ Spoiler Alert: this episode has full spoilers for both books.


Summer’s over, but our reading hangover isn’t. This week it’s round one of our most UNHINGED reads of the year.

First up is The Wicked Sea by Jordan Stephanie Gray. It has a mermaid, a warlock with Pegasus wings sewn on his back, flying pirate ships, sentient trees and a trip to Atlantis. It has everything but flying monkeys. Was it too much? We get honest about that.

Then there’s At First Spite by Olivia Dade. A dumped bride moves into a 6-foot-wide spite house. A bakery blasts monster porn before opening. And a doctor tries to win her back with homemade chicken man porn. Yes, really. It’s unhinged, it’s hilarious, and we couldn’t put it down.

Plus: why every wild read needs a friend you can text “WHAT did I just read?!” That feeling is exactly why we started Spoiler Alert. Want ALL the spoilers? 


Timestamps

0:00 Welcome: our most unhinged reads (so far!)

0:20 The Wicked Sea by Jordan Stephanie Gray

2:30 Our biggest gripe: the never-ending death scene

3:15 At First Spite by Olivia Dade

4:30 The spite house, explained

5:15 Carl the baker & the monster porn bakery

6:15 The chicken man porn 🐔

8:00 Why every wild read needs a book buddy 9:20 That’s Unhinged Reads round one!

 

 

Books mentioned The Wicked Sea by Jordan Stephanie Gray– / At First Spite by Olivia Dade (Harlot’s Bay #1)– 

Read the full spoiler reviews at plottwisted.ca. Subscribe, then tell us in the comments: what’s the most unhinged book YOU read this year? We’re already planning round two. 👀

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