Status Updates From Aix Marks the Spot

“Trust me, I didn't understand it much, either.”

that was literally the most obvious thing i’ve ever read

“i’m sorry that you are sad here”

jean-pascal you will make me cry

“i could remembered” girl come on

yikes

“Mathilde was already halfway through her croissant by the time I came back down, bowls of chocolate on the table in front of her. She dipped her pastry and ate the soggy end, her eyes riveted on her phone until I stepped into the room.”

pls this is so cruel now i’m craving a warm croissant dipped in hot chocolate but it’s 11pm and i don’t have croissants

“I never believed that bread could be so heavenly and full of flavor.”

last night i literally dreamed that i went to a bakery looking for a giant loaf of cranberry bread but it was $40 and out of stock and i cried

who would’ve thought there’d be no chick fil a in provence 😔😔💔

“an portrait challenge” sigh

“VALENTIN STOOD OUTSIDE THE VISITOR'S CENTER, LEANING against the wall. He dropped the phone from his ear as I approached, making mine go silent.”

i’m sorry wtf does this mean? what does “mine” stand for? am i stupid? this is literally the start of the chapter. what goes silent? her phone? she didn’t have her phone in the previous chapter and it’s not mentioned in this one either. jc

“what you just want through” is the author bad in both french and english or…? all of these errors take me out of the story every single time

“american whore” and “espèce de pute” on the same page jesus

sigh now les baux is spelled lex baux i’m tired

yaaasss chloë and charlotte <3

"Did you take French class in lycée?" asked Charlotte.
'"High School," corrected Chloë, "like ze musical."

please this is so funny 😭😭😭

OMG I TAKE IT BACK “pourquoi tu la poses toutes ces questions” IS THE WORST MISTAKE IN THIS BOOK I AUDIBLY GAGGED I WANT TO RIP MY EYEBALLS OUT

“My mouth watered: hot dogs and burgers, dripping with cheese and ketchup and relish. Lemonade and iced tea.”

she’s sooo me-coded <3

not me getting my hopes up thinking jamie and her grandma would start bonding through google translate 😔💔

i’d literally cry if my grandma gave up on trying to help me and told me “c’est ta putain de vie” but maybe that’s just me

out of all the spelling mistakes in the french dialogues, oignons being spelled onions in “mêle-toi de tes oignons” is somehow the worst

"We like the same cheese," you said, and I laughed so hard I fell back, hitting the wall. A brick fell out.
"Oh. look at you, destroying cultural heritage."
you said, petting my shoulder in a soft mock-slap. "Shame, shame!"
And all at once, the fight was over. We put the
brick back in the wall and left the theater hand
in hand.

goals tbh

not the author using “later” instead of “latter” 😔😔😔😔

the narration switching from past to present tense and then back to past tense within half a page is my 13th reason