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“She always smelled like a Christmas tree you really wanted to fuck”

No one cracks me up like Katie Landry 💖

The peacock 🥹

It was while reading chapter seven that I went online to buy the audiobook, because I only listen to books I’ve already read, and I need to hear the Prince speak ❤️‍🔥

“Then let the prince laugh”

This was the line that told me I don’t just like but NEED this book

This book is hitting me in all the feels. There’s nothing like a good sequel, building on what came before, rewarding our attention and investment.

As a superfan of the franchise, I can’t get over all the wonderful, wholesome, endearing stories in this book 🥹

Loving the book—but my experience as a narrator means I cringe at the thought of delivering all these lines that repeat the full brand and model of showers, toilet seats, and mattresses.

When my friend Emma sent me this book, I assumed it was because of the UK setting. Now, I know it’s really because of the adorable cat.

The scene where the little kid hugs Santa just made me 🥹 This book is so sweet and lovely

I just wanted to state for the record this new cover art is a crime. I have a beautiful older paperback version, thanks to my dear friend, Sarah.

“Of elegant necessity” has got to be among the classiest ways anyone’s ever come up with to say *one ticket to pound town, please*

I’m loving this first-since-college reread so much, particularly just how funny it is! I burst out laughing and had trouble explaining why to my kid, as it’s both highly contextual and linguistically complex ❤️‍🔥

“This indiscriminate liquidation of cops must stop.”

Contextually, this is hilarious 😂

“so this was what it was like to get old, you rode around in taxicabs and cried when you heard Prince on the radio …”

Sounds about right, yeah

“There was this sort of cultural explosion, and we’re still feeling the aftershocks; we’ll go on feeling them forever. That’s what the Benandanti are for: to make sure we keep on hearing the echo of a bomb that went off seven thousand years ago.”

The perfect foe to a feminist atheist like me.

Me reading Waking the Moon at 17: Sigh, I would fall instantly in love with Oliver

At 47: Yeah, I actually hate to admit it but I’d be chasing Oliver for a scrap of attention 😭 dammit

This book is reminding me why I only read romance anymore 😭😭😭 it’s excellent but dude, stop breaking my heart over here

Currently annoyed by how likable these rich guys are, which is appropriate as it’s basically what Jade is feeling too.

“You don’t remake The Exorcist, you don’t sequel Rosemary’s Baby, and you don’t be disrespectful about soil an actual slasher has walked across.”

Having read Son of Rosemary, I cannot overstate how heartily I co-sign this statement.

Really enjoying this, and it’s a lovely contrast to the book I just tapped out on. Yes, this book seems designed to reassure me, you do love a villainous MMC, as long as he’s over the top villainous instead of just reminding you of crappy mundane people you hate IRL.

Loving this Cordelia Chase energy 🔥🔥🔥

The bracelet omg 🤣🤣

I laughed, mixing the paints together for the panel of St. Constance whipping the toilet paper price gougers.


Seriously, this is the funniest thing I’ve read in ages and I love it so much

“He comes here and says he’s going to help out in the kitchens and asks what he can cook! Then he starts stirring my sauces! My precious sauces! There is a method to my madness, and he was not stirring at ze right time!”

Omg this book is absolutely goddamn delightful

“She let out the breath she knew full well she’d been holding.”

🤣

“She'd always hated exercises like these. They made people resentful, because they essentially yanked the carpet out from under you while simultaneously making you feel as if it were your fault for failing to remain upright.”

What an absolute banger characterization of getting-to-know-you icebreaker exercises.

“Until then, would you like me to show you what I do want?”

— Horrorscape by Nenia Campbell
https://a.co/7vW0n1X

YES. Yes, a thousand times yes, you magnificent predator, show me what you want ❤️‍🔥

As in A Series of Unfortunate Events, the most loathsome characters aren’t even the villains. They’re the “voices of reason,” telling the MCs to calm down, be polite, and stop being so paranoid. I’m not going to feel the least bit bad for James when he bites it.

It’s so fun when the characters who are probably doomed are just insufferable enough that you can’t help looking forward to their likely demise (even if they’re just normal enough that you know you’re probably going to feel bad about it).

The way I feel about Gavin, I would be deemed TSTL by a majority vote of the dark romance subreddit 😂

This is the fastest I’ve read in weeks, at least. I’m way, way too into Gavin. ❤️‍🔥