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really appreciate the super clear accessible writing style

really appreciate the super clear accessible writing style

there have been an uncharacteristically high number of fade to black scenes…

especially one at 66% where they just finished having a very vulnerable discussion ?

whewww cass is so good at showing the transition from casual sex partner to a real companionship and intimacy im so exciteddddd. some of the ‘sexy’ things aren’t for me, like the drawn out vocalized sexual demands but ! really enjoyed their conversation about their sexuality while Juliet cradled Darcy’s jaw. may seem cliche but was compellingly written by cass. touching

Juliet is clearly intentionally depicted as bratty (not totally over it) but ngl i’m seeing the other side to her.

had a strong start but i put it down and haven't really picked it up since

this is honestly a great book but i find coming of age stories too devastating and semi-traumatic to enjoy them

the capitalism-maxxing is so 😭😭

this is like a hetero Fiona Riley book

in my defense this actually is assigned reading but lol if the billionaire and the body guard end up having more chemistry than with the fmc…ugh

suppose it follows the homoerotic tradition of medieval romance, to which we are comparing it to

chapter 9, total insanity

schubert - mass no. 6 in e-flat major, D. 950: domina deus, agnus dei

isabel the ultimate self saboteur

iran chapter was solid. mossadegh proved to only be really interested in anti-imperialism in his nationalism (Step 1, nationalistic oil against the favour of british oil companies) and was not friendly with the Tudeh (communist) party. Yet, the coup was justified by the US by claiming mossadegh had soviet association and collaboration. iranian secret police “SAVAK” later formed with israeli/us training + intel.

ok that’s a crazy start

thank god i'll never been 15 ever again

ouuuuu drama. i like this, great dialogue. and i ADORE how assured our fmc is. compared to eden and the one from brutal truth, the younger fmc (Sienna) is firm in her values and very discerning. she still has that sunshine feel to her character but wow. i love her

her mom making amends 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

i smells a scandal. Winter does love her twists and drama. AND her emotionally unavailable love interests oh boy (and i devour it every time)

“He says if I fall in love with a woman, he would walk me down the aisle, and to hell with what anyone says.”

☹️☹️☹️ the dream

A low, deep chuckle sounded against Sienna’s throat, where Jasmine’s mouth had now trailed. “I just like to make you say it.”


hehehehhee now we’re talkin

“So…the daughter,” Jasmine said, for something else to discuss. “How close were you?”
Out of nowhere, Sienna blushed.
Oh. They were that close? She raised an eyebrow. “I see.”
Sienna blushed even harder.

awwwww wait she’s so cute

“He was a tall, well-rounded man with thick black glasses.”

bro this is strike FOUR. well 🤣🤣 rounded 🤣🤣

Winter, this isn’t you !!

i appreciate how fact based this is. the comparison between the west’s reporting on Chavez’s death (critical and approving of his death) and King Abdullah (sympathetic and naming him a peacemaker when he killed children, criminalized religious freedom + other human rights abuses) was crazy but insightful. it’s always about US allies vs enemies.

looool the reference to the squeegee arm that would twist and resweep the never ending red liquid

lowkey like whats with all the “she was found/spherical/rotund” descriptors…surely there’s alternatives

“TERRIBLY CHUFFED” LMAOOO i find Winter’s writing of british characters to be hilarious

only 1 page dedicated to Costa Rica which was interesting (didn’t know much about Figueres) but would have expected Blum to at least mention how unique Costa Rica is as a demilitarized state !

also i have little tolerance for a guy that a accommodated those evil multinational fruit companies. he’s ok but i can see how he was considered a “moderate socialist”

“You still did not say why you would not own your idea. Did you not want to impress me?” She lifted a mocking eyebrow. “And to think I thought everyone wanted to impress me.”
“Are you saying my idea did impress you?” Sienna asked with the tiniest hint of teasing.
Jasmine narrowed her eyes. “I am not sure I said that.”
“Maybe next time, then?”

i enjoy Sienna’s character! smart

i gotta try this internship-acquisition technique

loool Winter back on her DWP fic grind. honestly i’m not a fan of age-gaps, don’t like em, don’t find them interesting. but for Winter i make the exception (but please give us more couples like Cynthia and Suze 🙏)