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Decadence era ended & reconstruction began under Napoleon. Concepts of freedom, nationality/patriotism, etc resurface & refuel.

Late renaissance finished, decadence era begun. Italy under power of Spain then Austria. Economy declining - heavy taxation, high unemployment. Holy Roman Empire (no separation of church and state, many men entering priesthood while unemployed/uneducated). Society, intellectual pursuits, & arts censored & pessimistic.

Late Renaissance period reached. Tensions between Roman takes on Christianity versus the rest of Europe.

All characters & plot lines are now intertwined. Operation retrieve the Louboutins has commenced.

Spoilers (potentially): Sam & Phil may be not the verge of separation. Andrea is deemed cancer-free. Jasmine is putting her job at risk to assist with the heist.

Nisha takes 1 step forward then 2 hard steps back in attempting to regain something of the life she just lost - yet manages to maintain an ally in the process (though barely just).

Sam oscillates between being more independent & self-loving vs pouring more into her depressed husband's cup in attempts to restore him.

Still a very quick, easy read with distinct characters. Easy-to-follow plot but not yet predictable.

The plot thickens! Sam's luck evens out, & she spends a morning as her usual self. Meanwhile, Nisha's blackmail she's relying on as her main hope for survival falls into the hands of someone else.

Sam gets a boost from a pair of designer heels. They help her appear professional, converse with other women via shared fashion passion, & gain her compliments on her appearance.

Nisha is locked out of all her accounts & hotel room by her well-to-do husband. He remains in full control, while she's out on the street in a bathrobe & no way to pay for an outfit that will allow here to even merely get by for the day.

Emoni tries to decide what topic in her life is "compelling" for a college essay, and a new boy arrives to homeroom.

Emani begins opening up about her experience as having been a pregnant teen. She weighs her obligations at home & financial situation against the opportunity to begin her dream studying in a culinary program that includes a trip to Spain.

Ok. I know 5 pages is hardly enough to judge something by - but I'm telling you... I'm really excited for this book. I've already encountered 4 points of poetry, 1 point of humor, & 1 point of radiating love that I'm obsessed with. We'll see if the new-agey-ness of it wears thin along the way or not, but I have high hopes. <3

Evelyn is ever-closer to finding her happy, & then the dramatic turning point happens. Will it be the thing that forces her & Beckett back together?

Not struck yet, & find musings on animism a little overbearing to start - but still eager to read through & see what I may be able to enrich my own life with.

Mutiny begins, but at a slow go. The loyal team sheltered in a fort already on Treasure Island, while the pirates took the ship & try encroaching the safe-haven. In a pause in combat during day, the doctor seeks potential aide of a marooned man. During night, boy Jim decides to be a hero, find the marooned man's handmade boat, row out to the ship, & cut away the anchor. Peril now finds him caught in the ship's wakes.

There are talks of mutiny just before the cry is given for Land Ho. With navigation of the open sea done, they begin the next navigation - of the waterways by boat from the ship into the mainland.

Billy Bones had one drink too many. A treasure map is uncovered by an overly privileged lot who dare to think they can go a-sea to find it. The crew is split on who is trustworthy to sail with, & who among them may be a charlatan. Time will tell.

Billy Bones takes up residence in the Admiral Benbow inn, forever wary of whether other sea-faring men may one day cross his path. A conflict with another seaman finally does occur, and we are left to see what the fate of this pirate is, and what secrets of his may finally be uncovered...

Billy Bones takes up residence at the Admiral Benbow inn, forever wary of whether other sea-faring men may cross his path. An altercation with another seaman finally does occur, & now we wait to see this pirate's fate & what secrets of his may finally be uncovered...

Steve Martin briefly dates Linda Ronstadt, learns that being consistently good is the hardest part of entertaining, and begins to zero in on what makes his act Funny.