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Started reading almost a month ago and still not done. Not the book's fault. I just can't seem to finish anything with all the depressing things happening IRL.

Book impression so far: Honoria's character is devolving. She started so strong and now she's all but given up on her plans for independence. Devil's righteousness felt forced. Seriously, now he is worried she's not in her right mind to say yes?

I'm so bad at this reading challenge. I'd be amazed at myself if I actually finish this before September. Not that the book is bad; I'm just not used to this whimsical genre anymore. Time to get my whimsical brain muscles do some stretching!

I just started this for my 2017 reading challenge - a book to 'expand your horizons.' It's been a long, long while since I read anything not romance related so we'll see what happens.

Is there a problem with the Reading Challenge update? I'm pretty sure I've read more than 5 books for 2017 and even rechecked my Read shelves. Hmmm... strange. Maybe I'll check again tomorrow and just cancel it if nothing changes.

That kiss...too sweet for my tooth. *sigh*

“He scoffed when I said we’d been to Pizza Hut. It really annoyed me to be honest, he can be such a snob at times, so I didn’t even bother to explain the relevance of it to Jake and me.”

... I hate when this happens. :( So what, let's suddenly turn the supposed sweet boyfriend into a bad guy with all his annoying faults so we can easily accept when the girl cheats or chooses the other guy?
I'm so not buying it!

“Will leans down and kisses me on the cheek. On the same spot as where Jake kissed me. I feel this odd territorial feeling and a flash of anger toward Will. Annoyed that he’s just erased Jake's kiss. Which is completely crazy, even by my standards.”

... I have a feeling I'll end up hating on Tru.

Okay, so I needed a breather from this because I was starting to get disillusioned about long term love and commitment...

Now, I think this is just getting more and more depressing because of Present Neal. Plus the neighborly ex Nurse Dawn. Aaargh!

Dear Present Neal, I wish you would at least talk to Georgie so I can feel some sympathy towards you. It's like you don't care at all. :(

“I thought I could handle being around you. I even thought I wanted to be around you. And I do. I see you, and it’s like dangling this incredibly wonderful memory in front of my face, tempting me to touch and taste and take everything I always wanted. And in one moment I want it so much I can barely walk away, but in the next, I remember just how much caring about you hurts. You’re like a poisoned apple.”

Ouch ;(

Been putting this off a couple years now, probably because of the cover ;) But I think I'll be able to finally finish it this time...loving young Alix's quirkiness so far!

Way to make a first impression with the parents, Nate! Really laughing out LOUD right now

Perfect read for a sick day, good ol' historical romance.

First two chapters, and all I did was cry. ;(( Last time I was a mess like this was with "Take Care, Sara." These plots really get to me.

Definitely loving it ;)

A drunken showdown between Lila and Miraandah:

“It was like being in Step Up Five Hundred but the main characters were all nearly thirty and couldn’t dance.”

"So you're a stalker?"
"I prefer gravitationally linked by your presence."

Cute :)

Not sure when I last read it, but I'm definitely giving up. Nothing bad about it. It just isn't what I want right now. :(

OMG!... An amazing turn of events. There's hope for you yet, Lincoln. ;)

“Maybe, he thought now, he just didn’t recognize all those other girls. The way a computer drive will spit out a disk if it doesn’t recognize the formatting.
When he touched Eleanor’s hand, he recognized her. He knew.”

... That love-hate relationship with a really good book. When you love that it's giving a lot of feels, but you hate that it's depriving you of a LOT of sleep.

I suddenly have a craving for my old movies at home...feel like having a rom-com movie marathon for the weekend. ;)

"If your friends should be kept close and enemies closer, then a frenemy shoukd be kept in the dark. As in blacklisted."

“You’d think by now men would be able to decode the word fine. It doesn’t mean everything’s okay. No, it means there’s more to say, much more. As an acronym it could stand for Feelings Inside Not Expressed. And it needs a P.S., because they will be, eventually. It’s just a matter of time.”