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I thought this was a murder mystery book. Had to google it, turns out I have mixed it up with "the 7 1/2 deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle" xD

Ahh well, I am enjoying this one even if it is not the kind of book I'd usually read - too focused on romance :P

"Omituista, että silloin kun me pukeudumme miten haluamme tai puhumme tasa-arvosta, se on länsimaalaistumista ja oman kulttuurin hylkäämistä, mutta tätä morsiamen valkaisua ja omien seemiläisten piirteiden kumittamista ei nähdä yrityksensä länsimaalaistua, koska niillä täytetään miesten halut ja fantasiat."

"Nyt kuulin ensimmäistä kertaa olevani suomalainen Irakissa, irakilaisen suusta. Olin häkeltynyt ja mietin, että jos en ole joidenkin silmissä irakilainen Irakissa ja en suomalainen Suomessa, niin mitä minä olin?"

"Kuka haluaa elää maailmassa, jossa tapahtuu tätä, kaikkialla, ja siitä vaietaan. Koska maine, koska ura, koska mies ei tarkoittanut sitä mitä teki, koska perhe, koska suku, koska uskonnon maine, koska mitäs naisena menit sanomaan, koska mitä teit tai jätit tekemättä, koska mitä naisena puit, koska tyhmänä päätit syntyä naiseksi ja tytöksi."

In a moment of inattention (thank you, ADHD-brain <3 ) I managed to delete all the books from my shelves, including reviews of course. I have some of them elsewhere, but to restore it all will be impossible. Will try to restore some of them though, but it will have to be done manually and thus will take quite some time. Mostly I'll just add the books I've read this far this year, and focus on reading new books.

So... Ignore everything to be like God? I might be too literal, but to me the laws come off as praising ignorance. I am agreeing way less with this book than I thought I would.

Minus points for quoting Mother Theresa's anti-abortion statements as something worthwhile.

I do love this book, but I'm getting tired at Nest. The only thing I like about her is her name. She's too "perfect" otherwise - volonteering constantly at church, baking cookies, etc etc. her only "failure" her marriage and lack of children. As if that is a measurement of success.

Still loving this one.

Masterful!

I can SO relate with Elijah's point of view. He's saying what I've been thinking about Aaron's "mishap". I can't wait to finish this book, it's grating on my nerves. I really hope part three makes up for it.

I'm getting annoyed, but I can't put my finger on any particular thing. It's more the whole. It might be just too... perfect? All I know for sure is that I'm annoyed.

This one is seriously sweet and at the same time sad and thought-provoking.

I don't like Shawn that much, but the way Harley treats him is even worse. So the nurses do have a point. This book turned out a huge disappointment though. Still, I want to finish it. Hopefully today, so that I can move on to a new book.

I'm having serious problems with Harley's behaviour right now. So, Shawn is telling him about something that CLEARLY upset him immensely, and Harley laughs. Laughs. That's just so bad taste and no respect to Shawn's feelings. No matter what you personally feel about the situation, if the other one, one you claim to love nevertheless, is that upset, you DO NOT laugh.

Hmm. It's not like it's a bad book. It's just that the structure is too messy for my taste and although it's funny at times mostly it's pretty bland. Just small smiles, no big laughs.

The writers are trying too hard. It seems like they've just had a brainstorming session figuring out what are the most "shocking" topics and crude words. The result is an unnatural "sound" to the stories and also, I'm getting really bored.