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Thank God for Jamie Fraser in the midst of really blue days... 🥺💙

I love this book so much but the idea of reading the whole series kind of intimidates me 🥺

Let's see if I manage to go forward this time!

Ian is such a great friend 🥹

✎ “If ye’re goin’ to hell, I might as well go, too. God knows, ye’ll never manage alone.”
Jamie smiled—a wee bit of a smile, but still—and pushed the door open into sunlight.

Cameron is the nicest 🥹🩵

✎ “Oh my God.” I realise. “You’re nice, aren’t you?”
...
“You act so grumpy, but you’ve been so nice to me ever since I arrived.”

Honestly me throughout all my life. Give me all the colours 🌈

✎ "If I had a choice, I’d never wear brown in my life."

I see you Cameron 👀

Please keep going with this silent awkward caring. I already love you. You're my fav 😍🔥

🙋🏼‍♀️🙋🏼‍♀️🙋🏼‍♀️

✎ “And why do you keep calling her ‘lass’? You sound ridiculous.” I shrug. “‘Cause she goes bright pink every time. I swear, half the tourists up here have Outlander kinks. Trust, I will be using that to my advantage. You should try it.”

I'm a bit conflicted.
This second book is not really that interesting and the MC is becoming a bit frustrating.
BUT it's really fun at times.
Just... The romance is not giving me much

Re-reading because I want to go on with the other 2 books in the series ✨

Plus : I now have the audio version 💗

Plus.Plus: another book in the challenge 💖

This seems like a fun read 💖
I love Penelope dissing her husband from the get go 😆

✎ ... "He got away with everything, which was another of his specialties: getting away."

Interesting but dull?
I don't know.. might be a slump, might be the book.

Still here on AO3.
Still on the Heated Rivalry fandom 🔥🏒
But.. particularly inclined on... Not smut, surprisingly.
Ilya comfort fics are my shit 🥹
Give me Ilya and family time with the Hollander's and I'm happy to stay on the sofa crying for the entire afternoon 😭💖☕🛋️

I'm so stuck reading on AO3 this year I feel like I've gone back 10 years in time 🥲
But I just can't help it!
Of course, at this point I might as well reread the whole Game Changers series... But it's not so much about the books (I'm not 100% sold on the author's style) but the world she created, the characters... I just love them so much 😭🧡

Peeta 🥺💖

✎ "Only… I want to die as myself. Does that make any sense?” he asks. I shake my head. How could he die as anyone but himself? “I don’t want them to change me in there. Turn me into some kind of monster that I’m not.”

✎ “I’m sure they didn’t notice anything but you. You should wear flames more often,” he says. “They suit you.” And then he gives me a smile that seems so genuinely sweet with just the right touch of shyness that unexpected warmth rushes through me. 💗

Oh Gibsie 💖 can't wait to read their story!

✎ “I’m not prepared to be another statistic,” he choked out, sounding deadly serious. “Not with her. So I’ll do what I have to do, I’ll bide my time, but I won’t tie her down. Not until she’s ready. Not until we’ve both lived a bit of life first.”

Still torn between "this is a nice story to listen to, love the characters" and "this is way too long. I've been listening forever and I'm still at 30%" 🤨

"Maybe it's better to have gotten it right and been happy for one day instead of living a lifetime of wrongs." –Mateo 💔

"(He said) that love is a superpower we all have, but it's not always a superpower I'd be able to control. Especially as I get older. Sometimes it'll go crazy and I shouldn't be scared if my power hits someone I'm not expecting it to." –Mateo 💗💖🥹

"We never act. Only react once we realize the clock is ticking." –Mateo

Waiting for the light and fun part of their relationship... 🥲

Seriously, I can't have all the lovers in the books I'm currently reading one step away from death in one way or another. That's just too sad.

I've been listening for 2 days (not all day, but definitely long hours) and still haven't reached the half mark?! Sheesh it's way too long for the content it has!
BUT strangely not boring... it doesn't feel like I'm listening to empty words because it's very well done.
Still they've been SLOWLY struggling for more than 300 pages 😆

Ok, so they are practically teens. I thought they were in college or something 😆
Apparently I put myself unknowingly into a young adult era this month. But they are cute, so I can't be mad 🩷

✎ “I’m seventeen— and two thirds.”
“And two thirds.” She giggled. “Are the thirds important to you or something?”
“They are now,”

😢

✎ "I was raised to be honest, but the truth can be complicated. It doesn't matter if the truth won't make a mess, sometimes the words don't come out until you're alone. Even that's not guaranteed. Sometimes the truth is a secret you're keeping from yourself because living a lie is easier."

Finally they're getting together for this last adventure 🥺

Reading this, I feel I've been missing a bit of good old YA in my life. I haven't read much of it these last few years, it reminds me of Green's books 💚

✎ "No matter how we choose to live, we both die at the end."

🥺

✎ "The number one person I'll miss the most is Future Mateo, who maybe loosened up and lived."

Ok, James. I felt that 😳🔥

✎ “Friend- friends or not, I know you well, Madison. I know exactly what you’d like in bed. And believe me . . .” I tip a little closer. “I would not be shy about giving you what you wanted.”

Where can I order a man just like this?

✎ «Everyone I’ve told seems to be completely oblivious that I’m creating an entire fucking restaurant because the woman I’m unfortunately in love with said she wanted to come home but didn’t have a way. I made one for her.»

✎ «I never saw it coming—falling in love with Madison.»

Omg it's happening!!
4 books and a lot of pining later but we're finally here. SEATED.
I know I'll love every chapter from James's POV so much 😭💗

Ahhhhh that's my husband on page 5! I miss you every day Will 💗

✎ ANNIE: Staring at Will because he’s so hot I can’t stand it.
EMILY: WILL GRIFFIN! How many times do I have to tell you the sister group chat is sacred and you are NOT allowed in here?!
ANNIE: Sorry. Annie’s in the shower. I’ll go get her. 😄