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*includes a SPOILER i warned you*
ive been reading this book for ~a month because every time she blatantly pushes him aside when he's nothing short of wonderful i want to rip the page out :))))

live laugh love stanley tucci

miss emily.. respectfully.. what is going on

"The trauma of losing a parent never truly disappears. Only the parent does." MR STANLEY TUCCI THE THIRD, RE LAX !!!!! STOP YELLING AT ME 😭😭😭😭😭😭

note to self: revert to your childlike directness.
to me, it's stanley's most inspiring quality.

this is the most interesting way ive ever heard someone narrate their life story *chef's kiss **pun unintended, yet will continue to post this, which now makes the pun somewhat intended ???

*SPOILER* (possibly??)

:( this story just got so devastating :((((

like my bestie Fab once said: "if 'Eat, Pray, Love' was a person, it would be Stanley Tucci"

*SPOILER*
they just had their first fight and im on both of their sides?? what is happening to me?!😵‍💫
also, i _finally_ reached Margaret's part of her own life story, geez.

their love story is making me feel like doodling in the corner of my notebook: Halice 4ever <3

her life is so fabulous ugh i love herrr

nvm, i love Hayden again. what is still true: i hate the Ives's.

the Ives are getting on my nerves and Hayden just made me love and hate him within a couple of pages and im only 1/4 of the way in ??? 🥲

yes, her life stories are very interesting, but what i wasnt expecting is the jaw-dropping jobs her husband Jeffrey had.
PS. im finally getting to the cookbooks / food network part and im v excited.

may we all find as much joy as Ina does in the kitchen.
+ another bucket list item: visit the Hamptons in the summer.

these half-truths from miss margareT are kinda pissin me off ngl :)

new bucket list item: camp in Europe with the loml and eat.. everything!

make me believe in love again, miss emily😮‍💨

as if she couldn't have become more lovely. so delightfully honest about the good, the bad, and everything in between, i cant wait to continue hearing her talk about her life like we're having tea together🥺

The cliffhanger I just read made my stomach and my jaw D R O P simultaneously. After staring into the abyss for a solid minute, I come to tell you that this book just got very interesting.

"And then my father died, and I felt I was one-half my mother and one-half lost. A half that I felt so torn from, so incomplete without".
Hitting a little too close to home on that one, miss taylor jenkins.. waaay too close.

ok miss evelyn lets see what all the drama's about

its my own fault for reading this cute, to-be-read-in-one-sitting book for weeks.

we're actually getting somewhere!

its so cringey but kinda cute i feel like im reading a tween's diary

everyones dying and my heart hurts, send help, sos

Listen, I knew I saw myself in Patroclus since the first couple chapters, but the way he narrates his unwavering love is just- 😭😭😭

sooo.. they're in Troy, they've been in battle for years, its about to get tragic, isnt it.. (yes Ive read The Iliad but Im still not ready)

I will never be the same after that plot twist.

I've lost count on how many times I've felt breathless while reading. Madeline, you are a true poet.