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god, i loathe arthur.

done with volume one. in this house, we loathe huntingdon beyond thought and comprehension.

helen, dearest, stay away from him.

"but no ray of sunshine could reach my heart, no breeze could freshen it; nothing could fill the void my faith, and hope, and joy in helen graham had left, or drive away the keen regrets, and bitter dregs of lingering love that still oppressed it." – this is such a lovely quote, i cannot. so in love with anne brontë's writing style.

so eliza is scheming now (definitely saw that one coming) and gilbert is jealous (love to witness that occurrence).

he remembered the book she wanted to read and bought it for her?? a dream.

i've experienced a man written by a woman and all is well.

"i would rather give than receive" everybody, gilbert is growing!!

GILBERT IS THINKING OF HELEN AS A BETTER COMPANY THAN ELIZA, AAAAH (yes, sir, keep on growing).

there's just something about gilbert wandering among helen's canvas and eventually complimenting her (in a sense).

mr. lawrence, thank you for being that one sensible person in the room, defending helen's right to her own opinion—the others should know better than to shame a woman for sticking to her own morals. gossip may be cute until you literally shame the other person without knowing anything about them. and gilbert is still sulking about helen (what's new) and still clings to that fleeting flirt with eliza.

in a society built on double standards that grant men the power to claim authority over women, helen graham stands her ground and calls out people on their ignorance without hesitation (i adore her, bye). gilbert, so far, is steeped in antipathy toward helen. even when he briefly considers that he might have been too proud, he still can't bring himself to accept that a woman might be right.

gilbert's interaction with helen is giving "so you find my smile pleasing?" and "are the ladies of the ton won by a pleasing smile and absolutely nothing else?" but more subtly, i guess. it seems he's prone to anger and suspicion, trading whatever meaningful moment he may share with someone for a fleeting feeling that satisfies his (so far) fragile male ego.

how are you supposed to trust an english vicar who despises tea??

i already feel like resonating with anne's writing. the way she puts her critics to the sword in the preface and argues for the accurate depiction of truth, as well as literature being written for all people by all people (not just men), is terrific.

"darkness is cheap and scrooge liked it" line of the century.

aiden, bae, you're cute AF, but your writing could use a bit of polishing (don't throw 'mine', 'sexy' and gen z slang at me when you're writing about wolves and study jack london instead).

irene, respectfully, i need your man BAD.

oh it's going to go DOWN.

okay, my first beef with this book... i don't believe all THIS happened during only two months.

oh god, the way iam so happy there's no parents day at uni in my country.

get yourself an attentive man who makes it his quest to rewrite all your bad dating experiences.

"aiden and i couldn't be further apart, opposites in so many ways. so why, then, is he starting to feel like someone i'm growing closer to and can relate to more and more each day?" AAAH!!

chapter six is called rivals-to-lovers and it's such an obvious foreshadowing for irene and aiden's relationship development, i cannot!! it's so adorable. but you know what's even more adorable? the side couple aka jeannette and charles. i looove them!!

when reading ya book where the characters are younger than me, it sometimes feels like those stories heal my inner child, my past, younger self and i think that's beautiful.

awww irene and jeannette's friendship is so precious!!

their meet-cute in real life was sooo adorable, 11/10.