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LOVING THE PACE! Such a refreshing change after my last book!

Reading this book is like chewing glass!

May this type of friendship NEVER find me! The delusion of it all!

The dialogue is choppy and usually unnecessary. When they aren’t talking, the author is describing the scenery of the campus as IF it changes over the course of year. I feel like if we describe it once that should be sufficient? And NOTHING in this book was “as deep and as big as evil itself.”

Reading this book is like chewing goddamn barbed wire.
But, this book being set at a boys high school made me reflect on the nonsense we considered important at that age. The people we admired and maybe even envied. The “cool” clothes we begged our parents for that became donations. How all of it seemed to matter so much.

As far as the book, girl idk what could possibly happen in the next half🫩FREE ME!

I need Gene to get a brain and I need it done SWIFTLY. The level of obsession he has towards his Phineas is….something. Slippery slope I feel. But who knows, maybe I’ll never know because Genneeeeeeeeee is working my nerves and I might DNF

So, um funny story😅. This book was borrowed from a friend IN MY FRESHMAN YEAR OF HIGH SCHOOL. Obviously, I was also supposed to return it then but here we are. My mom said she ran into him last week, which reminded me of him and of the fact that I essentially stole this book. Whoops. My penance will be forcing myself to read it, which I clearly have not wanted to do in my 10+ years of having it 🫠

Baby, I finished this book the same day I gave my last update. I couldntttttt putter down! “Don’t you wish you were here?” HELL YEAH! Take me there neow, I’m literally begging! This book embodies lying on your stomach, giggling, swinging your feet in the air. Similar feeling that I had when reading “Be Ready When the Luck Happens” by Ina Garten and so I gotta give her a fiver! I don’t make the rules!

These kids are my babies and I love them dearly. I’m giving “MOMMA TALK” by Tyler the Creator behind these kids, ZERO games are being played 🙂‍↔️

And the slow burn? Chef’s kiss. Linus wrote that last letter like “my man, my man, my man”😏

Question tho, is why is Mister EX the one writing all the EUM letters??? And it’s starting to get spooky ooky cause what’s in the basement?! Bodies?!

I love these children! Certified yappers! Anddddd I THINK I’m picking up what the author is putting down 👁️👁️🏳️‍🌈👨‍❤️‍💋‍👨lol

Can’t sleep 🫩🙄, so I read a bit. Still very whimsy and I love the writing style/detail! I mean the man’s name is LINUS! And some of the characters are so funny. Does Mrs. Klapper need to mind her business? Yes. Do I want her to? No! It feels very light but mysterious so far. I have a feeling that now he’s arrived to the island, I won’t be able to put the book down moving forward!

SO, it’s an insane first read for 2026. I am aware lol. Super quick tho, literally finished in a sitting. Don’t expect book of the year as some of the writing is redundant but this was her therapy though an intensely traumatic experience so I made exceptions. I knew of the case but didn’t know the details, so this was enlightening (in the worst way I guess). It WILL make you lose faith in men, so there’s that

Look, 2% is 2%. I’m trying okay 😭 whimsy start which is funnnn but I have zero clue where this book could go cause I did NOT read the synopsis lol. I’m mostly reading to figure out why the cover says the book is “big gay blanket”

Basically doing it for the plot, literally.

This book is long as HELL 🫩

I feel like I’m supposed to STILL be reading the book. But had the book gone too far, it would’ve bordered on fantasy. A realistic ending, feels too tragic/heavy, so it mostly ending in a good spot but it doesn’t feel complete. Wonderful imagery throughout the book but not overbearing. The “70s lingo” was crazy as hell at times, amongst other things iykyk lol.

I know Patric is maddddd about the invention of ring cameras 😭 Now what’s going on with her dad 👁️👁️! I’m not gonna let that go! It’s giving freak offs! And who is Max fr? On a real note, it is a bit wild that there’s so little research and treatment for sociopathy.

SPEAKING OF CATCHING BAWDIES 👁️👁️”Ariana what are you doing here”😂 sister was in them folks church PLAYING! It is a bit bizarre for me to be sympathizing someone who would never show empathy towards me. Ain’t that crazy?! And then two seconds later I want her to face consequences for her actions (I want her to chew a knuckle sammich 😇🤗). So it balances out 🙂‍↕️

Almost caught a body sisterrrr 🐈anyways, it must but liberating to not gaf, like it’s lowkey a super power/cheat code. Butttt I can say she woulda got her block knocked off doing what she was doing around me. Kid or not 🤗🙂‍↕️

I meannnnnn my jaw has DROPPED at least once/chapter so far. Sister Patric kinda eating! I can’t believe she almost got got! And the teacher! I wish I could post memes here😭 I got about 5 that would describe how I felt after this morning’s read. Anywho, I have high hopes this will get me outta my November reading slump!

This isn’t All Colors of the Dark, but sister took me in 40 different directions towards the end so it made for an exciting read. One scene REALLY doesn’t sit right w/ me. It could’ve been left out truly. Good read overall and good pace after the midway point. From there on, you’re just filled with anxiety; hoping that Chloe will stop making missteps and wondering if he will figure out that she knows more

WHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY WOULD IT START GETTING TO THE GOOD STUFF WHEN I NEED TO GO TO SLEEP?! TORTURE!

Baby what was that ending???????????????? Maybe I’m too drunk. I’ll try again in the morning.

I don’t know I don’t knowwwwww. It’s a little hard to put the book downnnnnn 🙂‍↔️

Everybody pissing me off already 🫩

S/o to Mrs. Smith, she almost wasn’t a girl’s girl though. This is the slowest burn in the world. Frederick, babes we got a few pages left so lock in.

Jane kinda slick at the mouthhhhhhh! Them run on sentences in the beginning chapters nearly took me out, but we getting into the good stuff now. So many sassy characters, I only wonder what her father has been up to since they ran off to Bath

Chugging along 🫩