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c9- cadence /'keid(a)ns/
I. noun
1. a modulation or inflection of the voice
• the measured cadences that he employed in the Senate.
2. a rhythmical effect in written text
• the dry cadences of the essay.
3. a fall in pitch of the voice at the end of a phrase or sentence.
4. [ mass noun] - rhythm

5. a sequence of notes or chords comprising the close of a musical phrase

c9- they are making love on a boat😭😭😭

💕mateo: “So if we’re going to die in three days, I’m going to make enough memories of you to follow me into the afterlife.”

c9- languid /'langwid/
I. adjective
1. (of a person, manner, or gesture) having or showing a disinclination for physical exertion or effort
• his languid demeanour irritated her.
2. (of a period of time) relaxed and peaceful
• the terrace was perfect for languid days in the Italian sun.
3. weak or faint from illness or fatigue.
• she was pale, languid, and weak, as if she had delivered a child.

c8- Isla’s injured, and in assassin business, an injured ally is considered a liability. and one must move without them for greater chances of success. but Mateo clears the way and comes back for Isla. that’s pure love😭😭😭🤌🏻💌

c8- fob /fob/
I. noun
1. (also fob chain) — a chain attached to a watch for carrying in a waistcoat or waistband pocket.
2. a small ornament attached to a watch chain.
3. (also fob pocket) - a small pocket for carrying a watch.
4. a tab on a key ring.

c7- there’s an explosion and before that there’s a little eye contact and flirty moments without speech here and there throughout 🤌🏻💌

c7- gruff /graf/
I. adjective
1. (of a voice) rough and low in pitch
• she spoke with a gruff, masculine voice.
2. abrupt or taciturn in manner
• Robert's gruff, no-nonsense
approach.

c7- salacious /sa'ler/as/
I. adjective
having or conveying undue
Or
indecent interest in sexual matters
• salacious stories.

it’s more romantic than any rom-com😭😭😭 i’m crying here

c3- it’s an audiobook. a little confusing. the mother’s dead. the daughter’s confused. and the dad is confusing.

it’s too confusing 🫤

c1- the michelin inspector is eating the hemorrhagic poisoned karpatka😭😭😭🤌🏻

c1- Karpatka is a traditional Polish cream pie with some sort of vanilla buttercream filling - aerated butter mixed with eggs beaten and steamed with sugar (krem russel), aerated butter mixed with crème pâtissiere (according to Polish gastronomy textbooks made from whole eggs) or just thick milk kissel enriched with melted butter.

c1- choux pastry
Choux pastry, or pâte à choux (French: [pat a Ju]), is a delicate pastry dough used in many pastries. The essential ingredients are butter, water, flour and eggs.

c1- scowl /skaul/
I. noun an
angry or
bad-tempered
expression.
• she stamped into the room with a scowl on her face.
Il. verb — [no obj.]
1. frown in
an angry or bad-
tempered way
• she scowled at him defiantly.

c1- garish /'ger//
I. adjective
obtrusively bright and showy; lurid
• garish shirts in all sorts of colours.

c1- scruple /'skru:p(a)l/
I. noun
1. (usu. scruples) - a feeling of doubt or hesitation with regard to the morality or propriety of a course of action

content and trigger warnings :

Poisoned desserts and kitchen mishaps. See also, poison in water and poisonous gas. Eyeballs. But they really just bleed, so I feel like this is an improvement to my other eyeball situations. You’re welcome! Explicit language. Injury and medical recovery. Explosions. Detailed depictions of sexual acts. Cramped or claustrophobic spaces. Weapons and violence.

carnage /'ka:nıdz/
I. noun — [ mass noun]
1. the killing of a large number of people.
• the bombing was timed to cause as much carnage as possible.

c3- that old hag wants her hair😭😭😭😭

c1- Stella notices that the old lady that had been sitting in the coffee shop for over an hour now was not waited by either of them, and as she closes in on her, she notices she’s lifeless.

c1- Grinch /grintf/
I. noun
(N. Amer.) ‹ informal› a spoilsport or killjoy.
• it's hard not to feel like a bit of a Grinch criticizing the importance of 'zine culture.

c1- about Stella: Waitressing is my second job, the first being at a preschool, which allows me to utilize my early childhood education degree, all at minimum wage. Four years of college, tons of debt, and I need two jobs just to pay the bills. I should have majored in Not Being Poor.

c1- straggle /'strag(a)l/
I. verb — [no obj., usu. with adverbial of direction]
1. (of an irregular group of people) move along slowly so as to remain some distance behind the person or people in front
• the children straggled behind them
• (as adj. straggling) the straggling crowd of refugees.
2. grow, spread, or be laid out in an irregular, untidy way
• her hair was straggling over her eyes.

i feel this book was a 2 star throughout until the ending, and only for the twists and turns the ending has, i’m giving this book 3 stars. not a fun read, had to tell myself to just read until it actually started getting interesting. it takes patience to find the good in this book🥲🤌🏻

c55- 🫶🏻: When someone deserves bad things, he says, it’s sometimes up to you to dispense justice.

c37- vigilante / vidzılanti/
I. noun
a member of a self-appointed group of citizens who undertake law enforcement in their community without legal authority, typically because the legal agencies are thought to be inadequate.

c35- 🎀Ella: He hops off his swing first, and then he offers me his hand to help me off mine.

c35- Anton:🎀: “I mean, it’s just…it’s something I saw and thought of you, so I bought it. For you.”

c28- 🎀: He doesn’t say anything, but a smile twitches at his lips. I like making Anton smile even more than I like teaching him.