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I know this one will be a difficult read, especially now that any chance at a peace of mind and safety for Virginia is gone.

53 min mark

How would Rome know this about Janelle and Amerie? He was gone for 6 months and didn’t know Janelle or her sister prior to her dating Arnold so…

I’m trying to be patient about letting things be revealed in their own time, but why comment on their closeness with the aunt when the reader has no reason to believe he knows that? It feels like trying too hard to paint Amerie as the evil sister 🫤

This would be a perfect vacation read, they getting straight to it! Also the narrator for Janelle is so expressive… 🤭

So naturally when I found out that her OLDER sister was dating her ex and was engaged to him about 9 months after they broke up I was like WTF. What’s taking my attention now though is Rome’s narrator. His narrator really really, really lowers the volume on the ends of his sentences and he already has a deep, bassy voice. Also, the seating thing is giving “I’m not like other guys, I’m different 🥺”

How pretty this cage, how special the shackles, how special his baton and the way he lays it on my body…

Yeah, this is the cage

CHICAGOOOOOOOOOO

Queen shit, no explanation needed

RIP Mother Sakaguchi

Also I think the system of endless permissions was meant to keep money circulating in the Gion Koby, but also to make sure all the Okiyas in the Gion Kobu recover the financial investments they make into these kids.

5 years is a long time to be a fool, but for her to not realize the wife wasn’t in the same room just for appearances—he may not love that woman like he said but he definitely fucking her the same as you and *that’s* why he lied about her being there.

I do kind of get it—she was 21-26 when this all happened

Whether this is true or not, lol

Sad moment but the fact that she knew even then to hold onto her father’s obi despite being with Toshio, is so real. Like you can tell something ain’t making sense, don’t feel right. And when you can’t resolve your thoughts and feelings about somebody, there’s always going to be a barrier to its ultimate depth and best.

I’m glad Mineko has made friends after transitioning from a maiko. And ain’t no way I’d be cleaning up after other people at MY own spot—on top of managing this kind of career 👎🏽👎🏽👎🏽

Absolutely tf not!!!!!

and when 2+2 start equaling 5, check the math cause something ain’t adding up and you missing a variable

You can see that she’s intelligent and very forthright and transparent in the personal but but at twice her age Toshio is a motherfucking liar maybe maybe not but it’s so odd for him to even be in her face at 36

He’s a mutherfuckin LIE; 3 years and he never divorced or even tried to discuss it until now.

Rule 1: don’t keep secrets
Rule 2: never lie

He just broke the rules and started this shit for fun based on the story on how he and his wife got married; there’s a reason you felt like the adult in this one Mineko!!!

If he was 18 too I might think this is cute in a childish way, but Toshio is 36 (THIRTY SIX) and acting like this after realizing he only married his wife as a challenge to steal her away from another person she was in love with. And get Mineko when she was young 🥴

“I know a few things about him…he’s now married” in other words gtfuomf

Love blooms

Same

Another misrepresentation

Same

I’ve noticed Mineko likes to humble brag and name drop 🤭

At this pace any reasonable person would have retired after 14 years too 😬

Just for you boo 😁

The SHAAAAAADE! This is a CLASSY classy read 🫰🏽🫰🏽🫰🏽

Like this is very much “I’m not saying no names, no free promotion” of Masako; I just know Arthur Golden read this and was fuming 🤣🤣

I do love how she’s intertwining her own personal history with the geisha’s and Japan’s cultures and histories, not only sharing who she is and who they are, but to fight I guess the libel against her and her culture.

I saw a review complaining about how this is a biography, but understanding the context of why this book was written + published would answer why this is both biography and history. 🙄

At the end of the day, Masako has the right to share about her life and her culture what she wants, but it does feel like there is context missing, maybe context that she wouldn’t have as the youngest of 11 but there’s more to this that needs to this then meets the eye…

But also, what the fuck is wrong with this family? There’s no reason that Yaeko or even Masako should act the way that they do if they were OK in the head. And if the youngest son of hers only came to live with them when he was 13 what was going on earlier at the parents/grandparents house?

I respect the fuck out of Mother Sakaguchi for the action she took, Madam Oiyma should have make Yaeko figure out something for herself. That’s incredibly crazy to allow her and that bastard of hers to stay or for Yaeko to defend him and blame her little sister for her other son’s death. I can see where Hatsumomo’s inspiration came from.

It has all the hallmarks of romance (lingering/awestruck gazes, unable to think clearly in each other’s presence, physical motif with significance, etc), but the actual romance that exists is WEAK as hell. Bristol fighting her feelings would make more sense if she hadn’t suggested a clean slate when they resolved his mistake he made 6 YEARS AGO. Either enforce your boundaries or be with him 🙄