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“‘I just do t want you to feel afraid to walk down the street. Like I did when I was your age.’
‘But…I am afraid. I can’t walk down the street and be safe. If I can’t be safe… then can’t I at least be proud?’l

Ohhh wow really enjoying this book so far!

I picked this up while browsing the library catalogue and didn’t have any idea how popular it is or isn’t, or the star rating. But now that I’m almost half way through, I’m starting to like it less and less. It’s very beautifully written, but the pacing….my god. Slow af

Not a fan of the spice. It’s v cut and paste, like it could have been between any 2 characters 🙁

Looooving this book so far!! What a pleasant surprise!!

“‘Does it feel like agony for you too?’
‘Not anymore.’”
😭😭😭😭😂😂

Having had watched the show, the book is veeery close to it, and such a faithful adaptation. I love it!

“Fuck. This was really gay.”
Lmaooooo I love Shane

Oh my gooood I hate Sloane

I’m so annoyed at Jack and Chloe lol

““I guess only gay guys get the mad interior design skills?” I said, when I could. “Bi’s get, like, fifty-fifty odds and we both must’ve landed on the wrong side of them.” “No way,” Eric said vehemently. “I’ve known way too many gay dudes who were absolute shit at dressing. Themselves or their digs.””
Lmaoooo

It’s TIIIIIME!

If only I could visit you as a foreigner goes into a new country, learn the language of you, wander past all borders into every private and secret place, I would stay forever. I would become a citizen of you.
AAAAAAA SCREAMING CRYING THROWING UP!!!!!

To have Natalie tell Hannah that she should be more mysterious, only for Rafe to think Hannah IS mysterious and interesting—!!! Oh, Kleypas, the writer that you are!! 😭💕

Oh the YEARNING!!!! Matthew, the man that you are 😭✨

“‘Miss Bowman, if I had enough pockets, I could save the world.’”

I’m far enough in this book to say that this is my favorite one in the series!

!!!!!!

The whole reason why he’s hired is the help with the holiday season, and IT’S MARCH?! Idk how early they say retail stores “plan,” why isn’t this sent in freaking October AT MOST😭😭😭

Every sentence doesn’t need to be its own line.
This is an annoying trend in BookTok books.
I know it’s to increase page counts.
But, fuck.
It’s annoying.

The TikTokification of dark romance NEEDS to stop

Already cringing reading this book, even though it was so promising at the start 😭 why the author made the choices she made, idk. Making the FMC work as a manager at an expensive retail store is not interesting; having the MMC be the security guard is strange (bc in 2025, almost 2026, who gives af about people stealing from corporations?!); and this is AI propaganda 🥲🙄

Forgot to mention: the male friendships are also top-tier

Something that Kleypas does that I really like is how realistic and lovely the female friendships are in these books. They're so invested in each other, and love to chat and hang out. It it such a nice balance of love interest and friends

Not a fan of the fatphobia 😅

This one is already more interesting than #2 one….

Continuing my mission to read every Ali Hazelwood book, despite this being a trope I despise (student x professor) lol

I'm determined to finish this book!!! lol

um, wow okay. Trigger Warning: a dog dies.