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"They'd gone out to dinner once, but neither had wanted a follow-up, certainly not as a prelude to something deeper. Nina was a tough cookie, an aggressive woman, almost driven. Petite and a little bizarre, she wasn't Gideon's type at all." (45) she was almost...a career woman. almost...ambitious, if such a word could be applied to a female of the species.
— Oct 05, 2021 07:45PM
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elstaffe
is on page 181 of 224
"'Jill knows what's going on.'
'She doesn't know that we sleep together.'" (181) this reads to me like 'the couple who slays together, stays together'. the couple who sleeps together, weeps together? could be my brain is broken, though.
— Oct 19, 2021 04:59AM
'She doesn't know that we sleep together.'" (181) this reads to me like 'the couple who slays together, stays together'. the couple who sleeps together, weeps together? could be my brain is broken, though.
elstaffe
is on page 138 of 224
"'I don't want to use anything with you.'
Her eyes shot to his. 'You have to. I don't have—I'm not taking—'"
His mouth cut off the words ... 'If you got pregnant by me, I wouldn't run away. I'd want you and the baby and Jill and your family.'" (138) yeah clearly that's the concern and not just her generally not wanting to get pregnant. Also, he clearly wants to get her pregnant. gah.
— Oct 19, 2021 04:58AM
Her eyes shot to his. 'You have to. I don't have—I'm not taking—'"
His mouth cut off the words ... 'If you got pregnant by me, I wouldn't run away. I'd want you and the baby and Jill and your family.'" (138) yeah clearly that's the concern and not just her generally not wanting to get pregnant. Also, he clearly wants to get her pregnant. gah.
elstaffe
is on page 120 of 224
"'I'm not his,' she said, tossing her dark hair toward Frank. 'I'm hers.' Her head bobbed toward Chris.
Hers? For a long minute, Gideon didn't make the connection." (119-120) Yeah, that's fair, I was also super surprised. And I've been inside the heroine's head! good on you for a mid-book twist, Delinsky, I guess?
— Oct 19, 2021 04:58AM
Hers? For a long minute, Gideon didn't make the connection." (119-120) Yeah, that's fair, I was also super surprised. And I've been inside the heroine's head! good on you for a mid-book twist, Delinsky, I guess?
elstaffe
is on page 87 of 224
"'I don't have time for a boyfriend. I told you that. I'm not interested.'
'A girlfriend then?' he asked before he could think to hold his tongue.
She scowled at him. 'Why are you so offensive.' It wasn't a question.
He held up a hand and said softly, 'Hey, I'm sorry.'" (87) oh casual homophobia, I was wondering when you'd rear your head. Not in the direction I thought, but hey
— Oct 19, 2021 04:57AM
'A girlfriend then?' he asked before he could think to hold his tongue.
She scowled at him. 'Why are you so offensive.' It wasn't a question.
He held up a hand and said softly, 'Hey, I'm sorry.'" (87) oh casual homophobia, I was wondering when you'd rear your head. Not in the direction I thought, but hey
elstaffe
is on page 85 of 224
"'I'm just telling you you look pretty. It's a fact. Besides, I do give my men compliments. Just not like that.'
'Like what, then?'
'Like...hey, man, that's a wild shirt...or...cool hat, bucko.'
'Ah,' she said gravely. 'Man talk.'" (85) so smooth
— Oct 10, 2021 08:25PM
'Like what, then?'
'Like...hey, man, that's a wild shirt...or...cool hat, bucko.'
'Ah,' she said gravely. 'Man talk.'" (85) so smooth
elstaffe
is on page 67 of 224
"In the silence that ensued, she heard all that she'd blurted out and was appalled. ... She was debating hanging up the phone and burying her head in the trash can when he spoke again." (67) ok that's actually a pretty good image. who among us has not felt like a trashcan head every once in a while?
— Oct 08, 2021 07:40PM
elstaffe
is on page 63 of 224
"'Real estate and interior decorating—those are the two fields women go into when they want people to think they're aggressive little workers.'" (63) gross. this "hero" is gross.
— Oct 07, 2021 09:29PM
elstaffe
is on page 33 of 224
"'Actually, I'm an interior designer. It may well be that I'll be working on this project.'
'Not if I can help it,' he said, because she was a little too sure of herself, he thought." (33) what. how old is he, six? wouldn't want the woman to be confident in her abilities, golly no
— Oct 05, 2021 07:37PM
'Not if I can help it,' he said, because she was a little too sure of herself, he thought." (33) what. how old is he, six? wouldn't want the woman to be confident in her abilities, golly no
elstaffe
is on page 20 of 224
"'I bumped into Sara Thayer today. She wanted to know how you've been. ...'
Gideon winced. 'Come on, Johnny. She's a kid.'
'She's twenty-one.'
'I don't fool with kids.'
'She doesn't look like a kid. She's got everything right where it's supposed to be.'" (20) ughhhhhhhh this is giving Worcester a bad name
— Oct 05, 2021 07:37PM
Gideon winced. 'Come on, Johnny. She's a kid.'
'She's twenty-one.'
'I don't fool with kids.'
'She doesn't look like a kid. She's got everything right where it's supposed to be.'" (20) ughhhhhhhh this is giving Worcester a bad name
elstaffe
is on page 19 of 224
"'And dim-witted? Man, she's amazing. What woman in this day and age wouldn't have seen right through me? I mean, I wasn't subtle about wanting that permit—and wanting it before i touched her. Hell, I didn't even have to kiss her for it.'
'Too bad.'
'Nah. She didn't turn me on.' He took a swig of his beer." (19) g r o s s
— Oct 05, 2021 07:36PM
'Too bad.'
'Nah. She didn't turn me on.' He took a swig of his beer." (19) g r o s s
