Love sports ⚽️ 🏈 🏀 movies 🍿 and have heard rave reviews of this! 1st Mariana Zapata 👏🏽 Going into this, think of Cutting Edge 😋 picked this up because 1) felt like reading an ebook 2) chapters don’t seem too long and 3) ♥️ skating.
Chapter 6
There’s serious animosity between Jasmine and Ivan, makes for funny interactions 😂 Their partnership has (slowly) advanced. The story is slower, contains 2 chapters >2 hours 😱 I, personally, dislike long chapters. Not a DNF but not going to be ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 🤷🏽♀️ Appreciate how they broke down technical aspects to figure skating ⛸ 👍🏽 Used to wish I was a figure skater too 😂 Left room to further explore Jasmine’s familial relationships 🤔
Chapter 17
In this section, see more of Lucav’s caring side 😍 notable scenes: nude photoshoot 😮 Jas gets sick 🤒 So a lot has happened 👍🏽 Jas and Lucav still aren’t competing yet 🏆 🏅 In this section, see the sacrifices Jas has to make to skate and the (-) to being a public figure 😱 Jas and Lucav are really friends ☺️ with misunderstandings showing up as hate 💡
Reads fast and sets the scene well 🙌🏽 Olive, a Stanford PhD student 👩🎓, kisses a tenured professor 👨🏫, Dr. Adam Carlson, to give the impression, to her friend, Anh Pham, that Olive is seeing someone and Anh is clear to date Jeremy. I like that we just got into it! 🤗 Like the epistolary aspect 😁 Small world 🌎 Adam and Dr. Tom Benson know each other 😮 Adam helps Olive talk about her research 🧐 😍 Under his cold demeanor, is he a daddy long legs? 🕷
Chapter 17
The talk 😂 creates a funny situation. Didn’t see Tom’s true personality coming 🤬 Angry 😤 😡 for Olive 👊🏼 Out of town = advancements in relationships 🙌🏽 Adam continually and repeatedly asks Olive is ok 👌🏼 😍😇 all throughout ♥️ I tend to like how fake dating affects a story 👍🏽 End of book 📖
The last section read quickly. Understandably, Adam 😡🤬😤 about Tom. Title IX FTW 🙌🏽 The double date 😏😂 Awesome scene 👍🏽 😊 Book ended with them addressing their meet cute 🥰 😍 Epilogue re-enacted the kiss 😘 that started it all 👏🏽
Caretaking 😚 Benedict gets Lady Bridgeton to hire Sophie as a maid ⚾️⚾️ 🤚🏽 😏 ⚾️⚾️⚾️ (18) Sophie 🙅🏽♀️ to being a mistress 🤬 Penelope overhears Colin 😮🥲🤬 Benedict realizes Sophie is the masqurade girl 😍🤬 Araminta has Sophie arrested 😱 Benedict and Lady Bridgeton go after Sophie
A Scoundrel Of Her Own
Ophelia has wicked thoughts 💭 😏
Ophelia touching herself thinking if Devlin 😏
Devlin notices on the carriage ride, Ophelia checking him out 😂
Devlin’s note
Invites Ophelia to dinner
Effie knows it’s a boy 😏
Ophelia vaguely confides in Effie
Sally Martin
Mary Ann’s letter 💌
Marquess of Rothbury wedding 💒
Mary Ann ♥️ Nicolas St. Ives 😍
Wickedness 👍🏽 wish all sinful wallflowers were in attendance (Kitty not here 🙅🏽♀️)
Charlotte ♥️ Lord Sand (marquess)
Devlin awaiting a carriage ride with Ophelia to Rochester (at an inn)
2 more passengers 😂
Maid + cousin Effie
Cousin Effie doesn’t like Devlin 🤬
Dinner with Devlin’s family too
Niall’s country estate 🏡
Gwenn and Sara in disbelief Fifi is in their home 🏡
Gwenn giveOphelia a run down 🤬
Ophelia realizes how important she is to Niall
Niall’s parents arrive
Friday
Kind of like rereading the Bridgeton series 😁 On Romancing Mister Bridgeton 😉
Penelope overhears Colin talking to Benedict and Anthony. Hunt for Lady Whistledown for 1,000 pounds 😮 Penelope reads Colin’s journal 📓 🤬 Penelope likes Colin’s writing ✍️ 👏🏽 Eloise suspected as Lady Whistledown. Colin sees Penelope differently 😍 😘 ⚾️ Lady Danbury a countess. Credida claims to be Lady Whistledown 😮 Carriage 😏 (13) Colin proposes 💍 . Colin and Penelope get married 💒
A Scoundrel Of Her Own
Meet them
Ma’s warning ⚠️
Niall’s infected foot 🦶
Niall rebuilt the cabin 😍
Niall at the cabin 😍
Niall lays out blankets 😏
Ophelia sees Devlin wearing the ring 💍 of vines she made him
Remembering those 9 days 😍
Ophelia removes her stockings and walks in the grass 😍
Ophelia jumps into Devlin’s arms 😏
Stargazing 🤩😍😂
Niall touches Ophelia 😍
Ophelia drunk 🙃🥴
⚾️ ⚾️ 🤚🏽(13) then 👄
⚾️⚾️⚾️ (13)
From Lucav With Love
Naked photoshoot 😱
SM comments
Lucav reassures Jasmine of her body 😍
Cold 🥶
Mom suspicious 🤨 🤔
Car 🚗 accident 😱
Jasmine 🤬
Figure skating ⛸ #1?!
Rear-Ended 🚗 🚙
Night practice
Jasmine falls, aivan gets Jasmine off the ice
Ivan takes Jasmine to his room 😏
Pinch 🤏 for revenge 😏
Why are you here? 🤷🏽♀️
Galina
Ivan knows something is wrong 🤨 🤔
Jasmine sick 🤒
Ivan carries Jasmine off the ice
Call the doctor 👨⚕️
Undress Jasmine 😏 for a shower 🚿
Lucav staying with Jasmine
Take care of her
Saturday
From Lucav With Love
Ivan needs to leave
Lacy?! 🐶
Ivan finds Jasmine’s papers 🤬
SM comments 🤬 for 3 years
Still get them even though not on SM
Ivan insists Jasmine 1) stay at Ziven’s or 2) brothers
Stay 2 weeks 😱
Mini-van + dog 🐶
Petting Russell 🐶
British bulldog = Lacy
Sisters = more dogs 🐩
Ivan says Ruby is cute 🤬
Jasmine 🤬
Ivan and his pets
Queen Victoria 🐶 husky
Rabbit 🐇 🐰
Ellie 🐶 walker
Lacy 🐶 white frenchie
Pig 🐷
Ivan on the phone 📱
Ivan wants Jasmine to cancel her SM
Ivan protective 🤬👊🏼
Ivan has admired Jasmine for a while
13 year relationship
Lucav invite Jasmine over for father’s day
At the Lucav’s 🏡 Ivan’s mom ♥️
Jasmine falls asleep shirtless
Ivan there 😱 Jasmine 🥴 and memory 🤷🏽♀️
Ivan on Paul 🤬
No more inappropriate correspondence 🙌🏽
Ivan offers to accompany Jasmine to her dad’s
Dinner with Dad
Bad relationship
What will you do when you retire? 🤬
Choking 🤬
Jasmine admits to having a learning disability 🤬
Ivan defends Jasmine ✊🏽😍
Ivan back hugs Jasmine 😍
Jasmine won’t be like her siblings
Dad left when Jas was 3 yo 🥲
Nude magazine out
Both Jasmine and Jasmine look good 👍🏽😊
Love the family thread ♥️
Establish a routine + Saturdays with Ivan/Sundays
Jasmine working out 🏋🏽♀️
Black boot 🛑
🤕 grade 2 sprain = 8 week recovery ❤️🩹
2 days left
Jas ignoring calls 📱 hiding 🙈
Ivan blames himself for Jas’s injury 🤬
Jas apologizes to Ivan 🥲🙏🏾
Ivan kisses Jas 😘 ⚾️
Jasmine feels Ivan cares for her 😍
Jasmine realizes she loves Ivan
Fall: Jasmine still recovering ❤️🩹 and clear to skate 🙌🏽
Skate North America 🇺🇸 November 23 – 26
Training with Ivan
At the tournament
🤬 Paul & Mary
Paul approaches Jas
Not partners for 2 years after a 3 year partnership 🤬
Liked It Happened One Summer, so wanted to read more of the Bellinger sisters 🤗 Already met the hero in It Happened One Summer, and I loved Fox 🦊 then 😏 Glad we get to expand on Hannah-Fox 🙃😁☺️
Setting the scene. 6 months after It Happened One Summer . The vibe in this one will be friends to lovers 💜 Fox 🦊 For a more low-key personality, like Hannah > Piper 🧐 🤨 but again they’re both rich 🤑 which I was I was 😂 Sergei & Hannah & Gox 🤔 love triangle? Enjoyed the girl talk with Opal at the end of this section 👏🏽 The prospect of fake dating 👏🏽 just spells out FUN. Even though its an overused trope, I find it 😍 Convenient (anf fun) Hannah’s getting made over the night Fox comes home 🏡😍
Addmittttly didn’t read ALL the comments (lost my place) AND sorry on PST, but I just finished Chapter 5 🤗 so now here I go 😏 Always love the summaries! Thank you 🙏🏾 The prologue got me on the hook 🪝 too! The tumble on the bus 🚌 love triangle? Like 👍🏽 the idea 💡 of fake dating > love triangle 🤔 Fox’s image of himself 🧐 especially after he has seen how others see him 🥲 it brought his character to Earth for me 🌍 Agree, Kate is a supporting actress too 😁 Freckles & Peacock 🦚 ♥️ Fox made his guest room more homey ♥️ Bridging the gap between friends and lovers is ALWAYS hard. Interesting 🤨 being over-shadowed by a place.
Tuesday : Chapter 6 – 11
This section was where they kiss 😘 👏🏽 Hannah is starting to become the leading lady of her life (to Fox’s 😍). Fox 🦊 is feeling the forbidden-ness of pursuing a relationship with Hannah, but he can’t deny his attraction. See Sergei grow in his presence (watching at the party) Wonder when he’ll declare himself? Getting the impression 🤔 Know that’ll add to Fox’s insecurities, showing more of how he perceives himself 🥲 For someone seemingly confident, he’s insecure 😕 Fox’s effect on Hannah 😂 Watches her appreciate herself 😏 With Hannah, Fox subverts his impression of himself 😍😇
Wednesday: Chapters 12 – 17
Fallen off a bit since falling behind 😂😇 But Fox and Hannah growing more intense, and not in a lusty way. Enjoying the steps they’re taking 😁 Some may say their relationship lacks passion, but I don’t see how being comfortable and secure is a bad thing 😊 I like their dynamic ♥️ Especially love 🥰 that Fox brought Hannah around his mom. The relation between Fox and his mom is bitter sweet… Fox 🦊 is falling for Hannah and wants to be a better version of himself 😍
Thursday: Chapters 18 – 22
1st intimate encounter really got us to know them as established friends 😍 The Sound Garden 🪴 scene 😍 Got Hannah and Fox 🦊 🔥 so they couldn’t wait any longer. How far would Westport be then? 🧐
Friday: Chapters 23 – Epilogue
Not a fan of Fox’s insecurities, but, at the same time, I get it. This check-in is actually taking place at the beginning of Chapter 24. Because I forgot to 🤦🏼♀️ Just goes to show I’m enjoying the story 😁 Eager to get back into it 🙌🏽 This section saw Hannah and Fox taking on their inner leading lady 👏🏽 Fox may see Hannah is sacrificing to be with him, but Hannah may see she’s embarking on new adventures, off the beaten track 🙌🏽 Just another way to look at it 🤔 Piper and Brendan seem to see Fox differently.
End of book 📖
Fox 🦊 is plagued by societal impressions, including his mom 🥲 That’s the main barrier between Fox and Hannah (except geography 😋). After a much-needed talk with Charlene, Fox begins healing ❤️🩹
Will not share too much information about plot ⚠️ But may contain spoilers
Enjoy watching Marvel! 😍 Still so much to know 🧐 Newest show, haven’t heard much about it 🤔 so curious 🤨 The Disney+ trailer is different from what and linked 👆🏼. The Disney+ version was more informative 💡 See it deals with mental illness and perception of reality
Watched: March 29
Platform: Disney+
Duration: 47 minutes
6 episodes
Rotten Tomato 🍅 Rating: 86%/94% 🍅
Rating for the whole season ⚠️
Star Rating (of 5): ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Rating because I’m interested but alittle confused 🧐 Still more to learn 🤔
Enjoyment 🤗:🤗🤗🤗🤗
Demerits because I have questions 🙋♀️
Rewatchable?: 👍🏽
Went by fast 😊 good flow 😁
Content warnings: sleep disorders
The set-up: Steven works in a museum gift shop 🛍 But when he falls asleep 😱 or blacks out throughout the day 😱😱 he has holes in his memory 🤔
Key 🔑 Players:
Steven Grant/Mark (Moon Knight)
Arthur
Important Places 🌎:
London
3-word Summary: I have questions 🙋♀️
Thoughts 💭:
Personalities 🤔
The importance of sleep 😴
Found it to be a good opening to the show 👏🏽 Definitely intrigued, so will keep watching 😁
General impression: The Netflix adaptation felt like it’s own thing 🤔 Even if I’ve read the book, still didn’t know what to expect 😮 Couldn’t help drawing comparisons to the book. Liked how the show 1) brought in Sir Phillip earlier 2) more bonding with Pen-El, Benedict-Eloise 3) feel like it prepared for Benefit’s book/season 4) music 🎶, But things I looked for 1) iconic scenes and 2) relationship between Mary-Kate 🤔 So my previous post (and list) can help there!
The section Key 🔑 differences: may be spoilery 🤫 so read with CAUTION ⚠️ List of scenes where it was different/ommitted 💡
Rewatchability: Y (yet to do)
Book or Show: For sentimental reasons, book 📖
As someone who has read the book, disappeared that some scenes were missing 🥲
Noteworthy episodes (rewatchedsome episodes)
(these 👇🏼 contain spoilers)
Missed:
Can’t help looking for some book scenes
Kate’s fear of thunderstorms 🌩
🐝 sting
Anthony-Kate wedding
Rewatched: Not in 👇🏼 order but numerically
S2E1 – Capital R Rake
Kate & Anthony meet 😍😊😏
Sharma sisters 👯♀️ at 1st ball
Kate overhears Anthony 🤬
Lady Danbury confronts Kate 🤬 about the inheritance scheme
Queen’s 👸 ball
Names Edwina as her diamond 💎
Anthony dances 💃 🕺 with Edwina
Meet NEW Lord Featherington
On this rewatch, catching new details that I missed before 😊 The 1st episode did a good job of laying the groundwork for the season 🤗
S2E2 – Off To The Races 🐎
Kate 🤬 Anthony
Anthony tries to escort Edwina to the races 🐎
Kate blocking 🤬
Dr. Dorset & Kate
Anthony inserts himself 😏
Lady Danbury’s ball/talent show 😂✊🏽
Madam Delacroix spies Penelope 🧐
Anthony has set his mark 🎯 and Kate 🤬 it 😂 More or less that dynamic 🤔
S2E3 – A Bee 🐝 In Your Bonnet
Edmund 🪦 🐝
Pall mall & Aubrey Hall
Anthony doesn’t propose
Kate stung by a 🐝 😱
This episode gets dark 🥲 but not as dark as it could’ve gotten. It also contained the iconic pall-mall scene 👍🏽
S2E4 – Victory
Lady Bridgeton Hearts and Flowers ball
Hunting
Rain ☔️ Anthony finds Kate in the library
Kate & Anthony dance 💃 🕺 😏
Kate plans to leave ✈️ 👋🏾 🥲
Anthony 🥲☹️🤬
Almost kiss 😘 ⚾️ Caught 😮 by Daphne.
Madam Delacroix and Penelope have an arrangement
Colin visits Merina
Prudence engaged to Jack 🥲
Anthony proposes to Edwina
The tension builds between Kate & Anthony 😏 Signs of a growing affection between Kate & Anthony 😍 yet Anthony proposes to Edwina 😱
In the interim…
Episode 5,6,7
Daphne confronts Anthony 🤬
Marriage preperations
Anthony-Edwina
Prudence-Jack
Benedict starts art school 🏫
Ring 💍 resizing
Walk 🚶🏽♀️🚶🚶🏽♀️
Dr. Dorset asks Kate to take a 🛶 ride
Anthony jealous 🤬😤
Anthony falls into the lake 😘😏
Sheffield’s come to engagement dinner
Reiterate Kate isn’t Mary’s biological daughter
Edwina learns of the engagement scheme
Anthony 🤬😤😡
Featherington con
Wedding 💒
Edwina notices the look shared between Kate & Anthony 😱🥲
Edwina runs from her wedding with Anthony (learns of Kate & Anthony)
Bridgeton and Sharma families 😱
Lady Bridgeton 🤬 Lady Danbury
The king shows himself
Edwina will not marry Anthony
Ton wonders why 🤷🏽♀️
Kate bids Anthony 👋🏾
Kiss 😘 ⚾️
Queen thinks Eloise is Lady Whistledown
Joint Bridgeton-Danbury ball
No one comed 🥲
Lady Whistledown writes about Eloise
Kate finds Anthony in the gazebo
⚾️⚾️⚾️ but Edwina sees 😱🥲
Kate falls off her horse 🐴 Gets hurt 🤕
We see Benedict and Colin that we’ll see in future seasons/books 🧐👇🏼 the Edwina-Kate-Anthony triangle comes to a head 😱 That something I liked in the book, Kate-Edwina sisterhood 👯♀️
Benedict and Art 🖼
Colin & Penelope 😍
Merina plants seed in Episode 3
S2E8 – The Viscount Who Loved Me
Kate asleep 😴
Anthony 😱🤬
Hasn’t gone to see her 🙈
Colin going into business with Lord Featherington
Featherington ball
Sharma sisters 👯♀️ to attend
Eloise and Benedict go 🙌🏽 Anthony goes too!
Kate awake
Anthony goes to see her 😍
Eloise still on the hunt for Lady Whistledown
Eloise & Penelope 🤬
Eloise breaks off all relations to Theo Sharpe (printet 🥲)
Anthony and Kate dance 💃 🕺
Penelope overhears Colin 😱
Colin doesn’t go into business with the Featherington’s
Anthony and Kate get married
Bridgeton pall mall 🙌🏽
Love this pairing 😊😍 wish they got together sooner and wish Edwina didn’t have to get hurt like that 🥲 Enjoyed how the writers furthered the plot for 1) Merina and Sir Phillip 2) The Featherington’s 👌🏼 Felt it was good 👍🏽 the hast scene was pall mall
Feel like viewers were 1) exclusive show watchers and 2) book readers
For shows 📺 thought it would be better to do a watching guide versus watching blog 💡The difference being nothing about the plot will be included. Just character names and places 😉
8 episodes!
The show deviates from the book to make it it’s own thing! 🤔
🤫 Key 🔑 differences: How the show and book differ (these would be SPOILERS 🤬)
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