Just taking you on my reading ๐Ÿ˜ #10

Sunday

Neon Gods

Expect to be outโ€ฆ so anticipate finishing this ๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿผ

Spooning ๐Ÿ˜ Morning after

  • Does Hades stay?
    • Dating?
  • Hermes summons Hades to a meeting

Zoom meeting 

  • Hades immahines Persephone there
  • Zues calls meeting 
  • Persephone free to go as she pleased ๐Ÿ˜„
    • Zues and Demeter want Persephone returned
    • Persephone enters and ends call ๐Ÿ’ป ๐Ÿง‘โ€๐Ÿ’ป

Happy Persephone ๐Ÿ˜

  • โšพ๏ธโšพ๏ธ (17) following Hadesโ€™ instructions
  • Persephone wants Hadesโ€™ dominance ๐Ÿ˜ 

Hermes mimics Dimitriou sisters

  • ๐Ÿ“ฑ call to Callisto, Psyche, Eurydices (sisters ๐Ÿ‘ฏโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿ‘ฏโ€โ™€๏ธ)
    • Half sisters 
    • Public sex ๐Ÿ˜ฑ
  • Persephone eating ๐Ÿฝ 
  • Calisto vs. Demeter
    • Demeter lives her daughters
  • Being followed ๐Ÿ˜ฑ Risk for Dimitriou sisterโ€™s replacement?
    • Fear Zeus 

Walk ๐Ÿšถ๐Ÿšถ๐Ÿฝโ€โ™€๏ธ

  • Persephone trusts Hades ๐Ÿ˜
  • Indoor market
    • Winter market ๐Ÿ› Explore ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿพ 
      • Gyro favorite ๐Ÿ˜ ๐Ÿ’œ
        • Damian
      • Comes weekly 
      • Date? ๐Ÿ’œ

Walk home ๐Ÿก and carries Persephone up

  • Carve out a space for her
  • Check locks ๐Ÿ”’ 

1 week living whith Hades

  • Explore 1 room/day
  • Night market recisits
  • Persephone wants to go into sex dungeon again 
  • โšพ๏ธโšพ๏ธ (20) ๐Ÿ‘„ and ๐Ÿคš๐Ÿฝ Fantasy ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜‚ dais
    • Public sex
  • โšพ๏ธโšพ๏ธโšพ๏ธ (20)
  • Lights on ๐Ÿ™๐ŸพHadesโ€™ burns ๐Ÿ”ฅ 

Discussion of birth control ๐Ÿ˜ โšพ๏ธ ๐Ÿ˜˜ โšพ๏ธโšพ๏ธโšพ๏ธ (22)

  • Trust
  • Persephone likes dirty talk ๐Ÿ˜

 Green house ๐Ÿก ๐Ÿ˜‚

  • Hustle and get moving ๐Ÿ˜‚ Share shower ๐Ÿ˜

Dog ๐Ÿถ Easier not to care

  • Adopt them all ๐Ÿ˜ (3 ๐Ÿถs)
  • Names?
    • Cerberus
    • Persephone to name 2 of them
      • Caribsus
      • Silla
      • No forever ๐Ÿฅฒ
        • Hades thinks of  proposing โ˜บ๏ธ
          • Dark queen ๐Ÿ‘ธ ๐Ÿ˜‰ 

Persephone masterful in her dress ๐Ÿ‘— ๐Ÿ˜

Throne on dias at Hadesโ€™ Party

  • Eros there ๐Ÿค”
  • Change his mind
    • No sex on the dais
      • Shadows ๐Ÿ˜
    • Build up to it?
      • Blowjob on the throne ๐Ÿ˜ โšพ๏ธโšพ๏ธ debasing Zeusโ€™ property ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜‚
      • โ€œI love youโ€ ๐Ÿ˜
      • ๐Ÿ’ก On the throne as her equal
        • Kneeling before her in submission 
        • โšพ๏ธโšพ๏ธ Hadesโ€™ turn ๐Ÿคš๐Ÿฝ and ๐Ÿ‘„ 
  • ๐Ÿค— hug in a show of vulnerability 
    • Wonโ€™t ask Persephone to stay
      • 2 months left (only been weeks & for โ€œshowโ€)
  • Kiss ๐Ÿ˜˜ โšพ๏ธโšพ๏ธโšพ๏ธ 
    • Back in room, on dresser
    • Hades ruined by Persephone ๐Ÿคฌ 

Eurydices calls ๐Ÿ“ฑ 

  • Being followed ๐Ÿคฌ๐Ÿ˜ฑ
  • Juniper and 56th
  • Go to Juniper bridge ๐ŸŒ‰ 
  • Orpheus unreachable ๐Ÿ˜ฑ๐Ÿคฌ
  • Waiting for Eurydices ๐Ÿ˜ฑ๐Ÿ˜ฑ๐Ÿ˜ฑ
    • Injured dove ๐Ÿ•Š 
    • Play to Zeusโ€™s plan and lose Persephone 
    • Hades crosses bridge as Eurydices being pursued
      • Karen holds Persephone
    • Hades pulls gun
      • Vs ๐Ÿ”ช 
  • War if Hades comes off bridge ๐ŸŒ‰ ๐Ÿ‘Š๐Ÿผ
    • Persephone yells for Hades to stop ๐Ÿ›‘
    • Crossed bridge 2 minutes
      • Trouble is coming ๐Ÿ˜ฑ๐Ÿ˜ฑ๐Ÿ˜ฑ๐Ÿ˜ฑ

Take Eurydice to Hadesโ€™

  • Thank you ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿพ ๐Ÿ˜
  • Eurydices recounts events ๐Ÿค” 
    • Blame Orpheus and Zeus ๐Ÿคฌ

Hadesโ€™ violent side ๐Ÿ˜ฑ Breaks treaty ๐Ÿคฌ

  • Persephone texts sisters ๐Ÿ‘ฏโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿ‘ฏโ€โ™€๏ธ
  • Orpheus set Eurydices set her up ๐Ÿคฌ

Hades eavesdropping with tea and sleeping pills ๐Ÿ’Š 

Impending war ๐Ÿคฌ Zeus

  • Talk with Andreas

Hermes visits

  • Bring Hades news ๐Ÿ—ž War ๐Ÿ‘Š๐Ÿผ 13 hour return

Post coitus: should I stay or should I go?

Conference call ๐Ÿง‘โ€๐Ÿ’ป

  • Persephone hangs up ๐Ÿ˜ฑ

โšพ๏ธโšพ๏ธ hits her knee ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‡

  • Too much? Slap my thigh 
  • Owned
  • โšพ๏ธโšพ๏ธ Hadesโ€™ turn ๐Ÿ˜ ๐Ÿ‘…
  • Hermes brings sistersโ€™ message

Jumped to Chapter 28 (2 devices)

Hermes sends Zeusโ€™ message

  • Return with Eurydices
  • Persephone realizes she loves Hades
  • Persephone returns to higher city
    • Plan: poison โ˜ ๏ธ not to kill though 
    • Stay in Olympus, make Hades make appearances 
      • 6 events
      • Or war
      • Bargain 

Persephoneโ€™s ๐Ÿ‘‹๐Ÿพ note ๐Ÿ“ 

  • Persephone takes action 
  • Demeter gives Hades a gun
    • Hades finds Zeus having sex with ๐Ÿคท๐Ÿฝโ€โ™€๏ธ
    • Point gun at Zeus
      • Hades pulls triger, Zeus fights back
      • Demeter throws Zeus out the window ๐ŸชŸ 
    • Talk to Hades
      • Deal terms with Demeter?
      • Window an accidentโ€ฆ
  • Invites Persephone to move in

Epilogue: 2 weeks later

  • Show ๐Ÿ˜ฑ โšพ๏ธ โšพ๏ธ ๐Ÿคš๐Ÿฝ
  • โšพ๏ธโšพ๏ธโšพ๏ธ take her away ๐Ÿ˜‚
    • Hermes there ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜…

Siege And Storm

In audiobook form ๐Ÿ˜ Like listening more to Audible (trust it)

War council

  • 2 grisha from each order
    • Tradition: hierarchy
  • Grisha shadow army ๐Ÿคจ 
    • Ala Darkling
    • Multiple amplifiers
  • Nikolai goes to Alina, Mal comes
    • Mal goes hunting
    • Plan B for Alina
      • 2 squalors
      • Make room for Bogra
    • David (fabrictor) on amplifiers
      • Santo Ilia
        • Fabricator
        • Library ๐Ÿ“š research ๐Ÿง
          • Tolia
  • Mal back
    • Humanize Alina
      • Plot to kill grisha
      • Darkling in thoughts ๐Ÿ˜ฑ
      • Prince Vacilli
        • Nikolaiโ€™s older brother
        • Queen ๐Ÿ‘ธ

Monday

It Happened One Summer

Party

  • Single after 3 weeks ๐Ÿฅฒ 
  • Piper 2014 – wild n out
  • Fast chapters

Jail after late night pool party ๐Ÿ˜

  • Bathroom ๐Ÿšฝ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿพ in Jail ๐Ÿ˜ฑ
    • 200 โ€œpartyโ€ attendees
    • Sold out by Kirby that Piper was the organizer

Tuesday

It Happened One Summer

A Scoundrel Of Her Own

Candle-lit stage ๐ŸŽค

  • Ophelia sees Conan in the shadows
  • Ophelia a soprano
  •    Ophelia recognizes Niall but never met Devlin before ๐Ÿค” 
    • Devlin admits to seeing Lady Starlight before 
  • Talking ๐Ÿ—ฃ
    • Devlin asks questions ๐Ÿ™‹โ€โ™‚๏ธ 
    • Ophellia afraid to ask who it he? ๐Ÿ˜ฑ
    • Introductions
      • Devlin Brynw โœ… 
    • Ask Devin why ๐Ÿคท๐Ÿฝโ€โ™€๏ธ and how and how he knew ๐Ÿคท๐Ÿฝโ€โ™€๏ธ ๐Ÿค” 
    • Devlin calls Ophelia โ€œFifiโ€

Baby goat ๐ŸŽ 

  • Solidifies Devlin as Niall

Wednesday

It Happened One Summer

Desireeโ€™s annual memorial dinner ๐Ÿฝ 

  • Blow The Man Down restaurant
  • Organized by Mick

 Call from Mick ๐Ÿ“ฑ 

  • Guilt ๐Ÿฅฒ๐Ÿ˜ฑ

Crew there too

  • Unfair to Brendon ๐Ÿคฌ (Fox)

Piper there!

  • Offers shots
  • Crashed a memorial ๐Ÿ˜ฑ
  • Renovate bar
    • No nameโ€™s flooring
    • Theme: Nautical meets industrial
    • Outdoor space
      • Done by Brendon 
      • Back Monday morning 
        • Wood
        • Table saw
        • Building a pergola
          • Courtship? ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿพ Piper attracted to Brendon
  • Brendon brings coffee โ˜•๏ธ and donuts ๐Ÿฉ 
    • No ring ๐Ÿ’ 
    • Addresses hug ๐Ÿค— 
  • No ring presence ๐Ÿ˜ฑ
  • No Instagram post ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿคฃ
    • Prank with crew (Fox, Sanders, Deek)
    • Brendon agrees to post 
    • Brendon smiles ๐Ÿ˜
    • Openli flirting ๐Ÿ˜ 
  • Brendon finishes pergola
  • Brendon asks Piper out
    • Serious men ๐Ÿ˜ฑ
    • Stating the obvious 
    • Brendon agrees to keeping it casual
    • Kiss ๐Ÿ˜˜ โšพ๏ธ 
    • Hannah returns ๐Ÿ™…๐Ÿฝโ€โ™€๏ธ 
    • Date tomorrow for dinner ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿฝ 
  • Brendon picks Piper up
    • Crab ๐Ÿฆ€ season tomorrow 
    • Piperโ€™s dress ๐Ÿ‘— ๐Ÿ˜ 
      • Brendon enticed ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜‚
    • Piper trying to seduce Brendon 
    • Brendon cooks ๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿณ 
      • Red Buoy Monday nights 
    • Questions ๐Ÿ™‹โ€โ™€๏ธ ๐Ÿ—ฃ
      • Saw potential for a new course
      • Plans for a 2nd ship ๐Ÿšข 
        • Moving on
        • Captained by Fox ๐ŸฆŠ
        • Dutch Harbor, Alaska 
      • Piper sold out by Kirby ๐Ÿ˜ฑ
    • Brendonโ€™s eyes hungry ๐Ÿ˜‹ 
      • Piper topless ๐Ÿ˜ 
      • Touch me ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿพ
      • Champagne ๐Ÿฅ‚ kiss ๐Ÿ˜˜ โšพ๏ธ 
        • Touch me, taste me ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿพ
        • โšพ๏ธ โšพ๏ธ ๐Ÿคš๐Ÿฝ and ๐Ÿ‘… (16)
        • Letโ€™s Brendon choose where to go
        • โšพ๏ธโšพ๏ธ ๐Ÿ‘…  Brendonโ€™s turn ๐Ÿ˜ while Brendon jacks off
          • Piper begs for more
          • Piper goes ๐Ÿ˜ 
          • Brendon goes ๐Ÿ˜ 
          • Best near sex Piperโ€™s ever had
          • Clean Piper up
          • Get out of her head
          • Kiss ๐Ÿ˜˜ โšพ๏ธ 
          • Early morning ๐Ÿ‘‹๐Ÿพ 
  • Re-listened to Chapter 16
  • 2 week trip
  • Spare key ๐Ÿ”‘
  • Storm โ˜”๏ธ (typhoon) 13 days later
    • Stuff closes early
    • Worry for Brendon
    • Looking for Brendon
      • Look up โ€˜Typhoonโ€™
    • Piper tuns to Brendonโ€™s house ๐Ÿก 
  • Brendon out on the water ๐Ÿ˜ฑ
    • On the way to Dutch early
  • Establish a routine 
    • Walk Abe to the museum, visit Opal
  • Piperโ€™s phone ๐Ÿ“ฑ ringing 
    • Hannah
    • News from Sanderโ€™s wife ๐Ÿ˜ฑ
      • Brendon in the hospital ๐Ÿฅ ๐Ÿ˜ฑ
        • Grace Harbor Community via helicopter ๐Ÿš 
        • Rush to hospital ๐Ÿฅ 
          • 4th floor – ICU ๐Ÿ˜ฑ
        • Hear Brendonโ€™s voice 
          • Calls Piper over
          • Brendon decides to keep Piper
        • Recharging station
        • Be mad ๐Ÿคฌ while Brendon kisses ๐Ÿ˜˜ her
        • Sanders ๐Ÿค• concussion
        • Kiss ๐Ÿ˜˜ โšพ๏ธ in a hospital ๐Ÿฅ hallway
          • 30 minutes from home
          • Please I need you now ๐Ÿ˜ 
          • โšพ๏ธโšพ๏ธโšพ๏ธ (18) in the ๐Ÿฅ in an empty room
            •  Piper going commando
            • Piper naked ๐Ÿ˜
          • No condom ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‡
            • Piper and Brendon clear 
              • Bare
            • Rough ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿพ
  • Brendon enjoys cleaning Piper up
    • Piper admits to missing Brendon
  • DTF: friends with benefits?
    • More than friends? Decided โœ… 
  • Mick in the hospital ๐Ÿฅ ๐Ÿ˜ฑ
    • Guilt ๐Ÿฅฒ๐Ÿ˜ฑ
    • Piper pulls hand away
    • Brendon doesnโ€™t fight to keep hold
      • Drive home separately
      • Mick notices Brendonโ€™s ring ๐Ÿ’ finger ๐Ÿฅฒ
  • Piper goes home 
    • Hannah in bed
    • Increased to 1.75x
    • Vaginal orgasm ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿฝ
    • Genuine feelings? 
      • Stay or go back ๐Ÿ˜ฑ
    • Psychological breakthrough and vaginal orgasm
  • Friday night with Opal ๐ŸŽŠ
  • Brendon texts ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿพ
    • Blow The Man Down 
      • Drinks ๐Ÿน๐Ÿน
      • Beauty tips 
      • Labor Day Party ๐ŸŽŠ 
      • Brendon watching 
        • Drunk ๐Ÿ™ƒ๐Ÿ˜ตโ€๐Ÿ’ซ๐Ÿฅด Piper ๐Ÿ˜
          • Nothing is to happen 
          • Kiss ๐Ÿ˜˜ โšพ๏ธ carry Piper up the stairs
        • Recharge everyday ๐Ÿ˜ 
          • Brendon feels he loves her
  • Brendon says โ€œI love youโ€ as Piper sleeps ๐Ÿ˜ด 
  • Brendon in black boxer briefs
  • Piper on the ๐Ÿšค Dela Ray
    • Piper steering 
    • Piper feels pressure ๐Ÿ˜ญ
    • Brendon learns more about Desiree ๐Ÿง 
      • Not passionate 
      • In a relationship ๐Ÿคฏ๐Ÿ˜
      • โ€œPhone ๐Ÿ“ฑ sexโ€
        • Pipef undresses
        • Brendon pounces ๐Ÿ˜˜ โšพ๏ธโšพ๏ธโšพ๏ธ (21)
          • Boyfriend ๐Ÿ˜ 
          • Needed their emotional connection ๐Ÿ˜˜ 
  • Back in Grayโ€™s harbor 
    • Clearing the air
    • Brendon wants Piper to stay over
  • Brendon feels Piper was sacrificing the most ๐Ÿคฏ๐Ÿ˜ฐ
  • Brendon seeks Foxโ€™s advice ๐Ÿคญ๐Ÿค”
    • What makes women happy ๐Ÿคท๐Ÿฝโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿ˜Š 
  •  Piper calls to borrow his truck ๐Ÿ›ป 
    • Seattle for the night 
  • Brendon gives the Dela Rey to Fox
  • Sisters wax day
  • Fox coming too
    • Obligated to entertain Hannah
  • Piper asks about a Labor Day Party ๐ŸŽŠ
    • Invite Daniel
  • 3 rooms ๐Ÿ˜ 
    • How much do king crab fisherman ๐ŸŽฃ make?
  • Road trip playlist 
    • Hannah and Fox ๐Ÿ˜
      • Pipet ๐Ÿคฌ Hannah and Fox
      • Hannah still into Serge 
    • 2 hour trip
    • 16th floor ๐Ÿจ
  • Brendon takes Piper shopping ๐Ÿ› 
    • Like but not a need
    • Recharging station ๐Ÿ˜ 
    • Spoiling you makes Brendonโ€™s dick hard ๐Ÿ˜ 
  • Hotel ๐Ÿจ shopping ๐Ÿ› 
    • Rich ๐Ÿค‘ boyfriend
    • Finding cologne for Brendon 
    • Piper realizes she loves him ๐Ÿฅฐ
      • Sea captain ๐Ÿ‘ถ๐Ÿ˜‚
  • Kirby calls ๐Ÿ“ฑ ๐Ÿ˜ฑ
    • Piperโ€™s article ๐Ÿ—ž 
    • Welcome back party ๐ŸŽŠ 
      • Return to LA?
  • Elevator ride ๐Ÿ›—
    • Distract Brendon
    • LA Weekly ๐ŸŽŠ Princess Vanishing Act
      • Welcome back party ๐ŸŽŠ 
    • โšพ๏ธโšพ๏ธ ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿพ ๐Ÿ‘… (26)
    • โšพ๏ธโšพ๏ธโšพ๏ธ screams Brandinโ€™s name
      • Say โ€œI love youโ€ ๐Ÿฅฐ
        • Post-coital declarations 
  • Brendon has Piper and Hannah move in
    • Routine 
    • Hannah into guest room
    • Tell Bandon Danielโ€™s coming
      • Impress him with Cross & Daughters
      • Return to LA early
      • Safety nets
      • Full schedule
      • New friends
  • Brendon leaves ๐Ÿคฌ๐Ÿฅฒ
    • 2 day fishing ๐ŸŽฃ trip
  • Walk Abe
    • Falls ๐Ÿ˜ฑ
    • Miss Brendon
  • Daniel cancels ๐Ÿคฌ
    • Labor Day Party ๐ŸŽŠ ๐Ÿ‘Ž
      • Mick
        • ๐Ÿ—ฃ
      • Piper sparkle โœจ gone
      • Lies of omission 
      • Go to Kirbyโ€™s party
  • Brendon thinks Piper left him ๐Ÿฅฒ
    • Brann
    • on sees his mistake
    • Delayed 2 hours 
    • Late texts ๐Ÿ˜ฑ
      • What emergency?! ๐Ÿคท๐Ÿฝโ€โ™€๏ธ
  • Cross & Daughters packed
    • Fox helps ๐Ÿ™‹โ€โ™‚๏ธ 
    • Where was Piper?! ๐Ÿคท๐Ÿฝโ€โ™€๏ธ
    • Piper in LA ๐Ÿ˜ฑ
      • Kirbyโ€™s party ๐ŸŽŠ 
      • Lost her Piper sparkle โœจ
    • Abe ๐Ÿค• t
    • Town ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿฝ Piper
  • Epilogue:
    • Brendon gets Piperโ€™s stuff
    • Piper living with Brendon
    • Fox buys and gets Fleetwood Mac vaynyl mailed to Hannah
    • Brendon going on a trip

To Lucav With Love

In an ebook mood after dinner, but just finished Chapter 3 of A Scoundrel Of Her Own, so I opened To Lucav With Love. ๐Ÿค”

Thursday

Electric Idol

Hook, Line, And Sinker

Friday

Hook, Line, And Sinker

Apologies for ๐Ÿ‘†๐Ÿผ Look forward to reading blogs!

๐Ÿคท๐Ÿฝโ€โ™€๏ธ Uhtred Ealdorman, Ubba, Brida, Earl Ragnar, Young Ragnar, Father Beocca, King Alfred, Kjartan, Aethelwold, Guthrum, Uncle Scar, Young Odda, Leofric, Iesult

๐ŸŒŽ Ealdonman ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ, Bebbanburg, East Anglia, Wessex, Winchester, England

The Sweetest Fix Reading Blog

Check-ins/Updates:

Before I begin:

Donโ€™t know much about this book (if it wasnโ€™t for SBU and #baileyblizzard). But once I heard baker and broadway (both I โ™ฅ๏ธ)โ€ฆ + itโ€™s on KU, therefore paid for already ๐Ÿ˜‚

Monday: Chapter 1 – 5

Reese finds herself in a pickle ๐Ÿคจ ๐Ÿค” Lorna graciously encouraged Reese to stay in NY to pursue her dream (and expand the story). The attraction between Leo and Reese ๐Ÿ˜ makes me excited for more of them ๐Ÿฅฐ Reese has 2 major lies: 1. Approaching Leo and 2. Omission with Lorna ๐Ÿคฌ Not big fan where lying is concerned ๐Ÿคท๐Ÿฝโ€โ™€๏ธ but part of plotS ๐Ÿง so I tolerate it.

  • Tessaโ€™s writing is fun ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿฝ Canโ€™t say I love Reese yetโ€ฆ but I love Leo! I get why Leo didnโ€™t enter the story until Chapter 3 ๐Ÿค” Leo sees a red flag ๐Ÿšฉ: Reese is a dancer. Excited for more dirty talk ๐Ÿ˜‚
  • Because of the way I read the thread (a lot of copy & pastung) Iโ€™m unable to react to specific posts FYI but Iโ€™ll summarize what resonates๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿผ Pikachu ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿฝ๐Ÿคฃ Winnie the Pooh ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ Dancing is cutthroat ๐Ÿคฌ (loved Center Stage ๐Ÿ˜). I can see the parallels of being a business owner ๐Ÿง 
  • Didnโ€™t want us to forget that ๐Ÿ›‘
  • I have this on my wall!
  • Good timing โฑ
  • Apartment hunting in generalโ€ฆ ๐Ÿคฌ

Tuesday: Chapter 6 – 9

Done! โœ… ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿฝ Finally caught up with todayโ€™s chapters!

Reading is going slow ๐Ÿข ๐Ÿ˜‚ โ™ฅ๏ธ that Leo seeks out Reece ๐Ÿ˜ and I think itโ€™s cute Leo refuses to take โ€œnoโ€ for an answer ๐Ÿ™…๐Ÿฝโ€โ™‚๏ธ We learn more why Leo questions ๐Ÿ™‹โ€โ™‚๏ธ dancers ๐Ÿ‘ฏโ€โ™€๏ธ If I were him, I would too ๐Ÿค” The way Leo convinced Reese to go out with him ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿฝ ๐Ÿ˜˜ &๐Ÿ“ฑWell done Leo ๐Ÿ˜ Reese agreed to a lunch date ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿฝ ๐Ÿ˜Š Awwwโ€ฆ. Leo is like a teddy bear ๐Ÿงธ โ™ฅ๏ธ Leo is so excited for his lunch date! Tadโ€™s curiosity is a testament to Leo as a boss ๐Ÿค” 

Social awkwardness, get why Leo is ๐Ÿค” Reese is a foil for Leo in that way ๐Ÿ˜

  •  Still reading todayโ€™s chapters, but can and will respond to more posts from yesterday ๐Ÿ˜

Fictionalized NY apartment renting ๐Ÿค”

  • Acting out of character/boldly ๐Ÿ˜ฑ Scary if you ask me. But, in a fictionalized story, itโ€™s entertaining ๐Ÿ‘Œ๐Ÿผ so I canโ€™t complain. The chapter lengths are good ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿฝ I can see how it can be likened to Gettaway Girl. Because Leo seeks Reese out, less peeved about the lie of omission. But like Reeseโ€™s awareness of it. Like the mix of sweetness (in abundance ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜‡) and spice (๐Ÿคž๐Ÿผ anticipated). 

Wednesday: Chapters 10 – 14

 Awwwโ€ฆ Leoโ€™s so excited ๐Ÿ˜† to have Reese in his apartment ๐Ÿ˜ Surprised (but glad Reece agreed ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿฝ ). Leoโ€™s suspicions, not helped by Reeceโ€™s behavior ๐Ÿค” I like how Leo posed for selfies instead of ๐Ÿคฌ I feel it shows him rising ABOVE ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿฝ Took me awhile to read these chapters, so starting on tomorrows ๐Ÿ˜‹

  • Havenโ€™t heard of/from Lorna ๐Ÿค” People watching ๐Ÿ‘Œ๐Ÿผ Fun to give them stories ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ’ก Reece stays in NY and helps Leo! 1 day to get to NY ๐Ÿ˜ฑ Influencers are influential! Dinner ๐Ÿฝ Tate and being all over each other ๐Ÿ˜ 
  • Nap date ๐Ÿ˜ Childhood insecurities and scars are valid. Very sweet indeed ๐Ÿ˜Š caretaking doft heroes ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿฝ Courtship as sweet as Leoโ€™s desserts ๐Ÿง Timeline is bonkers/insta-lovey but funNY ๐Ÿ˜„ The screen rotations keep making me lose my spot ๐Ÿคฌ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜ฑ๐Ÿ™ˆ

Thursday: Chapters 15 – 18

Touching Reese sgows Leo her dancing ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿฝ The walk home ๐Ÿก then kiss ๐Ÿ˜˜ โšพ๏ธ This story is so sweet, I love it โ™ฅ๏ธ Reese is still lying to Leo ๐Ÿ˜ฑ know thatโ€™ll come back to haunt us. But enjoy seeing how enamoured Leo is by Reece ๐Ÿ”ฅ Hint at the end of 15 that the truth will come out ๐Ÿ˜ฑ Valentineโ€™s hangout and Bernard reveals Reeseโ€™s lies ๐Ÿ˜ฑ

  • Still reading ๐Ÿ“– but vestibule-alcove sex ๐Ÿ”ฅ Foreshadow at the end of 15 that the truth ๐Ÿ˜ฑ will come out ๐Ÿค” โ™ฅ๏ธ to โ™ฅ๏ธs with Pikachu Lies are undesirable ๐Ÿง Not to act like a moral compass ๐Ÿงญ but a good rule of thumb. The guilt Reece is feeling is a direct result of lying. 

Friday: Chapters 19 – Epilogue

Leo showed some serious strength going after Reese ๐Ÿ˜ then sending cake ๐Ÿง pops ๐Ÿ˜ Glad Reese got the Chicago chorus line role! Got some good ๐Ÿ˜Š quotes about pursuing your dreams ๐Ÿ’ญ Canโ€™t wait for Reece and Leo to meet again ๐Ÿ˜ How will it happen? ๐Ÿค” The Cookie Jar expansion ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿฝ Happy for Leo ๐Ÿ˜ Makes me want to watch Center Stage ๐Ÿ˜ Having Leo come to her show ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿฝ ๐Ÿ’ก Kiss ๐Ÿ˜˜ โšพ๏ธ 

End of book ๐Ÿ“–

Epilogue 18 years later. Reece 8 year dance career ๐Ÿ’ƒ Daughter (Lily) ๐Ÿ‘ง Mentors in Manhattan โ™ฅ๏ธ

Appreciated the epilogue and this story wasnโ€™t about an age gap ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿฝ Donโ€™t know author works well enough to know if itโ€™s typical ๐Ÿคท๐Ÿฝโ€โ™€๏ธ SBU is particularly helpful there! Reece is dramatic ๐Ÿฉฐ๐Ÿ˜‚ Liked the epilogue ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿฝ Remembering Save The Last Dance โ€œLive Your Dreamsโ€ โœŠ๐Ÿฝ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‡ ๐Ÿ’Œ Definitely worth rereading!

Week 6 SBU Reads

Created a separate post(trying to avoid ACCIDENTALLY spoiling anything ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿพ

Book: The Sweetest Fix

Friday

Started today because Iโ€™m reading the ebook (usually listen to an audiobook) so I thought ๐Ÿ’ญ the more time I give myself, the better ๐Ÿ˜ Reese performing ๐Ÿ’ƒ Performing starting to lose its luster ๐Ÿฅฒ

Saturday

1st chapter set the stage ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿฝ Chapters are reasonable ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿฝ 20-+ minutes โœˆ๏ธ landed in Pittsburgh ๐ŸšŒ got a flat ๐Ÿ˜ฑ๐Ÿ˜ฑ

Meet Leo Chapter 3. Leo intrigued by Reeseโ€™s voice ๐Ÿค”๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜‡ Seek Reeseโ€™s opinion. Leo find out Reese is single ๐Ÿ˜ Cherry ๐Ÿ’ bomb โ™ฅ๏ธ Biscotti ๐Ÿ˜ Leo invites Reese to his workstation ๐Ÿ˜ Reese attracted to Leo (feeling Reese flirting ๐Ÿ˜ Leo sees a red flag ๐Ÿšฉ Reese runs out ๐Ÿ˜ฑ Perfect kiss ๐Ÿ˜˜ โšพ๏ธ Reese staying in NY. Marie LaRou ๐Ÿš Cori

Monday

Tuesday – 3 days after the kiss ๐Ÿ˜˜ Leo goes to theatre district ๐Ÿ˜ Sees Reese ๐Ÿ˜ Leo shares Tate experience ๐Ÿคฌ The Sweetest Fix personalized cake pops ๐Ÿค” ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿฝ The perfect bite ๐Ÿ‘Œ๐ŸผBut Reese refuses ๐Ÿ‘Ž Feed the pigeons ๐Ÿฆ…

Reese finds herself in a pickle ๐Ÿคจ ๐Ÿค” Lorna graciously encouraged Reese to stay in NY to pursue her dream (and expand the story). The attraction between Leo and Reese ๐Ÿ˜ makes me excited for more of them ๐Ÿฅฐ Reese has 2 major lies: 1. Approaching Leo and 2. Omission with Lorna ๐Ÿคฌ Not big fan where lying is concerned ๐Ÿคท๐Ÿฝโ€โ™€๏ธ but part of plotS ๐Ÿง so I tolerate it.

Tuesday

Read but donโ€™t remember what notes I took ๐Ÿคท๐Ÿฝโ€โ™€๏ธ

Done! โœ… ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿฝ Finally caught up with todayโ€™s chapters!

Reading is going slow ๐Ÿข ๐Ÿ˜‚ โ™ฅ๏ธ that Leo seeks out Reece ๐Ÿ˜ and I think itโ€™s cute Leo refuses to take โ€œnoโ€ for an answer ๐Ÿ™…๐Ÿฝโ€โ™‚๏ธ We learn more why Leo questions ๐Ÿ™‹โ€โ™‚๏ธ dancers ๐Ÿ‘ฏโ€โ™€๏ธ If I were him, I would too ๐Ÿค” The way Leo convinced Reese to go out with him ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿฝ ๐Ÿ˜˜ &๐Ÿ“ฑWell done Leo ๐Ÿ˜ Reese agreed to a lunch date ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿฝ ๐Ÿ˜Š Awwwโ€ฆ. Leo is like a teddy bear ๐Ÿงธ โ™ฅ๏ธ Leo is so excited for his lunch date! Tadโ€™s curiosity is a testament to Leo as a boss ๐Ÿค” 

Social awkwardness, get why Leo is ๐Ÿค” Reese is a foil for Leo in that way ๐Ÿ˜

Wednesday

Awwwโ€ฆ Leoโ€™s so excited ๐Ÿ˜† to have Reese in his apartment ๐Ÿ˜ Surprised (but glad Reece agreed ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿฝ ). Leoโ€™s suspicions, not helped by Reeceโ€™s behavior ๐Ÿค” I like how Leo posed for selfies instead of ๐Ÿคฌ I feel it shows him rising ABOVE ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿฝ Took me awhile to read these chapters, so starting on tomorrows ๐Ÿ˜‹

Thursday

The next morning (Sunday) ๐Ÿ“… Reese in NY 7 more days Call Lorna (home) ๐Ÿ“ฑ Reese feels homesick ๐Ÿฅฒ.Link the Pikachu

Reese texts Leo about a 2nd nap date ๐Ÿ˜Bringing sandwiches tomorrow ๐Ÿฅช Reese texts Leo about a 2nd nap date ๐Ÿ˜Bringing sandwiches tomorrow ๐Ÿฅช Reese texts Leo about a 2nd nap date ๐Ÿ˜Bringing sandwiches tomorrow ๐Ÿฅช Leo offers to watch the front. Group of teenagers. Reese scantily clothed at Leoโ€™s door ๐Ÿšช Nap date #2 ๐Ÿ˜ Leo happy to open his door ๐Ÿšช ๐Ÿ˜ โšพ๏ธโšพ๏ธโšพ๏ธ (17) โšพ๏ธโšพ๏ธ nap for real ๐Ÿคฌ Fix for Norma: Maple syrup + macDamian nut ๐ŸŒฐ Leo imagining Reese pregnant ๐Ÿคฐ Reece at a Chicago audition ๐Ÿ’ƒ Didnโ€™t get it ๐Ÿฅฒ Valentineโ€™s group hangout with Leo, Jackie, Tad, and Reese. Chicago audition call ๐Ÿ“ฑ Leo talking to Bernard Bexley ๐Ÿ—ฃLeo learns the truth ๐Ÿ˜ฑ From Bernard

Friday

Should finish this book today. There will be a book review when Iโ€™m done!

Leo regretting not hearing Reese out ๐Ÿฅฒ Leo sees how Reece has been living ๐Ÿ˜ฑ Leo rushes to Port Authority to stop ๐Ÿ›‘ Reece from leaving ๐ŸฅฒLeo asks Reece yo move in ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿพ Reece leaves ๐Ÿ‘‹๐Ÿพ 3 weeks after NY ๐Ÿ“ Cake ๐ŸŽ‚ pop care package ๐Ÿ“ฆ

Life Update 2/27/22

Mood: Steady

Currently Reading: A Scoundrel In Her Arms, Siege And Storm. Neon Gods.

Walk it out: ๐Ÿ™…๐Ÿฝโ€โ™€๏ธ

Events Iโ€™m excited for:

Birthday ๐Ÿฅณ ๐ŸŽ‚ parties

Ability Expo!

Something good :

Enjoying my current reads

Something bad:

Covid

Something great ๐Ÿ˜: ๐Ÿคท๐Ÿฝโ€โ™€๏ธ

Just taking you on my reading ๐Ÿ˜ #9

๐Ÿ“ Note: include my personal reading notes ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿพ so ๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿผ may be longโ€ฆ โš ๏ธ

Sunday

Reborn Yesterday

Ginny is about to embalm, who she affectionately refers to as Dreamboat ๐Ÿ˜ when he comes alive ๐Ÿ˜ฑ

Siege And Storm

Alina with Darklingโ€™s old etherealki ๐Ÿค” Alina seeing Darkling? ๐Ÿ˜ฑ

Monday

Reborn Yesterday

Evening stroll ๐Ÿšถโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿšถ๐Ÿฝโ€โ™€๏ธ

Long weekend ๐Ÿ˜ Spent watching Game Of Thrones in bed ๐Ÿ›Œ

Tuesday

Reborn Yesterday

Behind in the readalong chapters ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿพ

Learn more about Ginny, Larissa, and P. Lynn Funeral Home ๐Ÿง Jonas in Ginnyโ€™s room ๐Ÿค”

Thursday

Reborn Yesterday

Read the chapters from Monday. Got the audio!

Remember last night ๐Ÿ˜

  • Powerful vampire spotted! ๐Ÿ˜ฎ
    • Seemore Black
    • Ginny puts herself in danger โš ๏ธ ๐Ÿ˜ฎ
  • Threat resolved
    • Jonas decides to clear Ginnyโ€™s memory
    • Danger related to the king ๐Ÿคด
    • Old vampires canโ€™t make silenced
  • Birthday ๐Ÿฅณ kiss ๐Ÿ˜˜ โšพ๏ธ
    • Jonas agrees to 1 ๐Ÿ˜ Thigh
    • โšพ๏ธ (11) โžก๏ธ dry humping Lost ๐Ÿ˜ž FOUND ๐Ÿ˜
    • Jonas undressing Ginny
    • Blood spilled Mate ๐Ÿ˜
    • Ginny still has her memories
  • Roksana ๐Ÿ‘ฏโ€โ™€๏ธ trying to keep Ginny preoccupied
  • Slayer bar
    • Girls night
    • Ginny and Roksana
    • LuthorDouble slaying? ๐Ÿ˜
  • Elias and Tucker come when Ginnyโ€™s in pain
    • No Jonas ๐Ÿฅฒ
    • At Jonasโ€™Mate ๐Ÿ˜2nd
    • Heart beats again

Made a serious dent ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿฝ

Because why not ๐Ÿคท๐Ÿฝโ€โ™€๏ธ

Friday

A Scoundrel In Her Arms

15 years 6 months later

  • Marchioness of Shelton
  • Opheliaโ€™s father expected to make a full recovery
    • Was on deathbed 2 weeks ago ๐Ÿ˜ฑ๐Ÿฅฒ๐Ÿ˜ญ
  • Opheliaโ€™s biological mom
    • Sally Martin
      • Singer too ๐ŸŽถ
      •  Ophelia has questions ๐Ÿคท๐Ÿฝโ€โ™€๏ธ
        • Find Sally Martin
        • Olivia with the  Marchioness of Shelton over the years ๐Ÿง 

Pov change

  • Devlin ๐Ÿค”
  • Mystery ๐Ÿค” girl
    • Highborn
    • Attacked ๐Ÿ˜ฑ
    • Devlin recognizes her hair ๐Ÿ˜ฑ Fifi ๐Ÿ˜
  • Riordan and Devlin talk ๐Ÿ—ฃ
    • Devlin moved to London to become a man good enough for Fifi ๐Ÿ˜

5 months later

10,000 pound bank note

Letter: A song from you to me ๐Ÿค” 

Olivia rummaging through Papaโ€™s desk

  • Unpaid bills ๐Ÿค”
    • Can use the noteโ€ฆ 
  • Past due >1 year ๐Ÿ˜ฑ

Ophelia knows of mother 5 months now 

  • Unanswered questions ๐Ÿคฌ ๐Ÿ™‹โ€โ™€๏ธ

Ophelia confronts mama and papa

  • Financial difficulty
  • No dowry ๐Ÿ˜ฑ
    • Lady O rumors
  • Her Wicked Marquess hasnโ€™t happened yet
    • Mary Ann
  • Fanny – disguise herself in an Earlโ€™s home to avoid marriage
  • After My Darling Duke
    • Kitty
  • Ophelia writes a letter for Russell Square

Neon Gods

Picked this up for #ostbcauthorchat ๐Ÿ˜ The book weโ€™ll be reading ๐Ÿ“– Electric Idol โœŒ๐Ÿฝ

Persephone and Psyche at a party

  • Get context

Zues flirting, Persephone ๐Ÿคฎ๐Ÿคข 

90 days until Persephone can access her trust

Zuesโ€™ announcement

  • New Hera
    • Persephone ๐Ÿ’๐Ÿ˜ฑ 

Psyche and Ppersephone escape

Audiobook +1 chapter

Zues finds Persephone running away ๐Ÿ˜ฑ

  • Near River Stix

Stranger ๐Ÿ‘‹๐Ÿพ 

  • Run to stranger
    • Being chased ๐Ÿ˜ฑ
  • Hades!
    • Change POV
    • Recognizes Persephone
    • Hades knows Zuesโ€™ enforcers
    • Hades catches Persephone
      • Crossing the bridge rare

Bad blood ๐Ÿฉธ between Hades and Zeus ๐Ÿ‘Š๐Ÿผ

Hermes and Dionysis ๐Ÿ™‹โ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿ™‹โ€โ™‚๏ธ

  • Hermes a ๐Ÿ‘ง 

Persephone learns sheโ€™s with Hades ๐Ÿ˜ฎ 

  • Persephone to marry Zues

Persephony ๐Ÿค•๐Ÿฆถankle

 Change POV again. Believes Hades was imaginary 

  • Hades caring for Persephoneโ€™s ankle
    • Extract glass

Hades myth ๐Ÿค”

  • Bad reputation 

Persephone calls home ๐Ÿก 

  • Looking for Persephone 
    • Zues knows where she isโ€ฆ
  • Persephone wants to leave Olympus

More Hermes and Dionysis ๐Ÿ˜ 

  • Demeterโ€™s daughters ๐Ÿ—ฃ
  • Play room ๐Ÿ˜
    • Captive
  • Persephone hides in her tub ๐Ÿ›€ ๐Ÿ˜‚
    • Slept in a bathtub
  • Help each other
    • Persephone attracted to Hades ๐Ÿ˜ 

Treaty or war ๐Ÿ‘Š๐Ÿผ between Upper and Lower City ๐Ÿ™ ๐ŸŒƒ 

Zues killed Hadesโ€™ parents ๐Ÿ˜ฑ

Deal offer: Use Persephone โ™Ÿ 

  • Trust fund access when Persephone turns 25 yo
  • April 16
  • 3 months then leaving Olympus

Tarnish me ๐Ÿ˜ 

Public sex

  • Safeword: Pomegranate
  • BDSM

Kiss ๐Ÿ˜˜ baseball (7) to seal the deal

Hades and Andreas ๐Ÿ—ฃ

Phone rings๐Ÿ“ฑfrom Zues

  • ๐Ÿคฌ
  • Calls for return 

 ๐Ÿ”ฅ 30 years ago kill ๐Ÿชฆ Hadesโ€™ parents ๐Ÿ˜ฑ

โšพ๏ธโšพ๏ธ asking for permission (8)

  • Naked
  • Enjoy being on display 
  • Ask to cum ๐Ÿ˜ ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿพ
    • Cums ๐Ÿ˜
  • Carry Persephone out
  • Persephone offers to suck Hades ๐Ÿ˜ 
    • โ€œNoโ€
    • Submissive ๐Ÿค”

Wound care

  • Persephone negligent so Hades claims her body for his
    • Pushy ๐Ÿ‘Š๐Ÿผ
  • Snoozed between 6-9

Persephone curious of being with Hades ๐Ÿค”

  • 2nd orgasm ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿพ
  • Brat ๐Ÿ˜‚ 

BDSM with dom-sub but equal 

Dress ๐Ÿ‘— removal ๐Ÿ˜ 

  • Dirty talk
  •  โšพ๏ธ โšพ๏ธ Bargain by touching themselves x 2 (10)
    • Touch me ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿพ
  • Hades rubs against her
  • Hades cleans Persephone up

Switch POV

  • Hades feels protective over Persephone 
  • Hermes in Hadesโ€™ closet
    • House more full
    • Message from Demeter
      • Return Persephone or sheโ€™ll cut off the lower city ๐Ÿ˜ฑ
  • 13 abuses theyโ€™re power
  • Persephone free to go whenever
    • Hermes notes message

Olympus city structure: upper and lower city 

  • Walking ๐Ÿšถ๐Ÿฝโ€โ™€๏ธ ๐Ÿšถโ€โ™‚๏ธ Tour
  • Juliette – Heraโ€™s dressmaker
    • Hades stays for fitting 
    • Lingerie ๐Ÿ˜ 
  • Invitation needed

How Hades meet Hermes and Dionysis

Persephone faints

  • 3 days ๐Ÿ˜ฑ
  • Hades ๐Ÿคฌ
  • Brings food ๐Ÿฅ˜ 
    • Persephone eats then sleeps ๐Ÿ˜ด 
    • Persephone ๐Ÿคฌ

Tempt Hades ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜‚

  •  In Hadesโ€™ bathroom ๐Ÿ›
  • Hades watches Persephone shower ๐Ÿงผ ๐Ÿšฟ
  •  Princess Leah ๐Ÿ˜‚

Hadesโ€™ party

  • Bring Persephone out ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜‚
  • Show ๐Ÿ˜ 
    • Hades will touch Persephone now โšพ๏ธโšพ๏ธ (14)
    • Have an audience
    • Top from the bottom 
    • Breasts exposed ๐Ÿ˜ฑ
    • DO YOUR WORST ๐Ÿ˜ 
    • โšพ๏ธโšพ๏ธโšพ๏ธ at the show ๐Ÿ˜‚ (14)
      • Siren ๐Ÿšจ not princess ๐Ÿ‘ธ 
    • Persephone likes being on display 
    • 1st time 
    • Hades watching her ๐Ÿ˜ 
    • Persephone cums hard

Playing court

  • Eros sees
  • Not what Hermes and Dionysis meant by loosening up

Tired ๐Ÿฅฑ ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜

  • Persephone humanizing Hades
  • Carry Persephone

Saturday

Neon Gods

Hades gooey center

Demeterโ€™s ultimatum ๐Ÿ˜ฑ

  • Withhold food to the lower city ๐ŸŒ†๐Ÿ˜ฑ๐Ÿฅฒ
  • Hades prepared
    • Supplies from Triton ๐Ÿงœโ€โ™‚๏ธ 
      • Posidonโ€™s man

Kiss ๐Ÿ˜˜โšพ๏ธ (16) by bed ๐Ÿ˜ 

  • Hades cuts off Persephoneโ€™s clothes
  • โšพ๏ธโšพ๏ธ ๐Ÿ‘… and ๐Ÿคš๐Ÿฝ (16)
    • Persephone goes ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜‚
    • Hades has scars ๐Ÿ˜ฑ๐Ÿ˜ฑ
  • โšพ๏ธโšพ๏ธโšพ๏ธ (16) wrap it upa!
    • No audience

A Scoundrel In Her Arms

Ophelia goes to Kensington Gardens ๐Ÿชด to meet Cosima

  • Cosima-Ophelia meeting orchestrated by Devlin
    • Devlin influential in london underworld
      • Protectionism ๐Ÿ‘Š๐ŸผโœŒ๐Ÿฝ allows Ophelia to ask questions ๐Ÿ™‹โ€โ™€๏ธ about Sally Martin
        • Luton, Bedfordshire, singer ๐ŸŽค, mistress of Marquess of Shelton, vanished, 
        • Use Devlinโ€™s name

Ophelia suspects bank note is from Devlin Byrne

  • Ask Cosima ๐Ÿ™‹โ€โ™€๏ธ 
    • Cosima wants Devlin
      • Uselessly flirts with Devlin
    • Cosima claims theyโ€™re just friends 
  • Never met Devlin ๐Ÿคท๐Ÿฝโ€โ™€๏ธ
  • Meant to entrap/lure Ophelia 

Ophelia determined not to accept money ๐Ÿ’ฐ

๐Ÿคท๐Ÿฝโ€โ™€๏ธ Uhtred Ealdorman, Ubba, Brida, Earl Ragnar, Young Ragnar, Father Beocca, King Alfred, Kjartan, Aethelwold, Guthrum, Uncle Scar, Young Odda, Leofric, Iesult

๐ŸŒŽ Ealdonman ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ, Bebbanburg, East Anglia, Wessex, Winchester, England

Then Came You Book Review

My content warnings:

  • Hospital scenes/hospitalization
  • Cheating 

My biases:

  • Canโ€™t stand overt, blatant, and obvious rudeness

Then Came You by Lisa Kleypas

#1 in Gambler Of Cravenโ€™s

Read: May 2021 – February 2022

Star Rating (of 5): โญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธ

  • Not too angsty
  • Alex reminds me of Marcus
  • Liked Alex & Lily โ™ฅ๏ธ

Enjoyment ๐Ÿค—: ๐Ÿค—๐Ÿค—๐Ÿค—

  • Fun story ๐Ÿ˜
  • Excited for Dreaming Of You ๐Ÿฅฐ

Heat ๐Ÿ”ฅ : ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ

  • Like Pringles ๐Ÿ˜
    • Once you pop, the fun donโ€™t stop ๐Ÿ›‘ ๐Ÿ˜‚

Intensity (1 to 100): 70%

  • In private ALWAYS
  • Not super memorable 

Predictable? (Predictability): Y

Content warnings: Missing children, nightmares, death of a loved ๐Ÿฅฐ one

Prevalent Tropes: Enemies to lovers

Tropes I like! ๐Ÿ˜

  1. Caregiving/sick bed
  2. Fake Dating 
  3. Friends to lovers
  4. Found family
  5. Single parent
  6. Bodyguard 
  7. Marriage of convenience 
  8. Disability rep
  9. Forced proximity 
  10. Wallflower 
  11. Bookish heroine
  12. Only 1 bed ๐Ÿ›
  13. Teaching ๐Ÿซ 
  14. Road Trip Romance 

How itโ€™s usedโ€ฆ

Lily wants to prevent her sister, penny, from marrying Alex

Smutty times ๐Ÿ˜‹:

  • 8: Bet ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿฝ
  • 8:.#2 ๐Ÿ˜ 
  • 9: Masked ๐Ÿ˜ท assembly
  • 11: Revenge ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿคฌ
  • 14: Resolution ๐Ÿ˜

3-word Summary: โ€œYoungโ€, wild, (and) free

Representation: ๐Ÿคท๐Ÿฝโ€โ™€๏ธ

Thoughts ๐Ÿ’ญ:

  • Prejudices ๐Ÿค”
  • Blackmail ๐Ÿค”

Worked Up Reading Blog

Notes:

  • Duke Crawford – mechanic ๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿ”ง, 4 divorced sisters (Lโ€™s) who live with him (oldest child), aka Goliath, limp, knows who Sam was, Luke to his sistersVaughn – best friend, works security at the factory River – wife
  • Marcy – Vaughn and Riverโ€™s daughter
  • Sisters Luane – sister, generous
  • Lorraine – sister
  • Lisa – sister, organized
  • Lacy- sister, hard
  • Samantha Waverly – childrenโ€™s book illustrator, from NY (from Manhattan), 25 yo, formerly engaged, brother owns the factory Duke works in (bossโ€™ sister), recently single (3 years), art on wheelsRenner Bastion – Samanthaโ€™s step-brother, lives in Hook, owns factory ๐Ÿ˜
  • Hudson – former fiance, jennerโ€™s investor2 month courtship + 3 month engagement
  • Hook – town Samanthaโ€™s visiting, everything closes by 10 pmThe 3rd Shift – bar where Duke and Sam meet
  • Atlantic City – casino ๐ŸŽฐ where concertis
  • New Jersey

Check-ins/Updates:

Before I begin:

Admittedly, donโ€™t know much about this book ๐Ÿคท๐Ÿฝโ€โ™€๏ธ but itโ€™s the read along book pick for a book club I love โ™ฅ๏ธ Otherwise, no idea what itโ€™s about ๐Ÿคท๐Ÿฝโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‡

Wednesday: 1 – 7

Story light thus far ๐Ÿค” Samโ€™s in Hook for a short visit, where she meets Duke ๐Ÿง Like that weโ€™ve already interacted with Dukeโ€™s world ๐ŸŒŽ (sisters, etc) ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿฝ Samโ€™s story of how she got into illustrating childrenโ€™s books ๐Ÿ“š ๐Ÿค— was due to a heart-warming reason ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿฝ Havenโ€™t encountered Duke-Sam much in a โ€œsmuttyโ€ sense, but I find them sweet together ๐Ÿ˜ Their dynamic of rich-working class I know will continue to be an issue.

Thursday: 8 – 14

Duke and Sam get to know each other better. Duke โšพ๏ธ โšพ๏ธโšพ๏ธ as Samโ€™s on the phone ๐Ÿ“ฑ ๐Ÿ˜‚ Tell Renner they got married ๐Ÿ˜ฎ Renner wants them to annul the marriage ๐Ÿ’๐Ÿ’ The conditions around their marriage ๐Ÿค” The annulment was heartbreaking ๐Ÿ’” Then Renner divulges with Rennerโ€™s dad-Samโ€™s mom divirced

Friday: 15 – Epilogue

Scare ๐Ÿ˜ฑ but I knew Duke would be ok ๐Ÿ‘Œ๐Ÿผ ๐Ÿ˜ Just a moment that put things in perspective for Sam, which I think was needed. Got the impression Duke loved her more intensly and fervently, so this was a chance for us to see the depth of her feelings ๐Ÿค”

End of book ๐Ÿ“–

Nice ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿฝ story! Not too angsty. Light, fun, and cute ๐Ÿ˜Š Really โ™ฅ๏ธ Duke! Sam had moments where I found her annoying.

Life Update 2/20/22

Mood: Steady

Currently Reading: A Scoundrel In Her Arms, Siege And Stirm, From Lucav With Love

Walk it out: ๐Ÿคท๐Ÿฝโ€โ™€๏ธ

Events Iโ€™m excited for:

Annual physical (https://listenwirhprecious.com/2022/02/17/annual-physical/)

Birthday ๐Ÿฅณ lunch

Family lunch ๐Ÿค—

Something good :

Annual physical (https://listenwirhprecious.com/2022/02/17/annual-physical/)

Episode 3 high of #listenwithpreciousthepodcast (https://audio.buzzsprout.com/qozp5p21g62tvjx7yngyx2p3b12g?response-content-disposition=attachment;%20filename=%27episode-3.mp3%27;%20filename*=UTF-8%27%27episode-3.mp3&response-content-type=audio/mpeg&client_source=small_player)

Something bad:

Covid-19 ๐Ÿ˜ฑ

Omicron ๐Ÿ˜ฑ๐Ÿ˜ฑ

Kanker sores ๐Ÿ˜ฑ๐Ÿ˜ฑ๐Ÿ˜ฑ

Something great ๐Ÿ˜:

๐Ÿฅฐ loved ones who continuously pick up my slack and support me โ™ฅ๏ธ