The Sweetest Fix Reading Blog

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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

Just taking you on my reading ๐Ÿ˜ #8

Sunday

๐Ÿ“ Note: Simultaneously working on Week 6 SBU Reads too (depends on what I read)

Siege And Storm

Crew curious about Alina ๐Ÿง Leasons with Taekwr ๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿซ (Tulia additionalq sa gresha). Arrive in Ravka ๐Ÿšข Morning smuggle. Flying ๐Ÿ˜ฎ Going into the Fold ๐Ÿ˜ฑ Hummingbird. Volcra ๐Ÿชฆ Volcra nest ๐Ÿคจ See the Darkling. Out of the fold ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿฝ Rough landing ๐Ÿšข Stermhan has a squalor and tailor ๐Ÿค” Sternhan in 1st Army (Nikolai Lancov) Punch Sternhan ๐Ÿ‘Š๐ŸผSternhanโ€™s marriage proposition ๐Ÿ’๐Ÿ’ Alina wants command of 2nd army. Sancta Alina. Alina the Just ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿพ

Game Of Thrones

Keep watching and listening ๐ŸŽง to the show and podcast ๐Ÿ˜

Outlander

Listen to Outlander Cast!

Wednesday

Siege And Storm

King Alexander III killed by the Darkling ๐Ÿชฆ Going to Little Palace ๐Ÿก Nikolaiโ€™s pointers ๐Ÿ’ก Nikolai getting bold ๐Ÿ˜˜ โšพ๏ธ Act ๐Ÿ˜ Read at my โ€˜Annual Physicalโ€™.

Friday

A Scoundrel Of Her Own

  • Sinful wallflowers – all > 22 yo, 6 girls
    • Miss Katherine Iphigenia โ€œKittyโ€ Danvers – already โ™ฅ๏ธ Alexander, need to secure sistersโ€™ marriages, daughter of a viscount, out 4(2) seasons already, lives in Cheapside, has had 3 seasons, daughter of the deceased Viscount Marlow, 23 yo, raised in Herfordshire, dreams of acting ๐ŸŽญ and seeing the world ๐ŸŒŽ My Darling Duke heroine
  • Maryann Fitzwilliam – inciter ๐Ÿ˜, Kittyโ€™s best friend, wears glasses ๐Ÿค“, witty and vivacious, offered by (old) Lord Stanford ๐Ÿ˜ฑ heroine of Her Wicked MarquessNicolas Ives – Earl. Scoundrel, Maryannโ€™s love interest in A Scoundrel Of Her Own?
  • Ophelia โ€œOliviaโ€ Darby – Marquessโ€™ daughter, no dowry, Lady Starlight, singer ๐ŸŽถRejected an offer by Peter Warwick, Earl of Langdon
  • Charlotte Nelson – in love with Marques of Sands
  • Emma Prendergast – 33 yo
  • Fanny Morton – jilted at the altar

Lynmouth, 1807

  • Ophelia being carried after carriage crashes when she was 8 ๐Ÿ˜ฑ
    • Vivid eyes ๐Ÿ‘€ in the boy who rescued her (12 yo)
    • Cottage in the woods
      • Officially introduce themselves; Ophelia & Naill
      • Together 5 days 
        • Naillโ€™s foot ๐Ÿฆถ injury ๐Ÿค•

Torn between A Scoundrel In Her Arms and Reborn Yesterday ๐Ÿค” Might just read the first 5 chapters then decide ๐Ÿคท๐Ÿฝโ€โ™€๏ธ

Reborn Yesterday

Meet Ginny, an embalmer ๐Ÿชฆ

Saturday

A Scoundrel Of Her Own

Epilogue of Ophelia & Naillโ€™s initial meeting (her: 8, him: 12). Sheโ€™s an Earlโ€™s daughter, heโ€™s a carpanterโ€™s son

Lynmouth, 1807

  • Ophelia being carried after carriage crashes when she was 8 ๐Ÿ˜ฑ
    • Vivid eyes ๐Ÿ‘€ in the boy who rescued her (12 yo)
    • Cottage in the woods
      • Officially introduce themselves; Ophelia & Naill
      • Together 5 days 
        • Naillโ€™s foot ๐Ÿฆถ injury ๐Ÿค•
          • Swollen
        • Peter Warwick – Earl of Langdon
        • Niall asks Fifi to marry him, Ophelia says yes ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿฝโ™ฅ๏ธ 
  • Figiโ€™s token for Niell
  • Man (Viscount Roderickโ€™s groundskeeper)enters ๐Ÿ˜ฑ
    • Looking for Ophelia 
  • Ophelia goes to Viscount Roderickโ€™s manor ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿฝ
  • Meet Opheliaโ€™s mama & papa
    • Think Niall isnโ€™t good enough for Ophelia

Siege And Storm

Alinaโ€™s guard pin. Mal & Alina kiss ๐Ÿ˜˜ โšพ๏ธ

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