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By far the most anticipated read of the month! I can't wa...

By far the most anticipated read of the month! I can't wait to finish the book I'm currently reading and start this gorgeous book.In this modern day spin on Leroux’s gothic tale of unrequited love turned to madness, seventeen-year-old Rune Germain has a mysterious affliction linked to her operatic talent, and a horrifying mistake she’s trying to hide. Hoping creative direction will help her, Rune’s mother sends her to a French arts conservatory for her senior year, located in an opera house rumored to have ties to The Phantom of the Opera.

At RoseBlood, Rune secretly befriends the masked Thorn—an elusive violinist who not only guides her musical transformation through dreams that seem more real than reality itself, but somehow knows who she is behind her own masks. As the two discover an otherworldly connection and a soul-deep romance blossoms, Thorn’s dark agenda comes to light and he’s forced to make a deadly choice: lead Rune to her destruction, or face the wrath of the phantom who has haunted the opera house for a century, and is the only father he’s ever known. 
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Ummm.... yum?

Welcome to Story Friday, where I share a favorite vi...

Welcome to Story Friday, 
where I share a favorite video, short film or trailer related to our favorite books! 
I'm so excited to be...
I've been dreaming of doing this for a very long time. I wanted to share more stories on here and since the reason we all love reading is the feelings and the actual visualisation in our heads of everything that's happening on paper, I thought videos are perfect little stories for all of us to fangirl over enjoy. 
So that's what these videos are. Short, rich, visual stories. 

I hope you enjoy the wonderful videos I'll be bringing here as much as I enjoy watching them (over and over again - that's no joke, most of the views you'll see of these ones on youtube are mine). Please feel free to ask for videos on your favorite characters and/or books, as there will be everything in here: romance, drama, violence(?), book trailers, classic films, K drama, action, dystopian, period, aesthetics. The works.

With that being said, what's a better place to start than...

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Thought I'd include two videos this time, as they are filled with characters from our favorite stories. Enjoy!


From jemwhisper's channel on YouTube, seriously I've never subscribed to anything faster in my life.

Two books that changed me: Not If I see You First opened ...

Two books that changed me: Not If I see You First opened my eyes. Girl in pieces tore me apart.Not it's time for you to suffer all of my fangirling.





Not If I See You First by Eric Lindstrom

Don’t deceive me. Ever. Especially using my blindness. Especially in public.

Don’t help me unless I ask. Otherwise you're just getting in my way or bothering me.

Don’t be weird. Seriously, other than having my eyes closed all the time, I’m just like you only smarter. 

Parker Grant doesn’t need 20/20 vision to see right through you. That’s why she created the Rules: Don’t treat her any differently just because she’s blind, and never take advantage. There will be no second chances. Just ask Scott Kilpatrick, the boy who broke her heart.

When Scott suddenly reappears in her life after being gone for years, Parker knows there’s only one way to react—shun him so hard it hurts. She has enough on her mind already, like trying out for the track team (that’s right, her eyes don’t work but her legs still do), doling out tough-love advice to her painfully naive classmates, and giving herself gold stars for every day she hasn’t cried since her dad’s death three months ago. But avoiding her past quickly proves impossible, and the more Parker learns about what really happened—both with Scott, and her dad—the more she starts to question if things are always as they seem. Maybe, just maybe, some Rules are meant to be broken.

Combining a fiercely engaging voice with true heart, debut author Eric Lindstrom’s Not If I See You First illuminates those blind spots that we all have in life, whether visually impaired or not.


What is absolutely brilliant about this book is not the disability part. I mean, it is brilliant that a strong, intelligent, no-nonsense and no-drama heroine should be representing this spectrum of the population (I personally don't think I've EVER seen that in a book before, so that alone is huge). And it is important and go get that book NOW.
But that alone doesn't make a great book. And Not If I See You First is a great book. It has everything: plot, incredibly real characters, realistic life situations that are sometimes  super funny and at other times heart wrenching, and relationships. I think this book is the 'model' for friendships. Study it, readers, writers, everyone. It was so wholesome and amazing, I have never been so excited for female friendships in a book before. (With the possible exception of Austen).
And, of course, let's talk about the romance. The yummy, swoony, goals, why-does-this-boy-exist-in-a-book, woooow incredible romance. The incrediblest part of it (is that a word?) is that it doesn't start out as such. It starts out as someone caring for someone who can't even freaking see them. And, of course, it continues like that to the very end, but with swoony parts added in with more and more intensity, until the slow-simmering burn of underlying tension is almost too much to bear. (For the protagonist and for me.)
Okay, enough with the fangirling (you wish). The real reason I'm writing about this book, instead of the tens of other gorgeous ones I read this month alone (I have a problem, ok? We've talked about it before.)
You might recognize yourself in this book. In these characters, in these situations, in these feelings. And, in the end, that's what makes a good book a great book. Literature. The fact that it holds up a mirror to ourselves, our flaws, our strengths, and tells us, look, this is who you are, and this is who you can be.This book was that for me, and more. It deals with about selfishness, forgiveness, trust. And it's a story, which is fun to read (sometimes), but make no mistake: it's hardcore. It made me realize how I feel, going through life with a different kind of disability. I feel like Parker does, I feel like I'm walking in utter darkness, struggling not to bump into stuff and get seriously hurt. This. Exactly this.And this book gave me hope that someone may be watching from the bleachers, hoping to catch me. Or that I might be the one to catch myself. Or, better still, a combination of both.
Thank you, book.





Girl In Pieces by Kathleen Glascow


Charlotte Davis is in pieces. At seventeen she’s already lost more than most people lose in a lifetime. But she’s learned how to forget. The broken glass washes away the sorrow until there is nothing but calm. You don’t have to think about your father and the river. Your best friend, who is gone forever. Or your mother, who has nothing left to give you.
Every new scar hardens Charlie’s heart just a little more, yet it still hurts so much. It hurts enough to not care anymore, which is sometimes what has to happen before you can find your way back from the edge. 


It's no secret that this is a book about self harm and mental hospitals. What is special about this one, is that it's about so much more. It's about healing and growing up and taking responsibility.This is so important, and it's the reason this book stands head and shoulders above every other book that tries to tackle these sensitive issues. (Also, trigger warning, it gets brutal and descriptive and gritty). 
Listen up, authors, insider secret: We can tell. If we've been there, even the slightest bit (or much much more than the slightest bit) we can tell if you have no idea what you're writing about. We can tell if you're romanticizing stuff, or trying to just write a fun story. Because there's nothing fun about hurting yourself in order to survive, but there's a lot of truth in it. And some of us might be actively seeking out these books in order to get some insight, some light, some help even (although that's not the smartest idea, more often than not.) But with this book, it is.
This book knows stuff. It doesn't give you false hope or a fairytale. It doesn't say it's ok, you can do it, or a boy will show up and rescue you (facepalm) or one day you'll wake up and you'll be healed. More important still, it doesn't say you can save yourself. There's no bigger lie than that. 
What it says is this: You can survive this. And after surviving, you can slowly find your way to start living again. You will need others and you will need yourself. You will fall down and you can pick yourself up, if you decide to. And it doesn't pretend to have all the answers. It just tells it like it is. And we need that. 
I would, of course, have loved a solution, a love story, a warm fuzzy feeling. But that wouldn't be honest, it wouldn't be the truth. And that's the kind of book this one is: it will tell you the truth. 
You'd be surprised by how much healing lies in that, just the truth. I was.

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Maybe I shouldn't be trying to hard to fix myselfto push ...

Maybe I shouldn't be trying to hard to fix myselfto push myself into a model of more normalcy.Maybe I will never be whole and normal and like everybody else. Maybe I can’t ever be completely right.Maybe I’m like a tree that’s grown in the shade and in the wind, fragile, bent, crooked, twisted.I can never be straight and tall and strong.But that doesn’t mean I can’t open my leaves to the sun with everything that I’ve got.It doesn’t mean that this misshapen, fragile treecan’t be a thing of beauty.
-from my diary, July 2012

It has recently occured to me (because someone said it, a...

It has recently occured to me (because someone said it, actually) that I read A LOT. A book or two per day. Is that a lot? I don't know. It's just normal for me. Anyway, if I reviewed every book I read, you'd be sick of me already. As it is, here are 10 of the most recent books I read.
Tarzan, spoiled princes, nerdy girls and sea witches...
The good, the bad, and the ugly. Let's do this.
1. Beautifully Broken by Laura Lee

This New Adult story was heart breaking and well-written, I enjoyed every part of it. Some chapters were a bit too wordy, which made me put this book down a few times, but I always came back to it, wanting to know where the characters would go, how they would grow, and how they would face their problems.It deals with a lot of issues, but it's a feel-good book in the end, so if you're a fan of the New Adult genre, definitely look into this.
2. Bully by Penelope Douglas
Okay, let's talk about Bully.First things first: I loved it.Second things: I didn't expect to.I mean, I did start reading this book feeling very curious about how a girl would handle the boy who had been making her life a misery for years and years of high school (that's literally all the description lets us know) but I wasn't expecting THIS. It blew my mind.
I would go so far as to say that, if there could EVER be an explanation or a reason behind bullying in the universe, this would be it. Unfortunately, there isn't. Some things are unjustifiable, unforgiveable, and unchangeable. And the fact that both the protagonists alternate between bullying each other in no way redeems or helps them grow. It is NOT the way one fights against bullying, and although it is suggested near the end of the book that indeed it's wrong for the bullied to bully, the entire plot of the book belies that truth.
Oh, did I mention that this book made me bipolar? Because even though I inherently disagreed with everything it said, I couldn't stop reading. I had to know the reason. And to some extend, I understood. I felt for him. I got it.
And isn't that why we read, after all's been said and done?(Not to mention that the intense romance didn't hurt, either).
3. Dawn Study by Maria V. Snyder

This book is in the Poison Study series, so if you've not read any of those books (which are brilliant), then you won't be able to enjoy this one. It's high fantasy, and Yelena and Valek are together now, on the brink of war against magic and powers that threaten to pull them apart. The writing is amazing, as usual, but I personally didn't enjoy this book as much as the previous ones in the series.  For one thing, I really don't enjoy reading about pregnant young adult heroines going to war (a pet peeve of mine), and for another, when the main protagonists are already together (and their relationship in previous books was beyond yummy) a bit of the charm of the story is lost for me. But, as I said, the writing and world-building is exquisite. If you're more of a fan of action than storytelling, you might like this book.  
4. Flirt by A. Destiny and Catherine Hapka

This YA book was cute and fun, but a bit too young for me. Maybe it should be marketed as middle grade, although the protagonists are in high school. It's just the writing that's juvenile. Also, (another pet peeve), the story is left unfinished. Not on a cliff-hanger. It just stops, to be continued in the next book.But apart from these issues, this was a sweet slow-building romance about a nerdy girl who has to give private tutoring lessons in math to the hottest guy of her school. Of course, she's got the hugest crush on him. If that doesn't sound like a recipe for disaster/romance, I don't know what does.If you're a fan of the bookworm getting the jock, then definitely go for this one.
5. Last Year's Mistake by Gina Ciocca

Let the fangirling begin! This book.... It was the best thing that happened to me this week. THE FEELS.Okay, I'll try to give the synopsis in a few words, and try to fangirl as little as possible. But you've been warned.
Last Year's Mistake is a New Adult novel that goes back and forth between a girl's college daily life and her last year of high school. She and her best friend (a guy) didn't part well, and she misses him, while at the same time trying to navigate the murky waters of college friendships and a new relationship. Then, out of the blue, their paths cross again.
I can't say anything else, since I went into this book knowing nothing about it, and that enhanced the experience so much for me. Inspite of the back and forth in time, which usually turns me off a book immediately, I couldn't stop reading. It was full of twists and turns, and the male protagonist, David, is the guy us girls dream about. Hot, kind, considerate, and... Well, you'll see.
I read this book in ebook (again, you know how much I hate that, so the fact that I couldn't put it down should tell you a lot about how much I LOVED it) but I am SO BUYING a paperback copy first chance I get.Wow.
6. Paper Princes by Erin Watt


This book needs no introduction. It's the story of a poor (pardon my French, Mary Sue) who goes to live with her billionnaire "guardian" and his five (I think? - there were a lot) gorgeous sons. Bullying, general d-baggery and an incredibly unbelievable (bordering on silly) plot aside, I was kind of mesmerized by this book. The writing wasn't particularly good, but it was good enough to keep me interested. Once I decided to treat it like a romance novel, which helped me to suspend my disbelief as well as the rolling of my eyes (somewhat), I couldn't put it down.I mean, I did try to throw it to a wall once or twice, but I immediately picked it up to see WHERE THE HECK this could go. I mean it's one thing from a story to go from hate to love, but how it could go from utter disdain and lack of interest to this... hotness... That's why everyone's been talking about this book. And I don't think I'll read the next ones, there are too many issues with EVERYTHING about this book, but I'm not sorry I read this one. It had that sort of mythical, imaginary feel to it that makes you want to believe that bad, cruel people can change. Which they can't, not in real life, not usually, but for a while, it's fun to lose yourself in a world where they might.
7. The Pattern Artist by Nancy Moser

What a gorgeous, well-written and well-researched historical novel! Of course, if you've read anything by Nancy Moser (I've read EVERY BOOK of hers) you'll know that she's incapable of writing anything that isn't sheer brilliance. Dashing gentlemen, strong women, changing times. This book is food for the soul as well as for the imagination, and it left me with my head in the clouds and my heart full of hope. Yum.
8. Unleashed by Sophie Jordan


Not much to say here.When a writer can write, that's all there is to it. Even if the dystopian world overthrown by teenagers trope is a teeny tiny bit overused and/or predictable, even if this is the second book in a series (I haven't read the first one, but I breezed through this one in a day, no problem), the book is PURE AWESOMESAUCE.Also, to be precise, this book ends up deviating even from that trope, because adults come in at some point, so IN YOUR FACE, overused tropes.
Fangirling alert, look away.Gosh this book ruined me. I don't know if I can be more specific (and I NEEEEEED to), but the male protagonist. SWOOOOOON. Wow. They don't write them like that, people. I've never read a dystopian book with a hero like that. Capable, wholesome, caring, dangerous but not broken. A rescuer. A rock.
Just writing this makes me want to pick the book back up. Of course the nonstoppable action didn't hurt either. Not to mention I more than enjoyed the moral aspect of the story, which is about people with the DNA of a killer being hunted down and put into concentration camps and killed. It was such a good metaphor for so much that's wrong with our world today, that I just wanted to grab that book and kiss it. (For more reasons than one.)Ah....
9. Witch's Sacrifice by Crissy Moss
This was a light young adult paranormal story about a girl who gets bullied and, in a moment of intense pressure, discovers that she was powers beyond her wildest dreams. She then has to run for her life. The story was good, if a bit too young for me (it's more on the middle grade spectrum of the young adult), but if you're anything like me and like stories about water creatures, you'll find this interesting.The story is once again left unfinished, leaving the reader wanting for more.
10. Zan by Jane Shoup

And... I know you've suffered enough of my fangirling already, but cover your eyes, cause here comes more. WAY MORE. What even is this book? Where has it been my whole life? Can I marry it? Ooops sorry. Hopefully the dude doesn't read this.
Moving on.This is a TARZAN story, people. Tarzan. Need I say more? I need not. It takes place in 1908, during the industrial revolution, as you can tell from the cover, and it stays pretty accurate to the well-known story of the ape-man, while at the same time managing to bring a fresh perspective of the wild man who was brought to his knees by beauty. We rarely, if ever, get to see Tarzan's more vulnerable side, and it's done brilliantly in this novel. I loved everything about the characters, the setting, the amazing storyline. Tarzan as a gentleman, be still my heart. 
Needless to say, I'm getting my hands on a physical copy of this one YESTERDAY. I need to feel the turn of those gorgeous pages, I need to look at those words again. Okay, this got pretty intense pretty soon.You get it. LOVE.
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Q:adisarrayofthoughts asked on tumblr: Hey ! Love yo...

Q:adisarrayofthoughts asked on tumblr: Hey ! Love your blog. Can you list all your WIPs/Finished Works with little summaries ? (Terrible thing to ask I know :p)

A:Hey :) Thank you so much for being interested in my books, you don’t know what this means to me! Also, yes, it is cruel to try to sum up your babies books in one sentence, but I'll do my best. (photo credit to naomisbookaddiction)Here we go:
(click the image) Published : No Ordinary Star is a Young Adult scifi/dystopian trilogy (No Ordinary Star, No Plain Rebel, No Vain Loss) about a world where time means nothing, kisses and books are forbidden (among other things), and Christmas is forgotten. It takes place in the year 2525.
Ruined is a Regency historical romance/murder mystery, a reverse retelling of Jane Eyre - a governess goes to work for a duke and his young ward, only it is she who has the mad, dark secret chasing after her, not he.
Lose Me. is a New Adult novel about a British actor and a stunt girl who film a modern adaptation of Pride and Prejudice on a Greek island.

WIPs (Works In Progress): Everything I Do / Untitled Robin Hood WIP is an untitled Robin Hood story (lol)Salt for Air/ Greek Mythology WIP This one’s finished, but not yet published. It’s a Young Adult paranormal story, about a girl who is a writer and gets badly bullied at school, only to be saved by a ‘merboy’. It’s a retelling of Iliad, and takes place in Greece.The above banners are links (not in this pic, but on my site, mcfrankauthor.com)and you can click them here, if you want to find excerpts, detailed descriptions, links and aesthetics for all my books! Three of them are currently uploaded for free on wattpad :)

The new giveaway is here! This one is to celebrate 3K fol...

The new giveaway is here! This one is to celebrate 3K followers on instagram, which I am still in disbelief about. I have met so many precious friends and amazing readers on there, it's truly changed my life. I hope these books might make you a tiny bit as happy as you make me every day.You can win any book you like from...

Of course, there's another reason for this giveaway, and it's to celebratethe upcoming release of my new novel, Lose Me, which one lucky reader can win. Here is a little bit of what the book is about:
Jane Austen meets K-drama in this compulsively readable New Adult novel of movie stars, golden beaches and heart wrenching romance.

"Today is not the day I die."

Ari Demos, a half Greek stunt girl, starts her every day with this thought. It's not that her job isn't dangerous, but she's been surfing, training and doing sick water stunts for years. Now, just months after graduating from high school, she's ready for her first job on a real movie set. But on the day before shooting starts, she has an accident. One that almost claims her life. And that's when she realizes that she can't hide from the truth any longer: something big and dark is coming, and she's not sure she will survive it.

Then Wes Spencer arrives with his expensive yacht, his glamorous friends and his bored attitude. He's a British superstar, the famous pirate of the hit TV show that made girls all over the planet swoon at a glimpse of his dirty blonde hair and green eyes, and he's in Greece to film a modern adaptation of Pride and Prejudice. When he meets Ari, he dismisses her as too unimportant. But as it turns out, she isn't unimportant. In fact, quite the opposite.

Will Wes and Ari's story be a sparkling summer Hollowood romance, or will it be a fight for their lives?
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You can find more info about the book here, as well as well as the first six chapters to read for free, in case you're still wondering if this is the book for you (it is). Advance Reader Copy readers are already like


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Conversations with an Empty Chair (7) - What IfWhat if al...

Conversations with an Empty Chair (7) - What If
What if all my prayers were answered?
What if the future held no fear, no grief, no loneliness?
What if all went well, eventually?
(For me, that means, "what if you were here?" I know you can't be, but you sort of are, too, aren't you? I know what you'd say on any given subject, how you'd react. Your voice is inside my head, always. So, what if you were here? Like you used to be.)
How would I live then?
I should start living like that now.

It's lovers day every day in...Kdrama land!Although actua...

It's lovers day every day in...

Kdrama land!
Although actually, we'll be talking about Asian dramas in general, and how they have inspired and influenced my writing, mentioning specific aspects and scenes. 
So if you're looking to find your next obsession on the screen (and be warned, it will be an obsession -don't say I didn't warn you), or a bit of dirt on my novels, read on.


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1. Autumn's Concerto.
Although I'm not a huge fan of the d-bag the male protagonist is at the start of this series, I absolutely loved how he was transformed (ground into dirt would be the more accurate term) and had to work his behind off to win the girl. Loved the intense kisses in the rain, too. Yum. (A lot of sadness in this one, though, but as we all know, I'm not a stranger to that. Lol.)
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2. To The Beautiful YouThis absolutely genius, cute drama has given me so many ideas I want to evolve and develop into about seven different stories. We'll see. In the meantime, let's just say this is the story of a girl going to a boys' school in order to get an Olympic athlete to compete again.Does it get more yummy than this? Let me tell you, it doesn't. (Even though it's a bit hard to suspend your disbelief some times, with KPOP, you just have to roll with it. And enjoy.) [image error]

3. Boys Over Flowers (aka oh, boy, here we go)
It's so hard for me to articulate my thoughts on this one, because I love it so much. And let's just say that the world probably owes my (admittedly amazing) books to this dude:
who is the inspiration behind Felix's character and appearance. And a LOT of the kissy/swoony scenes in Lose Me. are a result of this:
Or at least they were while I was outlining and brainstorming the plot of the book. The idea of a bunch of brilliant dudes sharing a bit of bromance and drama over girls and, in general, trying to do life correctly, is heavily influenced by the millions of times I've watched this thing drama, and I can't be thankful enough that it has come into my life. It's now something familiar and comfortable, that I watch every time I need the feels, cheering up, or good old chemistry inspiration for a new story.
Needless to say, if you're a fan, please leave a comment so we can fangirl together. And if not, watch it now, for the love of cheese. You'll thank me. (And curse me, but that's another matter.)
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4. Hana Yori Dango
is the Japanese counterpart of Boys Over Flowers, and the original series that was based on the manga of the same name (BOF is a remake). It is vastly different in tone and interpretation, but no less yummy, funny, and swoony.
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5. One Litre of Tears
This is where you begin to hate me (unless you've already watched this masterpiece, in which case you hate life in general, so what's one more person?) Anyway, no need to explain how this drama shook me to my very core and changed me forever. Its influence is obvious all over Lose Me., as it deals with heavy, life-threatening issues. This movie is based on a real person's life and struggle with sickness, and it's just amazing, heartbreaking and perfect. I've watched it countless times, and you should too.
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6. A Millionnaire's First Love
Another movie that will ruin your life. This one, too, features an a-hole turned human-being, turned into a crying, wailing, blubbering much of a person because of a girl he learned to love. I don't recommend reform stories of idiot guys lightly, but this one... I don't just recommend it. I love it. And I think you will too, just don't forget your packet of tissues, ok? Ok.


7. Personal Taste
About time for us to smile a bit, don't you think? Well, look no further than Personal Taste, because: 1. Lee Min Ho ('nuff said) and 2. This gorgeous drama is so hilarious, holding-your-stomach funny, that you won't be able to stop smiling. And swooning alternatively. It's a classic comedy of manners and misunderstandings, but it's not so classic in that it has a very refreshing twist. And did I mention Lee Min Ho is in it? Cause he is. Boy is he.
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8. Secret Garden
is the first Kdrama thingy I ever watched, and I'm not lying when I tell you I watched all 20 something episodes of it without stopping once, my mouth hanging open. It's so crazy and beautiful and funny and heartbreakingly gorgeous at the same time... I couldn't believe such a thing existed in the world. WHERE HAD IT BEEN MY WHOLE LIFE? Then I discovered the rest of this list, and I've been in heaven ever since.
Oh, and the protagonist in this one is a stunt actor, so yeah. That was the start of the plot of Lose Me., right here. The rest, as they say, is history. 


9. Secret
Piano, geniuses, self-sacrificing love. You do realize this is the inspiration behind Pan's character from Lose Me., don't you? Well, he's not quite at the self-sacrificing part, but... I told you I have gotten a TON of inspiration from these amazing works of art. This film has everything. A sweet romance, amazing music, and even time travel. It's the most genius film I have ever watched. And I mean it. I watched it with the dude one of the many times I watched it, and he was entranced the whole time. You should watch it with someone you love, too, so you can share this awesome piece of art, that's stock full of emotion and kindness.


10. The Heirs
Another poor, hard working girl caught between rich boys drama, but this one is different from everything I've ever watched. It's really emotional and deep, I wasn't expecting that. And the romance is way more intense than it's in any other drama on this list. The actors have matured, too, and the story is much more realistic and tangible. So much character development too, and you know I live for this stuff. I have been rewatching this one on and off while doing the final edits of Lose Me., and I can't tell you what an inspiration it has been, or what an insight into how young people can mature and grow up to be respectable human beings. In this one, my favorite character isn't played by Lee Min Ho (shocking, I know), but by another actor, whose character undergoes so much change, you won't believe your eyes. Now that's what I'm talking about.
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So, regretably, we've reached the end of the list. Please let me know if you are familiar of any of these obsessions of mine, I NEED to talk to someone about it. (Hopefully before it's too late, and I need to talk to a therapist.)

Also, which one of these are you planning on marathoning this weekend? I think I'll start with Personal Taste again. While having Boys over Flowers playing discreetly in the background. And take breaks with A Millionaire's First Love.

Oh boy am I in trouble.


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Conversations with an empty chair (6) - I don’t feel much...

Conversations with an empty chair (6) - I don’t feel much of anything right nowThe grief hits you in a while. And the greater...Why do I keep talking to you as if you’re still here? It’s just an empty chair I’m talking to. No one’s there. At best, you’re in my imagination. You’re in my memory, too, of course, but that’s only in the past. It’s not now. When it hurts too much to breathe, I imagine you talking me down from the ledge. Only it’s not really you, is it? It’s an empty chair. It’s nothing.Nothing but a hope.A hope against hope.Stupid, eternal, undying hope.