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January 20 - January 21, 2025
Prologue
I am giving this a chance but if it is anything like the first book, its dnf right away
She didn’t take orders from anything that had a glue strip.
Bahahaha
The close-up of the person at the microscope, the wise professor leaning over his shoulder.
Literally this picture is posted all over my moms' university, haha
Do not go swimming in the Aegean and leave the single most important document in your life in a bag on the beach.
I love how in the first book she was all like "it's fine, idrc about it" and now she's freaking out about it. Like what?
She got up and started to pack.
Girl what?
Also this is like the first book where her parents just don't seem to care where she is at any point in time.
but he didn’t seem like he minded.
He is literally the most interesting character after Keith (who is like Keefe if you think about it ;D)
And handsome, with his softly curling dark hair, his wide eyes, and arched brows. Even his gently receding hairline added to the soft openness of his face.
Why is she checking out her uncle??
she’d been clueless the first time she was here.
Yes and literally the whole entire book *eye roll*
Today, she was going to appear on his doorstep.
Okay weird and stupid on her part.
She also brought the proper tools. She reached over and unzipped the suitcase. Her favorite outfit was on top—a new black dress with white dots. With her new black boots and a pair of silvery tights, it was by far the greatest outfit she had ever owned.
Um what?? You're dressing up fancy to see your not-boyfriend?? That's WEEIIRRDD
oddly flattered that David’s girlfriend had heard of her.
Haha that's bc she's not his gf she's Keith's I bet you!
You’ll never see the letter, and you’ll never know what was out there. This is your time to decide. Right now.”
I like this guy!! He has more personality than all of the characters combined!
My interests are your interests.
Creep much? (I do NOT like this guy)
It was Christmas, and she wanted to make it nice for herself and Richard.
Yeah and where are her parents?
She couldn’t deny a minor thrill at the thought.
Of going with this male who blackmailed her and she didn't even tell her parents where she was going and most likely won't tell her uncle either? Something is WRONG with you girl
This was about three years before, when Ginny was a freshman in high school.
So she's literally not in her home country and wants do go with this creep dude to Paris and she's still in HIGH SCHOOL?? So far this is a 1 star--waste. of. time.
That’s how you win at life, Gin. You have to imagine your way through. Never say something can’t be done. There’s always a solution, even if it’s weird.”
day dismissed
Comma
“Do you think it’s a good idea to go with him, then?”
Oh look! A person with common sense!
Because that is the sane thing to do.”
Wait, he has a Pete?? (when you say 'for Pete's sake', Pete is common sense)
He’s good-looking.
Ooo maybe SHE likes him!
her mom
Wait she has parents? And they care??
“Can I have mine scrambled?” Ginny asked the hotel owner. “Scrambled?” “Scrambled . . . kind of . . . shaken? Or . . .” “Of course,” he said. “I understand.” She watched as he shook the egg in the shell, then cracked it and fried it.
Awww he is trying so hard and I feel so bad for him </3
the tabletop was carefully loaded in on top of them. (Well, it was smacked into Oliver a few times,
I'm starting to actually feel bad for this guy
She decided to think of him as a kind of low-quality fireplace.
Ummmm okayy…??
“You hate my smoking,” he said. “Does it matter? Are you going to stop because I don’t like it?” They were coming up to a few steps leading down into the canal. Oliver stepped down to the very edge of the water and dipped in the tip of the cigarette, extinguishing it. He held it up to show her. “I’m not unreasonable,” he said.
Awww that was sweet <3
The air had the distinct, sweet tang of pot smoke.
Sweet? More like gross
IKEA
Yessss I love IKEA!
“Ooh er,”
Um what does this mean??
I think something is art when it is created with intention—serious intention. Even crazy intention. And I think something is beautiful if it reveals something important about what it means to be alive.
It took a lot of women like that, a lot of women who said, “I’m not going to do what you expect me to do, because you have no idea what I’m capable of. I’m going to get dirty and use tools and live the way I want” to move the world forward.
“Happy New Year,” she said.
She should have said "Uncle Richard" at the end bc that would have made it more meaningful for him
Beautiful wasn’t the right word for it. It wasn’t beautiful. It was rough and strange and bright. It was like a tangible dream.
