I've never checked out this trope before, but my library just did an extreme cut of their available Hoopla titles and there's not a lot to choose fromI've never checked out this trope before, but my library just did an extreme cut of their available Hoopla titles and there's not a lot to choose from. I thought I'd give this a whirl.
It was surprisingly sweet! I think what makes it work is that they (view spoiler)[didn't grow up in the same house together, and since they weren't raised as siblings it didn't feel gross. Explaining their relationship to other people would be SUPER awkward though! Imagine if it all works out and they end up getting married. You can tell casual acquaintances that you met some random way, but friends and family at your wedding are gonna notice that the bride and groom have the same parents. (hide spoiler)]
As others have said, this is extremely light on ghost stories, but heavy on brief sketches of St. Augustine history. Some of the featured sites mentioAs others have said, this is extremely light on ghost stories, but heavy on brief sketches of St. Augustine history. Some of the featured sites mention nothing more ghostly than a whispered name or half-hearted reports of a door closing in a room upstairs, while others outright say they aren't reported to be haunted at all. I'm not expecting groundbreaking proof of the supernatural, but at least a recounting of local legends would be expected in a book like this. I got the feeling while reading this that the author was rolling her eyes at the ghostly aspects of the book. I'm not convinced she even likes the topic. It certainly doesn't come across that she does.
There is more care in the true crime and historical passages, which is where the content was strongest, and the photography is great. I bet they're stunning in color!
I'm a little confused about the Carcaba Family Plot section. Charlotte Carcaba is likened to Casey Anthony and is described as "a mercurial nymphet." The former is comparing apples to oranges, and the latter is just disturbing. It's also inaccurate, since Charlotte was an adult when her husband's murder occurred.
Lastly, I felt a little bad for the cashier in the Spanish Military Hospital section, the "wrinkled, stooped employee dressed in nineteenth-century costume" who speaks in a gravelly voice. I was training to be a ghost tour guide with the company that operates out of the Spanish Military Hospital before I had to quit due to personal unforeseen circumstances. I know very well the counter with the brochures mentioned. I also know that they stock pretty much every "Haunted St. Augustine" book printed in that section. Everyone I met at the job said they read all the books, which tells me the employee mentioned probably was treated to a very unflattering description of themselves. Not exactly something you can pull out and brag to friends and family, "Hey, I was mentioned in a book!" It just felt a little...mean, I guess? Unnecessary? This isn't a fictional character, after all.
Last two minor complaints aside, this is a ghost story book about my town that bafflingly has almost no actual ghost stories. Hence, 2 stars. Maybe even 1/4 of a single ...more
Oooh, I am LOVING this series!!! This book is even better and more involved than the last. Read simultaneously on Kindle Unlimited and audiobook, likeOooh, I am LOVING this series!!! This book is even better and more involved than the last. Read simultaneously on Kindle Unlimited and audiobook, like an adult Read-Along Adventure. ...more
Beauty and the Beast retelling, but make it spicy!
I'm having a lot of fun with this one. There's so much more going on than the original fairytale or Beauty and the Beast retelling, but make it spicy!
I'm having a lot of fun with this one. There's so much more going on than the original fairytale or the Disney version (though I do enjoy finding the little Disney B&B Easter eggs throughout!) In this story, there are multiple complications at play and we get 4 beasts to contend with. I'll be mostly referencing the Disney version from here on out.
Rosalina ("Belle") has had a harsh existence of trauma and neglect, yet she's still doggedly trying to make the most of her lot in life. I really like her character a lot. She's got every reason to wallow in bed until the end of days, but instead she puts her enthusiasm and brains to work to find a way to break the curse on the castle and its inhabitants. she's useful beyond just being "nice" and ornamental.
Lucas, the Gaston figure, is actually evil. His narcissism is probably his most endearing trait, if you can believe it. He's the kind of guy that even nasty little Joffrey Baratheon would be like, "Woah man, you're doing too much." He's the true beast.
The townspeople are just as simpering and shallow as the Disney movie.
Marigold and Astrid are the best. Love these two!
The authors watched Prince Adam awkwardly woo Belle and said, "Hold my glass of delicious Fae wine," because we get FOUR delectable princes here! Each have distinct personalities, hang-ups, and baggage as the cursed seasonal princes of the Faerie realm. I'm digging them all, for different reasons. (view spoiler)[My single biggest complaint about them is the only/same complaint I have for the entire book -- Kel's transition from being standoffish and, ahem, cold to Rosie to saying "to hell with it" out of nowhere and showing her how he feels is jarring. There's no transition or warning signs that his willpower or reservations are fading. (hide spoiler)]
It ends on a cliffhanger. It's a really evil one, too. I was shocked and outraged. I'm into the second book now and I still want to slap a certain character senseless....more
It was great getting back into Elfhame, and Oak was every bit the little sweet potato I knew he'd grow up to be! Gentle in personality, yet strong wheIt was great getting back into Elfhame, and Oak was every bit the little sweet potato I knew he'd grow up to be! Gentle in personality, yet strong when he needed to be. I was surprised how much I liked Wren, considering how feral and intentionally off-putting she was in the Folk of the Air series. She's a great heroine - vulnerable and flawed, yet strong and passionate once she allows herself to tap into that side of herself.
I kept questioning how comfortable it would be to kiss someone with teeth like hers, but I digress.
I worried that I wouldn't like this as much as the original series, but both are equally strong in their own ways. In all, it very much feels like a continuation of the series in tone and characterization. I never felt that jarring disconnect you sometimes get when a series branches off to new characters after following one set for several books, or when an author comes back to add to an older series and something is just "off" about the whole thing.
Now I need to read The Prisoner's Throne, because I did not see the ending of this one coming! I'm already bummed this is just a duology, but we'll see how it wraps up. ...more
As to be expected with this kind of book, you have to come at it with a healthy dose of suspension of disbelief. If you don't, you're not gonna have aAs to be expected with this kind of book, you have to come at it with a healthy dose of suspension of disbelief. If you don't, you're not gonna have a good time. There was a lot more action going on this time, and not just of the "everyone is trying to assault Sophie" variety. It got telenovela-level crazy, and I loved it!
The ending was sweet and Sophie got the HEA she deserved. It's enough to make you willfully forget the whackadoodle plot and minor threads dropped, like who put the documents of Sophie's history on the projector at orientation (you'd think it was probably Cliff, but he wanted to make her his boo, so why would he want to wreck her reputation like that when it would negatively reflect on them as a couple), and why did Gray only have one football game and no practices the whole year? ...more
It seems like I'm the outlier here. I'm now seeing that this is part of a bigger storyline that others have read, so maybe that's why?
The bones of a It seems like I'm the outlier here. I'm now seeing that this is part of a bigger storyline that others have read, so maybe that's why?
The bones of a great story were all here, but it felt rushed and choppy. Things kept happening, but in a way that felt like the author was running down a list of things she wanted thrown in there. It all felt...vague, I guess? It's hard to explain. Ayla was the personification of a shrug and an "ugh, whatever." I can't remember the last time I read a more disinterested heroine. The shortcut of "just knowing" everything about her guys and the info dumps made them feel underdeveloped and impossible to connect with.
I think another reason I had trouble getting as into it as I wish I could've is the narration. The voice of Ayla sounded bratty, even in rare moments when she actually wasn't being bratty. The narrator doing the men sounded fantastic while voicing Mal, he was channeling his inner anime voice actor for the rest of the characters. There was a lot of dramatic blustering and lines running into each other like a run-on sentence. Both narrators rushed through the performance. Between that and the rushed writing, I kept feeling like I'd missed something, went "Wait, what?" and rewound the audiobook, only to find that, nope, I hadn't missed a thing.
Not sure if I'll finish the series. I'm a little curious to see what happens next, but I feel very disconnected from the characters. ...more
This was a pleasant surprise! I thought I was pretty much done with YA, though some are so well done that the5 very enthusiastic, tuft-ended tails up!
This was a pleasant surprise! I thought I was pretty much done with YA, though some are so well done that they've become all-time favorites. This series is a definite winner. I appreciate that a lot of the focus was on Jude's development, her struggles, and the storytelling of the turmoil in Elfhame rather than leaning too much on fluffy romance and letting action and plot fall by the wayside.
I've heard people say the world-building is lacking, but I didn't find that to be the case at all. I thought the descriptions were lush (Black went into raptures about food and clothing at least twice a chapter, it seemed) and the politics and "otherness" of the faeries was thoughtful.
My one and only complaint is that I wish the romance had been just a little bit more developed. This was definitely a series that placed plot (and plotting!) above romance, but the trade-off was that it seemed like Jude and Cardan's love story was a bit more lackluster than it could be. Side note: Every time Cardan swaggered in or lounged in his throne with his crown askew, or was vulnerable and sweet, I wanted to kick sense into Jude.
The epilogue got me right in the feels. I really loved and enjoyed this series. ...more
The whole world is out here treating this girl's head like it's a piñata. Also, is getting the police involved too gauche for these rich people or somThe whole world is out here treating this girl's head like it's a piñata. Also, is getting the police involved too gauche for these rich people or something, because seriously.
I have an unhinged, completely left-field theory after that ending! (view spoiler)[ Sophie is either a former ward or affair baby of Alan Montgomery, making Creepy Cliff a half-brother or at least somehow related (even if not by blood). This might explain his possessiveness and obsession over her. Maybe Reagan was also a ward of his, which explains her eluding to their shared past. (hide spoiler)]
I hope it goes down a wild telenovela route like this! ...more
Sometimes I wonder if I really even like bully romances, or even if I should. I know in real life if a guy showed even the tiniest fraction of the redSometimes I wonder if I really even like bully romances, or even if I should. I know in real life if a guy showed even the tiniest fraction of the red flags the guys in these romances proudly fly, I'd be screaming to the heavens for that lady to run for the hills. Why do fictional assholes get a pass? I don't know, and I also don't know why I'm aware there's gonna be abusive behavior in this genre, yet I still pick the books up, and still gripe about the MCs. I just love to hate a low-level villain with a redemption arc, I guess.
So kids, it's time for another round of ✨How TF is This Romance?!✨
It starts out strong, with some trauma and unhealthy coping mechanisms, topped off by very hot sex in a seedy bar bathroom with a gorgeous stranger. Then we get to the school...
(view spoiler)[Declan and Elias are mostly just guilty of going along with what Gray (the aforementioned hot rando in the bar) wants and enabling him to be an unchecked monster. His excuse isn't good enough. It starts out as low-effort bullying for the genre, then goes into some pretty heinous behavior -- some of which we still aren't sure if they're responsible for since the whole school, staff included, is trash. The worst of it:
1. Legal and medical documents detailing her history of abuse, rape, abandonment and foster care, and medical trauma are shown at an assembly for the entire school to see. Was it the guys? Resident mean girl, Caitlin? What kind of monsters see this and think her extreme trauma is hilarious, and proceed to catcall and laugh and taunt the victim for weeks? Who finds out that someone was raped as a child and reacts by treating them like they're a slut and sexually harasses them?
2. Gray capitalizes on her being violated in the locker room when Caitlin took a video of her dressing while she and her skank friends made running commentary on her naked body. This was then posted to Instagram, giving Gray the repulsive idea to make a contest out of getting the best photos of her naked, knowing she's a victim of multiple sexual violations at this point. As a result, she's groped, stalked, and endlessly violated yet again by people trying to get the best pictures of her naked. Unforgiveable. I hate all these people.
Too far, Gray, you massive, gaping asshole.
These people aren't behaving like 18-22 year old adults. This is just extended high school, but far worse. Sophie is well-versed in abuse, so she's tough and takes a lot of all this in stride, but it's relentless. Her artwork is destroyed (still don't know who did that, but my money's on Caitlin or Cliff/both.) She's battered and nearly raped by Creepy Cliff. She's roofied and thrown down a flight of stairs, which may have been intentional or may be a botched attempt at another rape. It's...a lot.
I'm complaining about the characters' behavior here, but that's par for the course in bully romance. I love to complain about awful people, lol. Like I said before, I know what I'm getting into when I pick up these books. My only real issue is how fast they seem to go from full-throttle enemies to being in a fairly sweet romance with little natural transition. Gray decides one day that he doesn't want to punish her anymore for his issues (which I called at around 45%, go me!) and everything mellows out from there on the guys' end. (hide spoiler)]
Still waiting for the full development of the reverse harem, but I know it's coming and I'm definitely here for it....more
This just wasn't for me. The premise isn't new, but I was still interested. However...
(view spoiler)[ The characters and their reactions to events don'This just wasn't for me. The premise isn't new, but I was still interested. However...
(view spoiler)[ The characters and their reactions to events don't feel realistic.
* Trailer trash stepmom and "juvenile delinquents" don't curse at all -- there's no cursing in the story so far that I can recall seeing, which feels inauthentic. "You stupid idiot" is the strongest worded insult by at least the 30% mark. (This was an adult speaking, by the way.) For the subject matter and all the other criminal behavior going on, it's a pretty wholesome book.
* Many attempted maimings, assaults, sexual harassment, and a stab (haha) at outright murder takes place before the 25% mark and no one seems to care or react much.
There needed to be better editing.
* Phrases/words are misused. Some examples: "Right now my trust level with this place is at an all time zero" instead of all time low. "He indulges me in light conversation and I have no choice but to partake."
* Taylor uses a small piece of chalk to mark the trees, and the director says, "They don't like that" and "There are better ways of running away from here than destroying the wildlife." I mean, it rains constantly. The chalk should've had a hard time sticking to wet bark in the first place, and would certainly wash away in a short amount of time, plus a little chalk doesn't destroy trees.
* She says Jessie never has breakfast in the mess hall, so he must've been waiting for her. The chapter before that, he was...having breakfast in the mess hall with her.
* "As he unties me, I see anger as he unties me."
* Synopsis on Goodreads is a hot mess. "Taylor Night 17 is exiled from her trailer park in Texas to a juvenile detention camp in the rainy Northwest. She tries to understand her powers while surviving on islands of misfits. Mistfalls Wilderness Camp is not remedial, rather for training.
She gets a crush on Taylor, who is not what he seems. Her own destiny may be greater than she can guess. Is she ready to risk it all for him?" (Side note: she isn't risking anything for him. There is zero romance, other than the resident mean girl kissing Jessie and Taylor thinking he's cute. Sexual harassment got the green flag, but not making out or descriptive kissing.)
Personal peeves.
*Director has the same first name as the author.
* A boy named Blythe.
* Narration is rushed and feels like someone very new to narration is reading. The audio quality isn't great, especially in the beginning. You can hear weird rattly/clicky noises in every pause throughout. Very distracting. Is the narrator using a fidget spinner or something? (hide spoiler)]
I'm a tiny bit curious to see what happens next, but honestly it was all so underwhelming that I don't know if I'll continue reading the series. The strange secrecy in the world-building, and even just in their tiny microcosm of islands (seriously, who actually knows why they're at this "camp" and who doesn't? It's unclear.) is frustrating, as is the lack of intervention from the adults.
Quick little "fated mates" novella that drops you into an action scene right from the beginning. I wish there was more to it, but it's great as a liteQuick little "fated mates" novella that drops you into an action scene right from the beginning. I wish there was more to it, but it's great as a literary snack when you don't have time for a full meal, and there weren't outside factors baked into the story that required further exploration anyway. Just a fun, cute little one-and-done! ...more
Parts of the story felt like they dragged a bit, and I'm really not loving Kaden and his asshattery right now. I hope Ayla doesn't just sweep his bs uParts of the story felt like they dragged a bit, and I'm really not loving Kaden and his asshattery right now. I hope Ayla doesn't just sweep his bs under the rug.
You can't drag me away from the series at this point though -- still loving it overall!...more
Oh man, I have a feeling I'm going to get flamed for this review because it seems like the author has a loyal fanbase. Maybe it's a me issue. I don't Oh man, I have a feeling I'm going to get flamed for this review because it seems like the author has a loyal fanbase. Maybe it's a me issue. I don't know. I saw this randomly at the library and it looked promising - right up my alley. I had high hopes.
The setup was exciting. Haunted house meets supernatural private-eye noir? A "zombie" hit man? Yes, please! But it was nothing like I expected, and for a novella, it had too many moments that just dragged. The reader is dropped into the story and it takes a little time to get their bearings. I'm still a little unclear about the world-building. It seems like a lot of people know about the functioning undead...but it's not common knowledge? I think?
Many events in the story feel kind of random and unnecessary. The dialogue is shallow. The cardboard characters are largely non-reactive to their batshit surroundings and the crazy things happening to them. The event that precipitated Ford and Neuland running from New York to California felt like an overreaction. Who would know what really happened? There were three men in the room, meeting in secret. Who was going to tell? (view spoiler)[Was the NY incident really the reason they were jumped out of the blue on the way to meet Mansfield? What difference did a couple weeks away make, if people did know, since they decided to say to hell with it and go back to NY after the Mansfield job was done?
There were a lot of, "Okay, I'm just going to have to roll with this" moments; the random blackmail confrontation on the train, the earthquake with interesting timing, the old corpses hanging from the trees like the world's nastiest Christmas ornaments (because who would see those and think there's something odd going on that bears investigating, right?), the over the top destruction of the house by what I pictured to be a giant caterpillar-esque demon, and the contrary client who roots for them to fail and taunts them, even though he wants them to get rid of the devil, to name a few. By the way, why does Mansfield act so childish and keep calling them "pimps" all the time? Where was the history of slavery that was alluded to in the synopsis? (hide spoiler)]
For me, the best, most interesting and well-written parts were in the demon's/devil's/whatever POV. We never find out anything concrete about it, where it came from, what it is, or for sure why it's there, but it's somehow almost a sympathetic character, despite being a horrific monster.
From the wooden characters to the anti-climactic ending, I was really bummed about this book. The bones were there (ha-ha), but it was nothing like I expected. ...more
Is this a romance, or a domestic thriller? Vandal Valentine makes it hard to decide.
Let me start by saying I've really liked everything I've read fromIs this a romance, or a domestic thriller? Vandal Valentine makes it hard to decide.
Let me start by saying I've really liked everything I've read from Carian Cole. The relationships are complicated and the characters are flawed, and it's a nice change of pace. This is the first book where one of the main characters is actually despicable to me though.
Everything started out cool. It was sad and heartbreaking, but I was with Vandal and had a lot of sympathy until maybe the 20% mark. Then I started taking notes, which is what I'm posting here for my reference. (The epilogue turns some of what upset me on its head though.) Very long-winded rant ahead, and like Vandal, I'm not even sorry.
(view spoiler)[ 26%: Uhh..I get that the family is loaded and famous with all that sweet, sweet hush money and clout, but how did neither survivor know the names of the ones involved? Then he figures it out after stalking her FB and becomes obsessed, partly because she's the kind of sweet girl he never lets himself hook up with because it's too dangerous for his wee heart. He continues to stalk and study her FB, finds out her address and drives past her house, saves one of her pics for his spank bank (gross, from a stranger and especially in this context), and approaches her at the cemetery when he has no business inserting himself in her life (or anywhere else, but that ship will soon sail.) All of this while knowing who she is, his role in her tragic turn in life, and feeling turned on by her because her newfound "darkness" calls to his or some emo shit like that.
Tabby, being the TSTL simpleton who never learned about stranger danger, accepts the offer of a motorcycle ride from this tattooed and scary looking, buff man. She doesn't even blink when he drives all the way through a secluded area and to his cabin in the woods. Survival instincts: 0 They bone, as you do when you meet strangers at your husband's graveside. He's her only ride back, but she doesn't instantly feel a trap springing when he asks her to stay for the night rather than taking her. She then accepts a mystery pill from him, taking his word that it's a Valium. She never learns his name.
The next day she lets him talk her into controlling all aspects of her person for the next month. He says he knows exactly what she needs and can take her pain away if she submits to him. She's depressed and doesn't give a shit, so she says, but some thoughts of self-preservation peek through before she remembers that she gives no fucks.
He spends time admiring the scars he caused and forces her to talk about where she got them, knowingly forcing her to relive her trauma...for what? I don't know. He makes her give him a BJ, something she says she doesn't do, but he manipulates her into doing it anyway. Somehow, despite her earlier declaration, she's a pro at it. Did her husband get the benefit of her porn-level talents? Or did she just give this sketchy stranger (still doesn't know his name, BTW) something she didn't do for him? If that's the case, imagine the extra feeling of guilt and disloyalty she'll feel when the truth that she was servicing her husband's killer comes out.
There's a lot of "I broke this woman and her darkness speaks to his darkness" He keeps telling her, with no hint of irony, that she has to give him unbridled trust. In all, by the 26% mark, Vandal has displayed peak bunny boiler behavior.
40-ish%: Vandal gets pissy that she's depriving him of the comfort he needs by not being the perfect, obedient sub when she asks if he's serious when he tells her she must ask permission to shower in case he wants to bathe her. Never mind that she's an absolute beginner with all of this. He talks about him needing her obedience and what it does for him. Pretty sick that he's deriving comfort from the person whose life he destroyed, but okay. I also feel like throughout this whole thing there's questionable consent, because she's agreeing to these things without all the information. (Note: I'm typing up my previous thoughts with the benefit of knowing the end, but I'm still sticking to this opinion since he went into all of this believing she was ignorant.)
42%: He seriously considers dominating her to the point of absolute seclusion so she can never find out who he is, what he does for a living, or be exposed to his "slutty" fans. He wants her locked in his house and monitored to protect his identity and wants to keep her like the doll she is, in his words.
She still does not know his name.
He thinks about what a bitch his skanky ex-stripper/groupie hook-up (again, the gist of his words) is because she wouldn't let him be around their baby for the first two years of her life while he was a drug-addict and alcoholic. What a terrible mother. This man has never been introduced to the phrase personal accountability.
57%: He has a brilliant idea to give tattoo wings on her back. No warning or real discussion prior, just a general "the room and equipment is set up, get comfy" out of thin air. At this point she finally knows his first name, so I guess full trust achievement unlocked, eh? She still has no clue who he is beyond the first name, so he does this with no thought (or maybe just no care?) that he's leaving a permanent reminder of himself that might add to her trauma when she learns the truth. (I know they'll make peace with everything and end up together, because...hey, romance novel...but that's beside the point.) Add to this that it's something her husband never approved of, so it might feel like another layer of perceived betrayal. She has a nightmare about the crash and cries that she misses her husband. His response is to be jealous and try to essentially erase that thought from her mind by screwing her, which is only stopped because her back is still healing from the tattoo. Afterwards he begins to have some awareness that maybe he's not doing the right thing here.
He begins to ask a lot of questions that he already knows the answers to because of his stalking. Like this is all a game or something. He really gives Joe from You a run for his money. They really share that penchant for predatory behavior.
66%: He's mad because she agreed to meet up with an old friend for dinner (at this point he doesn't know it's an old ex, just that it's a man) and had told the guy she was staying with a friend -- because why would she go into details of this weird arrangement publicly and with an old acquaintance? He makes a whole production out confronting her about it, angry about the "staying with a friend" part because he expects her to acknowledge them as more despite the fact that he told her this was only going to be for a month and that he doesn't do relationships. Also, the fucking audacity of him to be like this when he not only refuses to commit or define their relationship, but is also actively lying to her on an almost criminal level. This whole scene is so immensely unfair and infuriating that I want to reach in the page and throat punch him. But her reaction is to basically try to comfort him, tell him she's falling in love (after a few days?), and he rejects it and calls her delusional.
He goes on to get pissy about her accusing him of meeting up with women he previously banged -- days after he met up with a woman he previously banged.
During an attempt at anal, he reflects on how if she was anyone else he would just slam her to the ground and take what he wants, like he always has, and "not give two fucks how she felt or if it hurt her and split her apart. I would prove that I was in control and that her feelings didn't matter to me." But he feels like he can't be that way with her. She's special. What a gent, amirite?
After the truth comes out, she tells him she doesn't want him touching her. Never one to respect a reasonable boundary, he reminds her that they agreed he can touch her whenever he wants. WTF, read the room asshole. After they talk, she understandably needs space (I'd give him more space than NASA, but whatever) and he starts tripping, saying she can't because of their agreement (for her to be his kept woman/doll under the guise of the D/s relationship) and that she's going to break the sacred covenant between a D and his s or some other dumb, manipulative shit. Honestly, what did he expect?
She leaves, but he calls her relentlessly back-to-back for a while and sends her messages that she's still his property or some other fuckery. He can't let her breathe for five minutes while processing his truly epic betrayal and screaming red flag behavior.
The ending: What the hell?! So she knew all along and was playing him at first to get revenge, but caught feelings like five minutes into her plan? I like the twist, especially since I never saw it coming. I spent the entire book foaming at the mouth with rage thinking about how he was doing her wrong on a psychotic level, so I guess I'm glad in a way that she wasn't unaware. But...she fell in love with him anyway? Knowing he was taking advantage of her in her "ignorance" and lying to her? Why did she act all broken up and sickened by the revelation that he's the guy in the accident? Doesn't make much sense to me. If she wanted to screw him back, it would mess his head up if she was like, "Yeah, I know. I was playing you this whole time." Or if she didn't want him to know she was aware this whole time because she wanted to make it work, why wait 6 months to go back to him? Why not take a couple weeks for show and go back?
Ugh, so frustrating! Carian Cole, ya did me dirty this time, girl. (hide spoiler)]...more
Read this with my husband and had a few good laughs. I think my favorite additions to the "bad dads" were Darth Vader (of course), Wayne Szalinski andRead this with my husband and had a few good laughs. I think my favorite additions to the "bad dads" were Darth Vader (of course), Wayne Szalinski and Jack Torrence.