Nina is actually a better person than people give her credit for. Like at the beginning of S1, I had the same scenario with Patricia happen to me: new girl at a new school, trying to make friends, and this other girl in my class didn't like my ~vibes~ or whatever and started saying nasty stuff and trying to isolate me. (thankfully in my case no close friends were kidnapped by secret societies in search for eternal life 💀 ) So not only i can sympathize with her situation, but even relate to it.
And what I don't see talked about enough is ( or if people did, I haven't seen those posts) calling out Patricia's behavior for what it really was: bullying. Keep in mind here, that I understand where Patricia's behavior is coming from, since she's being gaslit like crazy. But that still doesn't make her behaviour towards Nina acceptable or excusable.
And I wouldn't have blamed Nina if she refused to accept Patricia's apology, because is not a victim's responsability ( only their choice) to forgive their bully.
Still, Nina forgave Patricia because she's good like that ( and probably didn't want to break the already fragile ecosystem of the house with more hostility even if it was within her right to keep a grudge and refuse Patricia's apology. )
What i'm trying to say, Nina is a good person, flawed but good.
Thanks for coming to my TED Talk.
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It was Helen's face that launched a
thousand ships, but you unleashed
Achilles. How were you to know
that poets would sing of his rage?
- that innumerable men would
meet their deaths at the end of his
grief-stricken spear? How were you
to know when you went to battle
in his armor that you would never
return to him? - that you had
brought about his death as surely
as your own? He wept - and his
mother in the hepths of the sea
heard his cries. He wept - and he
dirtied his face, and tore at his
hair, and wished for death. Eternal
glory was not worth the price he
paid. It was not worth the loss of
you, Patroclus, whom he loved as
his own life. What was Achilles to
do when his heart burned with
you on the pyre? What was he to
do when his heart burned with
nothing but ashes in a golden urn?
He was nearly a god-son of a
goddess, best of the Greeks. He fell
to an arrow, the poets say, guided
by Apollo himself. The poets are
wrong. He was nearly a god- but
he was mortal, and he fell to that
great mortal weakness: love. You
would have followed him
anywhere, even into death. You
must have known that he would do
the same.
k.t.
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Here’s my Robot OC, K.T. C.A.T. (K.T. can be pronounced Katie or Kitty). She has a screen face to display expressions, and her arms and legs are extendable.
Might post some more doodles of her later
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ok finally starting season 2 if anything bad happens to malakai amerie quinni darren or cash ill kms
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The Prospects
Note: As always, I try to keep my reviews is as vague as possible. I prefer to go into books knowing as little as possible and I don't want to ruin that for anyone else, but I do give away some basic ideas and tropes used so that readers have clearer idea of what the book is about. If you'd prefer to know nothing, please skip this review until after you've read the book.
If there were a Mount Rushmore for my favorite contemporary, achillean romance novels, The Prospects by K.T. Hoffman would now be up there along with Red, White & Royal Blue and Boyfriend Material. It's that good.
This novel gave me everything I could possible want in a romance. It's wonderfully written, seriously funny, and so very joyful. Here are some highlights and points that I think are worth noting:
This book is full of great characters. Gene and Luis are both so loveable and will be relatable to so many people in so many different ways. The supporting characters are also fun and interesting and add a lot to the story.
Representation: this book feels so inclusive and has so much wonderful and casual representation.
The relationship is a perfectly constructed and well-paced slowburn. There is no "instalove" here. By the time these two get together, you understand why these two want to be with each other and how being with each other improves each of their lives.
It's friends-to-rivals-to-lovers! Gene and Luis were friends in college then something happened that caused some distance and resentment. Now they are forced together and things develop from there.
It's Spicy! This is an "open door" romance with a on-page sex scenes.
Found Family and biological family. Luis and Gene both have great families that feature in some great scenes but there's also found family. The relationships that Gene, especially, has with his teammates is a beautiful part of the story.
Baseball. I normally don't read sports romance books because I don't watch or really care about any kind of sports. This didn't stop me from loving every minute of this book. The baseball plot is woven into the relationship growth in a way that feels natural and that, I think, should keep both baseball & non-baseball fans easily invested in the story.
This book is hopeful and optimistic. While there are moments of drama and angst, there is nothing too heavy or sad in this book. This novel is 100% pure queer and trans joy.
Tags for the book: romance, queer, Achillean, trans character, contemporary romance, sports romance, rivals to lovers, spicy
I highly recommend this book to all romance fans. It comes out on April 9, 2024!
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You Know What You Did by K.T. Nguyen
This story was so captivating. We follow Annie, a woman who loses her mother. However, everything is not as it seems. Annie begins experiencing mental health struggles that she had issues with previously, and the story turns dark fast. This was a thriller that was different and far more interesting than others I read because it looked at the genre from the point of view of someone who had come to the United States from Vietnam as a young child, and experienced far different things than the norm. I really enjoyed the fast pacing, great writing, and different outlook than what I am used to in psychological thrillers I have read before. I would highly recommend grabbing this, as it is sure to be a hit!
This ebook was provided by NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
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