#Emmy Sanders

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This has been the best read this year so far! This was an amazing emotional rollercoaster and I recommend it to everyone.

👏👏👏 for Emmy Sanders for this masterpiece, truly!

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“I kiss him back, my hands threading into his hair, my lungs infiltrated with the heady scent of citrus as everything in me sparks to attention like the quick snap of a lightning strike. I almost expect to hear a boom of thunder, but there’s only Lucky’s sound of desperation and the feel of his lips on mine. Like softness. Like surrender. Like every whisper of home I’ve ever heard.” - Emmy Sanders, "To catch a firefly" ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜

I had hard time imagining Ellis to the beautiful Lucky on the cover. Most pictures I found didn´t convey his size or the guys looked much too extrovert. But after some hours on a picture generator I finally got him:

“He’s your anchor,” Danil says quietly. “No,” I whisper, my eyes lifting to the full moon. “He doesn’t fight the tide. He controls it.”

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"¿Cómo puedo aferrarme a una criatura que está destinada a volar?".

📙to catch a firefly- Emmy Sanders

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Five-Star Reads for July 2024

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Currently reading.

Its beautiful, friends to lovers, m/m romance,demi character. Neurodivergent character.

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Book Review: Fool Hearts

Plum Valley Cowboys (Book 1) by Emmy Sanders

Source: Google Images

Wyatt

At twelve, he was my best friend. At sixteen, he became my crush. And now, at thirty-four, he’s the man I’m still pining after.

Falling in love with Easton was never part of the plan. But now that I’ve done it, I can’t seem to stop. It doesn’t help that we’re living under the same roof. Or that Easton is so dang sweet I want to lick him from head to toe.

But Easton is straight, and all the cattle in Texas won’t change the fact that he’ll never look at me the way I see him. I want someone who can love me back. And I won’t be able to find that while I’m hung up on my best friend.

It’s time to find a way to say goodbye.

Easton

I always knew I was a little bit different than everybody else. When kids my age were hooking up, all I wanted to do was sit on the ranch with Wyatt and plot out our future. I didn’t need anyone else.

When Wyatt leaves Plum Valley, he takes a piece of me with him. When he returns at the moment I need him most, he helps me to heal and feel whole again. We have a good life now, Wyatt and I, best friends still after all these years.

So when I happen to catch my friend down on his knees in the barn, I don’t understand why, all of a sudden, I’m thinking things I shouldn’t be. Now, I can’t stop wondering and wanting.

But would taking that chance with Wyatt risk the best thing in my life?

Source: Goodreads (2022)

Expectations Not Met

In the beginning, I had no expectations going into Fool Hearts. I was simply reading it because the premise of this book piqued my interest. However, as I read on, I began liking it more and more. I very rarely come across books with time jumps like Fool Hearts and because of the time jumps, I was even more pulled into the book because while my heart breaks for Wyatt, I really wanted to see him come out of all that pinning victorious. I started expecting something, I don't know what, but something from the book.

You need to understand, the way Sanders wrote Fool Hearts, Wyatt pinned for Easton for many, many years. He sacrificed a lot for Easton not just because they are childhood and best friends but because Wyatt loves Easton. Sure, at the end of the book, Easton finds out just how much Wyatt did for him and how long Wyatt have loved him. But this is where the problem lies. It is obvious Easton loves Wyatt the same way Wyatt has always loved him. Unfortunately, what Easton has done for Wyatt is not even a small fraction of what Wyatt did for him. And yes, I was told (by Sanders through this book) that Easton did pin for Wyatt when Wyatt was in a relationship but that was all. I did not see the pinning like I did with Wyatt.

I love Wyatt Montgomery, he deserves all the things in this world. It just felt that Easton was handed his happy ever after without doing anything. And honestly speaking, I don't care how much those two love each other, it does not cover the amount of effort Wyatt has made. I might be the only one, but I will forever voice this unfairness for Wyatt Montgomery. Hell, even Will and Easton's family did more for Wyatt than Easton.

Rating: ★★★☆☆

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Im bored, so I'm sharing my charecter ratings from various fandoms. Enjoy my nonsense ig?! Lol

Part 4

CSI:

1)Greg Sanders

2)Nick Stokes

3)Warrick Brown

4)Ray Langston

5)Wendy Simms

6)Gil Grissom

7)Lady Heather

8)Sarah Sidel

9)Jim Brass

10)Catherine Willows

-10000)the guy in the latex suit that still haunts my nightmares (Skweegel) (most hated)

OTP: Greg Sanders/Nick Stokes

Favorite Duo: Warrick and Nick

Originally Hated: Jim Brass

Favorite Chaos Goblin: Lady Heather (she had Grissom questioning some things, ok?)

Charecter I relate to the most: Greg Sanders

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janeane garofalo as paula in season four of the larry sanders show

primetime emmy award nominee for outstanding supporting actress in a comedy series

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EXCLUSIVE: One year ago we told you that a second season of John le Carré adaptation The Night Manager was quietly being developed under the codename Steelworks.

Now, Deadline can reveal that the BBC and new co-pro partner Amazon have gone big on a supercharged two-season order of the thriller, with Tom Hiddleston returning to lead, Hugh Laurie coming back as EP and with a new director in I Hate Suzie’s Georgi Banks-Davies. A third season has also been greenlit. David Farr returns as writer and Stephen Garrett is showrunner.

The Night Manager Season 2 will begin filming later this year and will pick up with Hiddleston’s Jonathan Pine eight years after the explosive finale of Season 1, going beyond the original book, which was written by the celebrated British writer in 1993. Additional plot details are being kept under wraps and there is not yet confirmation as to whether EP Laurie’s Richard Roper, who was last seen in the back of a paddy wagon driven by arms buyers who were not best pleased with him, will return to star. Hiddleston will also EP and will discuss in more depth on tonight’s Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Produced by The Ink Factory in association with Character 7, Demarest Films and 127 Wall, and in co-production with Spanish partner Nostromo Pictures, The Night Manager Season 2 was sold to Amazon by Fifth Season. The first was co-produced with AMC.

New director Banks-Davies, a BAFTA-nominee who takes over from Susanne Bier, has credits including I Hate Suzie, Garfield and upcoming Netflix series Kaos.

The Night Manager Season 1 was a huge success, watched by millions and winning multiple BAFTAs, Emmys and Golden Globes including best actor for Hiddleston. Also starring Tom Hollander, Olivia Colman and Elizabeth Debicki, it followed Pine – who ran a luxury hotel in Cairo – as he attempted to infiltrate the inner circle of Roper’s crime syndicate after being hired by Foreign Office task force manager Angela Burr.

The first season was commissioned more than 10 years ago and the show has since been remade in India, lapping the UK version by swiftly having a Season 2 greenlit for Disney+ Hotstar in May last year.

Simon Cornwell and Stephen Cornwell, le Carré’s sons who run The Ink Factory, said Season 1 proved “a landmark moment for the golden era of television – uniting on-screen and behind-the-camera talent at the top of their game – and an audience reception which was beyond our wildest imagining.”

They added: “Revisiting the story of Pine also means going beyond the events of John le Carré’s original work: that is a decision we have not taken lightly, but his compelling characters and the vision David has for their next chapter were irresistible.”

Amazon MGM Studios Head of Television Vernon Sanders said: “We are elated to bring additional seasons of The Night Manager to our Prime Video customers. The combination of terrific source material, the wonderful team at The Ink Factory, a great writer in David Farr, an award-winning director in Georgi Banks-Davies, as well as the talented cast truly make the series the full package.”

Hiddleston said: “The first series of The Night Manager was one of the most creatively fulfilling projects I have ever worked on. The depth, range and complexity of Jonathan Pine was, and remains, a thrilling prospect.”

BBC content boss Charlotte Moore added: “After years of fervent speculation I’m incredibly excited to confirm that The Night Manager is returning to the BBC for two more series.”

The Night Manager series two is created and executive produced by Farr, based on the characters created by le Carré. Additional executive producers include Garrett for Character 7, Banks-Davies, Laurie and Hiddleston; Joe Tsai and Arthur Wang for 127 Wall; Stephen and Simon Cornwell, Michele Wolkoff, and Tessa Inkelaar for The Ink Factory; Adrián Guerra for Nostromo Pictures; William D. Johnson for Demarest Films, Nick Cornwell, Susanne Bier, Chris Rice for Fifth Season and Gaynor Holmes for the BBC.

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The werewolf Tumblr discourse post being tagged LOAFT is SO funny I would kill to hear the next generation below LAMP of fae discourse, when they're all slightly less terrified of imminant Death By Fae, just "Idk I think giving a fae my name would be kind of hot" "You CANNOT say that omg my parents literally remember Emmy Trout, the fae are dangerous, that's not funny" "Okay well MY parents had class with Patton Waller and he literally married 2 fae so they're not all bad!" "You KNOW Logan Sanders doesnt count, thats different!" "Well what about the Spider Prince, huh?" "He's probably only nice because hes a prince! The rest of the fae aren't like that!"

ALSKJDALJDS absolutely FASCINATED by this last person specifically

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there are a lot of fun lil things to catch up and enjoy and shout out so think of this as my lil newsletter of the week :)

been a lot of great discussions on the rest is entertainment recently! a few i recommend: 1) in this ep richard discusses the former (😥) importance of the edinburgh fringe and how the pipeline standup>stage>stardom has completely changed with the popularisation of social media and the instant delivery of topical comedy (loved the vittorio shoutout!); 2) in this recent ep (8:17) richard talks about the integrity and motivations of professional tv quizzers, like those on the chase; and 3) in this another recent ep (20:33) richard passionately criticises the emmys allowing the bear to compete as a comedy series and yet again stands up for out-of-work as well as underappreciated comedy writers

rob beckett & romesh ranganathan are doing promo for the new season of rob & romesh vs, so here is a ridiculous video of them doing "impressions" on ladbible lmao

david mitchell's new series ludwig comes out this week!!! this is a wonderful interview with david + rave reviews are rolling in from the guardian, the radio times, and more

larry dean had a small speaking part in the netflix film this time next year, which is out now!

icymi global superstar, drag artist, and scottish comedian/enne lawrence chaney took over trixie's channel a few weeks ago

GRAHAM NORTON SHOW IS BACK ON FRIDAY!!! 9/27 Lady Gaga, Colin Farrell, Demi Moore, Richard Ayoade, and Jack Savoretti & Miles Kane 10/4 Hugh Grant, Sebastian Stan, Greg Davies, and Neneh Cherry

i know i talked about this last week but just so everything is in one place here are the links for bobby mair's and harriet kemsley's episodes of the divorce podcast

vic reeves recently made a few comments about wanting to get back with bob to do something new 🥹

some new books out! and most of these include book tours — including richard osman in the USA this week!!! tickets here We Solve Murders by Richard Osman Friends of Dorothy by Sandi Toksvig Jokes, Jokes, Jokes by Jenny Eclair Frankie by Graham Norton

speaking of people coming to north america here are a few coming up: 9/5–10/3 Jamali Maddix 10/11–10/27 Sindhu Vee 11/8 Michael & Jack Whitehall 11/9–13 Paul Chowdhry 2025 Romesh Ranganathan, Mo Gilligan (can anyone else believe ben elton went to mf abu dhabi but couldn't make it over to the usa for a show or two 🥲)

david o'doherty has a new podcast out with max rushden called what did you do yesterday?, and the first guests include elis james, lou sanders, alex horne, josh widdicombe, and suzi ruffell

just a reminder that fin taylor is still...fin tayloring over on ig

joe lycett is currently filming a series for sky where he goes to all of the birminghams in the usa LMAO he's giving sneak peeks of his country-wide travels on his social media so check them out hehe

fern brady won big at the sky arts awards :")<3

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Zoë Nightshade: "An animal sanctuary is under threat from deforestation. Hunters of Artemis, assemble!!"

Reyna de la Fuerza: "I'm in."

Celyn Glynn: "Me as well."

Thalia Chase: "Thank God!! I was standing still for, like, 5 minutes and it was awful. Lets do this."

Reyna de la Fuerza: "Already working on a plan."

Josephine-x-Hemithea Sanders (it's Jo's surname which Emmie took upon them getting married to each other): "I changed my mind. I'm out."

Rosebay Fytó (a dryáda whose plant form is Nerium oleander): "What?"

Hemithea-x-Josephine Sanders: *hugging Georgina and each other* "Sorry..."

Edessa Waterfalls (a naïáda whose water form is the Edessa Waterfalls): "Do I have to go?"

Bianca di Angelo: "Yes!!"

Phoebe Iliofáneia: "Who do I get to fight?"

Zoë Nightshade: "Wait, why do you get to be the leader?"

Thalia Chase: "Because I am the leader."

Phoebe Iliofáneia: "Can I fight you?"

Thalia Chase: "We're on the same team. Where's Hippolytus?"

Hippolytus Toxótis: "I got lost. Are everyone else there?"

Naomi Levi: "I work alone."

Bianca di Angelo: "Have you ever tried talking to the mortal humans? You know, maybe they just need to feel heard."

Rosebay Fytó: "So, after this fight, does anyone want to go to Taco Bell?"

Hunter Kowalski: "Ooh, that sounds great!!"

Hemithea Sanders: "That's not gonna be necessary, because I already made sandwiches."

Bianca di Angelo: "I forgot to ask. Are we getting paid for this?"

Phoebe Iliofáneia: "You all couldn't handle me."

Zoë Nightshade: "I should be the leader."

Thalia Chase: "Well, you're not. What's the plan?"

Reyna de la Fuerza: "I worked out a 14-page branching decision tree for our offensive strategy."

Thalia Chase: "That's... a lot."

Josephine Sanders: "How's my suit look?"

Hemithea Sanders: "Looking good from here." *clicks mouth flirtatiously*

Thalia Chase: "All right, lets go!!"

Reyna de la Fuerza: "I got the culprit."

Zoë Nightshade & Thalia Chase: "What??!!"

Reyna de la Fuerza: "Yeah, you were taking too long and I wanted to fight. You wanna fight about it?"

Bianca di Angelo: "...So, Taco Bell?"

Beatrice Hortensius (biological daughter of a demigod and a dryáda): "Yes!!"

Hemithea Sanders: "I made sandwiches!!"

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Christmas in Japan = KFC 🍗

Christmas 2024 was a memorable one for me, not just because of the festive cheer, but because it was the first Christmas I had KFC! Now, my family in the UK has always been pretty traditional when it comes to Christmas dinner—we’re talking turkey, stuffing, the whole shebang. But in Japan, Christmas means something a little different, and that something is KFC. Yes, you read that right—fried chicken takes centre stage on the Christmas table in Japan, and I couldn’t wait to join in the tradition.

I must admit, I was a bit baffled at first. KFC for Christmas? But then I learned it’s actually quite the thing here. The whole nation seems to get excited about it, as if Colonel Sanders himself has become a festive icon. Mid-December, I spotted the Colonel all dressed up as Santa in a KFC storefront window. There he was, in full red suit, a jolly smile plastered across his face, looking like he’d just hopped off the sleigh and into a chicken bucket. It was like a delightful Japanese Christmas miracle: the fusion of Western Christmas with the distinctly Japanese love for fried chicken.

So, off I went, joining in the KFC madness. I have to say, it was a delightful experience. The crispy chicken, the mash, the gravy (though I’m still not entirely sure it was ‘traditional’ gravy), and of course, the festive bucket that looked more like something you’d expect to find at a fast-food rave than a traditional holiday dinner. But somehow, it worked. The atmosphere was lively, the staff were in the best Christmas spirit, and everyone around seemed genuinely excited to dig into their fried chicken feast. It was like discovering a whole new Christmas tradition.

In the UK, we'd be polishing off mince pies and turkey leftovers, but here in Japan, it’s all about crispy chicken with a side of festive cheer. Honestly, I can’t help but think this is one of the most amusing—and most delicious—Christmas traditions I’ve ever encountered. I’m not sure if I’ll give up turkey entirely, but this time, KFC definitely had my vote for Christmas dinner.

—Emmy

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Five-Star Reads for April 2024

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OK. So I finished watching Hysteria!

And let me say, it was waaaayyy better than I thought it'd be. That's not to say that I thought it would be bad. But I must admit that because it was on exclusively on Peacock, I didn't have a high expectation in terms of storyline, character development, or special effects.

No shade. Peacock is not Tubi, but it's not HBO Max either.

Well, don't I feel foolish! Because in terms of storyline, character development, and effects, it was surprisingly well done and I can't wait for season 2.

To be fair, I really only decided to give the series a chance because 1) the one and only Bruce Campbell has a meaty role in it, and 2) even though I technically lived through the Satanic Panic myself, I didn't experience any of it at all, so I was curious about how they would portray it.

Overall, the story was pretty solid and the performances were impressive. As a matter of fact, there were two incredible standouts in terms of acting:

1 - The amazing Julie Bowen, who was pitch perfect throughout the whole series, from sweet-yet-stern-suburban-mom to scared-out-of-her-wits-delusional-paranoid to demon-possessed-bride-of-Satan. It's a shame the Emmys don't give genre/horror/sci-fi its due because her nomination would be all, but certain for next year.

2 - The cheerleader "best friend" of the lead mean girl/love interest Tonya Perkins played by Aline O'Neill. I know most of the audience's eyes would've been on the leading troublemaker Judith Sanders played by Jessica Treska, but I had to hand it to Aline as the true scene-stealer in the final episode, "Heaven's On Fire."

Mild spoiler alert --

When the would-be cult is trying to decide what to do with Tonya because Judith told them Tonya was the one who ratted them out, Aline gives a brilliant performance as the young teen begging for mercy from her peers. I mean, it was like a John Turturro-in-Miller's Crossing caliber performance.

The cast had a lot of talented folks across all generations, but to me, Aline is the one to watch in the future.

As for the entire 1st season, I'm interested to see where they're going to go for the 2nd season? Because even though Spud writes off the town's behavior as the product of the power of suggestion and collective hysteria due to fear, that is clearly not the case for the audience.

We saw poor Linda (Julie Bowen's character) get pulled up the stairs and thrown about her living room like a ragdoll. We saw the blotchy hives appear on different members of the town, even if they weren't buying into the fear. We saw Chief Dandridge (Bruce Campbell's character) talk to a demonic voice on the phone that turned out not to be plugged in.

There is some definite spooky sh*t going on in that town. And the finale does not explain it away at all. Especially with that last visual in the final moments of the show. (That Tim Curry in Legend-looking thing was lurking around the corner, was it not?)

So yes, I'm definitely interested to see where this goes for next season, if they get another season. Because the idea that a small town in Michigan somehow actually opened a portal to hell or summoned a demon right in the midst of the Satanic Panic of the 1980s is a great premise for a film, but how do you keep it going for a TV series? 🤔