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[hauntedtrait]

first day in strangerville was definitely 100% a normal one

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[dailyy-me]

I recently read The First to Die at the End by Adam Silvera

Wow.

Just, wow.

(Please don’t read if you don’t want spoilers, I’m not going to hold back on my rant so read at your own risk).

I’ve read a lot of peoples reviews for this one because honestly it was hard to make up my mind about it as a whole. At the end of the day, I think my only problem with the book was the point of view from the creator of Death Cast. While it was really interesting to see and learn about his life, it didn’t reveal any relevant information we didn’t already know or any new information we needed. With that being said, it’s probably one of my favorite books now.

Adam just loves to intertwine the lives of his characters. And he does it so seamlessly. Nothing feels forced or awkward. And if it feels too coincidental, isn’t life that way too??

The fact that he wrote about little Rufus and Mateo was a genius way to give us more from those characters without disturbing the events from the first book. If anything, it’s helped us understand even more why they were the way they were and appreciate how much they managed to live with all of it on their backs.

The whole story reads like a romantic tragedy written in the stars. And the fact that one of the characters is named Orion and the other Valentino is absolutely wonderful. Their story isn’t perfect because if it was they would’ve grown old together and they would get to keep loving each other for far longer than they got. That being said.. it is a beautiful story. Adam was able to, once again, raise the questions about mortality and how people live their life, but this time with new perspectives than last time. Reading about Orion's pain of constantly HAVING to think about death and the very real consequences a simple fun outing with his sister could have was eye opening to me. In the first book, I couldn't understand how anyone could wish for a service like Death Cast, but after truly listening to Orion it made sense to me. I truly felt his fears, and worried for him along with his sister. It was also refreshing to see Valentino struggle with religious trauma while still having love or maybe just curiosity about God in a manner that seemed relatable to me. How his parents reacted to him coming out is a huge fear of mine. Reading about it happening to him was truly heartbreaking for me, and his questions and struggles resonated with me deeply.

I would also like to say that Adam surprised me a little when he was able to point out how grief can be a little selfish and how caring about someone so much can create distance between two people like it did with Orion and his sister (I’m so so glad that the characters were able to work through that so quickly because they both needed each other at the end of this story). The way he swirls coincidences and consequences is truly a whirlwind most admirable when you’re right smack in the middle of it all.

(Talking about the ending next, so this is your second warning.)

Honestly speaking, I still don’t know how to feel about the ending. And the feeling of uncertainty towards my feelings is exactly how I would want someone to feel at the end of my own story. I don’t know that I would be okay with someone being happy about how my life ended. I don’t know that I would want them to hate it either. So having the constant debate and conversation feels more comforting than anything else.

(Last Spoilers warning frfr bc the ending was AN EXPERIENCE I do not wish to take from anyone).

Having Valentino give Orion his heart felt like a declaration that love will always live within the stars. And I absolutely love it. Adam, I thank you for this story and these characters.

[porterdavis]

Yeah, yeah, it was mine. I lost it. Gimme the money. Thanks.

[bauerntanz]

Staatsferne

Staatsferne - die Grafschafter Nachrichten gewinnen einen Prozess gegen den Landkreis Grafschaft Bentheim. Was das für #Lingen bedeutet.

Dass die Printmedien in der Krise sind, ist klar und sie z´tu  vieles dafür, dass sich daran nichts ändert. An dem Tag, an dem die große »Süddeutsche Zeitung« die eigenständigen Regionalteile ihrer Zeitungsausgaben im Münchner Umland größtenteils aufgibt und die Büros vor Ort schließt, wurde gestern eine Entscheidung des Bundesgerichtshofs (BGH) bekannt: Danach verstößt die kostenlose…

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[ashtonderoy]

Make sure you bring someone with you to the 2024 Belleville Waterfront Festival.

I just wanted to attach an announcement about this fair at Zwick’s Park right now. Make sure you bring someone with you to the park. Or you will not be permitted to ride the Ferris Wheel. I still managed to get the aerial view I was looking for. However if you go to these parks alone? You can guarantee you will be done in 1 hour and be $15 poorer. Still a good time if you got a crew, cash and…

[greedygluttons]

Olga cooks for the group. At first she thinks it's just making sure the other two are nice and well fed, but one day she makes Mika and Rain eat a bit more than usual and something unlocks in her brain, especially seeing Rain's belly get tighter under his belt to the point he had to unbuckle a tad.

[dailyy-me]

Taking a walk here with the person you love.. holding their hand so you can bring it up to your lips every time the thought to do so crosses your mind.. Being so free and happy that you can just lean over and kiss their cheek. You know it might be annoying them at some point. You know it’s too much. But there’s only so much love your heart can hold before it spills over into lovey dovey touches for them. They’ll just have to deal with it.

by Lisa

[gutachter]

Bauvertrag: Keine Rechnungskürzung für spätere Fertigstellung

„…Ein Vertrag sah eine Ausführungszeit von 12 Monaten vor. Die Leistungszeit war nicht so genau definiert. Wer hat Recht, wenn der Bau länger dauert und die Mahnung vergessen wurde? Wie konkret muss der Beginn der Leistungszeit im Bauvertrag definiert sein, damit Betriebe in Verzug geraten, wenn sie das Werk nicht pünktlich fertigstellen? Mit dieser Frage musste sich kürzlich das Saarländische…

[wittebanged]

IM LOSING MY SHIT AT THESE DELETED STORYBOARDS DUDE 😭😭😭

+ Bonus on Hunter’s face after Belos said that

credits to King Pecora for the storyboard!!!

[seanchaidh7]

Yusuf al-Kaysani 🍋

[chomametchi]

[dailyy-me]

I recently finished reading What If It’s Us by Adam Silvera and Becky Albertalli, and I honestly still can’t make up my mind about whether or not I loved this book. It had me laughing, crying and sometimes had me kicking my feet while laying down on my bed.

(Here’s a spoiler warning because I don’t want to censor my ranting and idk what to consider a spoiler so read at your own risk)

I think I’m on the fence about it because of the way it ended (absolutely genius writing on their part but I need the closure!!). And yes, I absolutely plan on reading the second book.

The storyline itself felt kinda realistic?? I know the meet ups and the way they found each other wasn’t totally devoid of coincidence and that bit of magic, but it still felt possible. If Craigslist wasn’t a thing, wouldn’t all poster boards in coffee shops be filled with a “missed connections” section??

The characters were absolutely lovable. Arthur was a bit too much for me at times, but I still loved him. He was very charming and he always came off as very kind and sweet.

Ben. I just. I absolutely loved Ben. I’m not gonna lie, I was a bit hesitant when they introduced him as a white-passing Puerto Rican because that kind of weight to a backstory can be challenging to portray, but the authors absolutely nailed it. Whenever he talked about his experiences, it was all cohesive and the struggle came through without letting it overshadow all the good things about his culture and family. It also didn’t become his only personality trait so that’s always amazing. And his parents. I loved the love between them as a family and how much they supported him.

Dylan & Samantha were so cute. Dylan absolutely deserves Ben and Ben absolutely deserves Dylan. Their bromance is amazing. Please send fan fiction my way about those two hanging out or getting Dylan ready for his wedding or something.

(Second spoiler warning because the next part is about the ending,, just in case)

The way Ben and Arthur handled their relationship also felt relatable. It put a lot of teen romantic comedies into perspective for me because how come the teens always know what to say or how to act on a first date?? Especially when they claim they’ve never done it before?? Ben and Arthur’s first date felt more real to me than anything I’ve seen/read before. Especially because of course Ben would feel more comfortable going back to something familiar and of course Arthur wouldn’t make it a big deal if he wanted to see this guy again.

Ultimately, I think it was Ben’s fear of accepting the good things from the universe and Arthur’s inexperience that made their decision feel right for themselves and I respect that. They grew a lot throughout the book, but I’m hoping that in the sequel they both see through all of that.

Overall I give it a 9/10!

I am currently waiting for the sequel to become available in the Libby app because of course they don’t have this gem in my small town library.

[seventfics]

if anyone else needs a reason to stay tuned and catch up on this fic, amplifier sex soon 👍

i’ve re-read last chapter locked eyes and locked arms (by @seventfics) and if you haven’t read this yet, what are you even doing, and i’m feeling malarklina in the chillis tonight

might be because we talked about about amplifier sex with regi and it stuck on my brain for the whole day but still

[bauerntanz]

Nachts auf dem Imbiss-Park­platz 

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