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[books1311]

October reading list. 📚

[bookloveravenue]

Franklin U (book 5): The Glow Up by A.M. Johnson

Chris Delaney

I've promised myself that this was going to be the year to finally buckle down. I'm a junior, and I’ve settled on a major. I've got focus and determination. The one thing I haven't figured out yet? How to deal with the massive crush I've been harboring on the guy in study carrel six.

I don’t know his name and some of my friends think it’s time for me to move on, but he has this whole sexy, broody, dark eyes and messy hair thing going for him. And yeah, he seems like he could be my polar opposite. The kind of unapproachable, serious type who doesn’t smile much, but I’d like to think he’s all rays of sunshine underneath his stormy expressions and disheveled demeanor. All that intense energy… I dig it.

I want to know him.

The rub?

I’ll have to find the courage to actually introduce myself.

Aiden Russo

The college experience is supposed to be parties, drinking, and fun with a few classes mixed in. It sounds pretty amazing, right? For me, it turned out to be endless lectures, avalanches of homework, and copious amounts of caffeine. The study carrel might as well be my dorm room. And that guitar under my bed? It's got two years of dust growing on it. But this is the life I have to lead if I’m ever going to help my dad.

Pre-med isn’t for the weak.

The problem? Loneliness holds me hostage.

If only I could find someone willing to break through my ever-present cloud bank, and remind me what it’s like to have fun again.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61366083-the-glow-up

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January 23, 2023

My Review: 5/5 Stars

Chris has had a crush on the same guy for two years. He doesn't even know science guy's name, just a few things about him. Like he always studies in the same spot in the library, has taken a course that brought him to the greenhouse where Chris works and where Chris first saw him two years earlier, and finally... that he has no idea that Chris exists. Chris has thought of countless ways to try and talk to him but nerves and other things never gave him enough courage. Lucky for Chris that is all about to change. Aiden has been watching college go by without so much as sticking his head out of his books long enough to see the world around him. He's exhausted all the time and constantly studies for a major he thought he wanted but maybe he was fooling himself. When a friend drags him to the massage center on campus he doesn't expect it to the most embarrassing and yet life changing experience of his life. He may have run out of there but that's where he meets Chris. Chris, who wakes Aiden up for the first time in a long time, who makes Aiden want to actually do fun things and experience life outside of school work. These two were absolutely adorable. Chris finally gets to talk to his crush and Aiden is everything he hoped he would be like and more. They just connect and have so many shared interests. They also just bring out the best in one another. You'll be rooting for them the entire time as you watch them fall in love. Loved their story! One of my favorites of the series so far!

[lezkissgifs]

Am I OK? (2022) dir. Tig Notaro & Stephanie Allynne

[werepigeon]

we could've had it all

[night-eyes1]

[buffysummers]

Am I OK? (2022) dir. Tig Notaro, Stephanie Allynne

[cursedtrekedits]

“Well Mr. Columbo—”

“Actually, it’s Lieutenant Columbo.”

“You’re Starfleet?”

“Star who now?”

(thanks for the caption @brookbee!)

[emliyarmstrong]

Dakota Johnson & Kiersey Clemons

Am I OK? (2022) dir. Stephanie Allynne & Tig Notaro

[edgeasaurus-art]

What several levels of exhaustion does to a mother fucker.

I was listening to the album grow again by Moe Reen while making this. specifically Why Deny (The Climate of Our Love).

You could admit it's all on fire And confess to loving me This world is surely ending soon, Our love is certainly something true So why deny the climate of our love?

Theres so much to say about them. The world is on the precipice of disaster and yet they found each other, the successors to the emperor and empress titans. Did the emperor and empress wonder what their successors would become? did they wonder about who their successors would be? did they hope that they would find the love they had? or did they think the story of the titans ended then?

When Fearne was alone with Nana Morri did she ever dream about the people she has around her now? about sharing a bed, with no other expectations other than waking up together?

When Ashton found themselves left behind after the nobodies left him, did he dream about a group of people who listened to what they said and respected their words? did they ever dream of someone wanting to be with them just because they liked being around him?

when they were at their loneliest, was the thought of each other a fever dream?

I still stand as a firm believer that both Ashton and Fearne have two hands, but watching them grow closer together has been amazing. And I hope their relationship continues to flourish, platonically or romantically.

[margoterobbies]

DAKOTA JOHNSON as LUCY In AM I OK? | Dir. Stephanie Allynne

[dailyflicks]

Am I OK? (2022) dir. Stephanie Allynne & Tig Notaro

[celine-song]

Dakota Johnson in Am I OK? (2022) dir. Tig Notaro, Stephanie Allynne

[filmgifs]

Am I OK? (2022) dir. Stephanie Allynne & Tig Notaro

[panthermouthh]

And I said, “Hello, Satan

I believe it’s time to go.”

[padmaddean]

Lucy & Brittany Am I OK? (2022)

[neva-play]

Lucy + her lollipop in Am I OK? (2022)