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The Lucky List Review

The Lucky List by Rachel Lippincott - 5/5 - WLW Contemporary YA

Looking forward to meeting Rachel Lippincott later (today!), I decided it was time to read another one of her books! I jumped on my chance to read The Lucky List when my library added it to Libby. The premise sounded sweet and the cover was very cute. Plus, from She Gets The Girl and Pride and Prejudice and Pittsburgh, I already knew that I like Lippincott's writing. I had a great time reading this book! 

Emily has felt very lost in the last three years since her mother died. Her mother had taught her to believe in luck and embrace adventure. Now Emily can't take a single risk except for when it comes to blowing up her on-again-off-again relationship with Matt. It doesn't help that her father won't talk about her mother and is trying to create a fresh start for them. When Blake, the daughter of Emily's father's best friend, moves to town, Emily is pulled out of her funk. They start to recreate a list of activities that Emily's mother once did. The last item is to kiss someone, but does Emily really want that someone to be Matt? What would happen if she wanted it to be Blake?

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[faeriegirl]

Midwest Emo Miku 🫶

[hinamie]

itafushi nation how r we Feeling!!!!!!!!!!!

[yonch]

i want to become, i want to become / i want to become what i looked like before

loosely inspired by my own fic you'll have to forgive me for my cringelord tendencies. close ups under the cut

[zipsunz]

a comic i did for sunny's birthday ☀️ 🎨

(art by me, script by @sunkitty143!)

[littlecutiexox]

What do you think? 🥺

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[selkiemaidenfae]

getting into buffy late in the game is so wild beacuse like... what do you mean angel was the favorite love interest?? what do you mean he's supposed to be buffy's true love, supported by the cast, crew and promo materials??

him??

over spike, who's better for buffy in basically every way??

like, 2000s baby here, but before my friend encouraged me to start watching buffy, pretty much all i knew about the show was "vampire show with the lesbian witches and that rlly popular enemies-to-lovers ship"

but now i'm looking at merch and magazines from that time, and angel is the guy everyone loves?? joss whedon gave us HIM

and thought we wouldn't fall in love?? thought we'd go for angel, who has the most clear ~first love interest who either dies or becomes evil to make way for the better love interest~ i've ever seen in my life??

absolutely wild.

[vintage-tigre]

[raycatzdraws]

A Linked Universe meets The Dark Crystal AU! I don't even remember what started it at this point. I remembered that the Dark Crystal and Age of Resistance are things I like, blinked, and woke up three days later with an AU and a bunch of art.

The designs and the story are a wip and for fun so expect a lot of variation! (I have a few different beginnings, ideas for different designs, etc)! :D

In addition to #linked universe I'll be using the tags #the dark crystal lu au and #courage of the dark crystal!

[mewo-ita]

Meow Swimsuit

(Preview pictures, unless stated otherwise, were taken in-game w/  slight post-editing, Ellecrze Gshade (convert Gshade presets to Reshade tutorial), and a Bright base-game lighting mod)

♯┆Details .ᐟ ★

Base game compatible 11 swatches max. Teen - Elders Feminine Frame 'Full-Body Outfit' category; (Swimsuits & Lingerie) Mid Poly (>13k) + Maxis Match Disabled for Randoms

Edit: Updated to fix an issue. Please delete the previous packages if you have them and redownload!

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TERMS OF USE ‧₊˚✩彡

╭┈ ↷ •̩̩͙⁺ DL + I𝚖𝚙𝚘𝚛𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚝! ⤾·˚ ༘ ◡̈

︴ ︴ ✐; Simfileshare (Pick ver.) - Patreon (Free!) - tip - feedback

︴ Known issues:

︴ - Ruffle versions work with small to larger-than-average chests, but may

︴ encounter issues with a huge/really small chest.

︴ - Could conflict with anything using the shirt and pants slots

︴ since it's a full-body outfit.

︴ - Beads conflict with neck accessories

︴ and the chest may have to be moved slightly to

︴ avoid beads being too far apart or clipping with each other.

︴ ╰_________ ੈ♡‧₊˚ ╳ 𝐼 𝒽𝑜𝓅𝑒 𝓎𝑜𝓊 𝑒𝓃𝒿𝑜𝓎 𝒾𝓉! - 𝑀𝑒𝓌𝑜.𝒾𝓉𝒶♡ ˎˊ-

Base idea derived from this lingerie.

(Thank you to @Saruin for their adorable skin and eyes used for my preview sims and thank you @imvikaito and @simandy for the hairstyles! (1 + 2)

@sssvitlanz   @freeexclusives4thesims @alwaysfreecc @ts4cc-finds

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Girls Like Girls Review

Girls Like Girls by Hayley Kiyoko

CW: Loss of a Parent, Suicide, Suicidal Thoughts, Underage Drinking and Drug Use, Dangerous Driving, Near Death Experience, Breaking and Entering, Homophobia, Internalized Homophobia, Controlling Parent, Domestic Abuse, Toxic Friendships, Fade-To-Black Sexual Activity, Vomit, Child Abandonment, Swearing, Grief, Violence, Injury, Bullying, Mentioned Abortion, Gaslighting, Classism, Sexism, Accidental Outing

3.5/5

I grew up watching Hayley Kiyoko on Disney Channel and have been following her music career for quite a while. When she announced that she was writing a book, I knew I had to read it, no matter what. For those who use YouTube more than me, you may have realized that this book is based on the music video for the song of the same name. I didn't realize this until listening to the acknowledgments at the end of the book. Based on my experience, I recommend reading the book before watching the music video, assuming you haven't seen it yet. The story ventured outside of my comfort zone, but kept reeling me back in. I honestly didn't know if I liked the book until the very end, but I had refused to DNF a Kiyoko book. 

After her mom dies by suicide, Coley moves to a small town in Oregon. It's the summer before her senior year of high school and she's now stuck living with the father that skipped out on raising her. He's a man she doesn't know or trust. While out biking to avoid being home, she nearly gets run over by a group of popular kids. They likely wouldn't have taken her under their wing if it weren't for their ring leader, Sonya, being intrigued by Coley. As the summer goes on, the two girls become inseparable. Will they unravel their feelings for each other or will their family lives and social circles drag them down?

It's important to note that Girls Like Girls is set in 2006. Kiyoko was 15 that year and therefore able to pull from her own memories of how teenagers lived in 2006. There's AIM, LiveJournal, tattoo chokers, no smartphones, and different slang. There are also a lot of references to the popular music of that time. I recommend looking up the songs you're unfamiliar with for the full experience. Of course, the mindset towards human rights was also of the time. Many characters, Coley and Sonya included, could have benefited from therapy, but that wasn't as openly talked about 17 years ago. Homophobia was also more publicly accepted at the time. These issues haven't gone away, but it's nice to see that things have improved. 

Speaking of queer content, Girls Like Girls is a story about two very different teen girls realizing they are attracted to their own gender. It becomes clearer throughout the story, that despite Sonya coming from a well-off family, Coley is in a much safer environment to come out as gay. Sonya has a controlling mother and a few openly homophobic friends. Coley finds several other queer people in her community and a number of allies. I am relieved that we got a little bit of Sonya's POV, because the relationship between Coley and her would read as irredeemably toxic otherwise. I am also relieved that the book takes the time to address the toxicity that's there. If you're patient, the book will address everything you're wondering about.

I experienced Girls Like Girls as an audiobook. It was mostly read by Kiyoko doing Coley's POV. I enjoy her voice and love when an author reads their own book. She was joined by one of my favorite audiobook narrators, Natalie Naudus, for Sonya's LiveJournal posts and emails. There are a few other voices throughout for small parts. While I enjoyed the ensemble cast of voices, I disliked the music and ambient sounds that were mixed in. If it had been consistent throughout the whole book, I would have liked it. Instead, the additional sounds would appear out of nowhere and temporarily take me out of the story. Please keep that in mind if you're trying to decide between print and audio. 

Kiyoko's writing style will appeal to fans of Sarah Dessen, especially those looking for queer content. It's a summer romance, for one. It handles dark topics well without being the kind of book to make the audience cry. It's a small town setting with a new girl trying to become a part of a group of friends who have known each other for years. It's not usually my type of genre, which is why I potentially would've DNF'd it had a different author written it. There were scenes that made me uncomfortable, but I was often reeled back in by the action. I don't regret sticking it out to the end. I enjoy the way the story resolves. Of course, you'll have to read it yourself if you want to know the ending. 

If you're interested in a small-town YA romance with queer content and dark topics, Hayley Kiyoko's Girls Like Girls is the book for you. Should you pick it up and stick it out, you'll be rewarded with a music video summary of the book. Give it a chance, it's the kind of book you'll remember!

[moeblob]

A lil guy !

[sleepdeprivedlilbean]

Here look! A post 😱

anyway lol I’m gonna color these and make them into buttons cause I have a little button press thingy so it’s a thing I can do hehe

soooo i’ll get back to u guys on that when i eventually do that i just figured i’d show im still kicking haha

[newestcool]

Alexander McQueen s/s 1997 rtw ''Bellmer La Poupee'' Creative Director Alexander McQueen Model Honor Fraser Newest Cool

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[l0veyourselfirst]

Oscar and Lando take on the fans x