#Jacqueline Firkins

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The Predictable Heartbreaks of Imogen Finch by Jacqueline Firkins #NetGalley #ARCReview #BookReview #ContemporaryRomance #StMartinsGriffin

A woman unlucky in love meets up with her high school crush again. Can she break her relationship curse? #Thepredictableheartbreaksofimogenfinch #jacquelinefirkins #NetGalley #ARCReview #Bookreview #Newbooks #contemporaryromance #romcom #chicklit

Imogen Finch has just been through her seventeenth breakup. She saw it coming, so she’s not as crushed as she might be, but with all sixteen of her exes leaving her for other partners, she’s come to believe a prediction her well-intentioned and possibly clairvoyant mother made over twenty years that Imogen would never come first at anything or to anyone. Is her love life failing due to a magical…

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The Predictable Heartbreaks of Imogen Finch, Jacqueline Firkins

out 10/31 | ☆☆☆.5 | full review

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Heyyyy have you read Marlowe Banks, Redesigned by Jacqueline Firkins? I’m only a couple of chapters in but it’s like, every fanfic trope ever compiled into one book and I’m having a hard time not imagining it as an adrienette au lol

i have not read this! but thank you for the recommendation <3

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The Predictable Heartbreaks of Imogen Finch by Jacqueline Firkins

Published: October 31, 2023 St. Martin’s Griffin Genre: Contemporary Women’s Literature Pages: 343 KKECReads Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I received a copy of this book for free, and I leave my review voluntarily. Jacqueline Firkins is a writer, costume designer, and lover of beautiful things. She’s on the fulltime faculty in the Department of Theatre & Film at the University of British Columbia where…

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The Predictable Heartbreaks of Imogen Finch by Jacqueline Firkins #BookReview #WomensFiction #ChickLit

Jacqueline Firkins’s The Predictable Heartbreaks of Imogen Finch is a beautiful story of friendship, and second chances at love.Imogen Finch has just been through her seventeenth breakup. She saw it coming, so she’s not as crushed as she might be, but with all seventeen of her exes leaving her for other partners, she’s come to believe a prediction her well-intentioned and possibly clairvoyant…

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“Resenting someone else’s potential success is kind of sad,”

Marlowe Banks, Redesigned - Jacqueline Firkins

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Sense and Sensibility, at Arts Club Brings Today's Sensibilities to Jane Austen

On stage at the Arts Club Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage, until April 2, 2023, Sense and Sensibility by writer Kate Hamill adds a bit of modern perspective to the Jane Austen classic tale of love, marriage, wits and class. Gossip, intrigue, scandal, impropriety are at the forefront of director Rachel Peake's production, mixed with the typical emotional restraint of Regency England. First greeted by Shizuka Kai's creative set, made up of embroidery hoops highlights the expectations, and burden, imposed upon ladies of English society. Sarah Cantuba, Nyiri Karakas, Amanda Sum, and Janet Gigliotti (l-r) in Sense and Sensibility, 2023: set design by Shizuka Kai; costume design by Jacqueline Firkins; lighting design by Itai Erdal; photo by Moonrider Productions for the Arts Club Theatre Company As the story begins, Costume Designer Jacqueline Firkins wraps the villagers in garments printed with handwritten notes, as their loose tongues catch us up to the plight of the Dashwoods; recently widowed, Mrs Dashwood and her three daughters Elinor, Marianne, and Margaret, who are being put out of their home by the new heir, their half-brother and his snob of a wife. Reflecting today's insatiable appetite for scandal and intrigue, the 'gossips' cleverly appear throughout the play to help move the story along, without them, the play would be even longer than its 2.5 hours. The scene changes are also creatively fast-paced as the company rolls and slides the set furniture along with the performers between locations. The subject of much of the gossips gaze centers upon Elinor and Marianne, played by Nyiri Karakas and Amanda Sum respectively. The only two cast members to not appear as more than one character, Karakas and Sum carry the heavy burden of Elinor and Marianne's emotional and turbulent love lives. Karakas brings the level-headed, propriety expected of elder-sister Elinor, who pines for the love of unavailable Edward Ferrars (Kamyar Pazandeh). Meanwhile Sum's Marianne, a modern thinking girl who cares little for what's expected of her, is an emotional roller-coaster torn between two suitors; the vibrant, and unscrupulous Willoughby (Jay Clift) and staid, honourable Colonel Brandon (Abraham Asto). Aided and abetted though their trials and tribulations; Sarah Cantuba as younger sister Margaret Dashwood, Janet Gigliotti as Mrs Dashwood, as well Andrew McNee as cousin Sir John Middleton, Emma Slipp as his drunken wife, and Nora McLellan as his meddling, mother-in-law Mrs. Jennings. With a cast filled with many actors so skilled at comedy, their delivery and timing keep the play from being weighed down by the lovelorn, balancing laughter along with the wails of heartbreak. While Sense and Sensibility is long, the creative direction and precisely choreographed set changes keep up a quick pace, sure to appeal to those who enjoy a period drama (with some scene-stealing comedy). Sense and Sensibility plays at The Arts Club Theatre Company's Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage, 2750 Granville Street, until April 2, 2023. Details and tickets online at artsclub.com

The cast of Sense and Sensibility, 2023: set design by Shizuka Kai; costume design by Jacqueline Firkins; lighting design by Itai Erdal; photo by Moonrider Productions for the Arts Club Theatre Company Read the full article

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"Favorite color?" she asked. "Gray. Dark gray. Like pebbles in a riverbed. How badly do you hate your job?" Marlowe flinched. "That's your first question?" "I only get five. I don't give a shit about your favorite color."

Marlowe Banks, Redesigned by Jacqueline Firkins

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HOW NOT TO FALL IN LOVE

by Jacqueline Firkins

(Clarion, 12/21/21)

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A hardened cynic and a hopeless romantic teach each other about love in this swoony and heartfelt contemporary romance that's perfect for fans of Tweet Cute and The Upside of Falling. Harper works in her mom’s wedding shop, altering dresses for petulant and picky brides who are more focused on hemlines than love. After years of watching squabbles break out over wedding plans, Harper thinks romance is a marketing tool. Nothing more. Her best friend Theo is her opposite. One date and he’s already dreaming of happily ever afters. He also plays the accordion, makes chain mail for Ren Festers, hangs out in a windmill-shaped tree house, cries over rom-coms, and takes his word-of-the-day calendar very seriously. When Theo’s shocked to find himself nursing his umpteenth heartbreak, Harper offers to teach him how not to fall in love. Theo agrees to the lessons, as long as Harper proves she can date without falling in love. As the lessons progress and Theo takes them to heart, Harper has a harder time upholding her end of the bargain. She’s also checking out her window to see if Theo’s home from his latest date yet. She's even watching rom-coms. If she confesses her feelings, she’ll undermine everything she’s taught him. Or was he the one teaching her?

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New Young Adult Releases Coming Out Today! (December 17th, 2019) ___

Have I missed any new Young Adult releases? Have you added any of these books to your TBR? Let me know! ___

New Standalones/First in a Series:

Hearts, Strings, & Other Breakable Things by Jacqueline Firkins

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Happy reading!

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Spotlight: Hearts, Strings, and Other Breakable Things by Jacqueline Firkins

Spotlight: Hearts, Strings, and Other Breakable Things by Jacqueline Firkins

Hey everyone! I’m part of the blog tour for Hearts, Strings, and Other Breakable Things, put together by the Fantastic Flying Book Club! I’m just doing a spotlight today, but I’ll be posting my review at a later date… you’ll understand why once I post the thing, but for now, here’s this book with a LOVELY cover, yay!

Synopsis

Mansfield, Massachusetts is the last place seventeen-year-old Edie…

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How Not to Fall in Love Fumbles the Friends-to-Lovers Trope

Both main characters in this young adult romance are deeply unlikeable, which ultimately tanks the book.

HMH Books for Young Readers Friends-to-lovers is one of my all-time favorite tropes used in any kind of fiction. An established relationship morphing into something new is a plot I’ll never grow tired of—when it’s done right, at least. There are a few times when I’ll come across a friends-to-lovers story that I don’t enjoy, and that has everything to do with unlikable characters who are difficult…

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Author Interview: Jacqueline Firkins

Author Interview: Jacqueline Firkins

Happy Tuesday! Today’s blog post is an author interview with Jacqueline Firkins, author of “Hearts, Strings, and Other Breakable Things“, her debut novel hitting shelves in just two weeks! I loved this book and thought it was an extremely adorable contemporary novel, you can check out my full thoughts in my review here. I absolutely loved doing this interview with Jacqueline, and I hope you…

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(via Waiting on Wednesday: Hearts, Strings, and Other Breakable Things)

This book sounds like it is going to be so much fun to read, and I love the summer before college setting. The fact that it is a Jane Austen retelling has me really intrigued as well. I can’t wait to find out how this book ends.

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Marlowe Banks, Redesigned by Jacqueline Firkins

Marlowe Banks, Redesigned by Jacqueline Firkins

Published: October 25, 2022 St. Martin’s Griffin Pages: 346 Genre: Romantic Comedy KKECReads Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I received a copy of this book for free, and I leave my review voluntarily. Jacqueline Firkins is a writer, costume designer, and lover of beautiful things. She’s on the full-time faculty in the Department of Theatre &amp; Film at the University of British Columbia, where she also…

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Marlowe Banks, Redesigned by Jacqueline Firkins | #BookReview #RomanticComedy

Are you looking for a lighthearted, relatable, and funny read? Check out my review of Marlowe Banks, Redesigned by Jacqueline Firkins ⭐⭐⭐⭐💫 #BookReview #RomanticComedy #MarloweBanksRedesigned #JacquelineFirkins

In Marlowe Banks, Redesigned, Jacqueline Firkins wonderfully captures the messiness of failure, forgiveness, and embracing a second chance on life and love.Marlowe Banks’s life has come apart at the seams. Her engagement ended abruptly. Her latest costume design was shredded by critics. Her student loans are overdue. Her parents have never been more disappointed. Desperate to hide from her…