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Nini! Since we seem to have the same tastes in tv shows, i was wondering what are your favorite books???

uoHHHHHH BOIIIIII where do i even start?!?!?!?! take a seat my friend because this is gonna be a LONG ride…

the classics i’ve loved since forever:

the famous five series by enid blyton - i read them ALL and reread them dozens of times

the little prince by antoine de saint-exupéry. nothing else to say,

literary any play by federico garcía lorca, but ‘la casa de bernarda alba’ still makes me !!!!!! it’s so good jfc 

ella enchanted by gail carson levine like i’m sorry i know the movie has anne hathaway and hugh dancy but still i feel robbed of the wonderful perfect book i’ve reread 937562937456923 bazillion times. i deserve a proper ella enchanted movie/show, yall. 

 the last cato by matilde asensi. i legit made all my friends AND their moms read it when we were 17.

the perks of being a wallflower by stephen chobsky. it pretty much changed my life.

atonement by ian mcewan. wow. just wow. 

gone girl, by gillian flynn because we all need to read amy dunne’s cool girl speech 

it’s difficult to even type never let me go by kazuo ishiguro without shedding tears.

the perfume by patrick suskind traumatized me but also enchanted me?? idek man, it’s a very special book.

i read the entire the physician series by noah gordon when i was a teenager and i still love it sooooo much!!!!!!

peter pan by j.m. barrie bcs lbr everybody should learn that peter was a fucking asshole

the harry potter series by jk rowling. that abomination of a fanfic slash play that came out last summer obviously isn’t included here. 

the percy jackson and the heroes of the olympus series by rick riordan - my savage demigod son, i’ll always heart u

don’t judge me but the mortal instruments, the dark artifices, the infernal devices - all of the motherfucking shadowhunter books to ever be, i’ll read, no matter how much i hate cc. i hate her for the hold she has over me.

i did enjoy the hunger games back in the day lbr

stardust by neil gaiman ksjbdfakdfjalsdfjbaglsjdfblkas literary my most favorite i love it so much it hurts me

and now as of things i’ve read in the past years that i can rec w a hand over my heart staring into your eyes and claiming they’re Good Shit:

across the universe series by beth revis was pretty fun for sci-fi even tho there was a twist that i wasn’t very happy with

under the never sky by veronica rossi was actually very cool i really enjoyed it

i REALLY loved the shatter me series by tahereh mafi like oh my god a heroine that truly learns how to accept and love herself!!!!!! fuckbois get rekt!!!!! incredible character arcs!!!! i’m pumped for the next book tahereh announced lbr

the lynburn legacy series by sarah rees brennan was suuuuper fun because magic?? family drama??? actual woc main character?? bisexuals??? i was living while reading them tbh

vicious by v.e. schwab was really fun because it was nothing like i’d ever read before, i’m really looking forward to reading her other series 

i’ll only rec leigh bardugo’s six of crows duology because i refuse to acknowledge the fucking mess that was the grisha trilogy, jfc. six of crows, excluding some stuff, is super fun, has great characters, good ships, and teenagers that pull cool stunts to get $$$. incredible.

the fixer series by jennifer lynn barnes are !!!!!!!!!!!!! i wish she wrote more of them i would legit beg her and throw money in her face for more. teens swept off by washington/politics drama/conspiracies… my jam ladies and gents

the study series by maria snyder. are. so. good.

i’ve only read two of melina marchetta’s books and both of them broke me. i’m onto her.

big little lies by liane moriarty - if you haven’t watched the show, do it. if you haven’t read the book, do it.

i loooooved the first two books in the falconer series by elizabeth may and still have to read the third but i haven’t seen good reviews about it so i’m kind of… waiting a bit…

i’m not gonna talk much about sarah j maas here because even if there are things in her books that i really enjoy -specially some ships and the worldbuilding- the inherently whiteness, straightness and the unbelievably high number of times she writes the words ‘male’ and ‘female’ makes me want to punch her repeteadly in the face. 

simon vs the homo sapiens agenda by becky albertalli is so funny and heartwarming dkzfjbzdjfkblz

uprooted by naomi novik had lowkey w/w but also an incredible het ship that was dkjfbksdjfs also living evil woods and strange shit that was amazing

what we saw by aaron hartzler is very rough to read, especially considering it’s based on a real life case (Steubenville High School rape case) but holy shit do i think it’s important to read and know. 

in that same line i put one of my favorite books i read last year: the female of the species, by mindy mcginnis. that book broke me on so many levels, every time i think about it i burst into tears. it’s so raw and real and just… ugh. i swear it’s gonna stay with me until my last day, it’s /that/ kind of book.

i still haven’t forgiven my best friend for making me read the mistborn series by brandon sanderson. that’s al i’m gonna say about it.

cruel beauty by rosamund hodge is so unique and i just loooooove the characters so much because they do acknowledge their flaws and that they’re not perfect?? and just??? recognize that in each other??? which is a+++ in my book u do u. also super beautiful writing!

the anna and the french kiss series by stephenie perkins will always have a special place in my heart bcs they’re so fun and light-hearted and witty and i really love them 

AND NOW, TOP FIVE:

the daughter of smoke and bone series by laini taylor IS INCREDIBLE. WHY IS EVERYBODY SLEEPING ON THIS BOOKS. ANGELS AND MONSTERS. ANGELS ARE ACTUALLY BAD, MONSTERS ARE GOOD. ANGST. IT’S SO GOOD.

the raven cycle by maggie stiefvater, even if i still have hashtag problems w things in it (more girls. why aren’t there more girls. NOAH.) i just… i love my stupid kids so much. 

the wrath and the dawn by renee ahdieh is fucking INCREDIBLE it’s so good i get so mad bcs it’s legit unknown pls do urselves a favor and read this masterpiece it’s based on a 1001 nights and the main ship and characters are!!!! just!!!!! a++++!

the song of achilles by madeline miller is probably one of the books that i have most enjoyed and suffered with in my entire life. the true illyad i deserved. the most heartbreaking thing ever.

the winner’s trilogy by marie rutkoski is literary the best series i’ve read these past years and i’ll forever be in cee’s debt for making me read them. the most savage slytherins in love with the angstiest motherfucking relationship ever, a super clever look into colonialism and discrimination, the most beautifully haunting writing, IT’S JUST SO FUCKING GOOD I’LL NEVER READ ANYTHING AS GOOD AS TWT WHY AREN’T THERE 398465923846 FICS ABOUT IT JFC *sobs*

this got LONG lmao i’m sorry i get really excited talking about books in case u were wondering!!!!!!! i’m more than happy to talk about literary any of them, and welcome recs and will pretty much spew shit about anything i know ig u wanna holler @ me. i just really love books and i’ve been in an anxious-reading mode for the past three years so yEAH thanks for the ask anon it made me super happy!!!!!!

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Jane the Maid of Honor Chapter 63 #JaneTheVirgin

Jane the Maid of Honor   Chapter 63

Episode Rating: 4 (mostly because of the stripper)

Okay—this is the penultimate episode, the one that sets us up for the big finish! Heeeere we go!

When young Jane Gloriana Villanueva was a little girl, she believed in the magic of fairytales. But grown Jane is way more realistic and she is not about the happily ever after. Maybe that’s because of Michael’s death. Sorry to be a downer.

Rogelio and Xiomara believe in fairytales and they’re gonna have a ridiculously enchanted wedding and Jane is going to be the Maid of Honor (technically Matron of Honor because she was married…to Michael—ugh downer, right). Abuela wants to know how they are going to fit Jesus into all this Disney princess foolishness (yachts and white horses!).  Xo and Ro could care not less about the sacrament side of marriage.

Oh, no, Fabian is catching feelings Jane really, really likes the sex; but the boy is as dumb as a bag of rocks, so she’s going to end things with him. I dunno, Jane, I think I’d ride it out for a while. (See what I did there? Hee.)

Jane’s best friend and baby daddy, Raf, wants Jane to run interference for him and convince Petra to give him a chance. At the family brunch, Raf goes off to wash the kinds sticky fingers and Petra asks for Jane’s advice but Jane stays out of it. Later, Jane tells Abuela she thinks Petra and Rafael getting back together is the worst idea in the history of ideas.

Xo and Ro have bitchy twin wedding planners who think Xo is too old to for the pouffy dress, tiara, and horse driven carriage she has her heart set on. So they quit, leaving Ro and Xo with no wedding planner!  Jane volunteers to organize the wedding.  This is so not going to go well.

Krishna reminds Rafael he has an appointment with his oncologist—just for a checkup, but Petra insists he goes. Krishna also tells Raf he has a call from Luisa at 2:30 sharp. He runs to where the police have a set up that can trace the call, but Rose makes sure Luisa hangs up before the police can figure out where they are.

Petra hashes out the Rafael thing with Jane.

Jane promises to find a white horse for Xo’s dream wedding. (Really? Cuz this is like their second wedding…). Jane finds out Ro has invited Fab to the wedding! Jane breaks into his dressing room to steal the invitation back when Fab walks in. Jane’s about to end it, but she notices a poster of Fab on a white horse, just like Xo wants. Jane invites Fab to the wedding, even though she doesn’t want to. She doesn’t want to so much, her nose grows, but at least Xo will get a white horse.

(Wow the MetroPCS commercial that tried to incorporate last week’s plot-line was really, really bad.)

Jane preps the Bachelor/ette party. She tries to rationalize going to the wedding with Fab, but Alba tells her she’s just trading one sin for another. Meanwhile, Ro accidentally tells Fab that Jane was thinking of breaking up with him! Fab is so pissed he does some devious diva tricks prolong the shoot and keep Ro from his meeting with Xo. He also sends Jane to the middle of nowhere looking for a horse and a flock of geese chase her through a field and hold her captive in her car.

Petra shoots Raf down. Raf thinks Jane had something to do with it. He accuses Jane of sabotaging and Jane tells him she doesn’t think it’s a good idea either.

Petra hears Raf on a phone call telling Luisa his cancer is back. Of course, it’s just a brilliant plan buy sexy Detective Dennis to lure Luisa back from wherever she is. Petra confronts him, but Raf assures her he’s fine and he was just working with the police. Petra and Raf have a moment.

Jane tries to apologize, but Fab calls her a heartless slut. Wow. That is. Wow.  Unnecessary. Madonna/whore much, Fab?

Ro and Fab fight. It is sexy tussle-haired, muscle-y Latin men fighting. Jane tries to apologize to Fab again, explaining that he is the first man she’s slept with since Michael died (I know, downer) and the second man ever.  Fab is about to sucker punch Rogelio and Jane punches Fab in the nose like Marcia Brady. They refuse to work together until a TV exec tells them they’re going to work it out and re-shoot all the things they missed. Ro calls Xo and she’s upset because he’s missing their Bachelor/ette party.

The kids put on a play. Jane sees Raf with Petra sand the girls and she imagines them as Cinderella and the prince and her and Mateo as the poor relations.

Xo cancels the Party.  Jane and Xo get drunk and Jane  tells Xo about watching Petra and Raf and Xo tells her she’s always been in the middle and it’s hard being on the outside (Xo should know, she’s had no storyline this season!). They get drunker, and Jane tells Xo why the wedding planners quit. JANE’S REAL LIFE BOYFRIEND COMES IN AND STRIPS FOR JANE’S TV MOM. Ro shows up for the party! Because Jane texted him to prioritize their love. Carriage miniature white horses…

Jane drunk dials Raf. And tells him the truth, how she was afraid she and Mateo would be the bastard side family if he got back with Petra.  Raf assures her that that will never happen and she will always be family and he loves her so much. Jane’s heart glows. Then Petra called and Jane tells her to go for it. Raf and Petra get it on.

Ro and Xo aske Jane to officiate their wedding.

Luisa returns and DETECTIVE DENNIS CATCHES SIN ROSTRO AND PEELS HER FACE OFF!

Dun D----Oh, come on, this episode wasn’t even trying.  It was so phoned in!  What was with the twin wedding planners and the geese? That was a whole 5 minutes of air time when we could’ve been looking at the stripper! And where was Chuck?  Wasn’t he so in love with Petra last week? Where was Anezka? She still in jail?

And one thing Xo said was true: Jane doesn’t know how not to be in the middle of the things. This eppy had Jane surrounded by Xo and Ro and Raf and Petra. But guess what? THE SHOW IS CALLED JANE THE VIRGIN AND WE NEED TO SEE JANE DOING STUFF. STUFF WE CARE ABOUT.

Let’s hope next week's finale really delivers.

xoxo,

Kellybelle