Four glimpses into points in Tean and Jem's relationship, each better than the last. I'd read the first two, but the third's terribly sweet, and the fourth is a big heart drawn around the entire series.

These idiots are my favorites of Mr. Ashe's guys; they're smart and sweet and broken in the must heartbreakingly fascinating ways, ways that make them good for each other. ( )

First Dates: 5* 5/31/21
Oh oh.

Caz suggested I go here if I needed a change after the first H&S series, but I mistakenly thought I was supposed to go elsewhere for sequence.

"Please tell me you did not talk to Derek about the cosmic joke of existence or go on a rant about how humanity’s only genuine form of communication is howling into the abyss.”"

Anyway, it turns out, this is the next in suggested reading order per Ashe (I did skip the first two, because I was worried about the spoilers) and this is just little like peeks into their lives-no interaction, they don't know each other. It feels like an exercise in characterization, and an incredibly successful one

Hannah looped her arm through his. “You know what you need, Dr. Leon?”
“What, Dr. Prince?”
“You need to find a good guy.”

Anyway, I was laughing and I'm really looking forward to getting into this series and a little concerned I'm about to binge yet another series.

"Don't do anything I wouldn't do." Jem said.
Sammi rolled her eyes.
"Or most of the stuff I would do. Don't do that either."

30 pages and it's incredibly effective.

"You know what you need?”
Tonight, the weed was making Jem dizzy, and he let his head fall back. The stars spun overhead. “A date with mom and dad and their baby boy apparently."
"You need to find a nice guy."

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This group of shorts is an absolute masterclass. ( )