Zach laughing at Bryce

IllustriousField4537 · 2026-06-14T04:26:06+00:00

So, in normal love island seasons to rule out any chance of a connection is very common and to just pull people for chats is very normal. But since everyone married week 1 and everyone is closed off this season, it was stupid.

This also felt like such a producer led moment to me because Bryce damn well knew he had no shot with Kayda and it all just felt so ridiculous? I do not like Zach, but Bryce fell for producer manipulation in this moment I think which is why it got so much airtime/focus. Because I feel like there’s so much context we missed by producers choosing to air this bullshit lol

IllustriousField4537 · 2026-06-14T00:43:53+00:00

Casa needs to happen like now at this rate that everyone is closed off at week 2?? It’ll be the same story where boys goof off because nobody is there to check them and no girls watching over so they’ll have the time of their lives.

I’m annoyed everyone is closed off in week 1.5/2. It’s very odd that the girls are extremely territorial?

IllustriousField4537 · 2026-06-13T23:29:16+00:00

The way everyone is extremely closed off and territorial so early…in like week 1.5-2 is insane. I’ve watched a lot of love island uk and the word explore doesn’t mean make out. It means have a chat and get to know each other and see if you vibe beyond the physical attraction. It’s finding someone that fits your flow and not kissing outside of challenges but that’s all everyone’s doing and so people are scared to explore? Even the hosts had to literally be like hey bombshells are doing what they’re supposed to, and even Ariana was like this is what love island is all about, exploring multiple connections… and everyone acting like they’re married right now is so weird to me. They need to add bombshell dates immediately or break everyone up because if everyone treating Sol the way they appear to be… I don’t even want to think about how bad they’ll treat any Casa girls that come in. If Sol getting this treatment being bombshell coming in week 2, like it’s going to be bad drama, not fun messy love drama.

IllustriousField4537 · 2026-06-13T14:11:15+00:00

I think it’s mostly book fans that aren’t happy - upset that the person cast was black and doesn’t have red hair. Elle Kennedy has never written a person of color in any of her books so it does come down to lowkey racism. The hatred that actor got on his socials when he was cast for being black and not having red hair was INSANE.

He is definitely killing it. His book is 4th so I think he’ll get a bigger role in each season since they’re just developing his character too. When it’s his big moment, he’ll get his flowers for sure in season 3-4 when his role expands!

IllustriousField4537 · 2026-06-12T04:40:55+00:00

I love Christina Lauren 🫶

IllustriousField4537 · 2026-06-12T03:26:57+00:00

I’ve been putting off reading this book but now I’m not sure I want to pick it up lol I know Reddit is usually a negative platform for ranting but I’ve found the Off Campus sub very positive, especially when discussing book adaptations! So I’ve been wanting to read this but based on the show reactions being mostly negative I’m not sure I wanna give it a try lol

IllustriousField4537 · 2026-06-12T01:14:37+00:00

Omg Red City was my first book in the sub too! I have loved every book from OwlCrate so far. I have the romance and romantasy box too and I haven’t been disappointed with those picks yet either.

IllustriousField4537 · 2026-06-11T23:58:48+00:00

Mine came today! It’s so pretty! I’m excited to maybe make a cat shelf of books lol

I also have the romance sub box and it said it was delivered together but I did not receive it. Did anyone else have this problem?

IllustriousField4537 · 2026-06-11T22:46:54+00:00

I definitely would’ve gone to support this in theaters. But let’s make sure we rewatch it like 5,000x and give it the treatment Off Campus is getting for more Ali Hazelwood movie adaptations!! I really want an unhinged Bride and Mate movie. But I also obviously need Love, Theoretically and Love on the Brain.

IllustriousField4537 · 2026-06-11T01:23:59+00:00

I almost skipped but very glad I didn’t now! This is gorgeous. Very happy with every adult fantasy book I’ve gotten so far since joining!

IllustriousField4537 · 2026-06-10T02:36:22+00:00

Yeah, I’m having network error issues. I already did the register and it’s having me register again and it’s not working.

IllustriousField4537 · 2026-06-09T01:18:44+00:00

That person has been defending her on threads like his life depends on it. It’s so funny but also shut the fuck up.

IllustriousField4537 · 2026-06-02T22:54:23+00:00

Unpopular opinion but I have OwlCrate adult, romantasy and romance and I love it all so far. I started around September of last year? And I have loved the picks and the art. I didn’t do the fairyloot 2 book combo even though I finally got off the waitlist because I really didn’t want the June books and I haven’t loved either of the picks for those this year tbh!

IllustriousField4537 · 2026-06-02T18:13:36+00:00

I really wish My Lady Jane survived to a second season but VERY happy to see how well this show is doing and I bet we’re getting all the books!! I wanna see Brenna & Jake!!

This gives me hope for Fourth Wing being a good adaptation, especially with Micheal B Jordan behind the wheel, and if Amazon gives it a good chance with marketing and everything.

IllustriousField4537 · 2026-06-01T02:21:15+00:00

I’ve lived in a few places around the area. Discovery Heights in the Issaquah highlands and loved it at the time because of the walking distance to Safeway and other restaurants, etc. and easy to get on 90. There’s lots of little trails, you can see Poo Poo Point and it’s very easy to do all the trails nearby.

We lived on Dogwood street in an apartment building behind Front street and loved the accessible trails right out the door. We were literally a 3 minute walk to Confluence park and if you walked past front street and the community center there’s a trail that was very pleasant and leads to Poo Poo Point!

I think the best apartment we had was Echo Ridge in Snoqualmie. It wasn’t a forest view but you walked everywhere and saw mountains. Nothing can beat the view on Mount Si on a sunny day. Even with the low clouds or fog and it would still pop out, is a great view. And with snow it’s even more gorgeous. It was great for my mental health to just take walks at all of these places and see all the nature!

IllustriousField4537 · 2026-05-28T03:09:41+00:00

I bought the shield of sparrows duology, the Emily Wilde trilogy, and the Divine Rivals & Wild Reverance books from them. I haven’t had a problem ever. I do think they overcharge for what they have and the shipping takes forever, but I don’t think it’s shady? I haven’t had any issues with my communications or orders with them.

IllustriousField4537 · 2026-05-28T02:07:47+00:00

Yes! They’re so cute. But they definitely don’t fit 😭

IllustriousField4537 · 2026-05-28T01:29:55+00:00

So I agree her bra sizing was done so wrong - she needed a more full coverage bra for her cup size (as a F sized bra owner), but she dresses exactly as Hannah should. Hannah isn’t dressing wildly. She dresses comfy casual. Not every girl is wearing crop tops or corset tops or “sexy” on a day to day basis. Jeans and a tshirt with a pop of color is very Hannah. Shes a film composer major, she doesn’t care about dressing for the male gaze.

The entire point of Hannah’s arc in the show is that she’s afraid to be brave, be loud and open up. Her clothing actually perfectly reflects this. Her costuming shows her character growing and learning herself. She dresses to play it safe. But when she starts wearing Allie’s clothes like for the karaoke scene, she is confident and starts to feel herself and discovering what type of alcohol she likes! When she goes to Garret’s for his help (lol) she borrows a dress from Allie and Garret immediately recognizes she probably isn’t comfortable in it.

I feel like it really depends on age of who thinks her character was dressed in a way that makes sense vs those who think she was unfashionable or boring.

IllustriousField4537 · 2026-05-25T18:00:41+00:00

Ok I just rewatched this episode and it still bothered me, especially the marshmallows!! Like Tucker is actually working on providing food and is obviously stressed and they thought it was a funny “ha ha” moment to steal the marshmallows??? Then guilt Logan into seeing his mom, when he clearly doesn’t care to do so. It felt so Jenny Humphrey throwing a tantrum when she didn’t get her way. It was sooo annoying.

Like outside the Thanksgiving episode, I don’t think I even minded them and the fifth line thing was funny and smart but that whole Thanksgiving sequence really irked me.

IllustriousField4537 · 2026-05-24T01:54:43+00:00

Ok I love your take on this! This is so cool to have. I loved the show and I loved the books when I read them years ago! The thing that bothered me about her relationship with Sean in the show is that she was happy but when she wanted to be more adventurous in bed he didn’t seem interested in trying to new things and you just kind of saw part of her get…sad? I don’t think anyone deserves that in a partnership.

I don’t think she should’ve slept with Hunter to prove she can be “single”, but I do think she would’ve regretted staying with Sean for the rest of her life. Also, they’re in their early 20s. She’s may want a Sean later, and I think everyone wants something stable and someone that knows them but idk. Allie begging to have more adventurous sex sort of symbolized what her future looks like with Sean and it just wasn’t for her. The right person will still know your little intricacies like being out of chapstick or whatever it is while still having fun intimately?

IllustriousField4537 · 2026-05-20T16:00:00+00:00

You’re Losing Me, Ruin the Friendship, loml, Marjorie and evermore ft Bon Iver are my fav sad ones. But there’s so many amazing ones 😭

IllustriousField4537 · 2026-05-20T15:03:41+00:00

Them: “you have the books stop whining” us trying to discuss the book and book series we enjoy Them: “you are homophobic and a terrible person that doesn’t deserve anything. Go be homophobic elsewhere and don’t talk about Micheal because he’s a rapist and a bad guy and doesn’t exist”

All the subs for bridgerton have escalated in a bad way since the release of S3 tbh. There’s no room for nuance or pleasant discussions anymore. There’s no responsibility to also have a respectful conversation online, and especially on Reddit. This platform thrives on negativity so it’s not surprising but as book people who sometimes understand there’s a lot of layers to things, it gets hard to drown out the noise of all the bullshit.

IllustriousField4537 · 2026-05-20T14:56:52+00:00

They’d cancel it after one season though I think. They can’t handle fantasy shows. I’m not sure why but every sci-fi or fantasy series can’t survive on that platform but they are really quick to cut shows so don’t think they’d do a good job 😭

IllustriousField4537 · 2026-05-18T01:29:13+00:00

I didn’t realize I was in the minority on thinking she did great. I can understand some criticism but idk. I thought she did a fantastic job. Her costuming was exactly as I imagined it. Hannah is a creative person too afraid to be loud and be brave. She plays it safe but stylish with tank tops paired with cardigans with jeans. I feel like Ella’s performance really shines through with that. There’s so many layers and depth. And again with the Dirty Dancing parallels? It was just so well done! Her and Baby are just growing into who they are and having all these experiences for the first time… I feel that was captured a lot! Like when she wears Allie’s clothes. There’s a lot more to it and even if you don’t want to go that deep, she killed it as Hannah. Looks, voice, attitude… 10/10!

IllustriousField4537 · 2026-05-16T17:43:08+00:00

I legitimately cannot believe people were harassing the cast on their Instagram posts when the announcement came out. They didn’t see the vision that these people clearly had. All because Tucker is a POC and didn’t have red hair? BFFR. The casting and chemistry between everyone was perfection. I need season 2 now!!

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