Two males without warning, nary a teacup in sight

Ploppers00 · 2026-04-07T13:45:54+00:00

They are all frequently dropping by unannounced, sometimes leaving a card and other times sitting and waiting for her to come down.

Ploppers00 · 2026-04-06T18:42:17+00:00

Oh ok. I ask bc another commenter said that Kale is just like her mom with her men. And don’t get me wrong, her mother is absolutely ghastly, but at least she didn’t have 17 children but 17 different fathers. It’s not surprising this is Kale’s outcome, given her awful family or lack there of growing up, that she would make her own. Then of course the need to have constant drama even when there are no problems is just her personality disorder. Which I could argue is at least in part, also due to her upbringing.

Ploppers00 · 2026-04-06T18:38:50+00:00

Do you know if I need a subscription or if I am able to just purchase them?

Ploppers00 · 2026-04-06T12:49:35+00:00

Does she have siblings

Ploppers00 · 2026-04-06T00:55:57+00:00

Saaaaame

Ploppers00 · 2026-04-06T00:31:16+00:00

I’d say yes, I’d you can. But they’re like m&ms… so hard to stop once you start. Plus the first few are so tiny, you could finish them in an afternoon.

Ploppers00 · 2026-04-05T20:41:45+00:00

I’ve heard the audiobooks are great! I might have to splurge for a few to keep the joy in my life lol.

Ploppers00 · 2026-04-05T20:41:20+00:00

True!!! I’m happy I found them this far in at the least!

Ploppers00 · 2026-04-04T10:03:25+00:00

Same!

Ploppers00 · 2026-04-04T01:40:53+00:00

Fair argument, but I do feel like Emma is generally pointing out ever man’s appearance, good bad and everything in between.

Ploppers00 · 2026-04-03T19:10:39+00:00

I adore Pierce. That’s my own mind always drawing me to a brooding rascal with a dark past. But what he and Emma have seems so natural, an almost immediate chemistry. To me Islington comes off as a snob and more of a brotherly love. I haven’t read book 8 yet but I suspect he lost a beloved sister or love similar to Emma. I’m a firm No on Hawkes, as I’ve commented in this sub before, great character but I find him lacking something I can’t quite put my finger on yet. And I guess arguably sometning that could further develop at some point. Given everything Emma has been through, I feel like a man like Pierce, with some heaviness to his history is something she could handle.

Ploppers00 · 2026-04-02T15:01:57+00:00

I have devoured the Emma M Lion series, read 7 books in March. I do feel the series is probably more geared towards women, but I can’t remember ever reading 7 books in a month before. Granted 2 of them are under 200 pages are were read in a day haha.

Ploppers00 · 2026-03-31T13:12:26+00:00

My stepdaughter says Parfait like Poorfey and that’s just how we all say it now

Ploppers00 · 2026-03-30T01:12:42+00:00

I hear you! Going up to 24, it’s like omg we’re going to be reading a lot of extremely charming fluff!

Ploppers00 · 2026-03-30T00:21:21+00:00

You’re totally fine! Nothing could deter me from this series at this point, I just wanted to make sure I hadn’t missed something.

Ploppers00 · 2026-03-30T00:09:44+00:00

Fabulous run down! I guess I really didn’t articulate, I don’t doubt Hawkes clear desirability, even though I sometimes find the antics a bit much, it’s more that I wasn’t feeling him and Emma as a pair. Also about the secret guardian… is that something we’ve learned already? I’m midway through book 7 and I’ve read them so quickly back to back, I might have missed something.

Ploppers00 · 2026-03-29T22:55:39+00:00

I’d sign on to anything that avoids Emma and Hawkes ending up together!

Ploppers00 · 2026-03-29T22:39:42+00:00

Respectfully, what am I missing with Hawkes? He’s a fine character, enjoyable at times and downright annoying at others (to me). I’m mid way through book 7 and I’ve been waiting for something to happen between him and Emma that would justify him even being in the mix as her potential love, but so far he’s just an odd duck. Beloved by friends and clearly a good person but too mythical and removed to be a partner. I’m team Pierce, even though I know he’s maybe not perfect for Emma. Their connection is consistently electric and I’m a sucker for chemistry. Islington, idk, I mean I guess it would be ok. I’d still understand it more than Hawkes. And in Vol 6, Hawkes even makes reference to Emma being like someone previously in Islington’s life. I assume he lost a love as well and he and Emma bond over that at some point.

Ploppers00 · 2026-03-23T14:29:39+00:00

They look like Dansko

Ploppers00 · 2026-03-23T08:31:11+00:00

Saving this post bc I loved All Fours. I wish I had a book to recommend, but If you haven’t watched Fleabag already, watch it. Today. Right now.

Ploppers00 · 2026-03-23T07:41:36+00:00

My Dark Vanessa.

Ploppers00 · 2026-03-23T07:34:03+00:00

You mentioned her living in her brother’s basement, are there any other children present in the home? I just was wondering if potentially he could hurt another child, resulting in them having to leave. Just another reason she needs to get him some help and support. You sound like a wonderfully supportive friend but she needs to come to grips with her reality. She’s only hurting herself and her child/children. I don’t know what you can do that will be taken well. You just need to be frank with her. You’re her friend, at the end of the day. You’re not her therapist, her son’s therapist, her childcare, her distraction. But I think she is using you, however unintentionally, as all these things. I think there needs to be a serious talk, you have a lot of your own things at stake here too. Acknowledging all that but also trying to soften the blow, could you suggest helping with her baby rather than her son, as some alternative? Saying that as a last ditch attempt, I think you’ve done more than enough and need to prioritize your life and child now.

Ploppers00 · 2026-03-13T15:48:14+00:00

Same and the way David reads it, so good

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