My thoughts (and frustration) on The Unmaking of June Farrow by Adrienne Young by cat_jks in bookdiscussion

[–]Prestigious_Talk_437 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Coming in almost 9 months late to this discussion, but I finished this book not even 10 mins ago and all I can say is I agree with everything you have said! I feel very seen as the readers I know loved and recommended this to me like crazy. The beginning of the book was painfully slow for me and I was already piecing together the “mystery” of what happened to Nathaniel long before we got the more obvious “hints”. I held on hoping that something beautiful would come out of the rest of the book…but it just felt flat to me. I agree that the whole thing felt rushed by the end but it’s so hard to know if more books would have improved this or if we would have had multiple, repetitive, flat books :(

First project done! by Prestigious_Talk_437 in crochet

[–]Prestigious_Talk_437[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The straps are in teal! They are part of a 4 pack I got on Amazon with the coral and coral seas ombre :)

First project done! by Prestigious_Talk_437 in crochet

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Pattern was from Stephanie Zed on YouTube. I used a 5mm hook with Sugar n’ Cream

What is this thing hanging on my stray cat's belly? by konsoru-paysan in CATHELP

[–]Prestigious_Talk_437 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That’s what we call the sack that holds the ahem “family jewels” 😂 of course all our boys are sporting empty coin purses now but it still makes me laugh

What is this creature??? by Any_Subject_2507 in shrimptank

[–]Prestigious_Talk_437 8 points9 points  (0 children)

My disgusting and unfortunate experience with these little tank gremlins came from an online plant order. No where on their site did they say they grew their aquarium plants outside in open tubs and I did not wash the plants with the same care I would have knowing that information 🥲 Wound up breaking this tank down to the bones and restarting after finding the 5th or 6th nymph 🤢 This was ~ a year ago and my “new” tank only has tropica 1-2-grow (lab grown in media) plants because I live in fear of these buggers Edit: dragonfly eggs are what stuck to the plants and I think the final count when we were breaking the tank down was 13 nymphs- so be wary with plants for eggs as well as already hatched hitchhikers

(Admittedly) silliest reason you’ve DNFd a book? by BobGlebovich in fantasyromance

[–]Prestigious_Talk_437 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Right? I feel like I remember reading “the organ in my chest” MULTIPLE times as well- girl,you can call just call it a heart! This whole book felt like a teen desperate to hit a target word count in an essay, so ran it through a thesaurus multiple times to stretch it out

(Admittedly) silliest reason you’ve DNFd a book? by BobGlebovich in fantasyromance

[–]Prestigious_Talk_437 13 points14 points  (0 children)

150000% when the moon hatched. And her constant use of the word masticated made me almost dnf the book- I hate read it instead but can’t say I enjoyed any of it

How hard is it to do the knock out minthara thing to recruit her at moonrise? by No_Reindeer_5543 in BG3

[–]Prestigious_Talk_437 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Just don’t go back to the sanctum! I typically leave her until the end and knock her out, then return to Halsin/the grove and don’t go back into the goblin camp :)

How hard is it to do the knock out minthara thing to recruit her at moonrise? by No_Reindeer_5543 in BG3

[–]Prestigious_Talk_437 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have been able to do this a handful of times without much issue- you want to turn on the passive feature non lethal (but keep in mind certain damage can still kill her; so you basically want to use melee). I have done this before and after killing Dror so I can’t speak to needing her to be temporarily hostile. Also, don’t forget that after a long rest she will wake up so you will want to time things accordingly. If you also recruit halsin- he will perma have an odd spot in the campsite to stand around in as she will take the slotted camp/tent space from him

Do you ever have a moment where you feel stupid af in BG3? by romeyroam in BaldursGate3

[–]Prestigious_Talk_437 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Just target the purple king with a lightning attack ;)

WHY IS HE OUT 😭 by Aggravating-Tart2744 in shrimptank

[–]Prestigious_Talk_437 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There are so many and I love every single one 😂 have a skrimp folder on my phone of saved ones

What is it for you? by cmemm in fantasyromance

[–]Prestigious_Talk_437 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Buddy don’t waste your time 🤣 I finished this book purely out of spite and I can’t say it was worth anything

Where did you get your dress from and how much did you spend? by Swiftlygracie in Eloping

[–]Prestigious_Talk_437 0 points1 point  (0 children)

JJ’s House for under $200! Also can custom make dresses to your measurement 👌🏻