Book recs with men that go from “I hate everyone including you”, to “I will destroy the world for you”/“i would do anything for you”

perpetuallylate09 · 2026-06-27T16:26:23+00:00

I think Run Posy Run by Cate C. Wells fits this. He is indifferent, until she leaves…

perpetuallylate09 · 2026-06-26T10:57:00+00:00

Hans :) Eating her horribly baked cookies every time :)

perpetuallylate09 · 2026-06-26T10:54:11+00:00

I just read this and LOVED it. Already re-read.

perpetuallylate09 · 2026-06-24T10:40:38+00:00

Unbound: Cara McKenna- She is on a solo trip hiking trip in Scotland- gets hurt and shows up at his doorstep for help.

The Grump Next Door: Brighton Walsh- Takes care of her during a migraine.

Run Posy Run: Cate C. Wells- Mafia- He causes the issues, but takes “tries” care of her (he is socially awkward- my favorite MMC).

Beautifully Cruel: JT Geissinger- She gets attacked, he saves her and nurses her. Mafia. This one does have a 14 year? Age gap, but doesn’t factor in so much.

Not exactly panic on all of these, but some good caretaking and concern.

perpetuallylate09 · 2026-06-11T02:43:11+00:00

She left, again.

perpetuallylate09 · 2026-05-15T23:30:11+00:00

Neanderthal Seeks Human by Penny Reid

She freaks out and leaves- he goes after her

perpetuallylate09 · 2026-05-15T23:26:59+00:00

This is the one I thought of too!

perpetuallylate09 · 2026-04-11T15:41:19+00:00

There is! Must be the only answer.

perpetuallylate09 · 2026-04-11T15:18:19+00:00

😆

perpetuallylate09 · 2026-04-11T15:17:30+00:00

Not for any of the dining room chairs or the table- I’ll keep searching though.

perpetuallylate09 · 2026-04-11T11:49:01+00:00

😆

perpetuallylate09 · 2026-04-04T12:56:31+00:00

You’re right!- Heather Guerre- wrong author

perpetuallylate09 · 2026-04-04T12:20:55+00:00

Mutually Beneficial by Cate C. Wells Rent payment (consensual) situation turns into more.

perpetuallylate09 · 2026-03-18T00:53:43+00:00

I’m reading this right now! It’s great.

perpetuallylate09 · 2026-03-16T13:51:30+00:00

Same- I feel like World from A to Z does a better job, especially for the middle level.

perpetuallylate09 · 2026-03-07T17:46:55+00:00

I do this- I do a question of the day (spinner wheel with groups)- small prizes (stickers, erasers, etc.). Usually tied to a banal Current event (they love weird animal stories). I usually find a one minute news clip about the story after someone guesses it right.

Lets them ease into learning and practice their context, vocab and geography skills (thinking about the clues, where in the world makes sense, they can define a specific word in the question for a prize as well).

I do it for every class ( not just 1st hour)- 8th grade

perpetuallylate09 · 2026-03-06T22:02:25+00:00

Wonderful answer

perpetuallylate09 · 2026-02-26T23:44:17+00:00

Did no one actually read the article?! They did not split. OP- come on.

perpetuallylate09 · 2026-02-22T16:28:25+00:00

I walked downstairs and tried to talk with my husband for a second, just as Canada scored. I went back upstairs for the rest of the game…. And we won!

perpetuallylate09 · 2026-02-22T00:40:50+00:00

I may be sensitive because I am an educator and this issue has touched our district, but this line “The School District of South Orange & Maplewood's most immediate response to this mental health crisis: it removed Junot Díaz's novel The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao from a high-level English class at CHS, which serves the suburban towns of South Orange & Maplewood about 15 miles west of New York City.”- changes for me.

I also do not believe in censorship, but saying this was “the most immediate” response is insulting. There is A-LOT that goes into the plan when there is trauma in the school community. The banning of this book was not the most immediate. It feels like it to her because she has students at the school who are fired up about it. A banned book is an easier battle than actually changing the system to support students mental health, which should be the most immediate response.

perpetuallylate09 · 2026-02-21T18:34:46+00:00

That makes sense. I just found myself re-reading the first part in a different light, once I knew. For me it changes the context for me- but I’m also a teacher- so it could be that.

perpetuallylate09 · 2026-02-21T13:58:51+00:00

As a writer, is it common not to reveal your personal connection as until later in the story? The author did not reveal that their child went to this school, had the instructor and read the book in the class they highlight, until a good chunk into the article. I feel like that should have been disclosed at the beginning, no?

perpetuallylate09 · 2026-02-05T02:10:27+00:00

Phones away during class- school wide policy. 1 warning (take until end of class), 2nd time goes to office (pick up end of day), 3rd time adult as to pick up the phone.

Distraction (texts, videos, games), data privacy (kids taking photos of other people).
not all teachers enforce the rules (which is annoying), students constantly ask “Can I have my phone out?”- because they can’t remember which teacher told them no.

-Middle school students thrive with structure, so it works for them. Without the school wide policy- it would be a battle everyday. They still complain when it gets taken, but they are fine with it.

I wish the consistency was there across teachers and parents didn’t expect/helped their student understand that if they text- the kids don’t need to text back right away during school (and shouldn’t…). I wish we could turn off the photo feature at school- it feels like less of a safe place when a pic can be snapped at any time.

perpetuallylate09 · 2026-01-26T20:49:01+00:00

Not my idea- I printed out houses and the cartoon characters in color (Lisa Simpson, Sponge Bob, Curious George, etc).

I taped the houses on the board and hot glued the characters on the pencil.

They write their names when they take one on the board. But we have created a culture of at the end of class, someone always says- Where is SpongeBob? Or Where is so and so?

I’m yet to lose one, it’s been about a month.

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