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midnight-star-world · 6 months

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#CountryMusic

Darius Rucker - Carolyn's Boy

So today on the MSR (Midnight Star Review), I would like to talk about the latest album from Country Music Singer Darius Rucker. The new album is titled "Carolyn's boy" and was released On Friday October 6th, 2023. But before we dive into the new 14 track project. Let's talk about the Country Music Career of Darius Rucker first.

Some of the biggest hits from Darius include songs like "Wagon wheel" which features his buddies from Lady A, "It won't be like this for long", & "Come back song". And a few more hits from Darius include songs also like "Alright", "Don't think I don't think about it", & "If I told you". He was also Hootie from Hootie & The Blowfish. He has scored 3 number ones on my weekly lists MSR (Midnight Star Report) which combines both CMT (Country Music Television), the Billboard Country Music Airplay Charts, & even myself. The list also used to include GAC (Great American Country) until the list officially retired at the end of 2018. But before we dive too far off track, let's jump back into this new CD and show you some of the highlights I hear.

The current single from the CD is titled "Fires don't start themselves", and a former number one from another project as well "Beers and sunshines". Other songs you should check out are "In this together", "Never been over", & "Ol' church hymm" featuring Chapel Hart. Other songs I liked were "Have a good time", "Sure would have loved her", & "Southern comfort". Darius co-wrote 11 out of 14 tracks from the new project, and he had help from John Osborne (Brothers Osborne), & Michael Hardy (Hardy). The stand out tracks in my opinion are "7 days", "3am in Carolina", "Lift me up", & "Stargazing". Here is the rest of the track list up next.

Track list.

Beers and sunshine.

In this together.

Never been over.

Fires don't start themselves.

Ol' church hymm (Featuring Chapel Hart).

7 days.

Same beer different problem.

Sara.

Have a good time.

Sure would have loved her.

Southern comfort.

3 am in Carolina.

Lift me up.

Stargazing.

And that's a wrap for the track list. And on the MSR (Midnight Star Review), I would give this album a 4.75 out of 5 stars. The biggest question I have with the album is why are we revisiting "Beers and sunshine". But it is a very good album overall and Darius still in my opinion has one of the best voices in Country Music. Thanks for taking the time to read this review. See ya all next time.

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slashhinginghasher · 10 days

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Someone save her

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lmaooooo with the blood and everything too 😭😭

"yes we're all very proud of Marena for killing her first politician but can you at least wait until we've located his other leg before you start ripping each other's clothes off?"

#submission #spann in her head: i like my job i like my job i LIKE MY JOB I LI-#her last performance review from jesse was one sentence: ''you need to get laid so you can stop being such a hater''#midnight star

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the-writing-mechanic-official · 21 days

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Rating books I got from the library:

Worst to best!

Terlamane: Realm of the Gerits, Aysha Alnaqbi. -3/10

The concept is amazing, I loved the idea, but it was done really bad.

It sounds like how bread in water tastes.

Barely got through the prologue and Chapter 1.

Written like these Mary Sue OC inserts (Wattpad flashbacks).

Legend, Marie Lu.

-6/10.

Was sort of mid-ish.

I had somewhat high expectations, but didn't really get emerged.

Not guaranteed to read the next book.

Not outwardly bad. Good writing.

The Midnight Star, Marie Lu. -8/10.

Magiano and Adelina *Chef's Kiss*

EMOTIONALLY DRAINING

I was crying for the last 30 pages straight.

The rest of the series is also fire.

Momo/ The Grey Gentlemen, Michael Ende. -10/10

HELP WHY WAS THIS SO SAD AND DEEP AND THRILLING.

The book looked so innocent when I picked it up and I was tricked.

Idk what they call him in English (I read the Arabic version) but Gigi is my boy now.

Best decision I've ever made. Well done, Michael of 1973.

Next book list: The Revenge of Seven, Eragon, The Inn, Divergent.

#terlamane #legend marie lu #the midnight star #young elites #momo #gentlemen in grey #Michael Ende #Marie Lu #aysha alnaqbi #book review #books #revenge of seven #eragon #the inn #divergent

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thereadingchallengechallenge · 1 year

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Quick Review: The Midnight Lie by Marie Rutkoski Rating: 5/5

“The ground feels like such a safe thing … until you get too far above it.”

A delightful fantasy read with shades of Hadestown and The Hunger Games. Nirrim is a sharp-witted but gentle leading lady. Her love interest, Sid, is a hilarious, honourless cad which made for a dynamic that was actually quite fun to read. It meant that Nirrim really got to shine and take charge, especially in the last quarter of the novel.

I'm thoroughly intrigued to see what happens next!

#the midnight lie #marie rutkoski #booklr #bookblr #forgotten gods #trcc original #reviews #5 star reads #lgbt books #wlw reads

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invisiblegarters · 1 year

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Not-So-Micro BL Reviews

This is mostly me doing catch up on all the things that I have been watching/was watching and then abandoned when I found Midnight Museum and fell like a ton of bricks (this is still something that confuses me but what can you do, really?) It will be long - I missed or ignored a LOT for a while.

Catch Up Dramas:

All the Liquors - This one never did anything revolutionary, but I have to admit that I liked the awkwardness of Chef. I really liked BFF cutie though. He was seriously the highlight of the entire show for me. Cute, if mostly predictable and not really plot heavy. Very KBL kiss. 7.5/10

Our Dating Sim - This was just a little gem of a series. The chemistry was on point and the conflicts made sense from what we were given of the characters. For how short it was, the emotional arc was satisfying. It's a solid little drama, and I quite enjoyed it. Good kisses, too, and not just for a KBL. 8/10

A Shoulder to Cry On - I just don't think that this one was for me, and that's okay. Part of me feels like if I were younger it would have landed better - it's dealing with some pretty serious topics and yet something about it feels a little too OTT for me, like they're kids playacting at adult emotions rather than it being genuine. IDK. I wanted to like it more than I did. This is one of the ones where the time skip actually worked in its favor though. 6/10

The New Employee (I know, don't look at me) - you know, I don't know why I randomly stopped watching this. It's adorable, and it actually does manage to convey the business drama pretty well on top of the cute, which I didn't expect from such a short drama. They also made me really dislike Manager Park, so kudos to them for that. I do like that Jong Chan genuinely believes in Seung Hyun's ability, and that he encourages him in that capacity. Overall this show was just cute, okay? It was. 8/10.

Bed Friend - I had such high hopes for this one. High apple pie in the sky hopes, even. I love me a FWB that gets serious (even if King was clearly pining for more from like, day 1 I don't even care. I've been wanting that fix since Between Us (another one where at least one of the FWB was clearly ready for more almost immediately, but hey what can you do). And these two are very, very good at selling that they want each other so kudos for that (and they clearly still want each other after the feelings and do not turn into blushing maidens who apparently haven't heard of kissing before, Team)). But around the time the gross boss Krit decided to invite himself over for family dinner with worst mother and SA stepdaddy and worst mother was like "oh yes he's perfect for you, son" I tuned out and didn't bother tuning back in until recently. I feel like there's only so much misery you can pile on one character before I either stop caring or start finding it unintentionally hilarious. I have to keep reminding myself that I am a Westerner so I don't understand the family dynamics in these things, that's all. Honestly Uea's inability to cut his awful mother out of his life is just not something that I can resonate with. It does amuse me though how often parents in these dramas are either amazing or awful, with not a lot of in between, normal sort of hey, sometimes parents do dumb things too because they are fallible and human. I guess that doesn't make for good drama. King and Uea are very cute, though, and I do really like them when they get to just chill and be boyfriends with each other, although I have to admit the end got a little too saccharine for me. I swear I can be so picky, sigh. The show might not have fulfilled all my hopes, but once it got off the misery train it was fine. 8/10

Moonlight Chicken - I loved this drama. And the funny thing is that it was low on my radar - literally the only reason I was planning on watching at first was due to First and Khao. That was it. The plot wasn't even really my thing, I figured I'd just be waiting for those two to show up and that would be that. But nope, I loved it. This felt like just the kind of grown up drama I've been aching for, one that was ultimately less BL and more, well, life, with all of its complications and messes. It just so happened that the main characters were gay. More of this, please, Thailand. I promise you that there is an audience for it. I liked how messy it was, and in such a believable way. From Wen and Alan's extremely slow breakup to Jim's trauma becoming a sort of shield for him against opening up to people to Heart and Li Ming's wholehearted jump into a first relationship, the characters felt real and grounded and i loved it. No one was perfect (well, except Gaipa who is honestly a sweetheart too good for this world - I loved his huge crush on Jim even though I knew it wasn't gonna go anywhere, he was so sweet and unassuming about it, best unrequited love ever). Jim especially won my heart, because the way his walls worked was so relatable to me. I think that some people don't quite get how easy it is to shut yourself off, and how once you do it it is so much easier to just keep letting past trauma keep you from moving forward, not necessarily in ways that hinder your entire life, just parts of it. Jim's utter reluctance to let Wen in and his worry about Li Ming made so much sense to me. He'd been burned and burned hard, it's only natural that he'd want to protect his beloved nephew from the same pain, even though he went about it in the worst way possible most of the time. :D But that's not how it works for the young, and that's a good thing. Yeah, Li Ming might crash and burn, he and Heart might not be forever, but that's okay. I have heard people complaining that Earth is way too young to play Jim, but I honestly thought he suited the role, actually. It might be my favorite role of his yet. Final Verdict: 9.5/10. This was almost my perfect drama and if I could have more of this I would be delighted.

New (to me) Dramas

A Tale of a Thousand Stars - watched because of Our Skyy2. I wanted to be looking forward to more than just The Eclipse and Never Let Me Go, haha. It was fine. I really liked Tian, even when he was being a spoiled shit. There's something about Mix, I think, that makes him extremely watchable. I do not really feel that way about Earth and I was mostly annoyed by Phupha. *shrug* I wanted him to actually talk to Tian rather than making decisions for him - sure Tian was impulsive but so much of his problem was with his parents running his life, he didn't need that in a lover, too. Once Phupha pulled his head out of his ass it was better, but my goodness that took a while, didn't it? Also what is it with this pairing and these weird "does he love me or my sister/the woman who's heart I have" plots? Glad Moonlight Chicken moved away from that kind of plotline, even if I do actually really like Cupid's Last Wish (more than this one, actually - I get the sense that is unusual but I don't care, I love it). Overall though this wasn't bad, even if I felt like it dragged a bit in places. Am genuinely sad that they put Khaotung in a Earh/Mix vehicle and didn't have him gently pining over either of them. He did it so well in Moonlight Chicken, after all. Final Verdict: 8/10

Star and Sky - Star In My Mind & Sky in Your Heart - these were fine. I felt like there was a lot of drama over very little, but they're decent little slice of life kind of dramas. Easily consumed, easily forgotten. 6/10 for both.

Rewatches (because why the hell not right)

The Eclipse - I just love this drama. *shrug* It's so incredibly rewatchable. Plus, you know. I love Akk, he's exactly my kind of character. I honestly can't wait for the Our Skyy2 episodes but they look a little nuts. Honestly though I don't even care so long as we get some cute - I think that there were enough tears during the show proper. Yes both First and Khao cry well but still.

Cupid's Last Wish - You know, the first time I watched this I think that I said I was pleasantly surprised because I expected it to be a lot less obvious that Korn was so gone on Win that no one else even entered his big, dumb head. I was worried that it would be more of a "oh, I fell in love with you as a girl but it's still you" thing, and it...was very much not. I thought they also did a real good job walking the line between showing Win and showing Lin, and I have to give a lot of credit to Jan for her portrayal of Win as Lin. Pitch perfect, really. I say again, there's just something about Mix that is likeable - I've enjoyed him in ever single drama I've seen him in thus far, although Earth as Moonlight Chicken's Jim has my whole heart. He really shone in that role. My one quibble with this is how everyone just forgives the mom for being awful. I don't know, I guess I'm just a grudge holder. Anyway I originally rated this at a 7.5, but due to sheer rewatchability and how much fun I actually do find it, I'm moving it up to an 8.5/10. It's fun, I like it a lot, I will probably watch it again at some point.

Looking Forward To

I'm honestly kind of out of the loop with this! I don't really know what is coming up, so my list is very short:

Only Friends

Dangerous Romance

Both of them seem messy, messy, and i am ready for it. I also can't wait for the Utsukushii Kare movie but I'm going to have to, so.

I'm also excited for whatever comes up for the renewed drama shower slot for MBS. I wasn't a fan of all of them last year (I loved one of them beyond all reason, liked two, was meh on two and DNF one), but I love that I can look forward to at least one drama coming out of Japan for a while.

Whew! That wasn't so bad, was it?

#all the liquors #our dating sim #a shoulder to cry on #the new employee #bed friend #moonlight chicken #a tale of a thousand stars #star and sky the series #the eclipse #cupid's last wish #catch up #micro reviews #except not really #did you really think i wouldn't find a way to get some Midnight Museum talk in here?#oh ye of little faith #i work that show into everything

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bookishlyvintage · 6 months

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Midnight Strikes, Zeba Shahnaz

☆☆☆☆ | full review

#book review #midnight strikes #zeba shahnaz #time loop #fantasy #ya fantasy #time travel #goodreads #book aesthetic #new books #bookblr #booklr #bookish #good books #four stars #standalone fantasy #debut #book cover

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hanaasbananas · 10 months

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people who leave 5 star reviews without saying anything are so interesting to me

#banana speaks 🍌#I also do this when i can't think of anything but #this is specifically ab that book i published on amazon way back when #got curious and looked it up and??? it has a 5 star rating from 2 reviews but none of the reviews SAID anything #and its funny to me bc um #exactly 3 people got it hahsgdgs #i want to pick those peoples brains to know what they thought #which story was their favourite? one of the ones i wrote? or my sisters? or my dads?#this book was an assignment for my publishing as an industry class at uni and i remember asking them to contribute to it #and then using a story i wrote for a previous assignment for my first one #panicking bc i gave my sister a word count & then said she could go over & id edit it down when she asked bc i didnt think she'd go too far #AND THEN SHE WROTE 9K WHEN I ASKED FOR 2.5 #so it took me DAYS to cut it down so it wasnt noticeably longer than the other stories #and then i wrote my second story in the collection 12 hrs before the deadline at midnight and continued editing it on my train to uni lmaoo #which is doubly funny bc i think that story is both amazing and terrible #(you can tell i was uh. 21 when i wrote it is all ill say)#but also i sometimes remember the opening of that story and giggle so

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after-nine-at-the-oasis · 1 year

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WAIT TWO EPISODES LEFT???!?!!?

HOW IS THAT RIGHT?? THAT CAN'T BE POSSIBLE

Okay we'll think about that in a second lol

Oh dang oof o.o

It's literally on fire 😬

Ope dang why is that scar so big and like idk weird looking xd xD

O.O NEVERMIND THERE'S MY ANSWER

UHHHH WHAT THE HECK??!?

Uh ohh some girl 😬😬

OH NO this ain't gonna be good :(( yeah Grace is right-

CORIQBXUFSNLP GRAAACE???!!?!!!?

NAH GRACE NOT HER Y'ALL AIN'T DOING THIS TO ME

I mean I'm sure she'll be fine but still my girl don't deserve this 😭 xD

UHH OHHHH

O.O 😬😬😬😬

OHHH NO OH NO OH NO O.O 😳😬😬😭😭

THISSSS AIN'T GOOD THIS AIN'T GOOD THIS AIN'T GOOOOD

O.O

ಠ⁠_⁠ಠ

Oh gosh xdd

Btw we don't talk about how I'm an hour behind lol

Typing this right around 9 XD

3 minutes after now but I would've been ending here around 9 if my wifi hadn't been struggling for a minute lol

Also ohh it's probably two episodes until the finale lol

I thought of that after a minute (like around the end of the promo lol when I first saw it actually at the end of the show instead of an hour later lol) and now after another minute I think it probably is xD

I had a second to check the episode count and stuff lol (not how many there are, though I couldn't remember that off the top of my head for a minute during all this xD, but what number we're on lol)

But DANG o.o

I live in fear :'))

That was the last of my last thoughts! Now it's time for the. . .

REVIEW

I loooved this episode!! I thought it was great :D. It had the DRAMA o.o but also some really hilarious moments XDD. And AAHHH not only tarlos (and Nanteo!!) crumbs but talk of the WEDDING TOOO :DD!! I mean I know it is in most episodes but still xD. Loved the multiple references by Gabriel 🥰🥰, plus talking about Lou 2 by Owen LOL. Not technically wedding talk but eh you know talk about them xD. Anyway! I am also SO GLAD everything worked out with Tommy :D. And I'm happy we got to see everyone 🥰🥰. Also, I'm scared for next episode o.o. Now that time I saw of someone mentioning that Grace and Carlos were gonna be working together again soon makes sense xDD o.o. I figure that's what it's gonna be, now that I remember I saw that mentioned lol. But! I'll talk more about that in a second :). Back to this episode, it was silly at points (even within the drama, like the little mystery music when Paul was laying it all out at the end xD) but still made the drama work, and it was just great :DD.

Now it's time for the individual parts!

Marjan, Nancy, and Mateo! Putting them together just because they're our besties and we didn't see them too much this episode :)). And pretty much whenever we did they were with each other xDD. Anyway lol! They were great this episode :DD. I'm sure they were all great at their jobs lol. We didn't actually see it xD. But yeah! They're all amazing :DD. I love each of them 🥰🥰🥰❤️.

TK and Carlos! The beginning was amazing XDD. But :OO Carlos how could you? XDD. I don't think I'm as betrayed as TK though LOL. Anyway, they were great this episode xD 🥰. And AAHHHH we got so many little cute moments of them this episode :D, I loved them all 🥰🥰. My boys :)). I love them 🥰🥰❤️❤️. And I'm sure they were both great at their jobs :D lol. About next episode though! Even though I don't like knowing too much about the episode beforehand, I couldn't resist reading the next episode's synopsis lol xD. I saw it right there when I was checking what episode we were on AND I had to lol. But :OO!! TK's uncle coming to visit!! He gets to meet him :DD!! AAHHHH I'm so glad he does 🥰🥰. And he comes with dramatic news o.o. Now for the interesting piece of information that Robert (that's his face right? Owen's brother lol) is sharing, I wasn't sure at first! Had no clue for a minute lol. But then I thought, maybe he has donor kids? Like, he donated sperm? Or Owen's dad :o? One of the two, I think. I mena if it is that lol. Becuase it would affect the family, if like those people wanted to reach out or whatever, but also it matches the episode title :OO! Right?? See that's what really cinched it for me lol. So yeah, I think that's definitely a possibility :))! I said cinched but I'm not actually sure, I just think there's a pretty good chance :)! And I mean, hey, it would be interesting! Anyway, I am really glad they get to meet :D. And that we get to see them meet, lol xD. Anyway! There was an interesting tidbit about Carlos next episode too :D. AAAHHHHHH WE GET HIM WORKING WITH GRACE AGAIN!!! YAYYY :DDD!! I'm so excited for that 🥰🥰. I mean, not the organ trafficking ring ರ⁠_⁠ರ, and the drama that looks like it'll come with it (more on that in Grace's section), but for the storyline :D. Anyway! I'm excited :)). But back to this episode lol: I loved them, they were great :)).

Grace and Judd! They were great this episode :DD. Them wanting the tea from Tommy was so funny XDD. And though we didn't see much of Judd this episode, he was still amazing :)). I'm sure he as great at his job. I love him 🥰🥰. Now for Grace; girl could not mind her own business lol. Nah, I'm just kidding XD, but I'm glad they did get all that sorted out. And honestly for to not want to hear people talk about your friend that way :')). My besties <333. As in, my babeys who are besties, basically lol. Basically that's what I mean, anyway. But yeah, she was great <33. And I'm sure sh was amazing at her job too :). I love her 🥰🥰. Now, for next episode o.o! I already spoke on it a bit, but I'm a bit tense for that one 😬. I didn't think of it being a possibility that she has having andidnk with the guy on purpose till I saw a comment on the promo that said she said the cheating type and was probably bait. I just figured she ran into him (not literally). But I do think she's probably bait. It makes sense! Still, in fear for my girl 😭😭💔❤️. I'm excited to see her and Carlos working together again!! Anyway, yeah, she was great this episode (both she and Judd were) :)). I'm glad everything worked out 🥰.

These next few will probably be shorter because a) I'm tired, b) most of the stuff from these past two paragraphs was because of theories for the next episode, and the people left weren't listed lol. Also, I'm not caring about the usual review order - no matter how tired I am, I'm posting this tonight xD. Basically I just mean I'm finishing this now even though I'm tired - I wanted to do a review without saving it as a draft, and having it at the back of my mind all week, so I am xD. Anyway lol!

Tommy! YESS GIRL SLAYYYY :DDDD!!! I'm so glad she and Trevor are okay :DD, and I'm so glad she stood up for herself >:DD 🥰!!! WHOOO 🥰🥳🥳🥰!! She did so great, it was awesome :)). Just- honestly just go off bestie, lol xD. The breakup was sad though 😭😭😭💔. I was hoping it wouldn't last, and I'm glad it didn't :')). They're sweet and they both deserve to be happy <333. Anyway :)). I'm sure she was great at her job this episode 🥰. I love her :'DDD ❤️❤️❤️.

Paul! My guyyyy :DDD. YESSS!!! He slayed so hard 🥰🥰. I'm so proud of him :D. From the little bit at the beginning (that I'm surprised wasn't brought back up lol, like at the hang, but in my mind definitely happens off screen before what we saw lol) - Carlos how could you by the way >:'O lol - to the main plot and case of the episode :D. He slays so hard 🥰🥰. I'm really glad he managed to solve it, to :D. Like, the whole situation wise lol - it needed solving xD. And clearly the police were already leaning one way. Even if that doesn't matter, it would've taken much longer. So yeah, I'm really proud of Paul 🥰🥰. He's just so cool :DD xD. Related but not the reason I'm proud lol. Anyway! I'm sure he was great at his job this episode 🥰. His actual job, not the one we saw, though he was clearly amazing at that :)) 🥰. And I mean, it kinda is his job xD. It's a psrt of it, anyway lol, sometimes. But yeah! I love him <3333 🥰.

Owen! I'm glad Kendra's innocent :D. I wasn't sure, but I didn't think they'd have ANOTHER crazy lady lol. You just never know though xD. But I am glad she's not :)). I felt awful for her though 😭💔. Poor girl's going through it <33. Especially with trying to DIE at the end too xdd. Not literally trying, by the way lol. I've mostly stopped feeling bad for he husband though xD. Bro was trying to kill her, karma lol. But yeah, I'm glad everything turned out okay and no one was a murderer :)). Well I mean, even the husband wasn't, but I mean none of them were to blame xD. And there wasn't another one running around lol. I'm also glad both Owen and Kendra survive xD. We love to see TK worrying about his dad though :)) 🥰🥰. I'm also glad everything worked out between Owen and Gabriel :D! That would've been one awkward wedding if not 😅 XD. Though, forgetting it was so soon, I did figure they'd resolve it by then. Or thought they probably would lol. But hey, I'm extra happy it was this episode :)). Not exactly the team up we expected for them xD, maybe even not the one we wanted lol, but it was still great nonetheless :)). And I'm glad he apologized, but Gabriel wasn't TOO out of line lol - he did share confidential information with Owen that he then blabbed to the number one suspect, even if it was for the greater good. I mean, he's not it before and it NOT end up well lol (Sadie, and even though it was fake, Billy in 2x12). But! Still, I'm glad theyre okay again :)). They are gonna make great consuegros 🥰🥰 lol. Also I find it funny that neither Owen nor TK knew what it meant lol. Idk, it's just a little parallel lol. Anyway! I'm sure Owen was great at his job this episode :). Though I don't know if he was actually on shift once today xD. Eh, anyway lol. I'm glad everything's good 🥰🥰. I love him :D ❤️❤️ <3.

Overall, I really enjoyed this episode! I thought it was great :DD. I really liked the two main plots, and the little side bits were fun too :)). I think the drama and humor balanced really well! Especially because somehow the murder investigation plot was a lot more severe/dire, and the other one would appear to be more a funny storyline, but it had its own drama and they still someone went along well with each other xD. It did provide a bit of a lighter side, balancing the episode, but it definitely still had its drama lol! Anyway, I feel like next episode will be a bit more drama 😬. Well, maybe not more, and maybe not less jokes, but less of a closer to comedic relief plotline. Tommy's wasn't of course, but it was deifnitley lighter, and the bits with Grace especially were on the funnier side lol. I think the Grace and Carlos storyline will be the more serious one (with laugh moments still), but I think it'll be a bit more dramatic all around. I'm struggling a bit to explain, but yeah xD. It just feels like it'll have a bit of andifferent tone from this one, even though Tommy's eas definitely dramatic and had a good amount of serious moments. Maybe it just because we're drawing closer to the end of the season ┐⁠(⁠ ⁠∵⁠ ⁠)⁠┌. Like they said, two episodes left - it just makes it feel like it's gonna be more intense XD. But again, two episodes left until the finale lol. Anyway, that took a while to explain, but yeah XD. Plus we'll have calls, or at least the one, so it'll be different in that way. And that call looks wild, by the way o.o. Anyway, yeah, I'm definitely really excited :DD. But I'm scared and way nervous too 😳😬 o.o. Which I think is fair lol. I'm sure everything will turn out okay though 🥰. But back to this episode, I thought it was really great :). I think it worked really well :D. And I'm glad Paul got a moment (a full episode :D) to shine 🥰🥰. Also, I'm happy we got to see everybody 🥰. Even if only a bit, for some people :).

So yeah! I loved this episode, I thought it was really great. I'm nervous for the next one! This has been my review of. . .

9-1-1: Lone Star, Season 4, Episode 14: Tongues Out

It was great! I'm super excited for the next episode, but I'm pretty scared too. I'll be back next week with my review of. . .

9-1-1: Lone Star, Season 4, Episode 15: Donors

See you next week!

#9-1-1 lone star #911 lone star #oasis's 9-1-1 chatter #that last paragraph ended up long but whatever xD #just got wrapped up trying to explain what I meant and while I cut some of it when I found a better thing to say I didn't wanna totally #rework it if I got rid of more lol #plus I just felt like it was more clear that way #even though it's not very clear XD but I could explain more lol #anyway!!!#great episode very dramatic but also very funny 10/10 :DD #I am scared for the next one though xdd but I'm sure everything will turn out fine :)) and I'm VERY excited - both main storylines sound #super good :D plus yk they include tarlos so bonus (even though it's separate lol - especially since we'll porbably get small bits #of them together or mentions of each other. also probably talk of the wedding on tk's end :D. anyway xD)#but yeah!! loved this episode :)) really great 🥰🥰❤️#and I'm really proud of myself for getting this review out now :D #no saving as a draft and it's the same day 🥰🥰#an hour and a half before midnight :DDD #also I had to get up at one point right before owen's (literally typed his name and then got up) so I was less sleepy afterwards lol #anyway xDD :)))#I love you all :DDD ❤️❤️❤️❤️!!!#byeeee :))) 🥰🥰🥰🥰 <333!!!!

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wantonwinnie · 1 year

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Midnight Horizon Review

10/10. This one made me scream a little inside.

I listened to the audiobook back in the spring of this year, and first off, the performance by Todd Haberkorn was great! Something about their voice and inflection really struck me.

More importantly, the characters and environmental story-telling are some of the best. THR has consistently done well at giving a lot of agency and importance to non-Jedi characters (see Crash) in addition to the Jedi. The Jedi in THR seem particularly concerned with the local stakeholders of each planet in approaching conflicts, and the non-Jedi characters are always important to resolving them (or at least trying to).

This novel in particular explored one planet - Corellia - in a fascinating way. We already got a superficial look in Solo, but Older goes all-in here. It’s seedy and overrun by a criminal underworld, but the interesting distinction is that it’s a core world built on a lot of wealth through shipbuilding. The politics and gamesmanship permeates most of the book in a great way.

The Jedi characters in this novel are fucking awesome, maybe some of my favorites ever. The standouts are definitely Cohmac Vitus and Kantum Sy, but I have soft spots for Ram and Reath, as well. I didn’t read the High Republic Adventures until well after this novel, so I don’t think I fully appreciated Lula and Zene’s storyline as much as I would have, but they were still really great characters.

I would reread this one again for sure. I could pour over this one. It’s the kind of novel that could reinvigorate people’s love for Star Wars, if they gave it an honest read. I was already deeply into THR and it still did that for me. Every Star Wars fan should read this one (after the other THR ones, of course!).

#midnight horizon #the high republic #thr #high republic #jedi #star wars novels #reviews #star wars #my posts

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midnight-star-world · 4 months

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#countrymusic

Chris Stapleton - Higher

So today on the MSR (Midnight Star Review), I would like to talk about the latest album from Country Music Superstar Chris Stapleton. The new album is titled "Higher" and was released on Friday November 10th, 2023. But before we talk about 14 track album. We will talk a little about Chris Stapleton's career next.

Chris Stapleton has released such hits like "Tennessee whiskey", "You should probably leave", & "Starting over". Other songs include "Broken halos", "Joy of my life", & "Millionaire". Chris has scored 3 number ones on my weekly list MSR (Midnight Star Report). My weekly list combines both CMT (Country Music Television), the Billboard Country Music Airplay Charts, & even myself. The list used to include GAC (Great American Country) until the list officially retired at the end of 2018. But let's jump back into the new project next.

Chris co-wrote all 14 tracks, and even had help from Miranda Lambert. The lead single from the CD is "White horse", and the title track is "Higher". Songs you should also check out are "What am I gonna do", "Trust", & "It takes a woman". Other songs you may like are "Think I'm in love with you", "Crosswind", & "The mountains of my mind". The stand out tracks in my mind are "The bottom", "The day I die", & "Weight of your world". Here is the rest of the track list now.

Track list.

What am I gonna do.

South Dakota.

Trust.

It takes a woman.

The fire.

Think I'm in love with you.

Loving you on my mind.

White horse.

Higher.

The bottom.

The day I die.

Crosswind.

Weight of your world.

Mountains of my mind.

And that's a wrap for the track list. And on the MSR (Midnight Star Report), I would give this album a 5 out of 5 stars. I felt like this was a well balanced album. There was a lot of stand out tracks from this new project. And Chris is one to put his heart and soul into every song he does for us. If you are a Chris Stapleton fan, this is an album you must get. Thanks for taking the time to read this review. See ya all next time.

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aroaessidhe · 1 year

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2023 reads // twitter thread

Into the Midnight Void

part two of a chaotic fantasy duology

our unhinged lesbians try to survive and take power in a gory world of dark magic where water is running out, after more is revealed about the world they live in

i don’t believe in the glorification of murder but i do believe in the empowerment of women

#Into the Midnight Void #beyond the ruby veil #this is so fun #i forgot it really goes all out on the horribleness and violence lmao #but like also….doesn’t take itself too seriously?#obsessed with this one 1 star review that says they’re all narcissistic psychopaths who are all abusive to each other and think it’s okay to #kill people as if that’s not the POINT OF THE BOOK OH MY GOD #don’t read this book if you think it’s mean to kill people I guess :(#it is like. I can’t not want to know more wider worldbuilding. like what exists outside of these cities? is there. nature. is that a thing t #that exists. what about like. production and resources #but also that’s not the POINT it’s more conceptual and if you try make it logical it will fall apart. which tbh we need more YA sff that jus #just zeroes in on a concept for the vibes #and characterisation #also how would the MC know what exists outside of her perception #I also think that the succinctness of the worldbuilding that is only informed by what the plot needs is what makes it work re: being centred #on horrible villains #if there was too much external worldbuilding you would have to consider the implications of the terrible things more and it wouldn’t be as f #fun #anyway way. the lesbians rip out and eat more peoples eyeballs

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quirkycatsfatstacks · 1 year

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Review: Midnight Horizon by Daniel Jose Older

Series: Star Wars: The High RepublicAuthor: Daniel Jose OlderPublisher: Disney Lucasfilm PressReleased: February 1, 2022Received: NetGalley Midnight Horizon, by Daniel Jose Older, continues the tale of several Star Wars characters that many fans (myself included) have come to cherish. For those enjoying The High Republic run of novels, you’re not going to want to miss this one. Jedi Masters…

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that-one-deaf-witch · 2 years

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Midnight Sun

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 5/5

I might be a bit biased towards the twilight series. I was such a hardcore fan of the books at way too young of an age and I still love them. Maybe it's nostalgia but I really loved this book, hearing it from Edward's perspective is everything a twilight fan needs.

Synopsis: When Edward Cullen and Bella Swan met in Twilight, an iconic love story was born. But until now, fans have heard only Bella's side of the story. At last, readers can experience Edward's version in the long-awaited companion novel, Midnight Sun.

This unforgettable tale as told through Edward's eyes takes on a new and decidedly dark twist. Meeting Bella is both the most unnerving and intriguing event he has experienced in all his years as a vampire. As we learn more fascinating details about Edward's past and the complexity of his inner thoughts, we understand why this is the defining struggle of his life. How can he justify following his heart if it means leading Bella into danger?

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genreawareness · 2 years

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[really super normal voice] i get to see nope on monday

#from the desk #‘jordan peele ufo movie 4 star minimum reviews rolling in’#it did actually occur to me to just buy a ticket for tomorrow night #*tonight? saturday night. whatever #but i dont wanna uber home at midnight and also thats ridiculous when i am 2 go see it with other people on monday #but like. HOLLERING #jordan peele ufo movie that you should be completely blind for…..i am about to be insufferable!!!!!!

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thereadingchallengechallenge · 1 year

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Quick Review: The Hollow Heart by Marie Rutkoski Rating: 3/5

"A heart seemed a small price to pay. Anyway, it was broken."

This didn't live up to the thrill and romance of the first one but it was still a satisfying sequel. I loved how Rutkoski expanded on the world-building and brought the gods into it and it was interesting getting to see where Sid came from. I just found Nirrim too jarring in this one - too different (even though that was the point) - and there wasn't enough of a denouement to feel like we'd found her again. But I would still recommend this series to anyone looking for a duology that truly feels like two halves of a complete story.

#the hollow heart #the midnight lie #marie rutkoski #booklr #bookblr #trcc original #3 star reads #reviews #lgbt books #wlw reads

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super-jane5 · 2 years

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March 2022 Reads

Crown of Midnight by Sarah J Maas

Throne of Glass # 2

25/02/2022 - 03/03/2022

4.75 stars

Fiction, Fantasy, YA and adventurous. Fast-paced

It has good character development and a plot twist I didn’t see coming.

Heir of Fire by Sarah J Maas

Throne of Glass #3

03/03/2002 - 04/03/2022

4.5 stars

Fiction, fantasy, YA and adventurous. Medium-paced.

A self acceptance book for Celaena. And a lot more action for those in Ardarlan(??)

Queen of Shadows by Sarah J Maas

Throne of Glass # 4

04/03/2022 - 05/03/2022

5 stars

Fiction, fantasy, YA and adventurous. Medium-paced

My favourite book in the series. I love how Aelin is doing her own thing whilst everyone is trying to catch up to her.

Empire of Storms by Sarah J Maas

Throne of Glass #5

06/03/2022 - 09/03/2022

4.75 stars

Fiction, fantasy, YA and adventurous. Medium-paced.

Everything goes down in this book. To quote Harry Potter, they make a plan, they get there and all hell breaks loose.

Thrawn by Timothy Zahn

Star Wars: Thrawn #1

13/03/2022 - 14/03/2022

5 stars

Fiction, fantasy, science fiction and adventurous. Slow-paced.

Covers all of Thrawn’s Imperial career.

Thrawn: Alliances by Timothy Zahn

Star Wars: Thrawn #2

14/03/2022 - 16/03/2022

4.24 stars

Fiction, fantasy, science fiction and adventurous. Slow-paced

Anything with Darth Vader in it is brilliant.

Thrawn: Treason by Timothy Zahn

Star Wars: Thrawn #3

16/03/2022 - 17/03/2022

4.75 stars

Fiction, fantasy, science fiction and adventurous. Medium-paced.

Thrawn is in a tough position. He has to decide where his loyalties lie, with The Empire or the Chriss.

Chaos Rising by Timothy Zahn

Star Wars: Thrawn Ascendancy #1

17/03/2022 - 20/03/2022

5 stars

Fiction, fantasy, science fiction and adventurous. Medium-paced.

Learn about new planets and cultures we never see in other Star Wars materials.

Greater Good by Timothy Zahn

Star Wars: Thrawn Ascendancy #2

20/03/2022 - 29/03/2022

4.25 stars

Fiction, fantasy, science fiction and adventurous. Medium-paced.

This is definitely a middle book. Mostly a bridge between books.

Imperial Machine by Charles Soule

Star Wars: Darth Vader - Dark Lord of the Sith Vol 1

30/03/2022

5 stars

Fiction, comics, science fiction and adventurous. Medium-paced.

Badass Bad Guy: Darth Vader.

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