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stopforamoment · 5 years

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Part Six: Thanksgiving Prep (Series 26, Part 6 of 16)

Series Twenty-Six: Meeting the Desrosiers (Sixteen Parts) My masterlist is at the end of my bio.

Book: The Royal Romance (After Book Three) Pairing: Bastien Lykel x OC Rinda Parks Word Count: 759 Rating: M for Language, Triggers for Parent/Child Dysfunctional Relationships

Author’s Note: Obligatory disclaimer that Pixelberry Studios owns the TRR characters and my pocketbook with those darn diamond scenes. OFC with all of her quirks is all mine. My apologies if Tumblr or I do something stupid when I try to post this. The keep reading link shows up on my laptop but not my phone. Ugh. Thank you @asherella-is-a-dork-3 and @bobasheebaby for always being my sounding board! Thank you @silviasutton1989 @riseandshinelittleblossom @tornbetween2loves @sirbeepsalot @innerpostmentality @kennaxval @strangerofbraidwood @sawyeroakleyscowboyhat @begging-for-kamilah @teamtomsato @jovialyouthmusic for still being a part of the journey!

Series Summary: Rinda’s parents come to visit for a week to meet Bastien and spend Thanksgiving with them, and poor Bastien has to run interference for his Tria when her mother is a passive aggressive bitch.

Chapter Summary: Rinda and Bastien get ready for Thanksgiving!

Part Six: Thanksgiving Prep Rinda was so much like her Grandma Lorinda. Feeding people was a way to show love, and Thanksgiving was the perfect opportunity to show her love and gratitude to the people closest to her. Fortunately Mr. Ariti was happy to let Rinda use his Madeline’s kitchen to prepare the Thanksgiving meal, and he graciously offered his home to host such an important gathering. It took a few days to prepare everything, and they actually celebrated on Saturday because most of them had to work on Thursday, but it was still Thanksgiving with the people Rinda loved. Bastien and Henry. George, Brigitte, and the Els would drive down. Mr. Ariti and his granddaughter Maddie. Julian, Theo, Alicia, Santos. The Manikas family. Alex, Phillip, Cosima and their families. Colin and Deirdre. Of course Drake and Laura would come, and they’d bring her father. Savannah, Bartie and even Bertrand would be there, although Rinda teased him that there would only be dinner and dessert forks. And Notin and Maxwell. Even though Rinda invited Maxwell and Notin, she also asked Bastien to extend a personal invitation to Notin, and he did. Bastien reassured Notin they were both off duty, and he joked that Notin could smile as much as he wanted to. Bastien also made it a point to mention that he was glad Notin and Maxwell were dating, and he was proud of how much they were doing to advocate for other LGBTQ+ members of the guard. The only one specifically not invited was Betsy. Rinda warned Maxwell that things were still a little tense after the Halloween fiasco, and Betsy Beaumont the Badass Bastard Bird might find himself shoved in an oven with the turkeys. It would be best if Betsy and the other peacocks stayed in Ramsford. In only a few months Rinda found a Cordonian family who loved her and supported her. And she was honored that she could prepare a meal to let them know how much she loved and appreciated them. . . . . . Henry and her father helped Rinda prepare the food, and Rinda gladly welcomed help from the children. The kitchen was chaotic, and Mr. Ariti laughed as Rinda alternated between assigning prep work to her aspiring sous chefs and teaching them how to make some of her favorite holiday recipes. There was spilled flour, dropped eggs, and repeated reminders of how to properly handle knives. And please, please stop touching the raw turkeys. Now go wash your hands with soap! Rinda explained the history behind Thanksgiving—not much was known, but it was a harvest celebration between the pilgrims at the Plymouth colony and the local Wampanoag tribe who did so much to help them survive that first winter in the New World. She also explained her family traditions, and that not every American celebrated this way. Turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce, and pumpkin pie were pretty traditional. But Grandma Lorinda liked to put raisins in her stuffing and in her cooked carrots. Rinda always picked them out when she ate, but she did like the sweet flavor they added. Green bean casserole was pretty disgusting looking, but adding cream of mushroom soup to beans was actually really delicious to lots of Wisconsinites. And pies. Pumpkin pie. Pecan pie. Apple pie (with several varieties of Cordonian apples). Rinda preferred her apple pie ala mode, but she also had slices of cheddar cheese to accentuate the taste of the apples. While Rinda was taking care of the holiday meal in Mr. Ariti’s house, Bastien took care of the meals at home. He made Cordonian dishes for their dinners and, to Rinda’s dismay, made the Lykel grilled cheese sandwiches with the mayo on the inside—not outside. Even though Rinda’s father was horrified that Bastien made grilled cheese sandwiches that way, he did have to concede that mayo on the inside made the cheese creamer—although he argued that the right kind of cheese does the same thing. Or even better, use stringy cheese. “Colby,” he and Rinda solemnly announced at the same time. Bastien arched his brow. “Henry, please explain to your Grandpa why we make grilled cheese sandwiches the Lykel way in this house, and please tell him why I am wearing this cheesehead crown.” Mr. Desrosiers was soon laughing when he heard about the neighborhood competition grill off and how Bastien was crowned King of the Grilled Cheese Sandwich. He shook his head in mock disappointment that a Cordonian beat a Wisconsinite—his own daughter—at making the best grilled cheese sandwich.

A/N Here’s the link to the “Battle of the Grilled Cheese Sandwiches” drabble!

#series 26 #meeting the desrosiers #choices trr #long post #bastien lykel #OFC Rinda Parks #tiger and tria

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my-adhd-gremlin-blog · 2 years

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My 2021 Reads

I haven't done anything like this before, but considering that I did quite a bit of reading this year (more than just re-reads, like I usually do), I figured I should do a recap of everything I read and give each book a mini review.

January

Loki: Where Mischief Lies, Mackenzi Lee

4/5. I love Loki, but he did my boy Theo dirty and I have to take a point off him for that.

February

Unbirthday, Liz Braswell

3/5. This book got better towards the end, but I felt like I had to drag myself through the first 20 or so chapters.

His Dark Materials Trilogy, Philip Pullman

3/5. Again, I felt like I had to drag myself through most of it, and The Amber Spyglass was a bit of a let down. The Subtle Knife was my fave.

Little Manfred, Michael Morpurgo

5/5. A re-read, but damn, if Michael Morpurgo doesn't warm my heart ❤

March - April

Wayward Son, Rainbow Rowell

5/5. Re-read ahead of the release of Any Way The Wind Blows. The angst. The drama. I love it.

Autoboyography, Christina Lauren

4/5. I originally gave this a 3 because of the homophobia, but I re-read it again recently and decided to mark it up because while yes, the homophobia hurts, it's necessary to the story, and what a great story it is.

Good Omens, Terry Pratchett & Neil Gaiman

5/5. It is ineffable how much I loved this book.

May

Here The Whole Time, Vitor Martins

5/5. SO. CUTE.

June

We Were Liars, E. Lockhart

4/5. This book blew my mind. I only marked it down because the writing style had me zoning out at times.

These Witches Don't Burn/This Coven Won't Break, Isabel Sterling

3/5. I didn't HATE these books, I thought the plot was very interesting, but the romance felt a little bit forced for me.

July

Any Way The Wind Blows, Rainbow Rowell

3/5. As the third and final book, the conclusion, I was a little disappointed. At least Baz finally got his erotic gropefest, and Shepard, my beloved, you're doing great, sweetie 😚😂

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe, Benjamin Alire Sáenz

4/5. This book was hecking beautiful.

Red, White and Royal Blue, Casey McQuiston

4/5. Re-read. Henry is my spirit animal (same birthday, Pisces gang, useless, gay, and Britsih 🤣). Marked down coz American politics make brain go 😴

They Both Die At The End, Adam Silvera

5/5. *ugly sobbing*

Cinderella Is Dead, Kalynn Bayron

4/5. I love a re-telling, but much like Isabel Sterling's books, the romance felt a bit rushed for my liking.

August - September

Go The Distance, Jen Calonita

4/5. Disney flavoured Hades/Persephone baBEY. Also, Meg getting some god(dess)ly appreciation 👌

The Book of Dust: The Secret Commonwealth, Philip Pullman

3/5. Honestly, I just have a love/hate relationship with Philip Pullman's books.

October

A Thousand Splendid Suns, Khalid Hosseini

5/5. I cried.

And The Mountains Echoed, Khalid Hosseini

5/5. I cried again.

November

Felix Ever After, Kacen Callender

4/5. I loved this book, but it caused me second hand stress 😂. I know that isn't the book's fault, or the author's, but as someone who has been re-evaluating their gender identity, this book just hit too close to home, so I marked it down. One existential crisis at a time, please 🤣

The Song of Achilles, Madeline Miller

3/5. I may get hate for this, because I know how beloved this book is to so many people, but... I thought it was overrated and underwhelming. Dare I even say... boring... I'm sorry.

The House In The Cerulean Sea, T.J. Klune

5/5. Sometimes a family is a birb man, an angry sprite, a homicidal gnome, a wyvern who loves buttons, an angry sprite (lite), an introverted pomeranian, a... whatever Chauncey is, the literal antichrist and their caseworker. (This book was unbearably, tooth-rottingly sweet and fluffy 😍)

Afterlove, Tanya Byrne

3/5. If I had to describe this book, I'd say it's almost like a wlw of They Both Die At The End, except not as depressing. I only gave this a 3 because I wasn't very invested, I didn't particularly fall in love with any of the characters, and while the plot itself is intriguing, finishing this book didn't really make me sad or give me a book hangover.

One Last Stop, Casey McQuiston

4/5. Yes. Amazing. Thanks, Casey.

December

Wranglestone, Darren Charlton

4/5. This book gave me Gravity Falls vibes (the Society of the Blind Eye episode in particular). The romance was super cute, and it was a great book to read to get me in the wintery mood. My only downside: more zombies. You can never have too many zombies 🤣

Heartstopper, Alice Oseman

5/5. CUUUUUTTTEE. I can't wait for the Netflix show.

Under The Whispering Door, TJ Klune

5/5.

Me at the start of the book: haha, funny ghost shenanigans

Me in the middle of the book: oh... oh

Me at the end of the book: *curled in a ball, ugly crying*

This book, man. It's all fun and games, then the depression hits, and it does not stop throwing punches 😭😭😭🤣🤣 I loved it.

All I've learned from this post is that the angstier the book, the more I enjoy it 🤣 (the odd exceptions, of course.)

2022 TBR

Aristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the World, Benjamin Alire Sáenz

Six Crimson Cranes, Elizabeth Lim

So This Is Love, Elizabeth Lim

What Once Was Mine, Liz Braswell

Evil Thing, Serena Valentino

Cold Hearted, Serena Valentino

Legendborn, Tracy Deonn

This Poison Heart, Kalynn Bayron

These Violent Delights, Chloe Gong

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erucchii92 · 7 years

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Hello everyone~ Wow, the last time I posted for T5W was March :O

For all those new people who doesn’t know what T5W is… T5W is a discussion group on Goodreads, created by Lainey, and now hosted by Sam. Each Wednesday (duh!) we’ll post our top 5 list (sometimes more) based on the given topics.

This week’s topic is Favorite LGBTQ+ Reads. This has got to be one of my favourite topics ever. The topic is kind of self-explanatory, but to make it clearer, for today’s topic, we’ll get to talk about our favorite books that feature LGBTQ+ characters or are by LGBTQ+ authors. Unfortunately, my LGBTQ+ reads are limited to books featuring only GB and Q.

1. City of Heavenly Fire by Cassandra Clare, and Born of Endless Night by Cassandra Clare and Sarah Rees Brennan

This was such a hard choice. For those who has known me for a long time, they’ll know that Malec—from Cassandra Clare’s Shadowhunters series’—is my ultimate OTP. I love Malec in all the series, but my favourite Malec moments are in these two books. In CoHF, you’ll have young Alec, always so insecure and so new to being in a relationship. Then, we have Born to Endless Night where mature Alec is no longer so insecure about Magnus’s feelings for him.

2. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz

Some of my favourite tropes are friends-to-lovers relationship, and self-discovery. And you can find both in this book. ThisI think it was because of this book that I give books written in 1st POV a chance. This book is so beautifully written. It is slow-paced, and it’s a character study type of book so there’s not much plot going on. But darn it, Ari and Dante are so sweet together.

3. History is All You Left Me by Adam Silvera

This was my most recent LGBTQ+ reads, and my current favourite. I ship Griffin and Theo together so, so much that it left a hole in my heart when they broke up, when Theo hooked up with Jackson, and when Theo died. And also, when despite how they wanted to hold on to that first love, they come to realize that they’ve change over time and moved on without even realizing it.

4. The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

This book is so beautiful. This is another friends-to-lovers, self-discovery, and character study type of book. This book is about Patroclus and Achilles’s relationship. It’s really slow build, just like Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe pace. When I read this book, it gave me the melancholic feel about 85% of the time, which is probably why I love it so much. According to Madeline Miller, the central inspiration behind the book is the terrible moment in the Iliad when Achilles hears about Patroclus’ death. And holy cow, that moment was written so so well, Achilles’s anguish, sadness and anger. Gosh!

5. The Raven King by Maggie Stiefvater

Okay, so because of comments from two of my best friends about the ending of this book put me off, and so I DNF-ed this book (although I will definitely try to finish it when I’m less busy and overwhelm with books to review). But anyways, despite DNF-ing this, there are two scenes that definitely make up for it. And those scenes is the reason this book managed to climb its way to my top 5.

Although, this would probably change when (or if) Maggie release that trilogy based on Ronan. :D

So, what do you think? I hope you like the list! :D

Until next time,

Top 5 Wednesday | Favorite LGBTQ+ Reads (19th Apr ’17) Hello everyone~ Wow, the last time I posted for T5W was March :O For all those new people who doesn't know what T5W is...

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