My Soul To Keep

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Book: My Soul To Keep by Rachel Vincent

Published by Harlequin Teen

Purchased for my Nook (246 pages)

Genre: YA: Paranormal

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Goodreads.com Summary: Kaylee has one addiction: her very hot, very popular boyfriend, Nash. A banshee like Kaylee, Nash understands her like no one else. Nothing can come between them. 
Until something does. 
Demon breath. No, not the toothpaste-challenged kind. The Netherworld kind. The kind that really can kill you. Somehow the super-addictive substance has made its way to the human world. But how? Kaylee and Nash have to cut off the source and protect their friends–one of whom is already hooked. 
And so is someone else…

I liked My Soul To Keep, and overall, I really love this series.  But My Soul To Keep is also my least favorite (so far).

I just loved Tod and how protective he was of Kaylee.  I didn’t like Nash in this one, and mostly because he was so different.  I get why Vincent wrote him the way she did, but I still found myself annoyed with him, especially when we found out he was addicted to Demon’s Breath.  Looking back, there were definitely clues as to what was going on and how/why the demon’s breath crossed over in the first place, and things really did make a lot of sense at the end.

Kaylee’s relationship with Nash definitely took a hit, and I wonder if anything will happen with Tod.  There really is a lot of potential for a love triangle.  I also appreciate that Kaylee wants to help people, but it is a little annoying that it took her so long to tell someone what was happening.  I think they definitely need a break from each other, but who knows if that’s really going to happen?

I did like seeing the Netherworld, and we did get to see a little more of it.  I think we’ll be seeing more of it in the books to come.  Vincent is doing a great job with building on the world she created and adding in more details and new problems and villains with each book.  I really can’t wait to see what is going to happen next.

My Soul To Keep started off a little slow, and the beginning was a little repetitive at times, but it did get a lot more interesting towards the end.  I like how we’re starting to see the consequences of Kaylee’s actions.  While they’re not always immediate, at least there are consequence, and I really hope she learns from that.  I also have a feeling that things are going to get really serious, and that we haven’t seen the last of Avari.  But there’s also something fun about this series, and I hope that sticks around too.

Still, My Soul To Keep was a fun read, and it gets a 3 out of 5.

Top 10 Favorite Authors In X Genre

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Top 10 Favorite Authors In A Multitude Of Genres

I really couldn’t settle on one genre, so I’m going with several different ones.  Mostly paranormal, but I just couldn’t make up my mind about which genre I wanted to go with.  This was a really fun list and I realized that I’d buy books by a lot of the authors without even thinking about it.  Which could be a fun list all by itself…anyway, here’s my list!

Paranormal:

  1. Rachel Caine.  I just love Rachel Caine, and she’s one of my favorites.
  2. Rachel Vincent.  Another Rachel, but she’s becoming one of my favorites.
  3. Julie Kagawa.  I just love The Iron Fey series, and I’m super-excited about The Lost Prince.
  4. Kiersten White.  Paranormalcy was great, and I can’t wait to read Mind Games.
  5. Cynthia Hand.  I love her Unearthly series.  I really do.  I really need to see if she has any other books out.
  6. Aprilynne Pike.  I loved Wings and I can’t wait to see what else she comes up with.

Historical Fiction:

  1. Alison Weir.  Actually, she’s one of my favorite non-fiction writers too.
  2. Philippa Gregory.  I really liked the books she wrote about the Tudors.

Contemporary YA:

  1. Laurie Halse Anderson.  I just love her.
  2. Meg Cabot: Princess Diaries and All-American Girl are just amazing.

GG 1 x 9: Rory’s Dance

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Rory’s Dance originally aired on December 20, 2000.  It was written by Amy Sherman-Palladino and was directed by Lesli Linka Glatter.

In Rory’s Dance, events at the Chilton Formal convince Rory and Dean they are indeed boyfriend and girlfriend.  Something unexpected happens that sets the town buzzing and makes Lorelei super-concerned.

We start off with Friday night dinner, where Emily just happens to mention the Chilton formal.  Emily wants her to go, but Rory’s not really interested.  We learn Rory hates dances, even though she’s never been to one.  Lorelei wonders if Rory doesn’t participate in stuff because she’s too shy or if it’s because Rory really doesn’t want to.  I tend to agree with Lorelei here, because Rory’s shy but also really focused on school and Lane and Dean.  Rory decides to go, and asks Dean.

Lorelei makes a dress for Rory, but hurts her back.  Sookie came over, and busts out a lot of different pain medication.  It looked like they were all prescriptions…and while it was funny the first couple times I saw this episode, you have to wonder why she just randomly gives an entire bottle of one of them to Lorelei.  I know it’s t.v., and not everything for me has to be totally accurate (or legal or ethical or whatever) but it is a little weird to me this time around.  Lorelei invites Emily over to be there when Rory goes off to the dance.  Emily stays over in case Lorelei needs something, and they talk about the monkey lamp Lorelei has.

Meanwhile, Rory and Dean go to the dance, run into Madeleine, Louise, and Paris and her date.  Tristan watches them dance, and we later learn Paris couldn’t find a date, so she had to bring her cousin.  She accuses Rory of telling everyone, only to learn that Rory didn’t tell anyone.  Rory and Dean decide to leave, but before they do, Tristan and Dean get into a fight.  Dean, of course, tells Tristan to never go near Rory again.  That was slightly annoying because they go to the same school, so it’s not like they can avoid each other.  I kinda thought Dean was overreacting a little.

They take a walk, end up in Patty’s dance studio, and fall asleep while reading a book.  Patty wakes them up, and Rory realizes she never went home.  Meanwhile, Emily and Lorelei realize that Rory never came home, and are really worried that she wasn’t there.  Lorelei and Emily have a huge fight, and Rory overhears how Emily thinks that Lorelei is going to lose Rory the way Emily lost Lorelei.  Honestly, their fight is more about the long-standing issues they have, and how Lorelei was suffocated her whole childhood.  Emily, on the other hand, tried to give Lorelei the best of everything.

Random side note: So Lorelei has back spasms in this episode, right?  Well, upon hearing that Rory never came home after the dance, Lorelei’s back healed up awfully fast.  You gotta love the miracle healing of t.v.

So, Emily leaves, and Rory comes in, only to get in a fight with Lorelei.  Rory pretty much apologizes for screwing up in front of Emily, but says she knows that Lorelei knows that nothing happened.  I thought this sequence of events was pretty interesting, and I kind of agree with Rory, in that Lorelei’s partially mad that Emily was there to see it happen.  Emily did make a good point, in that she does seem to want the best for Lorelei.  While they clearly have different opinions on what that means, it does get tiresome to hear how horrible living with Richard and Emily was.  We kind of get their side, and it would have been nice to see their side of things a little more.

Pop-culture references: 16 Candles, 98 Degrees

Favorite Lines/Scenes: Lorelei: “Meet my mother, Emily Post.”

Final Thoughts: I really liked this episode, and the fight between Emily and Lorelei and Rory and Lorelei bring up some really important issues that have shown up before- and continue to show up for the rest of the series.  This episode gets 4 mugs of coffee.

Glitch

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Book: Glitch by Heather Anastasiu

Published by St. Martin’s Griffin

Purchased for my Nook (371 pages)

Genre: YA: Dystopic

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Goodreads Summary: In the Community, there is no more pain or war. Implanted computer chips have wiped humanity clean of destructive emotions, and thoughts are replaced by a feed from the Link network.

When Zoe starts to malfunction (or “glitch”), she suddenly begins having her own thoughts, feelings, and identity. Any anomalies must be immediately reported and repaired, but Zoe has a secret so dark it will mean certain deactivation if she is caught: her glitches have given her uncontrollable telekinetic powers.

As Zoe struggles to control her abilities and stay hidden, she meets other glitchers including Max, who can disguise his appearance, and Adrien, who has visions of the future. Together, this growing band of glitchers must find a way to free themselves from the controlling hands of the Community before they’re caught and deactivated, or worse. In Heather Anastasiu’s action-packed debut, Glitch begins an exciting new young adult trilogy.

I was really intrigued by Glitch.  The idea of a computer chip that makes you not feel anything and essentially puts you on auto-pilot is a really interesting idea, and is something I could see as a possibility sometime in the future.

But something about Glitch didn’t work for me.  I didn’t care for the relationships, the characters weren’t particularly interesting, and it felt like things were thrown in just to be there.

I thought Zoe was just okay, and I get her desire to turn herself in…but I also get why she didn’t.  I totally get wanting to help others like her, but in a society where people are just cogs in a machine, but can get reported for showing anomalous behavior, it’s risky.

That could have been really interesting, but it turned out to be more boring than I expected.

The one character I couldn’t stand was Max.  The way he just keep pushing Zoe was really annoying and I wanted to punch him in the face because he was so annoying.  Adrien was okay, and I kind of liked him.  Until the end, and now I’m just not sure about him.  Although I will say that he’s a lot more likeable than Max, which isn’t saying a lot.

You do get a pretty good idea of why the Community is set up the way it is.  But for some reason, it didn’t feel like it was very developed.  And not just world-building.  But it felt like the characters were kind of not very developed either.

Glitch gets 2 out of 5.  Interesting idea, but it was just okay.

Agorafabulous!

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Book: Agorafabulous!  Dispatches From My Bedroom by Sara Benincasa

Published by William Morrow

Purchased for my Nook (272 pages)

Genre: Non-fiction: Memoir

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Goodreads Summary: “I subscribe to the notion that if you can laugh at the shittiest moments in your life, you can transcend them. And if other people can laugh at your awful shit as well, then I guess you can officially call yourself a comedian.”

In Boston, a college student fears leaving her own room—even to use the toilet. In Pennsylvania, a meek personal assistant finally confronts a perpetually enraged gay spiritual guru. In Texas, a rookie high school teacher deals with her male student’s unusually, er, hard personal problem. Sara Benincasa has been that terrified student, that embattled employee, that confused teacher—and so much more. Her hilarious memoir chronicles her attempts to forge a wonderfully weird adulthood in the midst of her lifelong struggle with agoraphobia, depression, and unruly hair.

Relatable, unpretentious, and unsentimental, Agorafabulous! celebrates eccentricity, resilience, and the power of humor to light up even the darkest corners of our lives. (There are also some sexy parts, but they’re really awkward. Like really, really awkward.)

Agorafabulous! was a delightful read.  Sara’s very relatable, and it was fun to read her take on what it’s like to be agoraphobic and her struggles with anxiety and depression.  There were times when I couldn’t stop laughing, and it was great to see her (mostly) humorous look at what she’s been through.  It was pretty light-hearted, which I really liked, because it’s a nice change from a serious look at your past-type of memoir.

It was great to see that she made it through something that was so crippling for her, and it is inspiring to see her go from a student who’s scared to go to the bathroom to someone who leads a successful life and is able to manage any anxiety that comes up.

You get a look at why she didn’t leave her home- for her, staying home was the sensible decision because if she left, she’d die.  And honestly?  Her thought process makes perfect sense to me, and it really does show how horrible and debilitating anxiety can be.

I liked that you (briefly) saw what life was like before her crippling anxiety and life after.  It’s pretty focused on a specific time period time.  I liked that because you don’t get a long story about everything leading up to her college years and how getting treated for it was this life-changing event.  But a little more context would have been nice too.

Agorafabulous! was a fun read but also a little inspiring.  It gets a 4 out of 5.

Coexist

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Book: Coexist by Julia Crane

Published by Valknut Press

Purchased for my Nook (151 pages)

Genre: YA: Fantasy

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Goodreads Summary: Sixteen-year-old Keegan is struggling to keep her huge secret from her friends–she’s an elf, descended from a long line of elves that live in secrecy alongside humans. 

In elfin society, mates are predetermined but not allowed to meet until they are eighteen. Against tradition, Keegan’s brother Thaddeus told her Rourk’s name because his visions warned him she’d need Rourk’s protection, especially since Keegan will play a key role in the coming war between the dark and light elves.

Rourk finds himself drawn to Keegan’s side every time she thinks his name. He wants to talk to her but remains in the shadows, silently guarding her every time she mentally beckons him. A twist of fate thrusts the two of them together when Rourk is forced to step up his protection and make his presence known.

An ancient prophecy deeply entwines Keegan’s family and the future of their society. Somehow they must find a way to thwart fate and win the battle…without losing Keegan. With war brewing, and dark forces aligning, will Keegan and Rourk ever have the life together that they both desire?

I liked that Coexist is about elves who are living alongside humans.  I like that they all have different gifts.  And the fact that they don’t meet their soulmate until they’re both 18 is a really interesting idea- one I can envision elves sticking to.  I loved what she did with elves, and it was nice to see them take center stage for once.

But there were a few things that didn’t work for me.  Like, all of her friends knew she was an elf, but didn’t say anything until the battle?  That’s awfully convenient.  And she could sense a dark elf, but couldn’t sense her friends weren’t completely human?  It doesn’t make a lot of sense to me, and I wish it was explained more.  Plus, anything we learned about the characters came out of nowhere, and only when we needed to know it.

The Great Battle was pretty lame, and it seemed like it was going to be a really  big deal.  Only it wasn’t.  All of that build-up, and it turned out to be pretty boring.

Let’s see…characters!  Keegan was annoying, especially when she found out she wasn’t the only non-human.  I get wanting to be special, but at the same time, wouldn’t it be nice to know you’re not the only one?  I thought Rourke was boring as well.

But Keegan’s brother Thaddeus was really interesting.  He had a lot on his shoulders, and I think I would have preferred him as the narrator because he seemed a lot more interesting than any of the other characters.

I also wasn’t a fan of the ending- it ended pretty abruptly.  Almost like Crane forgot to end the book.

Overall, it was just okay.  It’s an interesting idea, but a lot of it didn’t work for me.  It gets a 2 out of 5.

Storm Glass

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Book: Storm Glsss by Maria V. Snyder

Published by Mira Books

Purchased for my Nook (448 pages)

Genre: YA: Fantasy

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Goodreads Summary: As a glassmaker and a magician-in-training, Opal Cowen understands trial by fire. Now it’s time to test her mettle. Someone has sabotaged the Stormdancer clan’s glass orbs, killing their most powerful magicians. The Stormdancers–particularly the mysterious and mercurial Kade–require Opal’s unique talents to prevent it happening again. But when the mission goes awry, Opal must tap in to a new kind of magic as stunningly potent as it is frightening. And the further she delves into the intrigue behind the glass and magic, the more distorted things appear. With lives hanging in the balance–including her own–Opal must control powers she hadn’t known she possessed…powers that might lead to disaster beyond anything she’s ever known.

I’m quickly becoming a fan of Maria Snyder.  She really does come up with some interesting ideas, and her worlds seem to be pretty distinct.

First, I just love the names in Storm Glass!  They’re a little fantasy-esque, but for fantasy names, they’re not too crazy or out there.  I loved that she didn’t feel confident in her abilities, but became more confident over the course of the novel.  I loved how she used her magic- through glass animals that are used to communicate.

Snyder did a fairly good job at creating a memorable world, although there were times when I felt like I was missing something.  There are plenty of details and I had a good sense of what was going on…but there were times when I felt like I was reading the series out of order.

Other than that, I really like the setting.  And the society that Snyder created was also interesting.  I loved that there were a lot of people who had magic manifest in different ways and yet ended up in the same classes as everyone else because no one knew what to do with them.

The glass-making is a really interesting aspect, and I really enjoyed seeing it used in a really interesting way.  I also enjoyed seeing the Stormdancers and what they did.

I liked Opal, and how she doubted herself but still did what she needed to do.  She felt very human and flawed, and I liked that she wasn’t completely sure of herself.  But I felt like she did become more confident by the end too.

I didn’t like the love triangle, which wasn’t really a big surprise, because it felt really forced.  With both guys.  As much as I love romance, I’d rather it not be in there than feel like it’s there to create conflict.  There are a quite a few characters, but I think I liked Opal the best.

Storm Glass gets a 4 out of 5.  It’s a really interesting world, and I can’t wait to read the next book in the series.

Midnight Alley

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Book: Midnight Alley by Rachel Caine

Published by Penguin Group

Purchased for my Nook (256 pages)

Genre: YA: Paranormal- Vampires

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Goodreads Summary: When Claire Danvers learnt that her college town was run by vampires, she did what any intelligent, self-preserving student would do: she applied for a transfer and stocked up on garlic. The transfer is no longer an option, but that garlic may come in handy. 

Now Claire has pledged herself to Amelie, the most powerful vampire in town. The protection her contract secures does little to reassure her friends. All of a sudden, people are turning up dead, a stalker resurfaces from Claire’s past, and an ancient bloodsucker extends a chilling invitation for private lessons in his secluded home.

So far, this is my favorite book in the Morganville Vampires series.  It’s not saying much, because I’m only on book 3…and 10 more to go until I’m all caught up.

So, we learn that the vampires are dying, and Claire is determined to find a cure.  Which is so Claire, by the way.  But since she’s Protected by Amelie, she gets assigned to help Myrnin.  It’s definitely a little sad, seeing the end of the sickness they have, and it was interesting to learn about why Morganville was founded.  Hopefully, we’ll see more of Morganville’s history.

And of course, we learn that Claire’s parents have moved to town…and are living in a Founder’s house.  This definitely complicates Claire’s life, and I really look foward to seeing how she deals with it.  I liked how we met Myrnin in The Dead Girl’s Dance but don’t know that we’ve met him.

The characters are still the same, although we see what it’s like since Michael turned vampire.  Eve just kind of goes with it, as does Claire, but Shane, of course, isn’t happy with what Michael did.  And Claire, of course, has to deal with signing the contract with Amelie.  I’m starting to get slightly irritated with Shane, but I kind of get why he acts the way he does.

This is the first time we really see things start to move along, which is fine because the first couple books were setting things up.  Still, I’m glad we’re starting to see where the series is going, because Morganville is a pretty creepy yet interesting place.

We also learn of a resistance of sorts, and that’ll add something interesting to the series too.  I don’t think it’s the last we’ve heard of them.

Midnight Alley gets a 5 out of 5.  This is such a fun series to read, and I can’t wait to see what happens next.

Top 10 Tuesday Rewind: 10 Trends I Want To See More Or Less Of

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Top 10 Trends I Want To See More Or Less Of

Today is a Top 10 Tuesday rewind, which means we get to a pick any past topic we want.  I’ve decided revisit the bookish trends I want to see more and less of, plus a few I’m not sure about.  It’s amazing I managed to come up with 10 more trends, but as long as there are new bookish trends, I’ll keep talking about them.

Less:

  • Covers with pretty girls in pretty dresses.  Or a girl’s face.  Especially if it’s half of her face.  Don’t get me wrong, I like these covers, but can we see something else on a cover every once in a while?
  • Abrupt endings.  I don’t think this is an actual trend, and I really hope it doesn’t become one.  I’ve come across a few books where the book just kind of…ends.  I don’t mind cliffhangers, but I don’t want to feel like the author forgot to finish the book.
  • Adding zombies or vampires to books.  Look, I don’t mind the whole Pride And Prejudice And Zombies, or Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter trend.  I hate to judge an entire genre based on one book that I have read (Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter is the only book in this genre I’ve read and I did like it), but just seeing it is getting a little tiresome.  I don’t want it to become overdone.
  • Accents.  I’m not a fan of reading someone’s accent.  For me, it’s a huge distraction.  So far, Hagrid is the only character who can get away with it, but in general, I don’t particularly want to read someone’s accent.

More:

  • We really need a college-aged equivalent of middle grade.  More college-aged students, whether it’s in YA or adult fiction, is good.  Why is this not a thing?
  • Parents who aren’t absent, completely horrible or over-protective.  I don’t mind it every once in a while, but do we really need to see it in almost every single novel?
  • Cool author bios and acknowledgements.  I like how a lot of YA author bios and acknowledgements make them seem like real people, and not just people to be admired from a distance for writing totally awesome books.

On The Fence:

  • Extra content: It seems like there is an explosion of novellas in YA.  I don’t want it to be so important that I need to read it before the next book in order to know what’s going on.  And I don’t want it to feel like the author was asked to write something extra.  But if it’s a short story or “lost” chapter that the author wants to share with the fans, that’s kinda cool.  I think it just depends on how interested you are in the series.
  • Spin-off series.  Vampire Academy/Bloodlines, Percy Jackson/the Roman God spin-off, Weather Wardens/Outcast Season and The Iron Fey/The Lost Prince all come to mind.  I don’t have strong opinions either way because I haven’t read enough of the original and it’s spin-off to know for sure if I like it or not.
  • Companion books.  I’ve only read, like, one companion book, so I’m not sure if I like it as a trend or not.  Honestly, it seems like it’s a way to write a series without actually writing a series.  Maybe I just need to read more of them before I start judging it.

GG 1 x 8: Love And Snow And War

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Love & Snow & War originally aired on December 14, 2000.  It was written by Joan Binder Weiss and was directed by Alan Myerson.

In Love & Snow & War, the first snowfall of the year happens.  Lorelei has her first date with Max while Rory spends the night at her grandparents.  Lane slightly complicates Lorelei’s night with Max.

Opening Scene: The first of many town meetings.  I love these town meetings…and yet again, I totally want to live in a place like Stars Hollow, where everything is run by town meetings and full of really fun things like the Autumn Festival.  We meet Andrew, the owner of the bookstore, and the mayor of Stars Hollow.  Oddly, he doesn’t seem to be around much…and Taylor pretty much takes over that role.  But anyway, Luke doesn’t want to hear the story about the anniversary of the Battle Of Stars Hollow and the reenactment.

Lorelei’s excited about the first snowfall.  She has the uncanny ability to smell snow.  And she listens to a message from Max Medina over and over in the middle of the night.  She loves the snow because that’s when good things happen.  I prefer sunshine, 70 degree weather, and the ability to wear flip-flops year-round myself, but whatever.

Lorelei’s definitely excited about the different activities the guests at the inn can do, but Michel isn’t.  Lane is telling Rory about her crush on Rich Bloomenfeld is, and Rory is too distracted to listen.

Dean shows up at the bus stop, and Rory is excited that Dean seems to like Jane Austen.  He tells her she needs to read Hunter Thompson.  This is one reason why I don’t like Rory and Dean.  She loves reading and school and learning.  And that seems pretty opposite of Dean.  Opposites attract and all, but they just seem too different to really be a good match.

Lorelei skips Friday night dinner because of the weather, so Rory spends the night at Emily and Richard’s.

While taking a walk in the snow, she runs into Max, and they have dinner and a movie.  Lane runs her hand through Rich Bloomenfeld’s hair, and runs off as her band-mates laugh.

At Richard and Emily’s, Emily has no idea what to do for dinner, because the cook can’t get to the house, and they can’t go out to a restaurant.  Rory promises to whip up a frozen pizza.  It’s a pretty funny scene, and it really is interesting how much Richard and Emily depend on their servants.  Must be nice.

Rory looks around her grandparent’s house, and comes across a photo album that belonged to Lorelei.  She finds a picture of her parents, and puts it in her pocket.  Don’t worry, we’ll meet her dad.  Lane calls her, and is feeling jealous of Rory’s life.  Lane just needed her best friend, and Rory wasn’t there.  While they’re talking, the power goes out and they can’t finish their conversation.

Emily is freaking out about the oven timer, and can’t turn it off because she doesn’t know how.  Emily seems pretty sheltered though.  They do enjoy the pizza more than they expected- and Richard even hopes to have it again.

Lorelei invites Max in, because he really doesn’t have anywhere else to go.  But you can tell it’s hard for her, because she keeps her love life very separate from her life at home with Rory.  Admirable but Max brings up a good point when he says that at some point, a guy will be important enough to bring home, and Rory’s just going to have to deal with it.

Lane and Lorelei talk about touching Rich’s hair, and she spends the night at Lorelei’s house.  It definitely changes the night that Max and Lorelei were going to have.

Rory finds Max sleeping on the couch, she and Lane work things out, and the episode ends as Rory looks at the picture of her parents.

Pop culture References: American Revolution, USSR, Sergeant Pepper, Star Trek, Jane Austen, Charlotte Bronte, Hunter Thompson, Judy Blume

Favorite Lines/Scenes: From Taylor: “There is no use for a lava lamp, unless you’re on drugs.”

From Richard: “Rory, are you in any way malnourished or in need of a relief organization to recruit a celebrity to raise money on your account?”

Final Thoughts: Cool episode.  I liked but it doesn’t really stand out.  I can’t rememer when her dad shows up, but I think it’ll be a while before we do.  It gets 2 out of 5 mugs.