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My name is Ally Prince and I’ve always been unlucky in love. When all of my best friends were falling for their soul mates in College, I was left behind. I was Ally, the pretty cousin of superstar quarterback, Romeo Prince. I was Ally, the best friend to the most amazing group of girls I’ve ever known—a title I loved, but one I became tired of ‘just’ being. And I was Ally, the one on which they could all rely.

But to me, I was Ally, the girl with the heart no one had claimed… And I was, Ally, the girl, who underneath it all, was heart-breakingly lonely.

For the past few years I’ve thrown myself into my career as a museum curator. I’m the best of the best, the person every museum wants to hire, so when an opportunity came up to move to Seattle, I jumped at the chance. My cousin and my best friend lived in Seattle and I needed a change.

I wasn’t expecting to meet anyone in the Emerald City. I wasn’t expecting to work closely with the reclusive new sculptor my all-important gallery design was centered around. And I certainly wasn’t expecting to fall for him… heart-stopping, epic, life-changing love…
My real life fairytale come true.

But, like in every fairytale, there’s a villain, a dark and tortured soul… I just didn’t know that the villain and the hero in my story would end up being one and the same.

So this weekend I’ll be reading Sweet Hope by Tillie Cole. I’m so excited to be reading this story, and continuing on in this series. I became addicted to Tillie Cole books last summer and every since then, I’ve been making my way through her stories. This is now my 7th book by her, and I’m so excited to read about this characters story!

We first meet Ally is the first book in this series Sweet Home. Every since then, she has been a favorite of mine and I’ve been waiting to dive into her life! I’m not that far into this story yet, but I’m loving it so far!

Why I Love: How to Get Away With Murder

So I finally binged watched How to Get Away With Murder this month, and I need to talk about it! I want to mention that it took me FOREVER to finally give this show a chance, and I have a reason for that. Shonda Rhimes. When I heard that this was another one of her shows I was a bit hesitant. I watched Grey’s Anatomy and for the first 6 seasons or so I was really enjoying it. Then afterward it kind of felt redundant and nothing was keeping me interested anymore. I then tried Scandal, and I just couldn’t get into that show at all. Then came HTGAWM, another show by her and I wasn’t sure if I wanted to watch it or not. So it took me some time, and convincing from my friends and some family members, but I finally watched it and…

I LOVE THIS SHOW! Right from the beginning this show draws you in and hooks you. It keeps you invested throughout the entire season! I’m glad I waited to watch it because I was able to binge watch the whole first season on Netflix and it made for a better viewing experience in my opinion. As I’m writing this I’m all caught up with Season 2 of HTGAWM, so I thought I would share some of the reasons why I love this show!

1. The Characters! This show has a wide range of characters within it, varying from different races, to sexual orientations! It’s so great to see a show that has such a vast group of characters. From a white guy, a black man and woman, a latina woman, and a gay man, all being taught by a POWERFUL, black, bi-sexual woman, and it’s absolutely amazing to watch!
2. The Scenes! This show has some TV changing moments. I love that the relationship between Connor and Oliver is portrayed the same way a straight relationship is on TV. Now, yes they’re more same sex relationships on TV nowadays, but HTGAWM is not afraid to show it all. Right in the pilot episode there’s a steamy hookup between them and we see a lot throughout the season! Probably the most groundbreaking scene was when Annalise, played by Viola Davis, took off her wig and all her makeup at the end of the episode showing her natural hair and skin. That is something that I’ve never seen done on tv before and it was amazing to watch!
3. Flashbacks/Flashforwards! This show is known for it, and I absolutely love it! It makes it a lot of fun to see what’s going to happen and to try to guess who did what and the reasons why. What I love the most is that we don’t have to wait the entire season to find out who and why. It’s usually revealed about halfway through and the rest of the season deals with the aftermath of it. I definitely think it’s one of the things that keeps people invested.

Overall, this show is addicting. Once you start, you won’t be able to stop. If you haven’t watched this show yet, I recommend starting it when you have a few days free!