MN Lisa’s Comments (group member since Jul 20, 2023)

MN Lisa’s comments from the Hooked on Books group.

I've got 5 hours in the car in the next two days and not driving so I'll be done by tomorrow for sure.

They should not have a party in the cellar.

they should not go in the cellar...Im just sayin

I am unfortunately just starting this now.

Caleb and Zach are just getting to the house. I am right now figuring out that Zach doesn't have the mark that his dad does and that Alexander guy from the past significantly influences what he does??

We should watch for another opportunity to add the next book to a buddy read....if we plan enough in advance... maybe janine will do a re-read with us??

Kirsten wrote: "And I'm worried about Lirim--he doesn't have a book of his own, and I'm afraid something bad will happen. I hope he moves to California with his boyfriend to teach preschoolers creative movement rather than dying of a drug overdose"

I had to double check this and I hope the same. I don't want anything bad to happen to him. I was hoping to see him come out of his shell a bit....maybe he does in the others. I will be adding those to by TBR.

Kirsten wrote: "It was really hard to read how much Ansel hated himself and really hard to see him going down those drunken spirals. I hated that."

That was hard for me to read too. My uncle is an alcoholic and he used to go on benders and stuff, so I can see that self-destructiveness in Ansel a lot. I just wanted to cry reading this sometimes cause it hurts. That shows how good a writer this is that they can make you feel for Ansel in this, even though he made bad choices.

That just might be a 5-star read for me. It was so good. Love the ending, even thought employees quit for something like that. Its stupid.

Now I'm gonna go read your spoilers.

And here it is....another interaction with Ansel's Parents

Ok. Parents came around. told relator guy to shove it basically and I'm now starting to feel happy and I'm worried the bottom is gonna fall out again....10% to go, so maybe not?

Well....that's one way to find out what's going to happen. outing yourself in the local sandwich shop on a busy lunch hour.

Ok. Parent invite to dinner...that's good. Now the locals and friends and employees to go....Here;s hoping.


***sorry for my stream of thought here. This is a really good book.

OMG. His dad just called him a fruit. How can he do that? His daughter is gay. WTF.

It seems a bit fast that he's getting his act together. Can I be hopeful that the last 25% is mostly Fitch getting his act together about dating a dude?

Oh god. One really crappy phone call and he implodes on himself.

Oh no. His mom called. I'm just starting that part.

Why do I get the feeling that "I'm gonna rip the bandaid off soon" isn't soon enough?

Awe. They are exclusive now.

I'm 50% done now. This is getting really good. It will be interesting to see how Ansel's alcohol and Fitch's dad play into how their relationship goes.

I feel bad for what Ansel had to go through by his mom....It sounds like it was just her, but it sucks. Moms are supposed to love not hit/hate.

OMG. a brother? wow. a small hint into Ansel