Jonetta’s Comments (group member since Nov 25, 2014)

Jonetta’s comments from the 2-3-4 Challenge group.

Geez. I missed everyone’s posts!

He was once called Orphan X.

As a boy, Evan Smoak was taken from a children's home, raised and trained as part of a secret government initiative buried so deep that virtually no one knows it exists. But he broke with the programme, choosing instead to vanish off grid and use his formidable skill set to help those unable to protect themselves.

One day, though, Evan's luck ran out . . .

Ambushed, drugged, and spirited away, Evan wakes up in a locked room with no idea where he is or who has captured him. As he tries to piece together what's happened, testing his gilded prison and its highly trained guards for weaknesses, he receives a desperate call for help.

With time running out, he will need to out-think, out-manoeuvre, and out-fight an opponent the likes of whom he's never encountered to have any chance of escape. He's got to save himself to protect those whose lives depend on him. Or die trying . . .

Book Discussion

I finished listening to:

Force of Nature by Suzanne Brockmann, Troubleshooters #11, and it was even better the second time around.
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Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt and I was captivated by this story.
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A Quiet Life by Ethan Joella, a lovely story about loss, grief and the paths we take to emerge out of the pain.
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I’m listening to The Hidden One by Linda Castillo, Kate Burkholder #14.

I finished listening to A Quiet Life
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I finished listening to Remarkably Bright Creatures
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I finished listening to Force of Nature
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I deactivated my personal account this afternoon. Thinking through what I’ll do next with by blog account.

I’ve got a network of family and friends on Facebook with whom I share things I’m watching on streaming channels. It’s about the only thing I post other than birthday acknowledgements and we’re having lots of fun with that. Otherwise…

Sharon wrote: "I dropped off Twitter a little over a year ago. Twitter was fun in the early days when it was a tech site primarily. It was an excellent resource for work/tech resolutions.

Then it was fun becaus..."

My world on Twitter was fairly cloistered, following only readers, book bloggers and writers. I’ve avoided most of the hate landscapes for the most part. But now? I’m concerned about my data being breached.

I’m not a fan of Facebook or it’s spinoff Instagram. I’d be content to abandon all social media if not for family and close friends being connected by Facebook. I don’t even bother with Instagram but fear I’ll need to use it as a replacement for Twitter.

*sigh*

Lauren wrote: "Yes, bad management is just the tip of the iceberg.

Mastodon is similar yet different to Twitter. Instead of one centralized hub, it is a collection of hubs linked together. Each one has its own s..."

Thanks, Lauren. I’ll check it out.

Thanks for weighing in, Lauren. I’m on there solely for my book blog and am worried about ongoing security on Twitter. Musk is nuts and there’s much more to be concerned about than bad management.

I’m not familiar with Mastodon. Would you mind sharing more about it?

I finished listening to The Other Side of Night by Adam Hamdy and that twist was off the charts!!!
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I’m listening to Force of Nature by Suzanne Brockmann, Troubleshooters #11.

I finished listening to The Other Side of Night
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I finished listening to The Flatshare by Beth O'Leary and it lived up to the hype!
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I’m listening to The Other Side of Night by Adam Hamdy.

I finished listening to The Flatshare
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I finished listening to:

It Started with a Dog by Julia London, Lucky Dog #2, and loved the romance and the pooches!
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Hidden Scars by Angela Marsons, DI Kim Stone #17, and it beat my high expectations!
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I’m listening to The Flatshare by Beth O'Leary, The Flatshare #1.

I finished listening to Hidden Scars
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I finished listening to It Started with a Dog
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I finished listening to:

Dear Edward by Ann Napolitano, a unique and emotional story.
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Shell Game by Rumaan Alam, Getaway #6, and I still haven’t figured out the point.
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Buy a Bullet by Gregg Andrew Hurwitz, Orphan X #1.5, and it’s short and to the point, showing how it all started.
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Whiteout by Dhonielle Clayton, Tiffany D. Jackson, Nic Stone, Angie Thomas, Ashley Woodfolk and Nicola Yoon. I don’t normally read YA but this was something special.
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I’m listening to It Started with a Dog by Julia London, Lucky Dog #2.

I finished listening to Whiteout
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