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Cool, I'll work on that. That's a good idea. Sighs default pages is 1013 and audio looks like 33 hours but I'm planning on chipmunk speed so I'm hoping it won't be that bad. It's crazy long but worth some really, really good points.

It's me again and I'm apparently on a rambling spree. I think for my books I may wait to keep checking back after the 15th and see where they fit and then also see what I can find to fill the holes. I'll knock out a couple that I know don't really match until the 15th and then bring books for the monsters. :)

Scratch that I'm going to figure out which tasks are open that I can use for these books. I also have a couple 500 page books for turf wars that I'm going to start but not finish. I'm going to try to be ambitious and hit this super long Bleak House on audio for the week. I'm sure it's going to be boring even on chipmunk speed so I'm going to have to do it for like one of my commutes and do something else for the other but I'm going to make this happen.

I haven't even started the Master book yet and was going to start it tomorrow. You are not alone on the books in progress....so many books started....but they will be good for the monsters. ;)

These look fun. I have a feeling that we may be a little competitive and will end up fighting tons of monsters. Way to go staying up there in 2nd place! I'm trying really hard to watch page numbers over here and I just spent like the whole day catching up on all the things that I let fall behind because I was lost in that maze for awhile. ;)

I read Malibu Rising in April but I will definitely read the other one even if it's a fantasy book.... Maybe I'll like it ....

DQs Day 3: Chap 20-29

10. Beth's house has seemed important from the beginning of the story and there have been a lot of descriptions of the "Frankenstein ugly" house. During one of Shea's interviews Beth told her to go upstairs and see her childhood bedroom and then she said, "Not all of the answers you want so desperately are going to come from me. Some of them are going to come from this house." What do you think Shea learned from the house when she perused Beth's room?

I think she noticed that time stood still and nothing has changed. Also, the room isn't that personal so her childhood may not have been the best.

11. We now have a better insight into the note that was left at the murder scene that said, in part, Am I bitter or am I sweet? In this section we got a lot of details about how this "bitter/sweet" was played out in the house with Mariana and the two girls. Lily also told Beth that everything was her fault and she could have stopped it. What do you think the note will reveal about the murderer and how do you think Beth could've stopped it or could she have?

Lily is not a nice person. I'm not sure Beth could overtake Lily. Lily seems to be the dominant driving force behind the scenes.

12. Julian's treatment of Lily is rather atrocious, especially considering how young she is when she first visits them. Why do you think he hates her so much and who do you suspect Lily's father is? (I have only read through chapter 29 for my questions, so I don't even know if that is revealed. Just curious what others are thinking about the situation.)

I think he doesn't like her because she's not his. Also, she was a secret and I don't think he liked that she was a secret.


13. Lily told Beth she wanted a lot of things, including the house. Beth told Lily she hated the house to which Lily said, "That's because you don't understand it...It's an abomination that shouldn't exist...It's exactly like me." What do you think she meant by this?

I think she feels misunderstood and not wanted like Beth feels about the house.

14. Lily appears to have more power in the relationship between her and Beth, but based on Beth's current day ability to manipulate others, do you think Lily really is the more powerful one in their relationship? Why or why not?

I think Lily is the more powerful one. I finished the book but at this point I wanted to learn more about their relationship.

Oh, yeah, I gotta go answer the 3rd set too. I'll do that right when I get to work. I'm treating myself to fancy coffee this morning because it's going to be a day.

Christina wrote: "I'm currently updating the spreadsheets and since we don't need any more information at the moment, I'll just go ahead and add two books myself that I saw still missing from our tracksheet, which w..."

Thank you! I need to go answer more questions also so thanks for that reminder. I just haven't finished it just yet because I'm hoping that it's going to work for a maze soon.

DQs Day 2: Chap 12-19

5. Shea is trying to explain the taps being turned on and the cupboards being opened by themselves through telekinesis. If you had experienced what she did, do you think you would have tried to explain things logically or do you think you would have believed it was ghosts and left it at that?.

Nope, I would've just left because that house is creepy and there's no real reason all those things were happening, especially the blood part.


6. After getting a cat, Shea calls on Michael to ask for advice on how to care for it, through the conversation she thinks about wanting to meet him. Do you think they will end up together or perhaps just remain as friends? Could Michael be interested as well?

I think it would be okay if they got together. I'm curious to see how their friendship progresses. I think he may be a little interested.


7. Mr. Greer’s former secretary tells Shea Mrs. Greer wasn’t competent and that she was "sent away somewhere when she was eighteen". Do you think she was crazy or do you have any other theories?

I think she's crazy and I'm wondering if she's really dead?

8. While listening to the recording of Beth’s interview Shea hears a voice in the background whispering “I am still here” and poor Winston gets spooked. Did you find this scary? Do you think cats/animals have a feel for the supernatural? If it were you, would you come back to the house after hearing that?

If the cat is spooked, then it is time to go! I think animals totally pick up on weird things happening and that cat knows something ain't right there.


9. Finally, in order to get in the mood for more scary stuff. Have you or someone you know have any scary/ghostly experiences you might like to share?

Nope, I don't think I've had any of these type experiences.

DQs Day 1: Chap 1-11
1. Have you read the The Sun Down Motel by this author? If so, does it change your expectation for this book? Either way, what are your expectations for this book?

I read it last year for BOM and it was pretty good. I don't really have any set expectations for this book. I hope it's a fast read and doesn't become too boring.

2. The MC writes about cold cases and is in her late 20s and divorced. I have read quite a few horror/thriller/mystery books recently where the MC is a recently divorced, usually a bit older, woman. Have you experienced this as well? Why do you think authors might make this choice? Why do you think the choice was made for this book?

I don't read a lot of this genre. I think older investigators bring more life experience than younger ones. Also, being divorced means she has had some hardships in her life which adds another element to her detective skills.

3. This section includes the start of the interview. Did it go the way you expected? Any one comment really stick out to you?

I think it went like as expected. I like how she said I'll let you make your own conclusion on guilty or not.

4. What do you think about the ghostly occurrences in this section? How do they add to the story (or maybe detract)?

The ghosts are creepy. I think they are going to play more into the story but not sure how just yet.

Yes, I had some computer issues last night but going to fix some things now.

I chose Younger Wife also because I've read the other one. I'll start the first June BOM tonight. Also, I'll put my name in for questions for July if it's a book that I haven't read this year.

I finished the book that I had listed and also finished another one. I have a hard time with sci-fi so I'm glad that I did it on audio where I could listen to it in the background while driving or doing other things. I'm trying but the story really has to catch my attention for me to start reading more of that genre. I have two books lined up on my iPad for plane/travel time so I hope that I get them done but if I don't then it will be okay. Off for a little vacation. I'm not taking my computer so I may not be able to check in again until late Tuesday night/Wednesday morning unless I'm on my phone. :)

DQs Day 3
4 May XII - Francis

9.) Theories on what the deal is with Ramona's shop. I'm thinking it's a type of phantom settlement. And that the only reason Nell found it in the first place is there was a map on the back of the business card for her to follow. Do you think that's why Ramona insisted on taking the business card back?

I finished the book and forgot to come back and answer the questions. At this time, I thought the scribbling on the back had something to do with the shop but just not sure what it did.


10.) Are you liking the second chance romance with Felix? Thoughts on Felix in general?

I thought it would be good to get them back together but some of the things Felix does gets on my nerves. I'm not sure how I feel about them together.


11.) Do you think Humphreys or Swann are part of the group of 7/The Cartographers? What about Haberson?

Swann was who I was thinking is a member of the 7. I hadn't given the other two much thoughts.


12.) Any idea why they keep mentioning the "almost kiss" between Francis and Eve in the flashbacks? I think it's weird.

I thought that played more in the story than what we knew and eventually we would know more about what was going to happen.

Thanks for doing that math! They must be reading some big books. I'll make sure to find some good long books for June. I also need to make sure that I don't wait until the last week to finish up my monthly challenges but I know that I have 3 400 page books left to finish before the end of the month. I also have the BOM ready to go for June.

Thanks! I'll keep an eye on that little spreadsheet. I didn't know that was there. Let me go add a few more books. I'm trying to get end of the month challenges finished so a couple aren't the best page numbers but I still have a couple more that are much better.

Okay, quick question. How close are we to our book read goal for the month? I know that it's a half a month so I want to make sure that I don't cause us to go over. I'll have the one book that I'm planning on reading done tomorrow because it's what I'm doing on audio but I have a couple more books that I could add but also don't want to be the cause of any penalties. :)

I am a pretty fast reader/audiobook listener so I can help out. I read some books faster than others so if it's something I'm really into usually romance or something like that I can knock out 300-400 page books in a night but if it's something else that I'm reading for a different challenge then they may take me longer so I'll plan my books accordingly. I just may need nudged in the messages because we are short-staffed at work the first two weeks of June but I will try to check in at lunchtime and before and after work. I will have that book read on the spreadsheet and I'll have a few more finished also. We are traveling out of state for a couple days Sunday-Tuesday but I'll have some airport time and I have a few books that I need to finish up for end of the month challenges. I also went back and added start dates.

Christina wrote: "Reminder for all - please make sure all your finished books have a start date set as well!"

I'm at fault for this one. I thought I just needed to add start dates at the beginning but then I was okay so I'll figure out a way to go back and add those this weekend.