Geri’s Comments

Geri’s comments from the Nothing But Reading Challenges group.

Note: Geri is not currently a member of this group.

The Ensemble by Aja Gabel

Finished June 6, 352 pages

Characters- Jana, Henry, Daniel, Brit, Fidorio, Kimiko, Paul, Clara, Colin, Daphne

Brooke, WOW, not sure how you managed 8 books in a week!

I finished. And boy, it was a rollercoaster. My opinion of Kate and Frannie kept changing. Can’t wait to read what everyone thinks of the ending.

(view spoiler)[ So both Kate and Frannie were GREAT liars! Kate was the mother of Frannie. And Frannie was mentally unhinged and caused the explosion on 10-10. What a twisted story!

Kate ends up not telling her family she was alive. I am thinking with all her problems, that was for the best.

Kate was unable to connect with her children. I wonder if it was because of her unwanted pregnancy and having to give away Frannie. That seemed to make her sad. Or was it just something that was missing in Kate? And she would have a depressive personality anyway. (hide spoiler)]

The Death of Mrs. Westaway by Ruth Ware

Finished June 5, 384 pages

Characters - Hal, Maud, Reggie, Mrs. Warren, Mitzi, Harding, Abel, Ezra, Mr. Tressech, Edward Ashby, Freddie, Kitty, Maggie

Vicki Willis wrote: "I am wondering if the word "lie" is the next "girl"? "

That is funny! Never thought about a word being trendy for books. But you are probably right. Girl on the Train. Girl with a Dragon Tatto...

Laura and Brooke, read my spoiler after you finish part 2.

(view spoiler)[ What do you think about Kate now after you know why Kate left her family? And at first Frannie seemed like a very sympathetic character. Is she the good liar? I’m starting to think she is an even better liar than Kate. (hide spoiler)]

Happy Monday all! I finished part 2. A lot happens and is revealed. How is everyone enjoying the book? Did you figure out some of the twists before the reveals?

(view spoiler)[ What a section! Kate is Cecily’s friend who supposedly died. And now she is back! It was terrible how Kate let everyone think she was dead. Postpartum depression and feelings of alienation really did a number on Kate.

And Frannie. I knew something was up! I couldn’t put a finger on it. But I felt like she was a fraud. She tells Cecily at the funeral she was Kate’s daughter. That was convenient. Kate could not deny it. And now the implication is that Frannie was the one sleeping with Tom. I think Frannie might be more of a sociopath than Kate.

I want to read more! (hide spoiler)]

Unraveled by Courtney Milan

Finished June 4, 258 pages

Characters - Miranda Darling, Smite Turner Jeremy, Richard Delrimple, Robbie, Ash, George Patton, Mrs. Bessel,

Annalisa - I can do a BR for the next book June 29 too.

Sorry. I haven’t checked in for a few days. Busy weekend. Thanks, Donna, for stepping in while Morgan is sick!

Feel better soon, Morgan!

Part 1: Chapter 1-14 and interview trascript

(view spoiler)[ What a way for Cecily to find out her husband is cheating! In a text! And her husband left his family with debts. I wonder who Cecily’s husband was having an affair with? Frannie’s birth mother or maybe Kate? Why is Cecily telling so many lies? It will be interesting to find out what is the truth.

Is there a connection between Cecily, Frannie and Kate?

Kate calls herself a sociopath. Why? I am finding Kate’s character a real mystery. So far she hasn’t done a thing to support her comment. Is Kate somehow responsible for the explosion?

So Cecily’s friend who died is Frannie’s birth mother. Interesting development! (hide spoiler)]

Brooke wrote: "I should be able to start this one tonight! I’ve got a flight and most likely will have delays at the airport with pending storms, so any irritation from getting home late will be alleviated by a (..."

It’s an intriguing read. Have a safe flight!

The buddy read starts today. I will start it and check back later.

Sleeping Beauties by Stephen King and Owen King

Finished June 1, 702 pages

Characters - Evie Black, Jeanette, Ree, Anton, Clinton Norcross, Lila, Paul Montpelier, Jared, Angel Fitzroy, Maura Dunbarton, Tiffany Jones, Truman Mayweather, Lynnie Mars, Drew Berry, Frank Geary, Essie Wilcox, Terry Combs, Roger Elway, Oscar Silver, Frank, Magda, Michaela Morgan, Garth, Luanne Barrows, Alfred Freeman, Hicks, Peters, Gus Vereen, Moira Dutton, Kayley, Claudia Stevenson, Eric Blast, Don, Tig Murphy, Mary Beck, Scott Hughes

The Invasion of the Tearling by Erika Johansen

Finished May 24, 515 pages

Characters - Hall, Glazer, Ewin, Brenna, Kelsey, bermand, Lily Mathew, Greg, Jonathan, Anthony Davis, Anna, Bennett, Arliss, Lazarus, Mace, Father Tyler, Penn, Andulai, Ducott, Jevell, Seth, Anders, Arnie Welch, Dorien Rice, William Tear, Parker,

Buddy Read https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Annalisa wrote: "Book II - Chapter 6 through 11

Now that I'm back into the story I'm really enjoying it.
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It took me awhile to get into the story. But once I did, like you, it really got interesting. (view spoiler)[ It takes a while to figure out the connection between Lily and Kelsea. But I think you will like the ending. (hide spoiler)]

Actually, now that I reread the charms and transfiguration sections, I am not sure anymore. LOL Too confusing!

Morgan wrote: "OOOH.... I totally misunderstood what you were trying to say with those books, Geri. In my mind, I thought you were referring the to Charms class. LOL. Gosh, I swear, I am getting more and more con..."

My head keeps spinning too with the class descriptions. I keep having to read them over and over again. Trying to figure out if books on my to read list will work.

I liked your idea of a mending spell for the book with broken glasses. I found a book on kindle unlimited that won’t cost me anything. I’ll read both for the mending spell.

The charms section says to read pairs of books with the spells you are trying to master either on the covers or titles. Cannot be a combination like title and cover. So I think the water spell books will work. The desert and then water on the cover would probably work for transfiguration. I know. Confusing as heck! LOL

Morgan wrote: "Geri wrote: "Morgan wrote: "I will also be participating in this month's BOM.

Here are the thread links (I have also added them to Page 1 of our thread under BOMs):

⌘ Leah On the Offbeat By: Bec..."

Yes. I’ll be participating in Red Sister. Not sure about the YA book yet.

Elena wrote: "Chapter 31"

You are at the point where I was WTF is going on. LOL I’ll be curious to find out what you think about how it ends.

Mary: Harry Dresden's Love Slave wrote: "As we were watching the Snowman, it felt like there were scenes missing even though I had never read the book and didn't know the story. (I was putting the blame on bad editing) So I looked it up a..."

LOL You would think so! Movies based on books in general aren’t as good as the book. Hard to get the whole book in a 2 hour movie. Whoever planned the movie scenes was a terrible producer, or whoever plans those type of things out.