Rebecca ’s Comments (group member since Sep 03, 2016)

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

I updated my book for the Philippines but it didn't put the level in and unfortunately I can't add it because that column is locked-sorry. Thanks to whomever for fixing it!

Vicky wrote: "Rebecca wrote: "Sorry, it's Elizabeth who has the red and white cover for Canada, although I am going to put myself down for the Japanese red and white cover"

Sure is! I don't even know how I mixe..."
ESP- you somehow knew I was going to take the other spot lol

Sorry, it's Elizabeth who has the red and white cover for Canada, although I am going to put myself down for the Japanese red and white cover

Congratulations Melissa! I hope you and baby are doing well! Enjoy this special time together

I’m thinking about you, I hope everything is ok. I’m glad it’s been at least partly resolved. You must be exhausted

Haha thanks Shelby!

BTW how’s your place? All dried out? New water heater?

I’ve got maple syrup covered, can’t get to a computer right now but I will as soon as I can tomorrow. Sometimes life is nothing but chaos 😂🤣

I am so very sorry Shelby…how horrible. I hope your belongings are ok and they are able to get your apartment dried out and replace the water heater quickly. What a mess! You warned them about it. I’ve found that patching something like that usually ends up in a disaster. They should reimburse you for rent, belongings and any other expenses. Do you have renter’s insurance? I’ll be thinking about you and hoping it’s going well. Please keep us updated. Huge virtual hugs 🤗

Iris Johansen’s Eve Duncan series has a sculptor-Eve. She’s a forensic sculptor. The books are really good. I’ll try to get to it

I've got the foreign lands list, actually there's quite a few books on there that I would like to read and some of them are for hard countries-wahoo!

Shelby wrote: "If any of our Great Big Beautiful Life readers had a copy readily available would they mind checking p. 336 (according to Amazon search) and see if the word PHO is used? It's on a page "not include..."

Sorry Shelby, I have the ebook format and did a search for pho but did not have any luck finding it. I found tons of phone, telephone, photograph, cacophony and typhoon though haha We'll find it I'm sure, I've got some Asian books that I'd like to read and I'm sure it will be in one of them

One is done! So is diverse characters

Sorry I fell asleep last night and wasn't able to finish those two books...

I’ve got the Vespa prompt and I’m almost done with “one”. I should finish it tonight

Day 3 Chapters 14-20

11. Whether the stories are true or not, are you interested in the back stories of Margaret’s family? What did you think of Freddy’s first interaction with Bernie? (The one that contained the only laugh out loud line so far “Because of your wardrobe?”)
I am very interested, it's an intriguing story even if she did embellish or completely make it up. Too funny!

12. Who exactly is Jodi? Will she be a part of the BIG REVEAL?
Could she be Margaret's forbidden lover??? Definitely! There has to be more to her story.


13. I do not have kids, but Hayden’s list of “what ifs” to worry about was a lot. Do you parents worry about that stuff?
I don't have kids either but I do worry about my cat like that lol She means the world to me. I think I might have a tendency to be a helicopter parent because of the way I treat my cat haha I guess I do worry about my nieces and nephews as well.

14. Why do you think Alice thinks that Margaret’s tales of her childhood are true, as opposed to the stuff about her family before she was around? Do you find her insightful or naive?
The stories seem a little more believable I guess. A little of both

15. Think the visit to Alice’s family will go well? Think we will meet Hayden's family also?
100% it will go swimmingly! 100% of course otherwise it wouldn't be complete!

DQs Day 2
The Story to Chapter 13

5. Margaret is lying – and probably not just about one singular thing. Do you think she’s even telling Alice and Hayden the same story? Personally I’m also really curious where Margaret’s sister Laura is – to me it feels like she might be key to the whole story… anything specific that made you perk up?
No, I think she's telling a different angle of somewhat the same story to each of them. Laura has got me wondering as well. I feel something big happened between her and Margaret causing Margaret to want to go off the grid.

6. Similarly, it was kind of an aside but I thought it was interesting when Margaret mentioned the Ives family’s rivalry with the Pulitzers. Is it just a random coincidence that Hayden is a Pulitzer-prize winning author who now also gets to talk to her? Especially since she requested him? And he has a bunch of family issues too?
It might be a jab to the Pulitzers that she was able to get him to come but on the other hand the ones who might recognize this are probably all dead at this point. I think his having family issues is just a way to make him an opposite to Alice.

7. I was a little shocked when they were already kissing 25% in – and then not surprised when Hayden rejects Alice. Do you think he’s telling the truth when he says “I’m not going to hook up with someone whose dream job I’m about to take from them”? Or is there something else going on?
I think Hayden is a good person and doesn't want to devastate Alice IF he wins the job. I personally think they are both going to win and it will be a collaboration.

8. We get quite a bit of detail on Alice’s job and research process as a journalist: what she’s searching for, working with fact-checkers, etc. Do you enjoy these types of details, i.e. minutae of characters’ jobs and hobbies?
I do because it gives insight to what it takes to do a job like that thoroughly.

9. I’ve been to Hearst Castle, but long before I actually knew anything about him. The Ives family seems to be quite obviously inspired by him (and I guess he was name-dropped for plausible deniability). Is there a specific family dynasty you’re really interested in?
I enjoy learning about most families and history.

10. Bonus question: So… anyone else feel like they’re reading Evelyn Hugo 2.0?
I guess you could say that it does have some shades of it. It's been some time since I read it so it's not fully clicking that they are super similar.

DQs Day 1
Chapters 1 to 7

1.) Emily Henry is a popular contemporary romance author and a fair few of her books have been previous NBRC BOM selections. Any expectations for this book going in?
I think it's going to be a great book. I have liked every one her books that I have read so far with Book Lovers being my favorite.

2.) What are your first impressions of Alice? And sending that drink to Hayden?
I think she seems a little naive but very kind and wants to do small acts of kindness for others. She seems like a good person.

3.) Would you agree to the month long trial or tell Margaret she's a nutter and move on to something else? Why do you think Margaret is doing things this way?
Hard to say I probably would not be happy about the situation but if it was something I was truly invested in I might be ok with it. No real idea.

4.) After learning a few tidbits about Hayden's family and how he grew up, did your opinion change a bit on his character?
Not so far I don't know all that much about him yet. He has to be the opposite of Alice otherwise it wouldn't be rom-com lol

I started going through my shelves and found a “one” book. I’ll add it to the spreadsheet in a bit

Absolutely! I’m still going to look as well 😉

Thanks Vicky, I was going to do some research on that myself today