Shannon’s Comments (group member since May 21, 2018)

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

Sorry guys i took a few days off from reading. Couldnt find any desire to read but i started back to it today! And the next week the place i work at is closed due to covid so ill have extra time to catch up

So do the special ingredients no longer count?

I did!

I transferred all the unused meals over :)

They are just saying to copy any unused meals into the next shop front and put RD1 for round 1 (but in our case we would put RD2 for round 2)

I finished with the customers!

I can do the customers again

Does the book just have to be somewhere on that shelf?

actually its doing it for all that I add...

not sure why but the desert I just added is saying zero ingredients when there is 1 ingredient

Im almost done my book. Only 50 pages left. Ill finish it once i get home from the pet store

Im good withe the detour if we wanna do it

I meant finish meals. My bad

Is that countdown to finish books or to take care of the customers

I think i might need help making meals

Hi guys! I accidentally added two books twice so I removed the repeats. There's empty space for two more books on lines 101-102

DQs Day 4
Chapter 23 to End

(Serious spoilers to come. Do not read if you are not caught up.)

16- In the aftermath of lunch with the parental units, Stevie is really pissed. What do you think about how David behaved, and her conclusion that her parents let her stay because of the “boyfriend" thing?

I think David behaved like he did because Stevie said her parents wanted her to have a nice preppy boyfriend. I thin Stevie is upset because now her parents think she is a "girly girl" now and thinks she will be treated like on by them.

17- In Stevie’s first real relationship conversation, she almost finds out what opening up to another is like. Then, of course they are interrupted. Having her hide in closet seemed to just be a plot device. But, what do you think of what Stevie did next? Do you think she should have snooped? Would you have?

I think she was slightly suspicious of David. I was too. And after this chapter I was even more suspicious. I didn't think he was hiding the fact that his parents were dead. It seemed to me like he was hiding something more. I probably wouldn't have snooped but I would've definitely been suspicious

18- Stevie is a pretty good investigator it seems. She figures out that a murder has occurred. Should she have gone to Larry right away? What did you think of the silent dance and the game in Ellie’s room?

I think that she shouldn't have gone to Larry right away. I know she put herself in danger but if she hadn't waited she wouldn't have found the killer and the school would've been shutdown most likely. I thought the silent dance was super weird. Dances are supposed to be loud in my opinion. Also I thought it was super stupid of Stevie to state that she thought Ellie was the killer in front of everyone. I would've added it up and brought it to Larry. Thank God Nate was there to text Larry!

19- We have two unsolved murders in two timelines. Are you any closer to figuring out who done it in either time line? Are Bonnie and Clyde more red herrings? How is Ellie related to them?

I still think Ellie has something to do with the present day murder because she acted way too suspicious. I think Flora and Flora's guy friend (I forget his name) were involved in the murder of the past. I find a weird connection to Flora's boyfriend and Ellie both being artists

20- A big reveal and a cliffhanger. Had you figured out who David was, and why Stevie recognized him? How many unanswered questions do you still have? Will you read the next book?

I had not figured out who David was. I literally saw no evidence for that. I believed that his parents were dead. But it makes sense that Stevie recognized him (I forgot about that detail). I definitely will read the next book because I want to figure out who the killers were!

DQ's Day 3
Chapters 15 -22

11. I know this is much earlier in the book but it is bothering me. What is the significance of the Game playing - particularly Monopoly being compulsory at least every week?

I thought the reason for the game playing at least every week was because this book is setup kinda like a Clue game. But I don't know the significance of monopoly. Maybe its hinting towards the people who were kidnapped are properties and being sold away (through the ransom money) but thats a random guess.

12. What is Hayes hiding in his conversation with Gretchen? What does he owe her and do you think this is important ?

I read ahead because I got stuck in the book and didn't realize I was so far ahead so ill leave this answer with what I thought. I thought he owed her money or fame. Just because he is famous and he has money and he could easily help her get famous.

13. I like the point that Stevie makes about it being important to write everything down immediately. If you were Stevie and writing down what happened up to Hayes's death what would your list contain? What would be in your "brain attic" ?

I would write down everything that happened that day and anything that seemed suspicious to me. So the order of events leading up to Hayes' death like filming and the Hayes and Maris staying longer. Then Hayes telling Maris he didn't need her to stay. I would also include the missing key because that stuck out as suspicious to me

14. Solving Riddles is no more my forte than solving crime. So who can solve the riddle "What is always on a staircase but never on a stair?"

The only answer I can think of is a case. Its on staircase but not on stair. But thats not a very helpful answer

15. Stevie is worried that her parents are going to withdraw her from Ellingham. How would you react as a student and / or a parent in this situation?

I don't really think I would have much time to react as my parents would be up there in a second picking me up. I would probably still want to stay at the school even though there was a murder or death just because of how amazing this school is. I would just try to stay in groups with people so Im never alone

DQs Day 2 - Oct 17
Chapters 7 through 14

6.) What did you think of the yurt party? Anything or anyone peak your interest?

I found it to be pretty awkward but that just might be because theyre young and don't know each other yet.

7.) What do you think about the overall setup of the school? Would you of wanted to go to a school like this for your last two years of high school? Would you send you kid to a school like this (your real or nonexistent kid)?

I really like the setup of this school. It allows you to focus on the subjects you like instead of forcing everyone to take the same subjects (some of which will never be used by that student because they will have a different major in the future). I also like how they get breaks in the day because back in high school it was pretty exhausting goin from class to class to class. I would've loved to go to this school in high school and I would send my child as well.

8.) The historic case seems very similar to the Lindbergh Baby case down to the multiple money drops, marked bills, questionable confessions, foreign suspects with limited English, random FBI agent involvement, and late introduction of the police. The biggest different is Iris being taken as well as Alice (plus Alice being 3). We now know what happened to Iris, do you think Alice has a parallel fate to the Lindbergh baby? Or do you think she's alive (or lived to adulthood anyway)?

I researched the Lindbergh cases back in my junior year in high school and that was one of the things I was thinking of while reading this. I very quickly noticed the familiarity between this book and the Lindbergh case. I also related this book to clue just with the mention of game being in like EVERY chapter and the murder weapons. I think Alice is also dead unfortunately.

9.) Do you think the Senator her parents work for is involved somehow, or just a red herring?

Im slightly confused about this question still. I haven't decided if I think he's involved or red herring yet.

10.) Any thoughts on David, what his deal is, and why he seems so familiar to Stevie?

Part of me wants to believe he's just trying to flirt and doing an awful job of it, but with this book, part of me wants to believe he's somehow related in a way. I have no clue how he would seem familiar though

You guys can also use my ingredients. I dont think ive used any yet so theyre up for grabs. Just make sure to cross them out when used like Tammie said :)