mina’s Comments (group member since Nov 01, 2018)

mina’s comments from the The Procrastinators Book Club group.

Finished chapter 8, and since it's not even noon, I'm pretty sure I'll finish the book today. I like how easy to read are these books.

I wonder what pros & cons are there to being linked to Stefan.

@Leslie you'll see the msgs in chapter 7. I died 🤣🤣

Samuel still has a death wish. Kissing Mercy after she accepted Adam... and in front of Adam..

I feel like I need some fan art for these books. Mercy being 30, okay. Adam looking like someone in their late 20s.. ooookay.. But Bran looking like a teenager.. I can't.

Ghosts are interesting to put among the creatures in Mercy's universe, but so far this story line is weak. Mercy isn't too concerned about the ghost, the mother just leaves her kid alone (yes, she leaves him with Mercy but... I wouldn't leave my kid with someone I used to know in college).

Chapter 3
The way chapter 3 stopped I just have to read more to know what happens next.

Chapter 5 (view spoiler)[
How did I forget about this 🤣 Like, a dead body is in the synopsis and I'm still surprised about it.
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Chapter 7 (view spoiler)[
“No, Ma. There’s nothing sticking out of his eye. I just thought it would be, I don’t know, more respectful.”
“Oh.” She nods. “Yes, you right, more respectful.” She pats me on the cheek. “I raise you so well.”

😂 yeah, that respectful act makes it all better, she was raised well.

“Meddy, how can you say that? Your aunties coming over, so late at night, coming to help us get rid of body, and we don’t even offer them any food?”
🤣🤣 Yeah, I'm liking this more.. and short chapters are helping a lot.. I mean, I planned on reading only 3 chapters, and here I am.. finishing chapter 7.

* Well him offering to make her food.. eggplant specifically... someone he met online.. on a dating site... not suspicious at all.
* Oh, god the msgs.
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I just saw when the "starting date" is, I thought it was the 10th 😂 Well in that case I won't be behind on reading. Atm I'm on chapter 1, almost done with it, and it's interesting but it didn't hook me. And honestly, if there wasn't the author's note in the beginning about her family and how she grew up, I would've liked it a tad less because there's something that didn't click with me from the beginning.. hoping it will later on, but not too late.

Prologue & Chapter 1.
I get how all of her cousins left the first chance they got, but I like how the MC stayed.. even though it must've been a little "claustrophobic" for her. I don't have a family like that, and am not super close with my parents I still get the feeling of being trapped in a invisible bubble because I don't get to say and do things how/when I want to do them because oh, what would they say and things like that. So only thinking about the MCs situation... it makes me panic a little.

I know that later on I'll get who is who in 1 sec, but right now I'm confused which aunt is which, and what is whose specialty in this family business.

Her mother's stunt is funny.. because I'm reading about it and I am not on the receiving end. I'm scared and excited to see who actually will show up, because I believe NOTHING that her mother tells her that the guy is like. I mean it's the internet.
🤣🤣🤣 Oh nooo, things got more catastrophic

I don't remember about Anna and Charles, how it happened. I read the books a while ago.. But did they fully go through with it? Like, they accepted each other, well Anna, as mates but did they finish the whole ritual?

Last night when I saw that I had to read 80 pages for the first day I was oh-oh, how will I manage, but it went by really fast. How would you feel if we read another book in the series later this month?

I'm glad that in every book Mercy recaps us on things that happened in the previous book(s)

I don't have things to say, maybe just mention somethings.

*It was interesting to meet her mother, I'm sure she was mentioned in the previous books but nothing more so I was a tad surprised when she showed up.. and she was alive 😅
* I think that at the moment I'm most curious about Sam.. Like, is having a mate going to "cure" him? If it was a normal book I would find that a total bullshit, however since these books have supernaturals and mates... maybe a mate will "fix" him instead of therapy 😅😂 But really, I'm curious if he will find a mate and not be lonely anymore, and if yes, I wonder who will it be, and when will it happen. I'm just a little tempted to go look for spoilers.

How was the book you guys?
What are your thoughts?
Are you going to read the next book in the series?

I'm excited to start this later today. Is anyone else joining me? It WOULD be more fun to discuss with someone instead with myself 😄

@Kylie Yes, that diner. Those things you said were exactly what made me just stare in disbelief. Bopeep said they see it as sarcasm... and okay, it can be, like heavy with irony and that's also okay. I love sarcasm however this particular "shade" of sarcasm/irony does not work for me.

@Bopeep I'm glad you enjoyed the book 😄 However, I'm sorry we didn't like it and our talk of it discouraged you from sharing your thoughts as you read.

I read both of those.. read everything in the Grishaverse, or at least the main books. Her books get better over time. S&B is the weakest but I would say it's pretty important for the whole universe. KoS is really good, I was impressed how her writing has evolved, and KoS is also a reason you should maybe read S&B since KoS is basically a spin off from S&b and SoC 😂

As for not loving the first chapter... That kinda became a Bardugo thing for SoC and KoS books, starting the story with a character that is not one of the MCs.

I'm not surprised you are not much invested, otherwise you would've sped through it 😂 Hopefully it gets better, and the MC drops her snobbishness or tons it down at least.

How is it going guys?

What do you like about the book or dislike? I'm up for hearing any or both 😃

Bopeep wrote: "I suppose it depends on the person and its surroundings. I usually think a lot about what others say, but I try to think that there are no hidden motives ^^'

Chapter 15
By the way, I've read the ..."

I didn't even pay attention to what his job is 😂😅 I thought he was the assistant.

It would make sense that after all that he has issues. I get the feeling of being judged, but not in that amount. I'm not going twisting things people said so that I get they think less of me 😅

Yeah, Oliver seems okay, a tad awkward and a little taking things to literally and being serious. 🤣 he definitely will need a lot of patience.

I'm glad you are enjoying it 😄 I expect spoilers from you later on

So, I continued reading because, even though I'm not really enjoying it, I'm not hating hating it.. so I need more to see that I shouldn't waste my time on it because it's not my thing.

Chapter 13(view spoiler)[ Emmm, didn't he tell his friends that he needs a boyfriend so that he doesn't end up fired? Why is he now "oh, but my friends might figure it out, because I'm such a catastrophe and I hate you"... (hide spoiler)]

Chapter 15(view spoiler)[ “I think I’ve done enough good here for one day. If you need me, I’ll be updating our Myspace page.”

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Chapter 17 (view spoiler)[ What the hell is this? This whole dinner or whatever it is with Alex and "Miffy". The way they act, it's so fake, and makes them look like some dumb rich people. I'm shocked right now with this chapter with them. (hide spoiler)]

I finished chapter 18, and I'm pretty sure I'm not picking up the book again. It got better compared to the first chapter, however it didn't get that good for me to think of it as a well written book. I feel like it needed some more development in the writing and the characters because Luc is so fucking annoying. If nothing else it's easy flowing and I read a lot fast without being aware of it.


I'm looking forward to your thoughts.. and spoilers if you read more than me.. I wouldn't mind finding out what happens in the book.. just not by reading it myself 😅

Kylie wrote: "I’m glad I’m not the only one not loving your his book. I thought it was because I’m still in a book hangover from the Court of Thorns and Roses series, and was unfairly comparing. But I guess it’s..."

🤣 I love it how the majority of us who are reading and discussing the book are not feeling love for this book.

I'm listening to the audio while also reading along, and if I had to only read it.. I don't know how much I would've read, this way I can speed it up.

Chapter 6

“I hadn’t thought of it that way. I just wanted you to enjoy the food, and I’d never impose my principles on people who don’t necessarily share them.”

Was it me, or had he basically said “I think you’re behaving unethically, but I assume I can’t expect any better from you”?

And is it me, or is Luc put himself down and making it like the other person was saying it? Because I don't see Oliver judging him, and saying he doesn't expect anything better than of him.
Okay, I get that your life is all shit.. but even though didn't have a present father and he was also a disaster doesn't mean you couldn't have made a better life and choices. I mean you present yourself like someone that NO ONE wants to hire, why? Because you were such a party boy, or your father was whatever, so people judge you on your father's behavior but also your behavior closed ALL doors for you, well except the dung beetle foundation.

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Chapter 10

Yeah, not saying your mother said something important came up it WAY better to say you can't come, can't explain why, and to just enjoy his date without you.
I'm not surprised his life is shit, not one bit.

I just now see that I haven't left any thoughts after finishing the book.

Yeah, the end was not as they planned. I liked it, but it lacked something.. it felt more like an intro to the story than a story. And I know that an intro is important and it shows us how things started and all that, but there wasn't any peak into the story.. maybe the end a bit when the killing started but.. it was the end it's not the same as when it happens 80% into the story and you are excited and can't wait to see how it'll end.

Bopeep wrote: "@Mina Yeah, that's the one! So the translators did a good job because it's the same nonsense (?)

@Amanda I don't think that's a cultural difference, but it seems the author need to put some funny ..."



Yep to the nonsense cocktail.
Well people see things differently. His "luck" 😂 is bad, but for me it could've been like a funny bad luck as a reader, but I didn't feel like it.. It felt it was trying too much 🤷‍♀️