This World We Live In by Susan Beth Pfeffer → Start Date: October 3, 2013

[Jacquelyn, thebrunettebooknerd]

Join Trisha and I as we continue with the third book in the Last Survivors series! :D

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

WOOHOO!! So excited!!! I can't wait to merge people from book 1 with those in book 2 and see how this goes.

:)

[Jacquelyn, thebrunettebooknerd]

I know! :D Me too! :D

[Jacquelyn, thebrunettebooknerd]

Yay! Got my copy from the library tonight!

This is the shortest one so far- only 239 pages!

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

Wow, short? I wonder if it will be tough to read :(

[Jacquelyn, thebrunettebooknerd]

Yeah, me too!

Also, I am interested because this was meant to be the last book. If you read the reviews people will say goodbye to this series and the have it on shelves such as last book in series. When she published the fourth book everyone was so excited because NOBODY was expecting it. So I am wondering how this one ends and the fourth one picks up!

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

oh wow, I didn't know that!! hmmmm....

I think this one will be good though :) I'm excited just to see where this one goes
it's awesome we'll have another one!

[Jacquelyn, thebrunettebooknerd]

I think it will too! :D So excited!!

[Jacquelyn, thebrunettebooknerd]

getting ready to start this one!

have you started yet? (:

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

just getting ready to!! :D I can't wait!

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

looks like this one is broken up in months (and then each set of chapters starts over with each month)

should we come back after each month??

[Jacquelyn, thebrunettebooknerd]

Yay! :D And I saw that too!

Sounds great!! :D

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

okay

I'm through the first chapter, April

and I can't lie, it's great to be back with them
I'm so glad she, both brothers AND the mom are alive

and

I love that (view spoiler)[ they get weekly food deliveries. I love that it comes with news! I think that is very realistic, that news and information is spread through deliveries.... (hide spoiler)]

[Jacquelyn, thebrunettebooknerd]

I am through the first chapter. A little further than that actually. I am in Chapter 3.

It is great to be back with them! (: I missed Miranda and the crew!

I love how realistic it is as well. It makes you think. Like if this happened to us, would that be the way we received our food and news? I love how realistic it is!

[Jacquelyn, thebrunettebooknerd]

I know this isn't a month but during Chapter 2..

(view spoiler)[ I was so happy for Miranda and her family when they found all of those supplies! I was surprised they found that much! (: (hide spoiler)]

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

Ch 2

House raiding (view spoiler)[ yeah!! I'm so glad they went to the houses nearby and got supplies. Miranda is really doing a great job of adjusting. She started out so selfish and whiny in the first book. She's really grown (hide spoiler)]

Food (view spoiler)[ oh no...no more deliveries. I'm so sad but I'm glad they are still getting food. (hide spoiler)]

Rain (view spoiler)[ what does it mean? I talked with my husband and he said it must mean that the sun is getting through the ash cover.
I hope so!!! they need the warmth! The possibility of growing food again!! (hide spoiler)]

trip (view spoiler)[ ugh, I'm so nervous about their fishing trip. SO MANY things can go wrong.
and we don't know how dangerous it is out there right now :( (hide spoiler)]

and their mom is so smart

(view spoiler)[ keeping them busy
cleaning not only gives them something 'normal' to concentrate on, but it also gives them a purpose
and it keeps them healthy

even doing the school work gives them 'something' so they don't succumb to depression and the will to live.. (hide spoiler)]

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

May:

ch 3

lol!! As soon as I say (view spoiler)[ she's matured, she has a huge hissy fit! LOL!
(hide spoiler)]
Ch 4


(view spoiler)[
OH HOLY MOLY!! finding her mom face down in the water?!?!? I'm so glad she got her breathing again! Wow, to think it could have been that quick and that ridiculous! She's been through so much!!! I'm so glad she saved her! (hide spoiler)] that was scary!

ch 5

I'm sorry, what?!?! (view spoiler)[ Matt's wife??? That was so unexpected I almost laughed at the book. what is Matt thinking??? He can't.....uh, get intimate with her!!! There are NO DOCTORS!!!! :( what is he thinking...this is not a time to make families!! (hide spoiler)]

ch 6
I'm not going to lie (view spoiler)[ her brother being so in love with Syl is just weird.
it's a weird where this story is going. This storyline just seem so odd to me. I hope it gets back on track soon (hide spoiler)]

ch 7

bands (view spoiler)[ what a scary thought. break your leg and they just leave you behind to die. sad reality I guess. but it's just so ugly :( (hide spoiler)]

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

June:

yay!!! They arrive! FINALLY!!!

ch 8
okay wait...

(view spoiler)[ there's Julie and there's Alex...... Wasn't Julie supposed to get on the boat?!?! (hide spoiler)] am I not remembering book 2 right?

wow, this is a heavy chapter
Food (view spoiler)[ yeah, it's an issue with lots of mouths to feed.
although i can see where Matt is coming from - I can see where his mom is coming from too.
if they don't band together, than they will all die. You have to starting thinking as a group and not just for yourself (hide spoiler)]

Ch 9

water (view spoiler)[ OH YAY!!!! what a great thing they have now!!! RUNNING WATER!!! (hide spoiler)]

coupling (view spoiler)[ ugh, I hate that they are all coupling up.
Jon and Julie
and miranda is starting to look at Alex.

and Matt's married. lol this is such an odd turn... (hide spoiler)]

Mrs. Nesbitt's (view spoiler)[ wow, good thinking on their part. having him claim to be Mrs. Nesbitt's son....I hope it gets them food!! (hide spoiler)]

ch 10

Julie (view spoiler)[ really seems like she's grown up quite a bit. at least through Miranda's eyes, she seems pretty cool (hide spoiler)]

Alex (view spoiler)[ his days searching bodies for items is really paying off. (hide spoiler)]
now that they've found (view spoiler)[ all this food in one house (YAY!!!) Alex doesn't mind getting the keys!! (hide spoiler)] they really have survived differently, haven't they....

Syl... (view spoiler)[ man I hope she isn't pregnant. she's sleeping quite a bit, isn't she??? ugh.... (hide spoiler)]

ch 14
Miranda's dream (view spoiler)[ about the sleeping pills was seriously disturbing.... (hide spoiler)]

ch 16
wow (view spoiler)[ just love me and let me go

I can't believe she wants to leave. wow (hide spoiler)]

ch18

omg. oh. my. gosh....

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

and...I'm done

this was very good

I can't wait until you are reading it and I can see your comments!!!

what do you think so far??

and don't worry, take your time.

[Jacquelyn, thebrunettebooknerd]

Wow! All the spoilers up to Chapter 8 are so accurate! :D

I was thinking exactly the same thing with Matt's wife! I had it on text-to-speech and was putting the milk back into the fridge and heard that and almost dropped the milk! It's insane!

And yay! So glad you liked it! :D

I am liking it and excited to see when they meet and storylines start merging, which probably will begin soon.

And no it's fine! This book is such a quick read it shouldn't take me much longer!

[Jacquelyn, thebrunettebooknerd]

And I am done! :D

This was my least favorite of the series so far. But I still liked it! I have a few things I have to do right now so once everything calms down I will post all of my thoughts! I have a lot of them!!

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

oh no!
let me know when you're back and we can chat

you didn't like this one huh?
it was a little odd

but I think I liked it more than book 2

[Jacquelyn, thebrunettebooknerd]

It was odd. I did like it though. did you read my review?

I will be able to chat in an hour or so! :D

[Jacquelyn, thebrunettebooknerd]

I really didn't want all of those couples to form.. I feel like it kind of ruined it. :/

I am ready to discuss when you are!

[Jacquelyn, thebrunettebooknerd]

Also, I think the 4th book is told by Jon's POV.. I read the summary and it seems like it is based around him.. And that scares me. I don't want him whining about Julie the entire time. He definitely was not my favorite character.

I am in the #4 spot in the holding list! Let me know some dates that would work for you!

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

sorry, I didn't see these updates!!

okay...

Yeah, the couples were a little frustrating.
I didn't mind Miranda and Jon having a crush seemed to make sense too

BUT the older brother getting married on a whim?? Especially when she was SO stingy with the food! No way would he have chanced that. It just made no sense and didn't flow with his character at all.

were you surprised that Julie died?? I was surprised! I thought the author typically kept everyone alive, that he wouldn't kill off anyone except the friend in this book.

Hmm...4th book told by Jon
I hope he's not whiny. He seemed to kind of mature, hopefully it's farther into their survival.

ugh, well, it feels like we should finish out the series~ :D

I'll request the book tomorrow and we can start throwing around dates......

[Jacquelyn, thebrunettebooknerd]

It's okay! :D

And oh my gosh! The whole thing with Matt and Syl was totally ridiculous! You should be thinking of survival, not marriage. I was so surprised.

And yes-- I was surprised when Julie died! I actually wrote a book status on it after I read and it said something like this. "Truthfully I had no idea that would happen. With this series, I should expect the unexpected but I definitely wasn't here."

Yeah, I am definitely going to read the 4th book but hope hope hope it's good! :D I think I have gotten so used to Miranda and Alex that it is weird to see Jon's POV.

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

okay, I just put a request in at my library but I'm 5th on the waiting list.....and there are only 6 or 7 copies

so this one might take me a good 6 weeks to get :(

let's chat again when we get farther down the list and set a date

or do you want to go ahead and pick a date in November and then we can change it if we don't get our books in time?

[Jacquelyn, thebrunettebooknerd]

Mine could take a few weeks as well. How about let's wait when we get farther down the list and set a date! :D

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

sounds good Just don't let us forget :D I'm on a mission to finish series this year :D

[Jacquelyn, thebrunettebooknerd]

Oh trust me, I won't! I am hoping to finish some series too! It makes it so much easier when you have a buddy and a set date you will read each book! :D