Tease by Amanda Maciel - Restarting June 3rd 2015

[rachel, x]

Sarah wrote: "29% [spoilers removed]"

(view spoiler)[Not at all! Silly girls! (hide spoiler)]

[rachel, x]

Sarah wrote: "47% [spoilers removed]"

(view spoiler)[I know right!? As if she can blame Sara for getting made that she was making out with her boyfriend!!!!!!!!!!!! (hide spoiler)]

[rachel, x]

62% - (view spoiler)[I cannot believe they would of and tell her mother about that! They don't have like actual proof she slept with ANY of them, let alone so many! (hide spoiler)]

[Sarah Elizabeth]

Rachel wrote: "Sarah wrote: "47% [spoilers removed]"

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(view spoiler)[ I totally agree. If you're snogging someone else's boyfriend, then you should expect to not be popular! (hide spoiler)]

[rachel, x]

Sarah wrote: "Rachel wrote: "Sarah wrote: "47% [spoilers removed]"

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(view spoiler)[There is seriously no excuse for that sort of stuff! How can you not expect to receive some hate? I mean sure its obviously okay if you were friends with him. I am friends with some of my friends' boyfriends but you cannot go around kissing them! (hide spoiler)]

[rachel, x]

75% - (view spoiler)[I don't know how I feel about her mum still. One minute she is acting weird and the next she is being all "motherly".

Oh, and I cannot believe that Dylan cheated on Emma with Sara! Now she is a bloody hypocrite! How can she hate on Emma for only KISSING her boyfriend when she just slept with HER boyfriend!? (hide spoiler)]

[Tati]

Whew, I'm here, finally!

I already finished it, and it was a pretty meh book, for me.

(view spoiler)[ Her dad was an as*, honestly. His outburst in the lawyer's office? Crazy. Who he thinks he is to barge in like that? And Sara was a bit annoying, she was clearly in the wrong, no matter why she did what she did (hide spoiler)]

[rachel, x]

Tatiana wrote: "Whew, I'm here, finally!

I already finished it, and it was a pretty meh book, for me.

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(view spoiler)[I agree her father wasn't very nice at all. He just came back and bossed everyone around like he owned them! (hide spoiler)]

[rachel, x]

100% - (view spoiler)[That was a crappy ending to a pretty crappy book. I didn't like Sara or the other characters. The plot was boring and repetitive. I liked the idea behind it though and I enjoyed seeing the bully's perspective for a change. Not a fan however. (hide spoiler)]

[Sarah Elizabeth]

I still think it would have been better if we had seen things from Emma's point of view as well. I think if we could have seen both sides of the story it would have been better.

[Tati]

It would have been definitely better, but that might have made us, readers, even more biased towards Emma, and I think the author wanted to show that, sometimes, bullies think that what they're doing is no big deal

[rachel, x]

Sarah wrote: "I still think it would have been better if we had seen things from Emma's point of view as well. I think if we could have seen both sides of the story it would have been better."

I completely agree. I would have enjoyed it sooo much more if we knew both sides.

[Abi]

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Restarting September 9th 2014

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[Rachel]

Been so behind on my buddy reads at the moment, should be starting this today or tomorrow :)

[Kate]

Hi mods! Can you please reset the thread for Feb 4? Thanks!

[Sarah Elizabeth]

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Date Changed. Restarting February 4th 2015. Happy Reading ☺

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[ɑƨħŵɑɡ ♥Team Magnus Damora FOREVER♥]

started this yesterday

6% (view spoiler)[I can see how dark the book is going to be & how fitting for discussing the theme of bullying and the consequences (hide spoiler)]

[Kate]

ɑƨħŵɑɡ ♥Team Magnus Damora FOREVER♥ wrote: "started this yesterday

6% [spoilers removed]"

Yes, you could say that considering (view spoiler)[it begins by a girl being questioned for something incriminating. (hide spoiler)]

Just finished the first 3 chapters which is around 16%.

(view spoiler)[I really can't relate on how high school went for them. It must be a cultural thing. I find these girls really shallow and immature. Making a facebook account for this girl they hated? Lol. I know bullying is real, but sometimes it just seems ridiculous on why they were driven to do it. (hide spoiler)]

[Kate]

34%

(view spoiler)[I feel bad for Tommy. His sister's actions affected him even when he did nothing wrong. That's just really sad! (hide spoiler)]

[ɑƨħŵɑɡ ♥Team Magnus Damora FOREVER♥]

31% (view spoiler)[ i think their issue is being insecure.. Bri's issue with Emma is her being an attention-seeker, an attention she really did not get from her parents 'coz they are separated. So she's doing this just to get some attention to her self too. I really hate Bri's schemes and i can't tolerate her. as for Sara, I think without Bri's off-hand remarks, she wouldn't act like she does. Not to make excuses for what they're doing, but that's what I got from the story so far (hide spoiler)]

[Kate]

46%

(view spoiler)[Apparently, Emma also had her faults. Everybody's just being immature and acting out of emotions. Even with Emma dead, Sara couldn't see how their actions have added fuel to the flame. Now, it is her turn to be invisible.

I agree with what you said. Sara also acts like a bitch to please Brielle. (hide spoiler)]

[ɑƨħŵɑɡ ♥Team Magnus Damora FOREVER♥]

Chapter 16 (view spoiler)[Dylan is a cheating jerk. if he's so into Emma he would not be with Sara. Seriously! This is getting so complicated. I wish we had Emma's POV.

I find it interesting that all girls have daddy issues.. (hide spoiler)]

[ɑƨħŵɑɡ ♥Team Magnus Damora FOREVER♥]

finished (view spoiler)[I think it ended in a very good way. That courtroom statement was awesome! and i loved reading what inspired Amanda Maciel to write about this and what real incident that influenced her story. Sara has grown up in the last few chapters but what did the kids get as punishment? maybe I missed it or something.. (hide spoiler)]

[Kate]

ɑƨħŵɑɡ ♥Team Magnus Damora FOREVER♥ wrote: "finished [spoilers removed]"

It was good thing that the ending went well. (view spoiler)[I also searched the inspiration for this book! Just a reminder that bullying is very real and can have dire consequences. I don't think there was a punishment because it was said near the end that people weren't happy that they decided to settle since they deserved a heavier punishment. I'm glad that Sara at least learned a lesson with everything that's happened and used it as an inspiration to promote goodness. (hide spoiler)]

[ɑƨħŵɑɡ ♥Team Magnus Damora FOREVER♥]

Kate wrote: "ɑƨħŵɑɡ ♥Team Magnus Damora FOREVER♥ wrote: "finished [spoilers removed]"

It was good thing that the ending went well. [spoilers removed]"

exactly.. I loved that redeeming act she did. Very touching!

[Sarah Elizabeth]

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Date Changed. Restarting June 3rd 2015. Happy Reading ☺

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[Iris]

July (view spoiler)[Sara sounds a little bit full of herself and Brielle seems nasty (hide spoiler)]
January (view spoiler)[Yeah, Brielle is a total b****. That facebook thing was not cool. If Dylan flirted with Emma,

that makes him a slut too, js (hide spoiler)]
July (view spoiler)[Sara should take her responsability in bulling Emma. So this Beth girl is sad for getting mono in a "non-hookuprelated way"? B****, shut up. Well if those two chicks bullied Emma, then they're being hypocrites or are really sorry? (hide spoiler)]
January (view spoiler)[I can't stand Brielle. I think Dylan just wanted to have sex and nothing more (hide spoiler)]

[Iris]

August (view spoiler)[Seeing Dylan is going to come back to bite her in the butt. And what happened on Valentine's Day? (hide spoiler)]
February (view spoiler)[Calling somebody "slut" just because there's nothing to do. And yes, Brielle is a bitch (hide spoiler)]
August (view spoiler)[Charmichael is cool guy, hope Sara doesn't ruin it (hide spoiler)]
February (view spoiler)[Hypocrite Sara. She bullies Emma but doesn't want Tommy bullying Alex. These girls must be really boring to be spending all that money/time in Emma (hide spoiler)]

[phoebe]

I think I'll join you guys for this one... I just started and I like it so far!

[Iris]

September (view spoiler)[Really? After everything that happened, she's still so judgemental? And if everyone in school bullied Emma, then they're guilty too. (hide spoiler)]
February (view spoiler)[Sara, you're forgetting Dylan is a slut too. I would have kicked both of her asses. (hide spoiler)]
September (view spoiler)[Oh man, this trial is not gonna be pretty (hide spoiler)]
February (view spoiler)[If I were Sara, I would have kicked Dylan's AND Emma's butt and find myself a HOTTER boyfriend. And sit and wait until Emma get with another guy with a girlfriend (hide spoiler)]

[phoebe]

16%: (view spoiler)[ I really like the main character (Sara I think), I think it's good that the author included some humor in the book due to that fact that it's a really serious topic (hide spoiler)]

[Iris]

phoebe wrote: "16%: [spoilers removed]"
I agree! (view spoiler)[I like Sara too, but I don't like Brielle (hide spoiler)]

[phoebe]

Iris wrote: "phoebe wrote: "16%: [spoilers removed]"
I agree! [spoilers removed]"

Yes! (view spoiler)[ I hate Brielle, she seems like she started a lot of the things that went on (hide spoiler)]

[Iris]

September (view spoiler)[Sara DID bully her, eventhough she's too stuborn to see it (hide spoiler)]
March (view spoiler)[It was so wrong for Dylan to cheat on Sara, but I truly believe she's better off without him. Her mom's right, she should let it go. (hide spoiler)]
September (view spoiler)[Sara is bad with words... Brielle is gonna throw her under a bus (hide spoiler)]
March (view spoiler)[Well, now Sara is no better than Emma (hide spoiler)]
September (view spoiler)[I want to know more about Charmichael! (hide spoiler)]
March (view spoiler)[WOW, Brielle doesn't ever stop. And Sara is dumb (hide spoiler)]

October (view spoiler)[I don't Sara should be seeing Dylan. (hide spoiler)]
March (view spoiler)[Well, Emma is fast. (hide spoiler)]
October (view spoiler)[Her dad is right. He's a dumbass for leaving his kids, but he's right. I love Carmichael? (hide spoiler)]
March (view spoiler)[Oh man, it made me sad to read that (hide spoiler)]
October (view spoiler)[At least Sara was more honest than those idiots (hide spoiler)]
November (view spoiler)[So.. it's over? She's just on probation (hide spoiler)]

[Iris]

I'd be nice to read a novella with Emma's POV ;)

[Sarah Elizabeth]

Iris wrote: "I'd be nice to read a novella with Emma's POV ;)"

That would be excellent!

[Rachel]

I'll be starting this in an hour or so :)

[Rachel]

10% (view spoiler)[ I really don't like Brielle! I'm not sure what to think about Sara yet (hide spoiler)]

[Rachel]

32% (view spoiler)[ Sara and Brielle really did some nasty things to Emma, but I don't know whether they can be blamed for her suicide? I mean Emma was already on anti depressants and was "troubled" so surely not all the blame could be put on Sara and her friends? Not that I'm justifying their actions of course (hide spoiler)]

[Rachel]

46% (view spoiler)[ wow it must be awful to go back to school and have everyone being so mean and judging you. Carmichael seems nice (hide spoiler)]

[Rachel]

Finished (view spoiler)[ I was surprised when Sara and the others took the plea bargain but it was better that they accepted some responsibility for what happened. I still don't think Brielle or Sara accepted fully what they'd done, but I don't think Emma was innocent in it all either. I'm really conflicted about this book right now (hide spoiler)]

[phoebe]

47%: (view spoiler)[ I originally thought it was kind of much for Sara to say that Emma was 'stealing her boyfriend' but I think Emma took it too far by kissing him... I feel like Sara is going to stop being friends with Carmichael or start pushing him away because she's too worried about her reputation.. I hope she doesn't, Carmichael is such a sweetheart! (hide spoiler)]

[phoebe]

Finished: (view spoiler)[ Carmichael is a cutie. I'm glad Sara took the plea and sincerely apologized for the stuff she did. Brielle doesn't seem like she has any awareness of the fact that what she does impacts other people. She also tries to make a joke out of stuff and deflect her issues onto other people, and I feel sorry for her. Like Rachel said, it's hard to place a blame on a certain person when the line between bullying someone and them "asking for it" is pretty muggy. (hide spoiler)]