No One Else Can Have You by Kathleen Hale → Start Date: February 6, 2014

[Katie]

Hannah and I will be reading this. I don't know when my copy will come, so we haven't chosen a start date yet.

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

Hmmm...this book sounds good

our ability to reserve books at my library will come back on-line tomorrow and I'll see if I can get this book :) I'd love to join if I can!

[Megan]

I'd love to join! This book sounds interesting, I put it on hold at my library. I don't know when I'll get it though.

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

Yay I'm in! I've got a hold on the book

I should have it pretty quickly
do we want to try to set a tentative date (we aren't really supposed to have threads with no dates on them.....) how about 1st week in February and we can just pick a day.

then if it comes sooner we can change the date?

[Katie]

We can tentatively set the 1st week of February. I am 2nd on the hold list, and the one copy that my library has is still being processed. I don't know when the 1st person will get it, and they can have it for up to 3 weeks. If they read it faster and return it, I may get it earlier, but otherwise, it will probably be at least 3 weeks before I have it.

[Vicki]

Depending on when the TBR date is, I'd like to join if I am able.

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

so..we're getting closer....ready to set a date??

how's 2/5 or 2/6?

[Katie]

Either of those dates works for me. My book actually just came in to the library, so I will be picking it up this weekend.

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

lets go with 2/6 and see if that works for everyone

can you update the link with the new date (instead of TBD)?

woohoo I can't wait!

[Katie]

Awesome, I'm excited to read this one.

[Rebecca]

Hi I own this book. It sounds really good, can I join?

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

Of course! We'd love for you to join Rebecca!!

[Katie]

Is everyone ready for this tomorrow?

[Vicki]

I won't be able to join...but you all enjoy! :o)

[Rebecca]

I'm all set :)

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

Ready! I'm so excited!

look like we have ACK! No chapter numbers! Ugh, I hate that...

well....do we want to try to go by page then?
I could put up a "post back" schedule if we pick a rough page amount..
maybe 70 pages?
more? less?

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

Vicki wrote: "I won't be able to join...but you all enjoy! :o)"

awww :( we'll miss you!

[Katie]

I noticed that too when I was looking at my copy of the book. 70 pages sounds good. I'll post after whichever chapter break is closest to 70 pages.

[Katie]

I checked my book, and page 70 is actually exactly the end of a chapter, so that would be a good check back point.

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

Okay, so if we aim to come back about every 70 pages it looks like this:

Come back When you finish:
Crosshairs
Single Shooter
Sheltered
Banzai


woohoo! I can't wait!

[Rebecca]

That looks good. Im excited :)

[Katie]

Okay, that looks good.

[Katie]

I've read through Crosshairs and I really like this so far.

Kippy (view spoiler)[I can understand why she messed up when giving the eulogy. It must have been really hard for her to come up with what she could say while standing up there. I feel like this book does a good job showing all of Kippy's feelings after Ruth's murder. (hide spoiler)]

Ruth (view spoiler)[The things she wrote in her diary about Kippy were awful. I wonder about their friendship, because it seems like Ruth was only pretending to be friends with Kippy, but Kippy clearly thought they really were friends. (hide spoiler)]

the murder (view spoiler)[Ruth's murder was pretty gruesome, the way it was described. (hide spoiler)]

Davey (view spoiler)[I can see why he said what he did at the funeral. He knows that people in the town are pretending like Ruth's death wasn't a murder, but he isn't going to pretend that. (hide spoiler)]

Colt (view spoiler)[From what's been said about him by all the people in the town, he doesn't seem like a good guy. But I wonder what his motivation for killing Ruth would have been. (hide spoiler)]

Dom (view spoiler)[He seems like a good dad who cares about his daughter. (hide spoiler)]

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

I've read thru Single Shooter but I'm stuck in an office without a computer

But OMG I'm loving it!!

[Katie]

I'm glad you like it too.

[Megan]

I'm going to start reading it in a little bit. I'm glad you all are enjoying the book.

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

Thru: Single Shooter
Ruth (view spoiler)[ YIkes, she doesn't seem like the nicest friend
and she was kind of...crude
but no one deserves what she went through :( (hide spoiler)]

Colt (view spoiler)[ ugh, what a JERK! but he's too easy to finger as who did it. but was he really beating her up?
or were her bruises from her someone else?? (hide spoiler)]

diary (view spoiler)[ her diary is awful (hide spoiler)]

and wow - suspect list(view spoiler)[ so far I can't figure out who killer her
at first I thought it might be Kippy - but she wouldn't look for a murderer if she did it
and then I thought maybe Davey - but he's looking for her murder too
I just don't want it to be Ralph - he's been through so much and I really like him
I don't think it's the Sheriff - even tho he's just trying to close the case
and I don't want it to be her dad either :( I like Dom!

so....who does that leave?
Jim whoever? Who else have we been introduced to? hmmmm (hide spoiler)]

[Megan]

I just finished reading Crosshairs And WOW, I'm liking this book so far.

Kippy (view spoiler)[She cared a lot about Ruth, she was her only friend accept for Ralph and Kippy reading those things in the diary was sad. (hide spoiler)]

Ruth (view spoiler)[I don't really have a clue who murdered her, yet. But I don't think that it was Colt. (hide spoiler)]

[Katie]

I've read through Single Shooter now, but I can't post spoilers on my iPod so I'll post when I'm at home later. I am really liking this so far.

[Megan]

Done with Single Shooter UGGGHH, this book is so interesting! I don't want to put it down!!

Kippy (view spoiler)[I like how she is dedicated to Ruth, even after the things she read about herself in the diary. And I loved when she called Sheriff Staake's daughter a "Hoochie mama". That had me laughing out loud. :) (hide spoiler)]

Staake (view spoiler)[ Am I the only one that has a funny feeling about him? (hide spoiler)]

Libby Quinn (view spoiler)[ I don't know if I should consider her a suspect or not. :/ (hide spoiler)]

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

oooh Megan good point

Libby (view spoiler)[ Quinn. I guess I don't know if it's a girl or a boy who killed her! It could be her!! (hide spoiler)]

[Rebecca]

I am a little behind because I got a later start but I read up to Crosshairs:

Dom (view spoiler)[ I really like him. He is cheesy and embarrassing (what's with all the nicknames?) but I like him. (hide spoiler)]

Ralph (view spoiler)[I didn't eve think of him being the killer but I hope it isn't him. He is Kippy's only friend now! (hide spoiler)]

Ruth (view spoiler)[ seems like she was a pretty terrible friend (possibly person) but her death was really gruesome. That is a terrible way for someone to die. (hide spoiler)]

Kippy (view spoiler)[I feel so badly for her because she is already grieving and now she knows that her friendship was a sham. I wonder if she did have a crush on Ruth- because of the romantic comment but maybe she meant it another way? I like her though- she is awkward but I do like her and I feel sad for all of these people who have lost someone too soon (hide spoiler)]

Colt (view spoiler)[ I don't think her did it- he, like Ruth, seem like a terrible person but it seems too easy but that makes me worried because I don't want the real killer to be someone we know, and like. (hide spoiler)]

Davey (view spoiler)[ I feel sorry for him- it seems like her was already having a hard time and now that his sister is gone it will be worse (hide spoiler)]

Overall I am really enjoying the story and I want to know more about what happened.

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

OMG Yes

LOL Dom (view spoiler)[ and the nicknames! OMG My teen would KILL me if I started spouting off with "Hey Pimple"
I love the porcupine and Hugglemeister or whatever it is! LOL! some of these nicknames REALLY are accurate! (hide spoiler)]

I keep trying to tie the name of the book

AND

the symbolic (view spoiler)[ "using her as a scarecrow" and sewing her mouth shut.

why would someone do that? To keep her quiet? They "stuffed" her too! UGH! Awful....but does that have something to do with WHY she was killed?? I haven't figured it out yet.....but that's what got me thinking about Kippy... SHE was kind of jealous that she was getting ditched all the time. The whole "no one else can have you"

but not the sewing and stuffing ,right? Ugh, it's just so gruesome (hide spoiler)]

[Katie]

Here are my thoughts on Single Shooter, since I'm able to do spoiler tags now.

Ruth (view spoiler)[I don't really like her. I agree that her diary was awful. She says many bad things about her supposed best friend. She doesn't seem like she was a good person, but I don't think she deserved to be killed. (hide spoiler)]

Staake (view spoiler)[I think he doesn't really know how to go about investigating a murder, so he wants to pin it on a scapegoat who seems like a possible suspect. (hide spoiler)]

Colt (view spoiler)[I don't think he did it. He seems to have an alibi, and I don't know why he would have killed his girlfriend, even though he's not a good guy. (hide spoiler)]

Ralph (view spoiler)[He seems like a good friend, and I really like him, so I agree that I hope he didn't do it. (hide spoiler)]

Davey (view spoiler)[I like him too. He seems like a good guy who makes some mistakes because he's grieving. (hide spoiler)]

[Megan]

Okay, here are my thoughts on the story so far.

(view spoiler)[With the title being "No One Else Can Have You" I think that who ever killed her, did it because they were either jealous of her or her relationship with someone. (hide spoiler)]


Ralph (view spoiler)[I really like him, but he seems a little fishy. He ratted on Kippy to Libby about Mrs. Klitch. He kept trying to talk her out of investigating Ruth's death and saying that she may be doing that to help her grieve. Now he could have been doing that because he was concerned about her. (hide spoiler)]

Jim Steele (view spoiler)[ I don't think he did it but that opinion may change when I read the next few chapters. (hide spoiler)]

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

Megan wrote: "Okay, here are my thoughts on the story so far.

[spoilers removed]


Ralph [spoilers removed]

Jim Steele [spoilers removed]"

Ralph (view spoiler)[ Ugh. he was strangely at that rally against Colt....holding a sign and everything, wasn't he?

that seems odd since he doesn't seem to leave his video games much. :( man, I don't want it to be him tho. (hide spoiler)] the odd thing is tho (view spoiler)[ that he doesn't seem to want Kippy. He just comes over and plays video games....
he doesn't interact much with her unless she's crying (hide spoiler)]

[Rebecca]

My thoughts so far on Single Shooter

Colt (view spoiler)[ I don't think he did it- I think it's odd that he is still so cocky but I didn't think he did it in the first place... because it's too easy for a book (hide spoiler)]

Staake (view spoiler)[ I think he just really hates Colt and isn't used to investigating murders- I winder if he is really incompetent or if he just hates Colt (hide spoiler)]

Ralph (view spoiler)[ I think it seems odd that he didn't think that what Kippy discovered was suspicious but I don't want it to be him since he is the only friend Kippy has left (except Davey?) even though he only cares about his games? (hide spoiler)]

Kippy (view spoiler)[ The only reason why I don't think she did it (and had a psychotic break and forgot) is because she is suppose to be so skinny so I don't see how she could over power Ruth and string her up without help (hide spoiler)]

Libby (view spoiler)[ Is a pretty awful person (hide spoiler)]

"Uncle" Jimmy (view spoiler)[ Sounds gross and creepy but Kippy does say that taxidermy is something that people do- like with her cat which I find strange but I know people do it. (hide spoiler)]

[Rebecca]

I'm up to Sheltered

and so far

Kippy (view spoiler)[ she goes around calling a lot of people crazy for someone who is afraid that people will think she is crazy? (hide spoiler)]

Libby (view spoiler)[ is really annoying and a bit scary but her learning disability is constantly mentioned and that bothers me. I hope that it has a value later in the story because now it seems like "Libby is awful and stupid" and it rubs me the wrong way. Plus if she has a "severe" learning disability wouldn't she be put in a separate class? (hide spoiler)]

Dom (view spoiler)[ I feel bad for him because he is so worried about Kippy and he doesn't know what to do without analyzing everything or reading (hide spoiler)]

I don't have too much of an opinion on the other characters (other than what I have already said).

[Megan]

I finished this earlier today, but I am now just getting the chance to post about it.



No One Else Can Have You (view spoiler)[ I wasn't really shocked about who did it and why, I kind of already suspected the murderer and their reason for killing Ruth. (hide spoiler)]

Kippy (view spoiler)[ Her and her dad were the funniest two out of the book. Kippy had me laughing so much during this book! (hide spoiler)]

Albus (view spoiler)[ She was just one heck of a Sergeant, Lieutenant or General or whoever she was! She was fun to read about in the (view spoiler)[asylum (hide spoiler)] part of the book (hide spoiler)]

[Rebecca]

I finished a little earlier too and I agree (view spoiler)[ the killer was pretty easy to guess but I liked how she figured it out and escaped (hide spoiler)]

The funniest parts were (view spoiler)[ The anger management group except for the wife beating parts because DV isn't funny but I liked the fact that they thought she bit off Davey's finger (hide spoiler)]

Dom (view spoiler)[ I feel bad for him because he didn't believe Kippy and he let a killer into their lives (hide spoiler)]

I liked it, it wasn't without flaws but I did enjoy the mystery. Looking forward to seeing how everyone else feels.

[Megan]

@Rebecca

I also thought that part was funny (view spoiler)[ When Rosa thought Kippy relapsed and bit Davey's finger off, Lol. (hide spoiler)]

And the mystery was a good one.

[Katie]

I've finished through Sheltered now.

Libby (view spoiler)[I don't think she killed Ruth, but I don't really like her character. She seems to always forget that Kippy's name is Kippy, not Katie, and I feel like that would be something that she would remember. (hide spoiler)]

Dom (view spoiler)[I like him, and I feel bad about what Kippy said to him at the end of Sheltered. She said she wished her mom was there so it wouldn't be just him and her. He didn't deserve that because he is just trying to look out for her because he cares about his daughter. (hide spoiler)]

Mrs. Klitch (view spoiler)[I don't think she killed herself. I think whoever killed Ruth killed her because he or she didn't want her to prove that Colt had an alibi. (hide spoiler)]

Davey (view spoiler)[I can understand why he didn't want to talk to Kippy about what violent people are like during the war. He probably doesn't want to bring back memories of the war. (hide spoiler)]

Jim Steele (view spoiler)[I don't necessarily think he's the killer, but I do think his relationship with Ruth was strange. And he did get kind of violent with Kippy. (hide spoiler)]

Ralph (view spoiler)[The whole thing with him emailing everyone was strange, and I'm not sure why he did that. It was a bit suspicious. (hide spoiler)]

[Megan]

I thought the same thing about Mrs. Klitch (view spoiler)[ That it wasn't suicide but the murderer killed her to prevent her from giving Colt an alibi. (hide spoiler)]

Jim Steele (view spoiler)[ I did think that their relationship was a little strange. (hide spoiler)]

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

OMG!! I'm just finish ch Sheltered

but um...is the dad making...Hot Dogs fried in butter and mayonaise?? Has anyone else had this?? AND he's breaking up white bread? OMG LOL what IS this meal? does anyone know??

[Gisbelle]

lol That food did sound disgusting. And remember that salad?

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

OMG THAT salad!!! hahaha!!! THAT was awful!

[Gisbelle]

lol How you like it so far, Trisha?

[Rebecca]

The salad sounded terrible! the food did sound strange (not all of it) lol

[Gisbelle]

Rebecca wrote: "The salad sounded terrible! the food did sound strange (not all of it) lol"

I think the author wanted to make this small town as strange as possible. Everything was super weird there.

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

Kippy is CRAZY
she's seriously.....lol she's funny but she's nuts!

I mean, she's been through a lot but Yeah, her biting problems and her hugging to hard. lol