Beauty Queens by Libba Bray - Restarting October 3rd 2019

[[deleted user]]

I'm going to lose my internet for a few hours, running some errands. But will pick this back up when I get home.

[Ashley]

Chapter 29: (view spoiler)[ This book is pretty strange. So I'm assuming the whole plane crash was planned. But why? Also what the hell is going on with Taylor? Is she still hallucinating or something? I'm still confused about a few things. (hide spoiler)]

[Ashley]

Done: (view spoiler)[ Overall, it was a pretty good book. I thought the epilogue was cute, and I like how they're all friends now. I still have a bunch of questions that I wish were answered. Was the crash planned, or was it just a coincidence? Why did the berries make Taylor go so crazy when the other girls recovered? What even happened to her? Good book, but I wish all our questions were answered. (hide spoiler)]

[[deleted user]]

Ashley wrote: "Lindsey wrote: "Though chapter 2 [spoilers removed]"

I agree! They seem pretty self centred and some of them come off as extremely stupid.

Chapter 16: [spoilers removed]"

(view spoiler)[ these girls are just dumb. It's amazing the things they don't know. (hide spoiler)]

[[deleted user]]

Chapter 33 (view spoiler)[ I have never been nor excited to be almost done with a book. I wanted to like this but it's not happening. Just pushing. My way through it. (hide spoiler)]

[[deleted user]]

Done (view spoiler)[ Let's just say that I'm happy that I'm done with this book. I was excited to get to the end of the book.

There was nothing there for me. I did not like it. I think because it took me so long to get into it that from the start I was not liking it.

It could have been written where the girls did not act so dumb from the start and act like educated girls.

Also is this a series? Or are we supposed to create our own answers to things.

I went from giving it a 1 to a 2.5 rating. (hide spoiler)]

[Maddie]

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Date Changed. Restarting October 3rd 2019. Happy Reading ☺

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[Jennifer]

Ch 10 - (view spoiler)[ OMG, I am dying laughing at this setup of these pageant contestants having to survive in the wild. Thank goodness not all of them are airheads (though I have a feeling by the end, we will find that none of them truly are). I am curious about what will happen with these secret agents on the island and how our group of beautiful misfits will muck up their plans. (hide spoiler)]

[❀ Crystal ✿ -]

17% (view spoiler)[Geezus how big is this snake that it ate a girl whole?!?!? And these damn footnotes are annoying. It's distracting and via the audio, there's all these jingles that are killing me lol. I doubt I could survive an hour with these girls let alone being stranded on an island. I mean wtf, they are practicing their dances and shit instead of finding food, water and/or shelter smh (hide spoiler)]
23% (view spoiler)[OK so I am teetering on liking this more on audio than I would just reading it. The author does a rather annoying but funny impression of each of the characters. I think the inflection is making this much more enjoyable. And when I put in the third disc... "Disc 3 of Beauty Queens - Kind of like Brittany has three nipples but she doesn't like to talk about it so forget I mentioned it" LMAO. (hide spoiler)]

[Jennifer]

Ch 16 - (view spoiler)[ Alright that is just wrong. I really hope the author didn't just kill off the only girls of color in the book just to make a point. (hide spoiler)]
Ch 27 - (view spoiler)[ I am really feeling for Adeana right now, and part of me really hopes she can make up with the pirate despite what occurred between them. What is wrong with me??? That's not the message I should be getting from that situation! I just want her to be happy. (hide spoiler)]

[Jennifer]

Ashley wrote: "Lindsey wrote: "Though chapter 2 [spoilers removed]"

Chapter 16: [spoilers removed]"

The commercials do hit a little to close to reality. I keep thinking of those Carl's Jr. commercials.

[Jennifer]

Finished - (view spoiler)[ Hilarious. I probably shouldn't be, but I was highly entertained. It's like Sharknado - I couldn't not watch it.

I loved how the girls got lost to find themselves and each of them came out of the experienced with a truer sense of self and confidence. And of course, the evil "James Bond -type" villain was thwarted in the end too. (hide spoiler)]

[❀ Crystal ✿ -]

48% (view spoiler)[I’m glad the girls are finally moving on from the pageant and focusing on being on island. Together they have all these useful skills, I’m surprised honestly, I thought they’d be dying off by now lol I’m wondering if they’re going to be the ones saving themselves in the end. (hide spoiler)]
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Finished (view spoiler)[I had no idea what to expect from this and I really enjoyed it. Shocked at how Taylor ended up staying kinda crazy and on the island. Also glad Adina didn’t forgive Duff that was messed up. And happy Petra got her HEA. Cute ending too with a pageant in the future. (hide spoiler)]

[❀ Crystal ✿ -]

Jennifer wrote: "Finished - Hilarious. I probably shouldn't be, but I was highly entertained. It's like Sharknado - I couldn't not watch it.

I loved how the girls got lost to find themselves and each of them cam..."

I agree I’m blown away by how funny this ended up being. Glad all the girls found their inner bad@$$es in the end 🤣