Independent Study (The Testing #2) by Jolle Charbonneau → Start Date: May 6, 2014

[Kathy]

ok!! lol! :D

[Kathy]

Did you say you owned this one?

[Vicki]

Nope

[Kathy]

lol! Ok! When is your copy due back? :D

[Vicki]

May 30

[Kathy]

Is it one you have from link? Can you renew it?

[Vicki]

Yes, unless someone has a hold on it but it's from my own library system. I should be able to renew it until June 21.

[Kathy]

I was just thinking we may make a new date. I just don't know if I will be able to get this one done along with everything else. Let me know if you can renew it. :)

[Vicki]

Just plan on it because I've only had a problem renewing one book from my regular library system.

[Kathy]

ok! I hope so. I don't want to push this one back but I have too much already to get finished in May. Thanks again! :D

[Vicki]

Sure :) So what's our new date?

[Kathy]

um...don't hate me! lol!!
But I was thinking that I prrobably wouldn't be able to get this again before June 21. At least the harcover I know for sure, we have 3 copies and there are 18 holds for it. My copy is due back on 5/13.

But I was able to download the ebook and it's due back 5/22. We have 5 copies and 4 holds. So I think maybe we should try to finish this one if we can. I'm sorry I'm being wishy washy! lol!!

What do you think? :D

[Vicki]

Lol I think I'm lost! Haha! I'm good with finishing it now rather than later. The order I read most books doesn't matter.

[Kathy]

yeah, I realized AFTER I said maybe we should change the date that I wouldn't be able to get a copy in time to read it. So since we still have ours we can go ahead and finish really quick! :D

[Kathy]

And I'm sorry, I didn't mean to confuse you. :(

[Vicki]

It's okay. My first name is Confused! Lol

[Kathy]

lol! And mine is Distracted!! :D

[Vicki]

Haha so together were CD LOL

[Kathy]

I sent my hardcover back to my library today.
So I have until 5/22 to get this one done.

It has 19 chapters, so we could do 8 chapters for 2 days and on the 3rd day do 9 chapters. I don't know how many pages that is per day, again with my library's ebook copy doesn't give page number except within the chapters. Let me know what you think. :D

[Vicki]

When I get home I'll check it out and let you know. I might take longer to read mine because Eternity Cure is due 5/17 and I can't renew it.

[Kathy]

Yes! I meant to say that we can start Eternity Cure tonight or tomrrow and then when we are done with it we can start this one because our copies are due later than yours for Eternity Cure.

Sorry for the confusion. :D

[Vicki]

Oh, okay then. That works. I started it last night and got to something like page 20. I could not keep my eyes open for anything! LOL

[Kathy]

lol! Yeah, me too!
I was reading and I was almost done with it but my eyes were burning and I had to go to bed! lol! :D

[Vicki]

I've don't that before! Lol

[Kathy]

So we are starting this one tomorrow or Monday?

[Kathy]

Vicki, are you ready to start this one soon?
My copy is due back on Thursday and it will expire on it's own. Let me know! :D

[Vicki]

Oh no! Okay, we can start tomorrow then?

[Kathy]

Yes! Yes! Sounds great! And I can't wait!!
Look I rhymed!!! lol! :D

[Vicki]

Kathy I never saw your message from 3 days ago. I can start tonight if you like.

I started Don't Look Back today and read through ch. 8.

[Kathy]

That's ok! It shouldn't take too long to read this one.
We can start tomorrow. And then I can start Don't Look Back. :D

[Vicki]

Okay rest your headache!

[Kathy]

Should we do a reading schedule on this one too? :D

[Vicki]

When do you need it done by? Are you using it for tag line theme? If so, I am too so a schedule might be good.

[Kathy]

I have 2 days left. It expires on Thursday. :(

[Vicki]

May 20: Ch. 1-3 (pg. 1-46)
May 21: Ch. 4-6 (pg. 47-92)
May 22: Ch. 7-9 (pg. 93-145)
May 23: Ch. 10-12 (pg. 146-191)
May 24: Ch. 13-15 (pg. 192-251)
May 25: Ch. 16-19 (pg. 252-310)

I'll try to stick to this best I can. Tomorrow night I have my (step) granddaughter's graduation ceremony at 6:00 to go to. But I'll stay as close to it as possible.

[Kathy]

Okay, I have to be done by Thursday night.
But I will come back and discuss with you as you read! :D

[Vicki]

OMG two days? Then we'd have to read half now and half tomorrow!!! Lol

[Vicki]

How late do you have it till? I can set aside Don't Look Back. I'm about 38-40% done. I'll read this with you as MUCH as I can!!!

[Kathy]

Yeah, I know. lol!
There are 6 people ahead of me to renew this, but I was able to place a hold on it again so if I don't finish it I won't have to wait that long. We have 5 copies so that's not bad. Compared to 3 copies for the hardcovers and a lot more people on hold for it.

If I don't get it done I will look for something else to fill the spot for my mom's favorite color. I know she likes yellow too and I have a copy of checked out. So I could read that. When is your copy due back?

[Vicki]

Not till May 30

[Kathy]

ok It's really good so far! :D

[Vicki]

I"m going to read some of this one now.

[Kathy]

I might have some of Thursady to read as well.
At least I hope so! I work tomorrow 12 to 6 and when I work those hours I don't get hardly any reading done! lol! :D

[Vicki]

Yep and you already know my schedule for tomorrow! Summer hurry up!!! Lol

[Kathy]

lol! Yes! Hurry hurry! :D

[Kathy]

5 chapters in

Cia (view spoiler)[ I still like her! She's so smart! Like if Katniss was a geek, her name would be Cia! lol! (hide spoiler)]

Michal (view spoiler)[ I'm so glad he stopped her from leaving! I mean that was really scary seeing Obadiah being thrown into that van...dead! And hearing the conversation of Dr. Barnes and that lady? But she has to stay! If she left it would put her family at risk, not to mention all of the other future candidates for The Testing! (hide spoiler)]

Tomas (view spoiler)[ Haven't seen much of him so far, but I have a question for you! We know that Tomas likes her, says he loves her! But what about Michal? Do you think he is a potential love interest?

I'm just thinking if Tomas turns out to be bad, then there has to be someone else for her, right? I mean, sure the author could decide not to give her one in the end. I have read an entire series of 5 books and then at the end the girl wound up not picking either of the guys! Talk about spitting bullets! I was so mad!! lol!

I hope that doesn't happen with this one! I think, if it says romance? Well, you know there had better be some and then they wind up together or one of them dies! I have only read one book (standalone) where the guy and girl didn't end up together and I still liked it. So I guess it could happen, but I don't want it to! lol!

Sorry for the rambling! lol! :D (hide spoiler)]

I will read more tomorrow before I go into work! :D

[Vicki]

Like you said, intense already!

Cia: (view spoiler)[ Yes, she's a smart cookie all right, but she takes chances that make me nervous! (hide spoiler)]

Michal: (view spoiler)[ I am SO glad that he is not a bad guy, unless he's duped me! LOL I remember the mystery around him in book one, so this explains it. He must have bee looking at her all along as a rebel to be! (hide spoiler)]

Tomas: (view spoiler)[ I really would hate to see him be deceptive, but that question has been there since book one, too. I really hope that he's still a good guy and that he hasn't been "turned." LOL (hide spoiler)]

Romance: (view spoiler)[ Oh yeah, I definitely think there could be a love interest eventually or even a triangle. I just would hate to see anything bad happen between Cia and Tomas since they've been friends for so long and are from the same area. (hide spoiler)]

Dr. Barnes: (view spoiler)[ Oh man, he's almost as bad as Sarren! LOL What's scary is (if I understood correctly) is that he doesn't want the smartest people because they might overthrow him/his rule. Did you get that? Or if they believe that someone has huge potential for whatever reason, that could get them "redirected." That's scary because we both know how smart Cia is! (hide spoiler)]

[Kathy]

Vicki wrote: "Like you said, intense already!

Cia: [spoilers removed]

Michal: [spoilers removed]

Tomas: [spoilers removed]

Romance: [spoilers removed]

Dr. Barnes: [spoilers removed]"

Cia (view spoiler)[ She does make me nervous too! All these situations they find themselves in are crazy!! I'm glad she's doing okay so far! (hide spoiler)]

Michal (view spoiler)[ Right? I'm so glad he is on her side! I don't think he duped us! I hope not! lol! He really must have saw something in her when he first met her! (hide spoiler)]

Tomas (view spoiler)[ I hope he isn't bad either! I want him to be good! Because he is her friend, he is the only person she has there from Five Lakes and I think it would really tear her up if he betrayed her! (hide spoiler)]

Romance (view spoiler)[ Okay good! I was just wondering if I was reading too much into that! lol! (hide spoiler)]

Dr. Barnes (view spoiler)[ He's awful! I think you're right, he wants to be able to control the smart people. If they are not within his reach or if they are too smart like Cia then he would find ways to get rid of them. It makes for a very intense and very good book! (hide spoiler)]

I will post my thoughts on what I have read so far tonight after I get home from work. :)

[Vicki]

I'm getting ready to read a little more. What chapter are you reading or done with?

[Kathy]

Sorry Vicki, I had to get ready for work when I posted that. I finished chapter 8 at that point. I'm now 10 chapters in! :D

Damone (view spoiler)[ What an arrogant jerk! I can't believe that he wanted to leave her in that box! I hope she can stay away from him, but I think he is going to cause her problems! And even after she saved him from that man eating snake! (hide spoiler)]

Will (view spoiler)[ He is starting to show his true colors! But at least he wasn't ok with leaving Cia in that box! (hide spoiler)]

Enzo (view spoiler)[ I think I like him. Not as a love interest...maybe! lol! But I think he could be a good friend to Cia. Maybe he will watch her back. (hide spoiler)]

The Induction (view spoiler)[ Did you get the feeling it was kind of like a hazing? It gives the officals a look at how the deal with stress and all of that other stuff. I don't know, I guess it seemed like it at first anyway with the cage and Will hanging by his ankles! lol!

But then Olivia pushed Ransom! She pushed him into the ravine! And now he's dead! It's so sad! (hide spoiler)]

Cia (view spoiler)[ What did we say about her being too smart? Yeah! That's why she has NINE classes! Because they want her to fail! Because she is from the colonies! Sure they think maybe someone helped her, because she can't actually be THAT smart! She's from Five Lakes! UGH! (hide spoiler)]

It's getting more intense, Vicki! OMG! It's getting crazy!!