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

[Kathy]

In the middle of chapter 12

You can look at this spoiler as long as you have read past chapter 10. I just saw something that reminded me I wanted to ask you something. :)

(view spoiler)[ Do you remember anything that Cia did that would make Dr. Barnes question her think her a threat? I can't think of anything at all! Nothing is coming to mind. (hide spoiler)]

[Kathy]

I'm 13 chapters in and I'm going to call it a night. I'm so tired! My head hasn't been hurting all that much today. Thank goodness! But I'm really tired! lol!

Tomas (view spoiler)[ He took his pill!! He confessed to everything! He remembers! He told her what happened to Zaandri! She was scared out of her mind! Tomas should not have pulled his knife! So now I'm not sure if they can get back to what they had before. I'm kind of sad! :( (hide spoiler)]

[Kathy]

I'm done

OMG! Vicki, where do I even start???

Cia (view spoiler)[ She is amazing! How she holds everything together. How she keeps a smile on her face when she crumbling inside. Knowing what she knows! She had to kill Damone! She was trying to kill her! And then she lost the switch to signal Tomas and the special transmitter are gone! OMG! I hope she can pull this off! This new rebel faction!

And her brother Zeen!! He's at the rebel camp! OMG! Thank goodness Michal told him to give a false name!!! And he answered her call at the end! Maybe if she tells him everything, he can get the raid called off? I hope he can do something! (hide spoiler)]

Raffe (view spoiler)[ I hope she can trust him! His dad supports Dr. Barnes! Surely his dad doesn't know what happened to Raffe's sister! Hopefully he will be able to get more recordings or some other kind of proof to take down Dr. Barnes! (hide spoiler)]

The ending!!! OMG! (view spoiler)[ Symon is a traitor! I had a feeling it was going to be him! When she heard him and Professor Holt talking, she said his voice was familar and she hadn't remembered their conversations so of course she wouldn't remember his voice! He shot Michal! I cried!! (hide spoiler)]

I know that I have left something things out, but there was SO much that went on in the last 3 chapters that I just couldn't remember it all! lol! I'm still prcessing what happened!

I will be here when you are ready to discuss! :D

[Vicki]

Ok I'm still in ch. 7 and dealing with another headache. Ugh!

[Kathy]

Oh no! I'm so sorry. I hope you feel better soon.
I will still be here when you post. I can't wait to see what you think! :)

[Vicki]

I'm going to doze a little bit and then I'll read more.

[Kathy]

okay I will be here. :)

[Vicki]

Kathy wrote: "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 [spoilers removed]

Will [spoilers removed]

Enzo [spoilers remov..."

Damone: (view spoiler)[ I know! I can't stand him! He just can't handle that Cia is so much smarter than he is, and rather than be glad she saved him I think he's angry because it "showed him up" or something of that nature. (hide spoiler)]

Induction: (view spoiler)[ Yeah, the "Induction" is crazy! I couldn't believe that cage they got locked in AND poor Cia getting locked in the box. She's one brave girl! I knew she'd get out somehow but I'm glad she had help. That makes me feel like she has someone watching her back. (hide spoiler)]

Olive: (view spoiler)[ WTH?? Didn't she hurt her own chances of "approval" from all the powers that be? I was NOT expecting that and why in the world would she do that to Rawson? For me that was out of nowhere! I sometimes wonder if some of the kids aren't just plants. LOL (hide spoiler)]

Tomas: (view spoiler)[ I don't know about him. Cia has too many questions about his loyalty. She's said quite a few times that he didn't tell her things that she seems to know now that he knew. So I am more concerned that he's not on the up-and-up with her. That saddens me. I hope I am wrong. (hide spoiler)]

I am done with ch. 10 and very tired so I don't think I'll stay up and read anymore. But I have a three day weekend so yippee! :o) I can't wait to finish and see what happens!

[Vicki]

Kathy wrote: "In the middle of chapter 12

You can look at this spoiler as long as you have read past chapter 10. I just saw something that reminded me I wanted to ask you something. :)

[spoilers removed]"

To answer your question (view spoiler)[ I don't think she's done anything other than blow their minds my her natural instincts to do every task well, threatening their grand scheme. Other than that I don't know of anything. And if I do, I forget what. LOL (hide spoiler)]

[Vicki]

I tried staying up to finish reading more, but I only got through ch. 12 cuz I kept dozing off. Now I am really going to bed. LOL

[Kathy]

Yay! I'm glad you'e liking it!

Damone (view spoiler)[ Yes!! He couldn't handle not being the leader and instead having to follow Cia and let her make the decisions for the group. He's such a jerk! (hide spoiler)]

Induction (view spoiler)[ I'm glad she had people backing her too! Just getting in that box would have been hard to do! Not knowing if they were going to leave her there, especially Will! She knows she can't trust him! (hide spoiler)]

Olive (view spoiler)[ It was the stress of the situation. Being the last group to arrive and then the bridge not being there was too much pressure I think. She didn't mean to do push him off. But yeah, that was sad. (hide spoiler)]

Tomas (view spoiler)[ I'm not saying anything about this spoiler! You will find out very soon what's going on with him! Chpater 12 or 13 is where you learn about him. (hide spoiler)]

My question (view spoiler)[ Yes, you are right. They do say one thing she did that they knew she did it, later on but I don't remember which chapter. (hide spoiler)]

Yay! I love 3 day weekends! :D

[Vicki]

When I posted about Olive I had just finished ch. 12, but in the beginning of ch. 13 they told that she (view spoiler)[ didn't mean to push him over the cliff. (hide spoiler)]

[Vicki]

I'm done! OMG!!! I was not prepared for everything that happened in the last few chapters. HOW does the author do that so well?

I'm not as good as you with my predictions because I never guessed that (view spoiler)[Symon was a traitor and he was the one using the rebels. I had NO idea. (hide spoiler)]

Cia: (view spoiler)[ I agree with you. I'd crap in my pants if I had to do any one of the things she did. LOL She is definitely brave and courageous. I like that she said she was "scared" and she wanted to quit because it just proves that one can be scared to death and still gather up the necessary strength and bravery to do what is needed under certain circumstances. (hide spoiler)]

Michal: (view spoiler)[ OMG I was SHOCKED, UNSUSPECTING, AND SO SAD when he was killed. I can't believe that Symon did that to him! I thought sure he would lead Cia to victory in some way, but now with his death it looks like it has to be up to her, Raffe, and Zeen. (hide spoiler)]

Raffe: (view spoiler)[ I think he's being candid with Cia and he's a good guy, but with all the twists in this book who knows! How on earth did he mange to fall in such a deep hole? Is he blind? LOL (hide spoiler)]

I am afraid to look and see when the next book comes out...please Lord, let it be soon and not in 2015!!!

Kathy, this book was really good!!! We got a winner! I have to learn this author's name and remember it! LOL

Damone: (view spoiler)[ I have to say he got "what he deserved" but I sure wasn't expecting that one either, and not at the hands of Cia. WOW! And then for Raffe to be there at her defense and then Tomas. That poor girl! (hide spoiler)]

[Vicki]

I allowed myself to look and I'm sure you did too...June 17 it comes out, so do we want to schedule if for that day? LOL Seriously, how long after it comes out would libraries have it or will it be in the bookstores? I have to read it ASAP! I guess I could buy it for my NOOK but this is one series I am thinking of buying in hard bound.

[Kathy]

Yay!! I'm so glad you like it!

OMG! Crazy right? And sosososososo good!

Cia (view spoiler)[ Isn't she awesome! I love how smart she is! I love how calm she is and how she thinks everything through! She isn't rash and impulsive. If she was bad she could be really evil because of how meticulous she is! lol! (hide spoiler)]

Michal (view spoiler)[ I know! I was so sad! I didn't want him to die! I wanted him and Cia to finish this thing to the end! I was shocked! Like you said it's up to Zeen, Raffe and Cia, but I think Enzo is going to be included in that group too.

Remember when they were at the air field and she caught her foot on that snare? He knew what that was there for. He was trying to get her away from it before she could figure out what it was really for. The only thing I'm wondering is which side will he be on? (hide spoiler)]

Raffe (view spoiler)[ I know right! I mean yeah, it was dark out but still! How in the world did he not see that big gaping hole! lol! (hide spoiler)]

Damone (view spoiler)[ Yes, I think so too. But I was sad for Cia having to be the one to do it. (hide spoiler)]

I know it will hit the stores on the release date, but as far as libraries? Mine has gotten SO slow about getting them in and getting them out to the patrons. I'm not sure when we will get ours circulating.

I will give you an example. was out on May 6th, but we still do not have copies out yet! Once they are received then it doesn't take long to get them circulating, but it seems like it takes forever up until that point! lol!

Can we set the date for July sometime? I cannot wait to read this! :D

[Vicki]

My library called me today and my copy has arrived! I decided not to get it until tomorrow when I pick up

[Kathy]

Sweet! I hope it's good! :D

[Vicki]

Trisha gave it a four, and usually I am right with her rating or one above hers.

[Kathy]

Yeah, me too! I got about 6 chapters in and it's pretty intense.

[Vicki]

Okay, glad it's looking good.