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[Paula]

OK - my daughter is 21 on Tuesday! 21!!! How did that happen?? Family and friends BBQ today - I have a feeling it is going to be messy - lots of alcohol and I made vodka jelly shots last night (too afraid to check the fridge this morning to see if they have set!) Wish me luck!

[Leslie]

Wow Paula! I always get emotional seeing kids growing up. Sniff, sniff. (my "baby" is starting his Junior year in high school and I am kinda freaking out) I hope the party is a success and you all have a blast!! 🎂🎈🎉💞

[Melinda]

Congrats Paula, I gave my no 2 daughter turning 21 next year. Good luck and enjoy

[Ela]

Wow Paula! Good luck and enjoy.

[Grey]

good luck Paula!!! and congrats and happy birthday to your daughter! lots of us August bdays around...
how is Robin faring this am?

[Robin]

Reading!! Lol. I think we're taking the boat out today. IDK how many bottles of wine I drank last night but I know how many are missing! 😂

[Robin]

Congrats Paula! And I bet they turned out great!

[Melinda]

Robin, I am soooo jealous it is freezing in Melbourne Australia it's midnight and its 6 degrees I hate the cold. And your taking the boat out huh. So jealous and 6 degrees is ummm 43 in Fahrenheit.

[Robin]

I spent the day outside yesterday and it was 100 degrees Fahrenheit. OMG I was dying. But determined!

[Melinda]

In the summer here that's what it averages and during the night it's 90degrees but 3 months until then.

[Tessa]

Oooh, the big 21! Happy birthday to your daughter and hope she has a blast!

100 degrees? EEEEW! I'd rather have the 43. lol Here's it's been a nice, temperate 82. I am TOTALLY not complaining. I know the hot months are coming. (Yes, September is always the hottest month here and Oct stays pretty hot half way through. grrr)

[Jan]

Congrats to your daughter, Paula. Hope she has great day.

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I will take the cold over the heat. Had a couple weeks earlier in the month of above 100. A couple days over 110. Insane. Come on fall.

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Paula, late Happy Birthday to your daughter.

Here 21 is the legal drinking age.

[Paula]

Thanks everyone! She had a great day and is suffering a bit today!
Bev - the legal drinking age here is 18 so alcohol not a new thing for her but think she mixed it up a bit yesterday and is paying the consequences!

[Melinda]

Has anyone rad Boytoy? it looks really good. I'm after a marmy book. I looooove those any recommmendations

[Grey]

I was going to suggest the new Aly Martinez books, but I think you've already read those...

I think the Marmy that I'm currently holding out for is the 3rs book in the Something in the Way series by Jessica Hawkins. However, there are 2 books out already.

[Ela]

WHO WANTS TO BUDDY READ FORGET ME NOT BY WILLOW WINTERS....???? IT'S DARK

[Leslie]

Sorry, Ela...def not my thing.

[Lisa]

Me Me Me Me Me Me Me....did I mention Me?

[Lisa]

Ela wrote: "WHO WANTS TO BUDDY READ FORGET ME NOT BY WILLOW WINTERS....???? IT'S DARK"

Any chance you can wait until tomorrow to start it? I am going to finish Making Faces today - I might be able to start tonight, but I don't want you to get too far ahead of me, speedy :D

[Ela]

Lisa wrote: "Ela wrote: "WHO WANTS TO BUDDY READ FORGET ME NOT BY WILLOW WINTERS....???? IT'S DARK"

Any chance you can wait until tomorrow to start it? I am going to finish Making Faces today - I might be able..."

Awesome!!! Tomorrow it is....or tonight..

[Grey]

I think Tessa and I are gonna buddy read the second of the duet of Dirty Filthy Rich series.... you know us and our bullies. but I kinda want in on this one too. I love the dark

[Tessa]

Same. I do love our bullies. I do want to read this one too. I might be late. :)

[Jan]

Um, nooooooo. Too dark and sca-ee for me.

[Lisa]

Ela...I am ready to walk on the dark side and will start tonight!!

[Melinda]

I might join you Lisa, nearly finished my book. Should finish tonight.

[Lisa]

Awesome Melinda....this one seems delightfully dark reading just the prologue and first 15% og the book

[Melinda]

I'm at 97%. Sounds good. I'm just finishing Dr OB. It's really good. It's by Max Munroe. 5 stars for me. Then i'ii start.

[Ela]

Well then join us on the spoiler side!

[Tessa]

Okay, I read the prequel and I'm going to pass. I don't think it'll do anything to hit my triggers, but it's just too close for comfort for me to risk it happening in the back story part. :( Sorry!

[Lisa]

I'll let you know afterwards how it turns out if you want, Tessa....what's your trigger(s)?

[Ela]

I don't think it will hit your triggers Tessa. Child abuse, right??? Sexual, physical and mental???? Or just sexual? Pedi's

[Tessa]

Just sexual, specifically by a caretaker, family, etc like in the prequel, his dad (though it wasn't stated, thank goodness).

I'll wait until you all are done then you can send me a message just to be safe. :)

[Tessa]

Oh and they can be grown adults, and it still is a nope if it's one of them.

[Melinda]

I'm only up to 13% Tessa and I feel a little uneasy. Might be best for you to pass. If that's a trigger.

[Lisa]

I can tell you that there was no true descriptions of the abuse of the main characters. They (especially the main H) were abused as children by the main H's father, but there are no details as to what was done. Not sure if that'll be a trigger for you or not, Tessa. I found this book very disturbing, but not dark...and I'm pretty ticked off at how the mental health issues were addressed. Just didn't sit right with me.

[Melinda]

And you've finished! So you didn't like it? I'm just starting. I'm not as fast as you girls. The Batchelor finale in Melbourne tonight that's more important than reading. 😂😂

[Grey]

well. I didnt get anything done last night. lol! I still haven't even finished Tijan's book.

[Tessa]

Oh thank you Lisa! :)

[Lisa]

Melinda wrote: "And you've finished! So you didn't like it? I'm just starting. I'm not as fast as you girls. The Batchelor finale in Melbourne tonight that's more important than reading. 😂😂"

It kept me reading, and my stomach was in knots. I kept thinking I had it figured out, then I didn't, then I did. So in that respect it was good. And it took me outside myself, which is also good. I was just upset by how the mental illness aspect was portrayed is all. I gave it 3.5 rounded up to 4 instead of down!!

[Ela]

I agree with Lisa...that ending could've been explained in greater detail, the mental issues of the characters and some things were left out that I think needed to be expanded upon!

[Ela]

WHERE IS EVERYONE?

[Tessa]

lol I was reading earlier this morning. :) A Douchbag book.

[Lisa]

Work has been a killer...and then I never seem to make it here at night. I'm feeling pressured to finish a lot of ARCs that are a tad overdue because I keep veering off into reading other stuffs. And, now it's almost month end and time for all new challenges, which is super-exciting!!!

[Grey]

work has been killing me too

[Robin]

I'm in ARC/beta and writing city. I'm beta'ing 2 books at the same time and reading an ARC. I have the end of another coming soon and an erotic fairy tale up next. I only beta/ARC for a handful of people and they ALL decided to put out books at the same time! Luckily, they're all awesome!

[Jan]

Hello Ela. I've been away on a trip to Melbourne, but I'm home now :) I've been doing a few comfort rereads of some of my dusty old paperbacks lately. I hate it when they have that really tiny font. Can't magnify it like on my kindle. First world problems......

[Ela]

*rolls eyes* 👀

[Melinda]

Suggestions....... What to read....