The Amateurs (#1) by Sara Shepard → Start Date: January 20th, 2017

[Alberto]

Trisha and I, everyone who wants to read it is welcome!

[Alberto]

About to start chapter 19!

Aerin - (view spoiler)[ Hmm... I like the way she is willing to help but don't like her attitude sometimes. (hide spoiler)]

Seneca - (view spoiler)[ Ha, crazy to think that she might like Maddox. It's fun to see how good she is at guessing who the killer is. (hide spoiler)]

It's kind of unlikely (view spoiler)[ that Seneca never managed to get that he was a man. (hide spoiler)]

Maddy - (view spoiler)[ He's cool. Typical hottie that could or not be the killer. (hide spoiler)]

Brett - (view spoiler)[ Sneaky. He might also be the killer. (hide spoiler)]

I'm really really liking it up until now!

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

I'm starting soon! glad you are liking it!

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

10 chapters

I can't lie, I love this one so much so far!

Maddy(view spoiler)[ huh. boy not a girl. interesting twist but I do like him. I hate the Seneca wouldn't give him a chance to start (hide spoiler)]

Aerin(view spoiler)[ she's a little rough around the edges but I don't blame her. what a horrible way to lose her sister (hide spoiler)]

Brett(view spoiler)[ hmm...he's smart but I feel like he has secrets about everyone, he just hasn't said them yet. (hide spoiler)]

Helena(view spoiler)[ she was definitely acting like something was up that day. Like she knew someone was coming or something was coming. She sent Aerin away...maybe to keep her safe? maybe to keep her from seeing this secret person.

Oh and the secret person could easily be a girl too - they shouldn't shut down possible female leads too (hide spoiler)]

Amateurs(view spoiler)[ I love that they are armchair detectives! such a fun plot. I love watching crime shows too! (hide spoiler)]

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

20 chapters

ha! (view spoiler)[ I love that you aren't sure if Brett and Maddy are murderers. I hadn't really thought of them since they are working towards trying to find who the killers are...but I guess they could have done it! (hide spoiler)]

Maddy(view spoiler)[ I think the shift of his coach to wanting him is....odd. she changed once she saw him at that party. I wonder if SHE knows more than she's saying (hide spoiler)]

Helena(view spoiler)[ unraveling her life is interesting. I'm so sad she had so many secrets. why was she with him just so he could hide his relationship?
It seems like she would be gay as well and be hiding her real relationship. Otherwise she's just helping Kevin out and he doesn't seem like a nice guy...for her to do that for him (hide spoiler)]

this one is so good so far!

[Alberto]

Chapter 32-

What happened (view spoiler)[ in New York, stayed in New York, I guess. I find myself shipping Seneca and Maddy more often than not. (hide spoiler)]

Seneca - (view spoiler)[ Really smart of her to think about H.I. ... not Heath, but Harris. (hide spoiler)]

Can't believe that (view spoiler)[ Helena was having a secret relationship with Skip! (hide spoiler)] although I do believe that (view spoiler)[ she was using him as a scapegoat for something else... I don't believe that Skip actually killed her. (hide spoiler)]


The person (view spoiler)[ attacking them all at different times is creepy. I wonder who could it be! (hide spoiler)]

Catherine - (view spoiler)[ Never made the connection that she was Katie. She seems like the killer, but then again, it seems too obvious. (hide spoiler)]

Any clue on who did it yet?

[Alberto]

I'm really liking it so far! It's easy and simple yet intriguing with a nice tone to it.

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

Alberto wrote: "I'm really liking it so far! It's easy and simple yet intriguing with a nice tone to it."

yay! I love that you are liking it!!

I love all the connections you are making and all your questioning!!

I finished this one today! i LOVED IT! I can't wait to read the next one (there has to be a next one!)

Unlike(view spoiler)[ you, I totally thought our core group was safe
but, of course, I thought Brett knew something but wasn't saying stuff. I felt like he knew more then he was letting on and LOW AND BEHOLD?!?! A SERIAL KILLER!? (hide spoiler)]

I wonder(view spoiler)[ If he will go after Aerin or the cop.... (hide spoiler)]

[Alberto]

I can't wait to finish it! So close but so little time.

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

awe, no worries
I'm just glad you're liking it :)

[Alberto]

I FINISHED THIS ON FRIDAY!

I loved it.

I also thought that (view spoiler)[ our core group was safe, but the plot kept going on and on that I didn't actually notice Brett's disappearance. Who is he? Why is he killing a certain profile? (hide spoiler)]

I think he will go (view spoiler)[ after the cop in order to get to Aerin and then attack her. I can imagine a first scene where he is killed. (hide spoiler)]

[Alberto]

My review was going to be a 4 solid star rating, but the last two chapters made me elevate it to five stars.

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

YAY!!! I'm so glad you loved this one too!!

YES! those last 2 chapters, right?!?

Prediction(view spoiler)[ I can't wait to see if that's what happens! (hide spoiler)]

[Alberto]

The worst part is that there's not even a date for the second one yet!

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

I know...I just saw that too :/
ugh....at least we will have our thread to come back to for sorting through what happened in the first book :D