Undone by Cat Clarke - MMC GBR - Starting August 16th 2017

[Sarah Elizabeth]

From a Zoella Book Club 2017 author

Real, compulsive and intense: Cat Clarke is the queen of emotional suspense. For fans of Paula Hawkins, Gillian Flynn, Megan Abbott and Jandy Nelson.

Jem Halliday is in love with her gay best friend. Not exactly ideal, but she's learning to live with it.

Then the unspeakable happens. Kai is outed online ... and he kills himself.

Jem knows nothing she can say or do will bring him back. But she wants to know who was responsible. And she wants to take them down.

A searing story of love, revenge and betrayal from a bestselling author.

[Sarah Elizabeth]

Undone by Cat Clarke will be our 5th GBR for August 2017.

Please read at your own pace, and hide any spoilers ☺ You are welcome to join at any time during the month ☺

Happy Reading Everybody!

[Sarah Elizabeth]

Pre-Reading Questions -

Anybody got any thoughts on this one before we start?

Has anyone read anything similar to this before?

Anybody read anything else by this author previously?

[Maddie]

Think this is the one I'm most looking forward to reading, mainly because the font's more approachable and there aren't too many words on a page :p And it's the biggest of all of the GBRs

[Natalie]

Starting this now c:

[Natalie]

Ch1 (view spoiler)[The main characters relationship with 'the boy next door' is adorable, but ouch to having a massive crush on him only to learn he's gay. That would've been super embarrassing - especially for a young girl.
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His sister being so negative about it is AWFUL. Who CARES if he's gay? He's your brother! D:
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...is he going to die? That seems like some serious foreshadowing. (hide spoiler)]

[Maddie]

Do you do anything else apart from read?

By the way did Certain Slant make any more sense?

[Natalie]

I also have a job! And I was watching Game of Thrones last night :P

It's just really cold at the moment, so perfect for curling up and reading a book. Plus I've kinda put August aside as my reading month ;D Probably wont read near as much in September.
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Certain Slant did (finally) make sense at the end! And the ending was actually pretty brilliant c: So glad that it was all leading to something rather than just being a confusing mess the whole time XD;;

[Natalie]

Ch7 (view spoiler)[Oh please, a joke? Like hell d***head. Jem, you should've kicked him in the groin in addition to headbutting him. I have a SERIOUSLY bad feeling about that guy :| (hide spoiler)]

[Natalie]

Ch14 (view spoiler)[Well that's heartbreaking, and I'm so sorry that Kai felt that it was the only way to go after he was revealed as being gay, but to be perfectly honest I'm more mad. Mad at whoever that f***ing a**hole was that filmed him and the other guy (and why the HELL was the other guy blurred exactly? What kind of conspiracy is going on here?!) and then spread the f***ing message to everyone.

Was it that f***er who tried to sleep with/potentially rape Jem? Because I wouldn't put it past him to get revenge on some girl saying no by ruining her best friend's life. I really do NOT like that guy.

I really hope that whoever did it gets revealed and they get what they deserve back tenfold. D***. (hide spoiler)]

[Natalie]

End of Part One/Ch23: (view spoiler)[Oh piss off Stu. D***.
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Not the best idea to tell Stu you were raped even in the best of situations (which this isn't). False rape stories are terrible things and make it so much harder for people to believe women who truly WERE raped :/ (hide spoiler)]

[Natalie]

Ch27 (view spoiler)[So Jen has gotten revenge on one of the culprits responsible for the video of Kai but I dunno, I'm not fully convinced that it was entirely them y'know? I just feel like there's more to it than that. And while Stu seems like a douche the other two seem to be more idiots than a**holes... I'm basically second guessing everything at this point ._. (hide spoiler)]

[Natalie]

Ch32 (view spoiler)[She seems to need to remind herself of the revenge plot a lottttt... is she really as convinced of this path as she says she is? :| (hide spoiler)]

[Natalie]

Ch40 (view spoiler)[I honestly don't think that Lucas had anything to do with the video of Kai. He just doesn't seem like the type - he seems really genuine and sweet. I'm seriously second guessing everything in this novel - even more so now, and I really want to find out what the heck is with all these letters from Kai and what they mean. And honestly? I'm kinda suspicious of Kai himself and of his sister for reasons unknown ._. (hide spoiler)]

[Natalie]

Ch50 (view spoiler)[So Lucas loves her and she loves Lucas... but she's still going to try and ruin him? Seriously, Kai would have wanted you to be HAPPY. Honestly :|

This book is so irritatingggggg (hide spoiler)]

[Natalie]

Ch53 (view spoiler)[I KNEW IT WASN'T THEM. And I knew that Louise had something to do with it too :| Really interested in seeing how everything works out (or doesn't) in the end. I really want Lucas to have a happy ending at the very least. He's a sweetie ;u; (hide spoiler)]

[Natalie]

Ch56 (view spoiler)[Looks like I had good reason to be suspicious of Kai and his sister; he was sleeping with her boyfriend (D**K MOVE), and she filmed him because she was mad and then sent it out to everyone and caused this whole f***ing thing because she was jealous. And then she blamed everything on Lucas, Stu and Bugs so that Jem would take it out on them and ruin them because she didn't feel she fit in? B*TCH. (hide spoiler)]

[Natalie]

Finished (view spoiler)[Ugh. Not happy with that ending; she went to kill herself, slipped and fell over the bridge when trying to get Kai's letter which had flown out her hands and then decided that she wanted to live after all but fell to her death regardless - and never got to see the text from Lucas as a result. DAMMIT. (hide spoiler)]

[Maddie]

Thank god you're in a serious team.

[Natalie]

XD

Well what better month to go all-out with reading than during the MMC? ;D

[Maddie]

XD I suppose.

[Maddie]

Just handy how you actually have the time this month.

[Natalie]

Well it's the end of winter and it's cold so I've been curled up a lot reading XD;;

[Haley]

Natalie wrote: "Ch1 "

(view spoiler)[ I love how he said he was gay like it was obvious even though she never knew haha. I found it extremely rude that Louise was acting that way... I think he definitely passed away with how she talked about it. (hide spoiler)]

[Jamie]

Natalie wrote: "Ch7 [spoilers removed]"


(view spoiler)[Agreed! He is a total creep+. (hide spoiler)]

[Jamie]

Ch. 11 (view spoiler)[I think it was Max who Kai was with. THe "fight" Max's house and liking his sisters boyfriend might be why he wouldn't share with Jem plus where he has been adn why the party invite (hide spoiler)]

[Jamie]

Natalie wrote: "Ch27 [spoilers removed]"

(view spoiler)[I agree. She seems to be way off the mark with most of the group. And that envelope was too suspicious. Although I am loving how Kai timed those letters for her. (hide spoiler)]

[Jamie]

Done (view spoiler)[I was actually enjoying the book. And then I get to the end. HATE IT!! What a waste! (hide spoiler)]

[Sarah Elizabeth]

Natalie wrote: "Ch1 ."

(view spoiler)[ I think it says in the blurb that he kills himself. (hide spoiler)]

[Sarah Elizabeth]

Natalie wrote: "Ch7 [spoilers removed]"

(view spoiler)[ Total Arse-wipe. He was totally going to try to have sex with her! (hide spoiler)]

[Sarah Elizabeth]

chapter 12 (view spoiler)[ not the best last thing to have said to him. (hide spoiler)]

[Sarah Elizabeth]

chapter 14 (view spoiler)[ well he's certainly got a lot of advice for her. Why should she listen to someone who didn't value his own life though? telling her to live her life and enjoy it is pretty rich. (hide spoiler)]

[Sarah Elizabeth]

chapter 19 (view spoiler)[ so how does Max know who was responsible? Was he involved also? And these revenge plots never go well. (hide spoiler)]

[Sarah Elizabeth]

Natalie wrote: "Ch40 [spoilers removed]"

(view spoiler)[ I don't want to believe it was Lucas either. (hide spoiler)]

[Sarah Elizabeth]

chapter 42 (view spoiler)[ not sure how comfortable I am with her spreading a rumour like that. (hide spoiler)]

[Sarah Elizabeth]

the end (view spoiler)[ i actually didn't hate the ending. i felt sorry for Sasha, and i felt sorry for Jem too. (hide spoiler)]

[Abi]

Natalie wrote: "Ch7 [spoilers removed]"

(view spoiler)[What an arse! (hide spoiler)]

[Abi]

Sarah wrote: "the end [spoilers removed]"

Snap.

[Dr. Andy]

Ch. 5 (view spoiler)[ Interesting so far, but I don't exactly understand why Kai killed himself. Was he being bullied because he was gay? And I how Jem will find out. Will his future letters tell her about it? (hide spoiler)]

[Dr. Andy]

Natalie wrote: "Ch7 [spoilers removed]"

(view spoiler)[ Yeah she definitely should have. Nothing can make what he did even remotely right. (hide spoiler)]

[Dr. Andy]

Jamie wrote: "Ch. 11 [spoilers removed]"

I'm thinking the same thing. (view spoiler)[ Also have a feeling that Max probably said very nasty things to Kai after the video went around. I wonder who filmed it in the first place? Louise? (hide spoiler)]

[Dr. Andy]

Ch. 13 (view spoiler)[ It seems like things could've gotten so much worse than the online harassment. But maybe I don't know everything that's happened yet? I wonder if that guy who stared at Jem will come back? And is she going to confront Stu about what he did? (hide spoiler)]

[Dr. Andy]

Natalie wrote: "Ch14 [spoilers removed] "

I feel your rage.

[Dr. Andy]

Ch. 28 (view spoiler)[ I don't know how much I'm enjoying this revenge stuff. Like the person who did this to Kai deserves punishment, but I don't think this is the way to do it. I feel like Jem will end up hurting herself more than anything. She's holding all this hate and really being a shitty person. She could've found new friends who helped her cope and grow. And I don't like how she's still planning to kill herself once Kai's letters are done. (hide spoiler)]

[Dr. Andy]

Ch. 36 (view spoiler)[ She keeps going on and on about The Plan and it's really starting to bug me. Like it's a terrible idea anyway and now Louise is back, I feel like things will get worse. (hide spoiler)]

[Dr. Andy]

Ch. 43 (view spoiler)[ Lucas said some pretty horrible things. Clearly no one knows what rape actually is. And I'm willing to bet Stu has raped people before, but he doesn't call it that. He almost raped Jem at that party. Still this revenge doesn't seem right. (hide spoiler)]

[Sarah Elizabeth]

Andrea wrote: "Ch. 5 [spoilers removed]"

(view spoiler)[ I think he couldn't live with the victimisation at school after the video was leaked. (hide spoiler)]

[Sarah Elizabeth]

Andrea wrote: "Ch. 28 [spoilers removed]"

(view spoiler)[ I don't think the revenge plan was a great one either, she was bound to end up hurt once feelings got involved. (hide spoiler)]

[Dr. Andy]

Natalie wrote: "Ch50 [spoilers removed] "

I don't find the book irritating as much as Jem's character. The other characters seem nice enough, minus Stu, but Jem just makes me really mad.

[Dr. Andy]

Natalie wrote: "Finished [spoilers removed]"

(view spoiler)[ Yeah what a horrible ending. (hide spoiler)]