*The Wrong Game* BR - Starting 10/21

[Leslie]

Who's in??

Jean, Jenn, Michele, Nay, Cheryl, Paula, Melinda...

*please use spoiler tags*

Note: for some ridiculously stupid reason...if you do updates for this thread via email, Goodreads shows the spoilers!! (Wtf Goodreads??) I just choose "notification only" instead.

[Nay]

Moi!

[Cheryl]

I'm in!

[Nay]

Yay, Cheryl!!

[Melinda]

I’m in too. Although I’ve been working so much Its hard to find time to read. And when I do, I keep getting interrupted.

[Jenn]

So True Melinda-story of my life 🙄

[Paula]

I’m in

[Donna]

I finished it yesterday 😊

[Jean]

I'm in!

[Cheryl]

Ok, gotta say I'm not sure I could not say what I know. I know it won't ultimately change anything, but is it always best to be honest and own your decisions, good or bad? Karma??

[Cheryl]

Ok if that is true, why wasn't he with her? @3%

(view spoiler)[she had the satisfaction of being the other woman, of being the one he couldn’t live without — so much so that he was willing to risk his marriage, his reputation, his life that he had built. She knew without a doubt that she had been his world, that she had been the last face in his mind before the light was extinguished and he faded off into nothing. (hide spoiler)]

[Nay]

Cheryl wrote: "Ok, gotta say I'm not sure I could not say what I know. I know it won't ultimately change anything, but is it always best to be honest and own your decisions, good or bad? Karma??"

I finished my other book, so I went ahead and started too.

I so agree, Cheryl. I was thinking the same thing!

[Nay]

BWAHAHA!

Quote @ 5% (not really a spoiler, per se, but after I posted it, I went back and hid it jic someone doesn't want to see anything before they start): (view spoiler)[

"Hard not to overhear two gorgeous women talking about getting railed into next year by a hammer cock."

(hide spoiler)]

[Jean]

You guys all started early! I'm not ready! I may have to bail on this one if i don't finish what i'm currently reading.

[Nay]

I figure I won't have much time to read tomorrow, Jean, so I thought I'd get a bit of a start. I think it's just Cheryl and me reading tonight.

[Cheryl]

Oops you're right Jean. I was thinking today was the 21st. No wonder there wasn't any comments. LOL.

[Nay]

I'm stopping at 10%. I don't want to be too much ahead.

[Nay]

Is everyone reading??

[Nay]

Is anyone reading? 😂

[Jenn]

Nay 😂😂😂 and yes I just started. Just finished the prologue. Where you at?

[Nay]

I read for several hours this morning before the early Titans game came on, so I'm at around 50%. I'm really enjoying so far.

[Leslie]

I'm reading...

[Leslie]

I am @ 6% - (view spoiler)[So the prologue...wow! Wasn't expecting that. I immediately loved Gemma's "voice" and her list making. Also "Don't mourn the man you thought you knew. Remember the man he really was." I peed laughing at "Da Bears" and the DTF mix up. (hide spoiler)]

[Leslie]

Cheryl wrote: "Ok if that is true, why wasn't he with her? @3%

[spoilers removed]"

Cheryl, I was thinking same thing. (view spoiler)[I assume he WAS with her on the side but I am glad the story FF through it as I'd rather see Gemma's life after hubs demise. You know I am not a fan of death. (hide spoiler)]

[Nay]

Leslie wrote: "I am @ 6% - [spoilers removed]"

That was hilarious!

[Leslie]

"I do not need to hear about my 16 year old son's spank bank"

That is as equally gross as it is funny!

[Nay]

There are quite a few gross funnies!

[Cheryl]

Carlo was a giant DICK! And I don't mean that in a good way.
82% and my earlier thought was answered and then some.

(view spoiler)[“He wrote the same thing to her that he wrote to me,” I whispered, eyes pooling with tears again. “Neither one of us mattered to him. It was all just a game — up until the very day he passed.” (hide spoiler)]

[Leslie]

Jeesh! I'm only at 10%.

(view spoiler)[I think I am smitten with Zach. He seemed so sweet with his family. I love how much he loves his little brother. (hide spoiler)]

[Nay]

Leslie wrote: "Jeesh! I'm only at 10%.

[spoilers removed]"

He's swoony!

[Jenn]

Jeesh I’m only at 6%

[Nay]

This is a quick read (to me anyway). I started up this morning and in no time, I'd gotten from 10 to 50%

[Cheryl]

Jeesh! I'm only at 10%.

Leslie, I agree and it only gets better.

[Cheryl]

Leslie...
@5%

(view spoiler)[His shoulders were broad and rounded, his waist narrow, t-shirt sitting on the belt of his jeans in a way that made my next swallow harder to accomplish. And when my eyes fell to his ass, perfectly rounded in a pair of dark denim jeans that fell in just the right way off his hips, well..." All that and a man in touch with his emotions. *sigh* (hide spoiler)]

[Nay]

60%--I get tired of everyone in this book saying: (view spoiler)["I can't talk about it today/Let's not talk about it today." Sheesh! Zack, Gemma, Doc--no one wants to talk about important things NOW. (hide spoiler)]

[Cheryl]

It is a quick read and I have found myself skimming it at times. Especially when it gets redundant.

[Nay]

Cheryl--I noticed a bit of redundancy when they switch voices. I'm thinking, Uh, new character, you don't need to tell me--I JUST read it! lol

[Cheryl]

How can you not love him. 88%:

(view spoiler)[“The third thing I’m a big softie about,” he explained. “Romance movies. And books. And just romance in general, I suppose.” (hide spoiler)]

[Cheryl]

So true. 88%
(view spoiler)[Our past has a funny way of becoming part of who we are in the future, and I think that’s the way it’s meant to be. Without the scars, without the pain, we wouldn’t be able to appreciate the times when everything is magical — the days when life is absolute bliss.” (hide spoiler)]

[Cheryl]

Hasn't been all angst, redundancy and woes me moments. (88% seems to be a popular highlight section for me!) LOL!

(view spoiler)[“I mean, seriously,” he said, gesturing to his costume. “I thought I could make the romance heroes proud by dressing up as a hot dog?” Zach shook his head. “Matthew McConaughey is rolling in his grave right now.”(view spoiler)[ (hide spoiler)] (hide spoiler)]

[Nay]

I was wondering, Cheryl! 😂

[Nay]

Because of some redundancy, 'lie/lay' and their tenses being misused quite a bit, and incorrect homophones like: "seen right 'threw' me" and "rose 'pedals'", I'm wondering if the editing process was rushed.

But still, even with my extreme pickiness, this is one of those books where I might notice it, but it doesn't piss me off or interrupt my reading enjoyment.

[Nay]

61%

(view spoiler)[Gemma mentions the Fresh Prince 'Carlton dance' and Zach says: "I can actually do that dance...it's very entertaining after a few beers. It's even better when my pants are off."

OMG the visual! 😳 (hide spoiler)]

[Leslie]

Renee ❤️My heroes are ordinary ❤️️ wrote: "Because of some redundancy, 'lie/lay' and their tenses being misused quite a bit, and incorrect homophones like: "seen right 'threw' me" and "rose 'pedals'", I'm wondering if the editing process wa..."

When I see errors like that, I wonder if author isn't typing the story but using talk to text? I don't think anyone who is intelligent enough to write a book would make that many of those types of mistakes. But what the heck do I know about the writing process?

[Leslie]

I am so tempted by those spoiler tags. But I will behave myself.

[Nay]

Leslie--my ones at 60 and 61% don't really spoil anything. I'm just mentioning some dialogue that doesn't reveal the plot at all.

[Jenn]

@5%😂😂😂😂😂😂 Love this bartender

(view spoiler)[
“Hard not to overhear two gorgeous women talking about getting railed into next year by a hammer cock.” (hide spoiler)]

[Paula]

It's 9pm here and I am just starting this one.....

[Nay]

Paula wrote: "It's 9pm here and I am just starting this one....."

Paula, so...you'll be finished before you go to bed?? 😉

[Paula]

Lol - no as I am trying to multi task and watch TV too!