Girls with Sharp Sticks (Girls with Sharp Sticks #1) by Suzanne Young - Restarting November 15th 2020

[Jenn]

Trisha wrote: "Jenn wrote: "Chapter 8: [spoilers removed]"

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Haha I'm trying to read the comments as I go to not spoil myself. I'm hoping to get through the rest today. all depends on how work goes.

[Jenn]

Chapter 16: (view spoiler)[ I have so many theories and I don't know which one to go with. I think Jackson has ties to the school. Maybe a sister or a friend. I'm glad Mena is starting to see how wrong their behavior is. I'm just hoping she can trust all the girls. I have a feeling someone may rat her out (hide spoiler)]

[Trisha (semi-hiatus)]

Brinley wrote: "Trisha wrote: "Booktastically wrote: "Guys! Oh goodness on a stick. Y'all read this, monumentally fast! Are you ready for the sequel?"

Oh yes! But I'll finish two other books before starting that ..."

It sure was! I'm thinking the 20th? I'll probably have caught up with my other reads (also with you I think) and previous BRs by then!

[Trisha (semi-hiatus)]

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100% spoiler(view spoiler)[I think hard head.....but maybe not since I can't remember there being a metal endoskeleton in the dissected bodies (hide spoiler)]

[Trisha (semi-hiatus)]

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(view spoiler)[Yeah, it seems like he might have an ulterior motive
I don't trust Winston either. Nor Leandra for that matter. Both of them definitely have ulterior motives. (hide spoiler)]

[Jenn]

Chapter 22: (view spoiler)[ ok reading about her therapy session was horrible. I'm so disgusted by these men. I think its getting to me more because of what's going on currently in our society. But these poor girls. I knew jackson was connected to the school now I just hope he can help them (hide spoiler)]

[Trisha (semi-hiatus)]

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(view spoiler)[I know right??!!? It's just so outrageous!?!?
And yeah, that's why my no comment :) (hide spoiler)]

[Jenn]

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I feel like with every chapter I just kept going, wait what....wait what... Lol. Craziness! I can't wait to read the next one cause I need to know what happens

[Jenn]

Finished: (view spoiler)[ this book was pure craziness. I had figured some parts of them were robotic but not that they were grown in the lab. It's reminds me a lot of the show Dollhouse and how they would program girls specifically to clients specifications. People are sick. So curious as to what happens next because I don't really trust this Winston guy (hide spoiler)]

[Trisha (semi-hiatus)]

Jenn wrote: "Trisha wrote: "Jenn wrote: "Chapter 22: [spoilers removed]"

I feel like with every chapter I just kept going, wait what....wait what... Lol. Craziness! I can't wait to read the next one cause I ne..."

Same!

[Trisha (semi-hiatus)]

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Glad you liked it too!(view spoiler)[I haven't seen Dollhouse so I wouldn't know....and yeah, grown in the lab was pretty creepy. And yeah, Winston and Leandra are to be regarded with caution (hide spoiler)]

[Dannii]

Brinley wrote: "Up to chapter 4
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(view spoiler)[I'm feeling exactly the same, right now. It seems like they are training these girls to exist in a misogynistic and old fashioned world, which does not exist anymore. (hide spoiler)]

[Dannii]

Brinley wrote: "Up to chapter 9
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(view spoiler)[The men in this book make me shudder!! (hide spoiler)]

[Dannii]

Trisha wrote: "Brinley wrote: "Up to chapter 9
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(view spoiler)[That is such an interesting assessment of what is going on and I think you are exactly right! The underage girls have been brainwashed with a naivety the reader does not possess, which makes the adult male's actions feel all the more slimy and gross. (hide spoiler)]

[Dannii]

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(view spoiler)[It is making me so angry at how these girls are being taught to believe in such sexist ideologies! (hide spoiler)]

[Jenn]

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This book was so anger inducing lol

[Krystal]

I started this last week but with the new job I haven't had any time to read! Thankfully a break is coming up so I can get back to this.

15% (view spoiler)[ I feel so sorry for Jackson! I know this won't be the last we see of him. (hide spoiler)]

[Dannii]

Krystal wrote: "I started this last week but with the new job I haven't had any time to read! Thankfully a break is coming up so I can get back to this.

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I'm still reading this too, Krystal :)

(view spoiler)[He seemed like a genuinely sweet guy. He also showed the girls that the world is very different to the one the guardians are instructing them about. (hide spoiler)]

[Dannii]

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(view spoiler)[I loved the inclusion of the poem and also how it tied into the title. I always get really excited about things like that haha. As if this wasn't already sinister enough, the poem felt like an even darker turning point in the book. (hide spoiler)]

[Dannii]

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(view spoiler)[That was my guess, but it was based almost entirely from seeing the cover of book two. It felt like a big spoiler!

What
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Is she a robot? Why were there clicks? But is she's a robot..." (hide spoiler)]

[Dannii]

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Even the thought this makes me shudder!

[Dannii]

Brinley wrote: "Page 317
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(view spoiler)[Ugh, this book gave me the creeps all the way throughout it! It felt a little too heavy-handed for me but I can't deny that it was effective. (hide spoiler)]

[Dannii]

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(view spoiler)[I started to have my suspicions about Jackson too. His character helped Mina to see inconsistencies with the treatment and rules of the Guardians but there was also something I started not to trust about him, too. (hide spoiler)]

[Dannii]

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(view spoiler)[I listened to these books via audio and I had to listen to something else before bed as these scenes played out! (hide spoiler)]

[Dannii]

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(view spoiler)[I had my suspicions that this was what was occurring, especially after Mina figured her phone calls 'home' weren't actually reaching outside of the school, and also given the cover for book two, which looked very robotic. I still thought it an interesting premise though. (hide spoiler)]

[Brinley]

Dannii wrote: "Brinley wrote: "Page 317
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(view spoiler)[ See, I felt like this one was fine, but the next one got super heavy handed and didn’t work for me at all (hide spoiler)]

[Dannii]

Brinley wrote: "Dannii wrote: "Brinley wrote: "Page 317
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Oh no! I'm wondering if I should skip it. I'm interested in carrying on with the series but this book only averaged out at a low 3 star read, for me.

[Brinley]

It’s really up to you, you could end up loving the second book. If you felt that this one was heavy handed though, the next one could end up being even worse. Id give it a few chapters, and see how you feel

[Dannii]

Thank you 😊 I've got the audio already downloaded so I'll see how i find it