In a Handful of Dust (Not a Drop to Drink, #2), by Mindy McGinnis → Start Date: January 20, 2015

[Vicki]

Please join Mandiann and me reading this book if you already read

[Mandiann]

thanks!

[Vicki]

No problem. :o)

[Gisbelle]

One of the best books I read last year. I hope you both love it too.

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

I'm in! I can't wait!!!

[Vicki]

Glad to hear that, Gis!

Trisha, YAY and YIPPEE!!!

[Mandiann]

Yay! Glad you could join us, Trisha.

[Vicki]

I had to order my book from the Link+ but it's already in transit. I decided I didn't want to spend $10.99 on it. So I won't be able to start until it gets here but hopefully by no later than Saturday.

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

I don't blame you Vicki.
I plan to finish up a book and then read one more
I plan to start in the morning.

sorry guys, this strep throat and ear infection combo are just killing my ability to read :(
I'm not getting reading done like I'd hoped......

[Mandiann]

I have not started yet either. In a bit of a slump. Will start tomorrow or Saturday.

[Vicki]

I know I won't have my book by tomorrow but I'll catch up!

Trisha, I'm so sorry you're sick and not feeling up to your usual reading time. Hope you get well FAST!!

[Mandiann]

Okay, I am through part one.

Polio (view spoiler)[ it certainly starts out with a bang. I wonder how Carter contracted it? (hide spoiler)]

Book 1 (view spoiler)[ I wish this book spent just a little bit more time reminding us of who's who and what happened in book one. (hide spoiler)]

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

I'm through Part 1 as well

Polio (view spoiler)[ (hide spoiler)]but I guess she really has grown attached to Lucy
I'm so sad they are leaving tho

Book 1(view spoiler)[ I agree. I mean....who is Maddy? is this someone new or someone I should remember? I even went through my old buddy read thread and there wasn't much discussion.....ugh! (hide spoiler)]

Vera and Stebbs (view spoiler)[ I Love that they are together (hide spoiler)]

wow it's good so far! I'm dying to keep reading but I need sleep to get better. finally this antibiotic is kicking
in
:)

[Vicki]

glad to hear that Trisha! And I don't recall Maddy from book 1 either.

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

oh thank goodness!!! LOL i was thinking I was forgetting people
but there weren't THAT many people in book one, ya know??? lol

[Vicki]

Right, and that made it easier to remember, but I always forget so much. I don't think I'll get this in time to read it by this weekend unless I buy it because I it's in transit but I doubt it will arrive tomorrow, and Saturday I am driving with my daughter to Tehachapi which is a 4 1/2 drive there and another 4 1/2 back, so that's 9 hours of my reading time. Ugh...I will be listening to something while driving but I have no idea what! This driving just came up and my own library has very limited audiobooks.

[Mandiann]

Maddie (view spoiler)[ I assume her and Carter are people who settled in the area after Lynn became more willing to trust others. But I had forgotten Eli died. (hide spoiler)]

12 chapters in.

Joss (view spoiler)[ Uh oh. She knows Lucy can dowse and she left them? She's going to tell the others and this isn't going to be good. (hide spoiler)]

Lucy (view spoiler)[ She is stronger than I expected. I am liking her so far. (hide spoiler)]

I want to read more, badly. Going to try to force myself to put it down and go to sleep though.

[Mandiann]

Maddie (view spoiler)[ I assume her and Carter are people who settled in the area after Lynn became more willing to trust others. But I had forgotten Eli died. (hide spoiler)]

12 chapters in.

Joss (view spoiler)[ Uh oh. She knows Lucy can dowse and she left them? She's going to tell the others and this isn't going to be good. (hide spoiler)]

Lucy (view spoiler)[ She is stronger than I expected. I am liking her so far. (hide spoiler)]

I want to read more, badly. Going to try to force myself to put it down and go to sleep though.

[Mandiann]

damn me, I dont make the best decisions sometimes.

Ch. 13 (view spoiler)[ wow. I forgot how lethal lynn is. it is nice to see lucy hold her own. you can tell she was raised by lynn. Sad that she had to learn to be more careful and less trusting but at least they have horses now. (hide spoiler)]

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

lol I hope you got good sleep

sorry, I was tied to other books today
I'll pick this one up again in the morning!

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

oh no, you'd forgotten about Eli.(view spoiler)[ :( ugh, it's like a wound
I was so sad...... (hide spoiler)]

12 chapters

Joss (view spoiler)[ OH NO of course she's going to tell the awful shooters that Lucy can find water.
ugh, why didn't she tell Lynn I'm so mad about her right now. she's just a conman :( (hide spoiler)]

Lucy (view spoiler)[ holy crap, she's been shot. that's why I love this author, she doesn't shy away from injuring or killing off your favorite character (hide spoiler)]

Lynn(view spoiler)[ she's freaking amazing. i love how much she loves Lucy. (hide spoiler)]

Carter (view spoiler)[ think he's still out there?
I was worried he was going to get Joss sick
NOW I wish he had :( (hide spoiler)]

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

Mandiann wrote: "damn me, I dont make the best decisions sometimes.

Ch. 13 [spoilers removed]"

OMG 13 was INTENSE!!!

I loved all the great one-liners! I giggled as much as I was completely horrified (view spoiler)[ Lynn is so kick ass. I love her but I'm so sad to remember how she got this way.....she has not had an easy life
but man she loves Lucy. I loved the "my man got shot and he isn't feeling so good"
"funny, my daughter was shot and she's just fine" hahahah!!!

and my favorite was when Lynn said the line about trying not to kill people and fate puts him in her path!!hahahah!!!! lol I loved it!

wow...now they have horses. (hide spoiler)]

Joss (view spoiler)[ it's ugly. it's so so ugly. but she's an awful person. I hope she dies quickly. hopefully Carter is still okay in all this (hide spoiler)]

[Mandiann]

LOL!! Yes! I laughed at the line about Lucy too!!!

They keep coming. I think you will love chapter 18!

Carter(view spoiler)[ still no sign of him. I worry he can't have survived. (hide spoiler)]

Fletcher(view spoiler)[ Oh wow! I love him! Is it bad that I hope his wife turns out to be no longer around so he might be able to find happiness with "Nice looking lady who points guns at me" AKA Lynn as Lynn so badly needs to be loved. Not that I don't still love Eli but Fletcher is here and is funny and seems nice. (hide spoiler)]

Family (view spoiler)[ what a nice way to continue on their journey! To impart a secret to a nice family and (hopefully) help with their survival. But the fact that they were in there area previously makes me worry that there is danger lurking near by. Thankfully Lynn and Lucy were lucky enough to avoid it this time. (hide spoiler)]

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

ahhh!! I want to click your comment!!!

Is it thru chapter 18???

[Mandiann]

Yes, they are through chapter 18. sorry.

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

thru 18!!

YES!! 18 was great!! hahahah!!! LOL I love it!!

pretty lady who points guns at me!!! LOL

Carter (view spoiler)[ there is no way with them on horses. Do you think he's with the scary guys they left behind and got the horses from?? (hide spoiler)]

Fletcher(view spoiler)[ I love him too!!! haha!! He's great! I love his big words but his steady easy nature. Gah, I really hope he IS just a good guy, because honestly, everyone is so sketch. :( (hide spoiler)]

Family (view spoiler)[ that was awesome that they helped a family.
I wonder if that karma will come back around....I hope so.

but now Lucy and Lynn will HOPEFULLY be traveling with a man now, I think that may help them down the road. it sucks but it's the truth that men think women are weak and they can take and use them how ever they want.... (hide spoiler)]

this one is so good!!!

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

End of Part II

Lynn (view spoiler)[ OMG when it said she didn't open her eyes
I really thought she was dead
I hope this car isn't REALLY bad news. I don't think they will survive if these people don't help them (hide spoiler)]

follower (view spoiler)[ OMG on a horse better than theirs. do you think...could it be Carter they ran from? maybe Carter who got the car sent for them?? it's so bleak, I'm just going to cross my fingers! (hide spoiler)]

Lucy (view spoiler)[ OMG that was so intense when she fell in the water and all that craziness.
I didn't think she'd find Lynn again....and now they are so clearly dying :( (hide spoiler)]

OMG!!! this book is SO good!!!
I love that we got the poem so we know what the title means

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

thru ch 27

(view spoiler)[ OOOOH no Carter. . ugh (hide spoiler)]


I am (view spoiler)[ NERVOUS about this Vegas area.....they are not in a good spot and they don't seem like they are willing to let them go.
held hostage for finding water? Lynn without her gun. ugh. the book is almost over. it can't end like this, right??? (hide spoiler)]

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

ch 29

oh (view spoiler)[ gah. I knew it
I KNEW IT!! Lynn was so right...oh NO they aren't going to want to let them go....ugh.
and they segregated the girls?
gosh THIS town sounds fun :( (hide spoiler)]

Ben (view spoiler)[ I really don't like him
and I don't trust him. I think he killed he half sister (hide spoiler)]

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

ch 32

Ben (view spoiler)[ is disgusting
and I....I'm speechless. How could he possibly...how could they possibly.....just......humans
they are killing NON women and...drinking them??

and then mulching them to feed to the plants.

it's just horrific (hide spoiler)]

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

OMG I'm done

the ending (view spoiler)[ Please PLEEEEEEEEEASE let me believe there is AT LEAST one more book for us coming!!

Didn't that ending sound like we need ANOTHER Lynn book at least? or a dual POV book?!?! I want!! (hide spoiler)]

Lynn (view spoiler)[ My goodness, she's going back
she's going back. I need this story! lol (hide spoiler)]

Lucy (view spoiler)[ she did it. she killed but didn't let it change her
and she made it....to the ocean. she sounds so happy
I'm so sad that Lynn couldn't find happiness there (hide spoiler)]

OMG that was AMAZING!

[Mandiann]

Trisha wrote: "thru ch 27

"

Wait....did I miss something? (view spoiler)[ CARTER what? Where did we find out he hadn't been following? (hide spoiler)]

City (view spoiler)[ Yes, I agree. I don't like it. Clearly Fletcher told them to go to Sand City because its people were nicer than the other cities around. I am worried (hide spoiler)]

[Mandiann]

Trisha wrote: "ch 32

Ben

Holy wow (view spoiler)[ I am having a hard time not using foul words about how disgusting Ben and his people are. ugh.... (hide spoiler)]

[Vicki]

OMG I am DYING to read all the spoilers!!! I really do hope my book arrives tomorrow!

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

Mandiann wrote: "Trisha wrote: "ch 32

Ben

Holy wow [spoilers removed]"

OMG RIGHT??? (view spoiler)[ Just...Ben
Ben is a horrid person. a complete **$*$&%($*93847-498 !!!! UGH! and he was so uppity and so PROUD of himself!!! SO AWFUL! Can you believe he expected her to RESPECT him after that?! (hide spoiler)]

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

Vicki wrote: "OMG I am DYING to read all the spoilers!!! I really do hope my book arrives tomorrow!"

ahhh, I'm so sorry Vicki! Hold strong, you'll get the book soon! LOL

[Mandiann]

Finished.

I agree (view spoiler)[ there HAS to be another book. The whole Lynn/Fletcher thing can't go unresolved. (hide spoiler)]

[Vicki]

Trisha wrote: "Vicki wrote: "OMG I am DYING to read all the spoilers!!! I really do hope my book arrives tomorrow!"

ahhh, I'm so sorry Vicki! Hold strong, you'll get the book soon! LOL"

LOL I'm trying NOT to buy all the books I can't get hold of immediately! LOL

[Mandiann]

Good luck, Vicki! I hope you get your copy from the library soon.

[Vicki]

Thank you, Mandiann. :)