99 Days by Katie Cotugno → Start Date: May 16, 2015

[Katie]

Vicki and I will be reading this. Anyone is welcome to join.

[Vicki]

YAY!!! I'm so happy to be back in the groove and I'm excited to read this with you!

Thanks for making the thread. :)

[Krista]

I'm in :)

[Vicki]

Yay, Krista! Welcome! :)

[Krista]

Thanks :)

[Vicki]

I got my book today! :o)

[Krista]

I haven't yet :/

[Bella Rose]

im in! my book shud be here in a few days :)

[Katie]

I have my book for this, and I'm excited to start it tomorrow.

[Vicki]

YAY! I think I might begin tonight since I'll be on the road all day tomorrow from 8:00 AM until around 5:00.

[Katie]

Okay, cool. I might begin a little tonight too, if I don't go to sleep pretty soon. Otherwise, I'll start in the morning.

[Vicki]

Happy reading!!

[Katie]

Thanks, Vicki!

[Bella Rose]

my book wont be here till wednesday, but dont worry ill catch up :)

[Vicki]

Bella, I'm reading a few books right now so you might not have much to read in order to catch up with me. I didn't get anything read last night. I fell asleep. LOL

[Katie]

I didn't read anything from this last night either, other than the first chapter, which was only like 4 pages long. I'll be starting this soon.

[Vicki]

Lol Katie, that's funny!

[Katie]

I read the first 10 days. I'm liking this so far. It's a pretty quick read.

Gabe (view spoiler)[Though cheating with someone that he knew was his brother's girlfriend was wrong, I really like him. He's the person who isn't being awful to Molly, and instead he's being really sweet, which is what she needs, so I like him. (hide spoiler)]

Tess (view spoiler)[It must have been pretty awkward for Molly to meet her and then find out that she's the new girlfriend of the boy that she cheated on. (hide spoiler)]

Imogen (view spoiler)[I'm not sure yet if she really does want to be Molly's friend again or not. (hide spoiler)]

Molly's mother (view spoiler)[Taking what Molly told her and making it into a book was definitely not a good thing for her to do. (hide spoiler)]

[Vicki]

Katie, could you please change the thread to "In Progress"?

I also finished 10 Days and like it.

Julia (view spoiler)[isn't a very nice girl leaving that nasty note on Molly's car. (hide spoiler)]

Imogen (view spoiler)[lied about her phone, so I don't think at this point that I even trust her motives if she does want to be friends. For some reason she is the ONE person that Molly was looking forward to seeing, so by her ignoring all of Molly's texts I got a bad feel for her. (hide spoiler)]

Tess (view spoiler)[Yes! It was awkward for both of them. LOL But I think they might be good friends anyway. (hide spoiler)]

I also (view spoiler)[think Gabe is a good guy. At least he's giving Molly the time of day and I think he's being genuine. (hide spoiler)]

Wasn't it Molly's mother (view spoiler)[who wrote that book based on Molly? Or did a friend also do that and I missed it? That was HORRIBLE to write a book based on something so private and so painful to Molly. (hide spoiler)]

I feel terrible (view spoiler)[that Molly is being SO judged for what she did. Everyone makes mistakes and it's been quite awhile (a year?). I can't imagine feeling like EVERYONE hates you and is staring and/or laughing and talking about you. That one girl who knocked into Molly's chair, Micaela, is what I call a true mean girl. I don't know her and she isn't going to be able to redeem herself to me. LOL (hide spoiler)]

[Katie]

Yes, it was the mother who (view spoiler)[wrote the book. I just realized that I typed that wrong when I was writing my comments. (hide spoiler)]

And it seems like we have similar thoughts so far on the book.

[Katie]

I've now read through 20 days. I'm really liking this so far, and it is interesting.

Gabe (view spoiler)[I like how he admits that he shares equally in the blame for what happened between him and Molly, instead of agreeing with the double standard that so many people have today of it being the girl's fault. Everyone else in town seems to only blame Molly, but Gabe knows that that isn't right. He also seems really sweet to Molly. (hide spoiler)]

Julia (view spoiler)[What she is doing to Molly is awful, with keying the car and the notes and everything. (hide spoiler)]

Imogen (view spoiler)[I feel like she wasn't trying to be mean to Molly, and instead, she was just hurt because Molly left without telling her, even though she had been supportive. I'm glad that they're going to be friends again. (hide spoiler)]

Tess (view spoiler)[I like her, and I think she'll be a good friend for Molly. I'm glad she doesn't hate her for what happened with Molly, Patrick, and Gabe. (hide spoiler)]

[Katie]

I've now read through 30 days.

Julia (view spoiler)[I wonder why she is still so mad at Molly. I feel like she is acting like what Molly did was something that personally hurt her, when it should really be between Molly, Patrick, and Gabe. (hide spoiler)]

Gabe (view spoiler)[I'm glad he wasn't afraid of what his family thought of him being with her. (hide spoiler)]

Patrick (view spoiler)[First, I'm glad that he doesn't condone what Julia is doing to Molly. Also, I don't know how this whole thing with him being friends with Molly will go, but I hope it goes well. (hide spoiler)]

[Katie]

I've read through 40 days now. I'm really liking this.

Molly (view spoiler)[I have a feeling she's going to end up in a mess again with Patrick and Gabe, except this time, she'll be cheating on Gabe. I think this because she seems to be still interested in Patrick, and I feel like he still likes her too. (hide spoiler)]

Patrick (view spoiler)[While I still don't like him as much as Gabe, I think he doesn't seem like a bad guy, and I do like him. (hide spoiler)]

Imogen (view spoiler)[I'm glad that she seems to have really forgiven Molly now. (hide spoiler)]

[Katie]

Now I've read through 50 days.

Patrick (view spoiler)[I feel like they probably were a cute couple in the past with all the childhood history between them, but now, if anything happens, they'll both be hurting people. (hide spoiler)]

Tess (view spoiler)[She's a good friend. I hope Molly doesn't hurt her, since it probably will hurt her if anything happens with Patrick. (hide spoiler)]

Gabe (view spoiler)[I thought it was sweet how Gabe told Molly that he had liked her back when he was only fourteen. (hide spoiler)]

[Katie]

I've now read through 60 days.

Tess (view spoiler)[If she finds out about what happened with Molly and Patrick right after Patrick broke up with her, I feel like she's going to not want to be friends with Molly anymore, unless she is really forgiving. (hide spoiler)]

Patrick (view spoiler)[He clearly cares about Molly since he broke up with Tess for her, but I still think I prefer Gabe. (hide spoiler)]

Gabe (view spoiler)[I think he and Molly have more chemistry than Molly and Patrick. I feel bad for him, though, since she's cheated on him now. (hide spoiler)]

[Vicki]

I just got home and I'm really tired from driving all day again. I'm going to try taking a nap and I'll get back to this later.

[Katie]

Okay, I hope you like it when you continue. I've now read through 70 days.

Patrick (view spoiler)[He's clearly still in love with Molly, but I don't know what he's doing, since he said he wasn't going to break up with Tess again. (hide spoiler)]

Tess (view spoiler)[I feel awful for her because she's going to be so hurt, and Patrick broke up with her, but then she seemed happy about them getting back together. I feel like she'll feel betrayed when she finds out that both her boyfriend and friend have been doing this behind their back. (hide spoiler)]

Gabe (view spoiler)[I feel like he may be hurt if he finds out what is going on between Patrick and Molly, but it would be a bit hypocritical for him to get really mad since he did the same thing to his brother. (hide spoiler)]

[Vicki]

I'm sure I will like it too. I'm just wiped out! I drove about seven hours yesterday and today. I will read today but probably more tomorrow.

[Katie]

Wow, that's a lot of driving! I just finished this and I really liked it.

Patrick/Molly/Gabe (view spoiler)[This ended being very messy and tangled with these relationships, and the ending was fitting to the story. It wouldn't have made as much sense for Molly to end up with one of the boys, after everything that had gone down. (hide spoiler)]

Tess (view spoiler)[I'm glad she acknowledged that it wasn't all Molly's fault, and that it was Patrick's fault too, but I can see why she doesn't want to be friends with Molly anymore. (hide spoiler)]

Imogen (view spoiler)[I'm glad she stuck by Molly's side and was always a good friend to her. (hide spoiler)]

Julia (view spoiler)[Before the end of the book, I thought she might be changing and not be as bad to Molly, but once all the cheating stuff happened again, she went back to who she was at the beginning. (hide spoiler)]

[Krystal]

I've already finished this but quite enjoyed it :) and can I mention how gorgeous those end pages in the hardcover book are?!? :)

[Vicki]

Finally had the chance to read through Day 20 LOL

I don't really have much to add to your spoilers, Katie, for these chapters.

But I will say that I understand Imogen much better, too, now that I know (view spoiler)[she was dealing with her mother's fight with skin cancer. It would seem that Molly just assumed when Imogen called that she also wanted to put her down, or Molly was just so distraught that she "couldn't" be there to support Imogen. I'm glad they will be friends again, too. (hide spoiler)]

Julia (view spoiler)[is the worst kind of girl! I really don't like her at all! (hide spoiler)]

Tess (view spoiler)[at least knows that the past is the past and that's where it should stay. I think she's a lot more mature about things and that she can be friends with Molly even if it is just a little bit weird for both of them. (hide spoiler)]

[Katie]

Yes, I agree with what you said. (view spoiler)[One of the things that I loved about Tess's character was how mature she was about things, and how she didn't think she had to hate Molly for something from the past. And yes, Julia's awful. (hide spoiler)]

[Vicki]

Finished Ch. 30 (finally)!

A lot happened within chapters 21-30!

Julia (view spoiler)[simply is mean, as far as I am concerned. I understand her initial upset because her brother was hurt, but they were all friends for so long. I don't get her continued anger either. (hide spoiler)]

Patrick (view spoiler)[surprised me when he took Molly home, but he pretty much shocked me by striking up the conversation with Molly that I think sounds more like trouble. I don't think that either of them truly only wants friendship but we'll see. (hide spoiler)]

Gabe (view spoiler)[really tries hard to help Molly be a part of their community/friends again. But he's also a horn dog! I hate it when relationships destroy families though. People have to learn to forgive and deal with the bad in life. LOL (hide spoiler)]

[Vicki]

Finished Ch. 40

I definitely agree with you that Molly (view spoiler)[and Patrick are going to sleep together. When we found out that she and Patrick had split up before she had sex with Gabe, it did make me feel a little better about it. But at this point I feel like she is sort of stringing Gabe along. It's obvious that she is still not over Patrick, and if Tess is his "rebound" he isn't over Molly either. Yep, more trouble coming. (hide spoiler)]

Julia (view spoiler)[ doesn't let ONE opportunity slip by, does she? Ugh...I really can't stand her! (hide spoiler)]

Tess (view spoiler)[might be Patrick's rebound, but she is really sweet and she's tried being friends with Molly. I hate to see her get hurt if Patrick and Molly sleep together. (hide spoiler)]

[Vicki]

Finished Ch. 50

I agree with all of your spoilers, Katie.

Regarding Patrick and Gabe, I think that (view spoiler)[Patrick and Molly actually made a better couple in the sense that they seem to have a lot more in common. I Like that they had activities they did together, such as running. And even though Gabe liked her since they were really young, all he ever seems to do is want to make out and/or have sex. I'd like to see them doing something fun besides party and make out and have sex. (hide spoiler)]

I hope that Molly and Patrick (view spoiler)[don't have sex because, as you said, they'll only hurt people and Tess surely doesn't deserve it. She's been a pretty good friend to Molly so far. (hide spoiler)]

[Krista]

I wish my book would come in :(

[Vicki]

Krista, sorry to hear that! Hope it arrives soon!

[Vicki]

Finished Ch. 60

I (view spoiler)[KNEW IT!!! We saw that coming long ago, right? LOL I am glad that Patrick broke up with Tess BEFORE getting with Molly. That shows character. But I hate that Tess will be hurt when she finds out. (hide spoiler)]

In response to your post on Gabe, I agree that (view spoiler)[ he and Molly might have more chemistry, but I think that Molly and Patrick have more in common. Molly keeps saying how it's "so easy" with Gabe. I'm curious to see where it goes from here. (hide spoiler)]

[Katie]

I think I agree with what you're saying on Patrick and Gabe. (view spoiler)[She does have more in common with Patrick, like the interest in running, as well as all their shared relationship history from the past. (hide spoiler)]

[Vicki]

Finished 70 Days

As usual I agree with your spoilers for these days.

One surprise for me was (view spoiler)[that Julia has come around some, right? I'm glad that Molly didn't threaten to tell about her and Elizabeth because it's none of her business and it shows that she is a good person at heart. (hide spoiler)]

There will always be so much (view spoiler)[hurt when someone cheats on another person. But I agree. Why did Patrick even go back to Tess, knowing that he doesn't want to break up with her again? (hide spoiler)]

To me the best thing that (view spoiler)[Patrick and Molly could do is to admit their feelings and move on. They can't pretend not to love each other and to love other people. That's going to just blow up in their faces eventually. (hide spoiler)]

[Vicki]

Finished and I thought it was cute enough, but nothing earth-shaking.

[Katie]

I'm glad that you did like it, Vicki, even if it wasn't a big standout.

[Vicki]

Katie wrote: "I'm glad that you did like it, Vicki, even if it wasn't a big standout."

Thanks. I did like it and so did you, so that's a win-win!

[Bella Rose]

i finally got my book. if anyone else is still reading it

[Vicki]

I'm finished but I'll still discuss what I remember. Lol

[Krista]

I still haven't gotten my book :(

[Vicki]

Oh no! It's been quite awhile since you ordered it.

[Krista]

I know. It stinks

[Krista]

My books finally been shipped!

[Krista]

Finished it! It was cute and a fast read. I really enjoyed it.