IBR - The Shell Seekers by Rosamunde Pilcher

[Ashley, The Tipsy Challenger]

Members Starting the BR: Dede, Jessica & Danielle
Challenge: Toys/Objects Roundup
Book: The Shell Seekers by Rosamunde Pilcher

Anyone is free to join in this Buddy Read! Happy Reading!

[danielle]

I started this one. An actually 32% in. This is definitely outside my normal wheelhouse. Took me a bit to get used to the accent (UK) which sounds very proper and doesn't lend itself too fast of listening.

Slow start for me so far, but I think things are starting to happen/plan in my current chapter (they are not numbered).

[Jessica]

I am really looking forward to reading this. I think I read it in High School as my mom was a fan of this author and had a bunch books around the house. I loved Under Gemini, but don't remember this one.

[danielle]

Ok.. update... I'm 45% in. And ... ok, I'm just going to say it. I'm bored. I really have to pay attention since my mind wants to wander!

The musings of the past are just hard for me to keep straight and follow along.

Is it just me? It's probably just me.

[danielle]

57%. I don't hate it. It's not exciting. Maybe because this just isn't my normal kind of book. But I am a little curious to see how a couple of things play out...

[danielle]

Ok... 85% in. I really like Penelope, our MC. Not so crazy about some of her kids.

[danielle]

Finished.
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My review: 4 stars
This started out super slow for me. It was ... boring for major sections. But then an interesting thing happened, I really liked our MC, Penelope. I cared about what she went through and how she felt. Didn't like most of her kids though.

So I ended up having to give it 4 stars for making me care what happens.
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[danielle]

Oh and...

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I was surprised that she died. But, again, everything that happened after that point, I cared MORE. I liked how things wrapped up. Even though he son is useful, the one daughter is ridiculously selfish. I liked how the story weaved back to Richard and included Danus. And I really liked Antonia, who I thought was very genuine.
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[Dede]

I am about 70-75% in and I feel the same. I am really bored in spots, but other spots are interesting.

I like Penelope also, but her son is something!

[danielle]

Dede wrote: "I am about 70-75% in and I feel the same. I am really bored in spots, but other spots are interesting.

I like Penelope also, but her son is something!"

If memory serves.. it's about the spot you are in now of when I got more interested in the story and the going ons.

[Dede]

danielle wrote: "Dede wrote: "I am about 70-75% in and I feel the same. I am really bored in spots, but other spots are interesting.

I like Penelope also, but her son is something!"

If memory serves.. it's about..."

I can see that it is getting more interesting. I have 1 1/2 hours left

[danielle]

Dede wrote: "danielle wrote: "Dede wrote: "I am about 70-75% in and I feel the same. I am really bored in spots, but other spots are interesting.

I like Penelope also, but her son is something!"

If memory se..."

Yeah. I definitely got more interested later on.

[Dede]

I ended up getting interested in the end! I still just don't know what to think about her son.

[danielle]

Dede wrote: "I ended up getting interested in the end! I still just don't know what to think about her son."

I didn’t like him or his playboy ways 🤣

[Jessica]

Finally delving into this one!!! i will read the above comments later and respond.

[Dede]

danielle wrote: "Dede wrote: "I ended up getting interested in the end! I still just don't know what to think about her son."

I didn’t like him or his playboy ways 🤣"

I didn't either. He was irritating at most!

[Jessica]

Olivia seems to be very easily persuaded by men.

[Jessica]

Hank is very nosy.

[Jessica]

There are so many characters!!!

[Jessica]

So Sophie going to London. This can't turn out well.

[Jessica]

Ugh, why do all the good people die! I mean I expected it, bc of the current timeline, but still.

[Dede]

Right! I hated it when that happened

[Jessica]

I really like Olivia. Nancy is super annoying and Noel is just terrible.

[Jessica]

I really want to shake Nancy.

[Jessica]

Finished in the wee hours of last night/this morning, which I'm highly regretting this morning. Not sure if i read between the lines correctly but (view spoiler)[ is Olivia Richard's father? (hide spoiler)]. Also I think the kids all got what they deserved in the end. I do think Penelope projected some of her feelings for Ambrose to Noel unfairly, but Noel and to a lesser degree, Nancy did seem to treat their mom like a piggy bank at the end. I definitely feel like Nancy was influenced by her Grandmother with wanted to be a seen a certain way in society by her choice of husband, house, and kids schools. Olivia was the most agreeable of the three by far even though she was somewhat emotionally stilted. I really liked Antonia and Damus together even though she was a wee bit young. I was a little disappointed in the ending. I kept waiting for a twist. (view spoiler)[ Like Damus being related to Richard somehow. Maybe Richard never really died and was taken to Scotland with amnesia or Damus was a descendant of a brother or cousin. Just something. Also how do you think Damus would feel if he knew that one of the reasons he got the sketches was because he happened to look like a dead man. (hide spoiler)]

[danielle]

(view spoiler)[ I think Olivia was just more like him vs being his kid. at least that’s how I understood it. Maybe I’m wrong?

And I definitely got the impression Dani’s was related by blood, but not necessarily his descendent.

Again, I could be wrong. (hide spoiler)]