January > Recent Status Updates

7:31:03 between chapters 29 & 30 TMB: Love Among the Actual Ruins - I would just like to say if you are struggling with this book this is the point you need to get to for the tides of the prologue to return.

2:47:52 Ten: Erika - I finally made my way back to this one and decided to start over using the ebook preview. While that helps tremendously, I find the story dull despite my new clarity of the characters. Everyone seems to be making poor choices and I hate that.

Ch. 14 - The murder investigation is disappointing but I'm starting to really enjoy the characters. I think I like this book. I'm only pausing because it's my Survivor window and the chapters are long. I was on a roll so hopefully this will be my final break.

Ch. 13 - I don't get the investigation at all and now I don't understand the past either, it seems so cut and dry but people think otherwise, why?

Ch. 12 - I'm more interested in his childhood than the murder investigation. Now I have answers but it seems like the story is just beginning.

Ch. 8 - It has gotten better. I really appreciated this version of The Boy Who Cried Wolf, it was darker than the shepherd version.

Ch. 6 - I've found the story's rhythm, I don't like it but I see the picture and it's moving along at a leisurely pace.

34:43 Two: Kim - I just knew I had made a mistake reading this at night when the Prologue started, but it was quickly followed by obnoxious MCs (they're going to die, right?) and now I don't know what to think but I'll find out tomorrow.

Page 49 of 320 - This is really cute, moved along faster than I expected. I'm only stopping because I stupidity started this book after 2130, accepted a new thriller, and I need to go to sleep but want at least 1 thriller chapter before bed.

Ch. 3 III - This book is icky! I'm going back to my puppy books.

Ch. 21 - I was hoping to finish this one tonight, but it's just okay and is a bit too zig-zaggy for my mood.

Page 43 of 468 Ch. 3 - I'm got crazy about it, but at least it's finally going somewhere.

5:02:01 Ch. 16 - Chapters 6-8 were my favorite part. I even replayed 6, did not want to leave the car, but I left in the middle of chapter 8. Since then the so is odd but the humor makes up for it. With this format, I have no idea what's going to happen but I have my theories.

1:53:51 Ch. 6 - It has some slow-moving parts but I love it, the bursts of banter are funny.

Ch. 59 Friday, April 27, 2018 - Oh the stupidity! I was half right about what happened. I can't believe they opened with who gets murdered but when the scene occurs I don't recognize the victim. What occurs after that I would have never guessed, because this girl has issues. If you read this have a sip or treat every time Sophie does something ridiculously stupid. I'm going to bed.

Ch. 25 - There's a real Mapleton near Houston so it's harder for me to picture this fake one near Dallas. So far the story is interesting enough but it's very cliché, I'm almost certain of what's coming through the end, we'll see. The main character is starting to get on my nerves with her choices and the funky timeline. I need a break from stupidity.

Page 21 of 356 Ch. 3 Present Wednesday, March 14, 2018 - So far so good. I haven't had much time with this just small bits while waiting around. Once I get home I'm really going to dive into it. I wasn't crazy about the prologue but the first chapter hooked me.

Page 126 of 300/324 Ch. 14 - It's cuteish but not hitting at the moment. I am not crazy about winery plots and the romance is kind of vague.

6:28:19 Ch. 22 Real Life: Thursday - Okay they got me. I'm not loving it but I have gotten into the story and it's starting to make some sense, although I still think they're crazy.

Page 93 of 283/306 Ch. 11 - I love it! It's like BSC for adults, I could totally read this book in one sitting. I'm only stopping because my husband is back from the gym and wants to start Survivor 44, I'm almost tempted to read while watching but it lowers enjoyment. This plot is so fun.

4:06:42 Ch. 14 Happy Place: Morningside Heights, New York City - This book felt very 3-star to me. I wasn't enjoying it and I'm still not connected to the characters, but something shifted With the last line of chapter 12 that continued in chapter 13, I feel like I'm going to end up liking this book, and I won't know if it's because I spent too many time with these people or because they actually grew on me. There's

1:24:57 Ch. 6 Real Life: Monday - It's an interesting plot but so far I don't care about these people. It's reminding me of another book that was much more irritating. Now I won't be able to sleep without knowing the title! 😡 From The Jump by Lacie Walden! Goodnight 💤

Ch. 29 - I'm going to have to read the next book right away because it takes a minute to remember some of these characters. It's slow on the romance side, a bit expected after a breakup, which I assume is why the previous story is also present. I'm only stopping to watch Survivor but I'm also wondering where this is going in with only a few chapters left.

Ch. 25 - I knew it! This is better than I anticipated.

Ch. 23 - I read a book as a kid titled Stacey and the Boyfriend Trap, this book's plot is like the adult version. I think it's obvious who she'll end up with. I should have known and not gotten attached to that one guy. Then there's the fact that it's set between the ending and the epilogue of the last book, I'm a little annoyed about backtracking, but the story is great.

Page 61 of 295/320 Ch. 8 - I like it a lot, not a remix of the previous book. It's the same location and it seems it's set before the epilogue of Cure for the Common Breakup.

1072 of 1710 63% Day 19 Further Your Financial Intelligence - I think the problem is I disagree with a good 38% of everything she says for each day.

1:16:55 Ch. 4 - I'm not going to be able to do it. Pretentious Joe is bad enough but I can't make it through this girl's annoying voice.

28:24 Ch. 2 - Joe's ostentatious dialogue is irritating the heck out of me. This is unusual, maybe it's the plot, but I think it's him because 5 minutes in I was annoyed and checked the narrator. I don't know if these books are real or fake and why is he using You as a proper noun in some inflections? Did that happen before and I missed it?

Location 402 of 1710 23% Day 6 Diminish Your Debt - I was expecting this to be fire, so far it's mediocre.