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Final thoughts & the last chapters! Riley attends the Trans Health Con panel and speaks. How do you think Riley did at the panel?
Bec and Riley are a couple?? THAT KISS!! :O
What are your final thoughts? What did you think of Symptoms of Being Human?
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Alyssa
Riley has to come out to parents. Riley leaves the house because Riley's parents don't understand the term gender fluid and Riley's dad calls it a phase.
Riley drives to the place that Bec brought Riley after going to Bec's and driving off. Jim Vickers and his friends find Riley and assault Riley.
Solo and Bec find Riley and take Riley to the hospital.
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Bec isn't visiting Riley at the hospital. Why do you think that is?
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When Riley is out of the hospital, Riley goes to Bec's house because Bec hasn't been responding.
Bec tells Riley the truth. Erik, her brother took Riley's browser history during their study date to report back to the football team. Do you think Jim is the stalker or Sierra?
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We learn that Sierra is most likely the stalker.
Riley and Bec attend a football game for Solo and he is put in and basically wins the game! Are you like Riley in that moment trying to figure out the football terms?? I sure am xD. Jim Vickers and his friends start harassing Bec and Riley. Riley has enough and re-breaks Jim's arm :O
These next chapters are pretty deep.
Bec brings Riley to her favorite spot, the roof of a building to watch a movie. She talks more about her sister, how she died, & how she knows about the Q. This part was definitely hard to read. What about you?
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OK. Now this anon is driving me crazy. They send various messages, the last one containing Riley's name. Who IS IT??
This message really gets to Riley, this results in Riley's fist going through the bathroom mirror.
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INTENSITY ENSUES!!
The media now knows about Riley's gender identity. But HOW!!!
Chapter 17 - Riley has a "date" with Bec and picks her up at the Bullet Hole. Riley discovers that Bec is in a band and has a "boyfriend"??
BEC BRINGS RILEY TO THE Q. Which we find out about a chapter or two before. Riley meets Mike/Michelle the admin of QueerAlliance.org who recently contacted Alix about the blog!! Did you suspect this?? I sure didn't!!
Bec is still suspicious though. She isn't one to open up and tell Riley about herself. How does she know about the Q? What are your thoughts?
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Riley's blog is blowing up now that Andie, the girl Riley gave advice to made a news headline. The girl's father beat her when she returned home.
Do you think Riley should have given her advice? or left it alone? Who is sending Riley the anon messages...What are your guesses?
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Chapter 20 + 21
RILEY COMES OUT TO SOLO AND BEC AND THE Q GROUP.
A big step in the book for Riley! What will come of this?
Mike/Michelle tells Riley that she thinks Riley is Alix. Do you think she knew before the meeting?
Doctor Ann is finally introduced. I wasn't sure if we would get to see Riley's therapy sessions, but I'm glad we are! Chapter 14 is a really intense chapter. Riley is dealing with a message on the blog from a transgender teen wanting to end their life because they just came out to their parents and they did not react well.
Another message from ANON. This time it is indicating that they are from Park Hill High School. Cyberbullying is coming into the story from this anonymous user. Riley wants to delete the blog. How did you feel in this moment??
Riley is starting to search for a "cause" that Doctor Ann suggested to find.
Sierra is becoming suspicious as Riley notices her intensive scratching.
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Another suspicious character is Bec. She isn't showing up to school. What do you think is going on?
The cyber bullying is really getting to Riley so much that logging into the blog isn't possible, finally Riley does log in to find a message from the Queer Alliance administrator asking to help out.
What are your thoughts so far? A lot is happening! :D
What do you think of Riley’s new friend, Bec? Riley met Bec in the auditorium at the ramp and mistook her as a boy than a girl. I’m definitely suspicious of her.
Riley has an anxiety attack & refuses to go to the fundraiser for the campaign.
INSTEAD…
Bec and Riley have a “study date” at Bec’s house. While studying and browsing the links their teacher provided for the test: QueerAlliance.org is one of the links chosen. Riley discovers Alix’s blog their “What’s New” section of the website.
Riley is frightened and leaves Bec’s house.
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Solo is becoming more of a friend to Riley, now. Riley and Solo ditch school after the football team & Sierra are harassing Riley. They end up going to a fifties arcade WHICH SEEMS AWESOME!
We discover that Riley is a vegan.
Solo seems like a good friend so far. What are your predictions on their friendship? What do you think about Riley's parents? Are they too overbearing?
Riley has a meltdown and screams at parents.
We are introduced to Riley, and being gender fluid. Riley’s father is a congressman and Riley transferred from catholic school at Immaculate Heart because of being severely bullied and is currently starting the first day at public school, Park Hill High School. Riley started an anonymous blog because of Doctor Ann. The blog is primarily about being gender fluid and living a life gender fluid. Also, talking about the new school / first day and other things Riley wouldn’t be able to say IRL. Bloglr is very similar to Tumblr, don't you think?
Riley experiences something we ALL experience at one point or another: staying up on the Internet late into the night (until 2am) and not even realizing the time flying by.
--- What are you feeling so far?? Are you liking the book, and Riley?
Hi guys! There is currently a poll up for our July & August pick. There's also a write-in option if you want to read a book that isn't in the poll. Happy reading, Alyssa
VERY CUTE EPILOGUE!! But.. it does confuse my b/c its' gonna be a trilogy? I thought there would be like a cliff hanger or something?? Really, really loved this! I liked having the POV of Holmes as the Epilogue.
Hey guys! Alyssa here :D - Leave suggestions for book themes that we could do in the future, this makes it easier for when we're stumped on what books to choose :)
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Guadalupe wrote: "Actually so much better. I have a wedding to go to on Saturday and I'm also volunteering to help out with the clean up and repackaging of the rented plates and seat covers."Yay! So glad you can make it :D
We did a test poll on Twitter with the top 3 books we decided on. Look out for an official Goodreads poll by the end of this week!
We're reading Truthwitch by Susan Dennard throughout January and February. Welcome to the spoiler free section. Here you can not spoil anyone or be spoiled yourself.
Happy Reading <3
We're reading Truthwitch by Susan Dennard throughout January and February. This is the spoiler section, leave 'all the feels' here!
Danielle created the Truthwitch Book Tag!We would love to see you all do it if you're reading with us!
Link your tag in this topic, so we can read them all! Happy Reading!
