YA Buddy Readers' Corner ♥ discussion

Sarah and I are going to read this on July 2nd! Feel free to join! :)

Would love to join in with this buddy read. Do you have any specific rules for your buddy read?

Welcome Kristen! The only rule would be to hide your (view spoiler)[ spoilers (hide spoiler)] :)

Okay, so no specific number of chapters a day?

I so want to join in, but can I start it tonight? It's already 5:33 PM here in Jakarta, Indonesia.

I don't mind as long as Jalyn doesn't mind. As long as you discuss the book afterwards it should be okay ☺

Bobo :) wrote: "Okay, so no specific number of chapters a day?"

Nope! :)

Rachmi wrote: "I so want to join in, but can I start it tonight? It's already 5:33 PM here in Jakarta, Indonesia."

That's fine :)

Thanks guys, I'll start it in a minute and join the discussion tomorrow afternoon my time.

I'm starting now so I'm a bit early now ☺

~10% (view spoiler)[ what the hell is she doing? She heards screams at night in the dark woods so she's going out to investigate? Is she insane? (hide spoiler)]

~10% (view spoiler)[ "Any comment for the school newspaper?"
This girl is nuts! (hide spoiler)]

(view spoiler)[ "Can you tell me where I can find the books on Satanism?"
what a thing to ask! I can imagine that raising a few eyebrows! (hide spoiler)]

Why the hell did they name her brother Ten?

Sarah wrote: "Why the hell did they name her brother Ten?"

I was just wondering the same thing!

I'm not very far into this book yet, but I am already annoyed by the way this is written. "Kami said" "Kami thought" "Kami knew" Yeesh. I wish the word "she" was used every once in a while instead of the constant use of her name. This is going to drive me nuts.

Jalyn wrote "I'm not very far into this book yet, but I am already annoyed by the way this is written. "Kami said" "Kami thought" "Kami knew" Yeesh....."

I'm glad you feel it too! I read many reviews, it seems no one bother it the way I do. I like Kami, though. She's funny with dry wit, kind of reminds of myself :D

Aside the use of Kami's name too often, I also feel kinda hard to be in her mind and sometimes I didn't see the changing of time setting. For instance, after (view spoiler)[Kami and Jared are saved from drowning in the well, she go home with her dad and then she left home to go to Jared's house (hide spoiler)]. I thought it happen at the same night but then I read that it's already morning/the next day. It happen a couple times, so that I have to read carefully to understand it.

Do you feel it too or it's just me?

Rachmi wrote: "Aside the use of Kami's name too often, I also feel kinda hard to be in her mind and sometimes I didn't see the changing of time setting. For instance, after [spoilers removed]. I thought it happen..."

I'm only 54 pages in, so I haven't noticed it.

I am happy that (view spoiler)[Kami and Jared didn't instantly fall in love with each other the moment they met in real life. That seems much more realistic. I'm pretty sure anyone would freak out if someone they had talked to in their head all their life was suddenly real. (hide spoiler)]

You are right, it's more realistic and that's what they feel, freak out. I love Kami & Jared banter but I also love all of the characters' dialogue. It's hilarious, dry and smart at the same time.

In some way, I think this book is different from any other YA. Although there are things I didn't like but it's a refreshing story and characters to me.

Did you finish it?

No, I haven't. I'm still half of the book now. Kind of slow reader to this one because of the writing style, I think.

Hopefully I can get past the writing style. I just read the part with the well and the book just got interesting for me, but now I have to go to sleep!

Ah, the well. The story getting interesting from it and I'm curious of what you thought about it.

I'm at the office now so I can't read more either, though I want to. We have same situation here, have to stop our reading :D

Jalyn wrote: "I am happy that [spoilers removed]"

I agree. I liked that they kind of hated each other! I liked the anti Romeo and Juliet moment the morning after the well too ☺

38% (view spoiler)[ did anybody else notice that Kami refered to her mother as Claire Glass when she asked ash if his father knew her mother? Surely Glass is her married name though? (hide spoiler)]

40% (view spoiler)[ ash' s mum seems really creepy and weird! (hide spoiler)]

I noticed it too Sarah, that's why I said it's kind of hard for me to read Kami's mind. I mean her mind, the way she acts and speaks kind of unpredictable to me. In my mind she keeps jump up and down whenever she acts and thinks, if you know what I mean.

I think the twins are creepy and weird, though I'm quite sorry for Rosalind, moreover when (view spoiler)[Jared think about Rosaline in Romeo & Juliet (hide spoiler)]

45% (view spoiler)[ I don't get what's funny about ash wetting the bed til he was 5. (hide spoiler)]

She does seem a bit hyperactive. Always leaping to do something on the spur of the moment.

What the hell is wrong with Angela? Does she have a thyroid problem or something. All she does is sleep!

Really hope that we'll be getting some answers soon!

You are about to finish it, aren't you? you are really a fast reader!

I'm at 60% ☺

Nearly finished (view spoiler)[ is Jared just being nasty because he wants to prove something? Surely he can't really hate her and be glad that the connection is severed? (hide spoiler)]

The End. Was expecting a couple more pages! (view spoiler)[ I can believe it ends with the two of them severed, and Jared appearing to hate Kami! Wasn't sure if I wanted to read the next one but kinda feel like I should now to make sure that Jared isn't really an arse, and does still love her! (hide spoiler)]

How many stars will you give it?

Pg 69-70 and I'm dying. That was so funny!

i gave it 3 stars.

Zen jogging. Lol

omg seems like you guys are zooming through it. I kind of like the suspect at first but now it seems a little too try hard if you know what I mean.

that was supposed to say dialogue have no idea how it got turned into suspect.

Rachmi wrote: "Aside the use of Kami's name too often, I also feel kinda hard to be in her mind and sometimes I didn't see the changing of time setting. For instance, after [spoilers removed]. I thought it happen..."

I see what you mean now about the time settings. It keeps jumping around from day to night to the next day with no warning. It's a little confusing.

Yes, that's what I mean, Jalyn. I finished it but have to say I need to concentrate to read it because in some part it's confusing.

I kinda get what you mean about the time jumping. it didn't say that it was the next morning when her father came to get her at the hospital, but I just kinda assumed that. I didn't think they'd let her leave the same night after a head injury.but, yeah, we really shouldn't have to assume stuff to understand the story.

I just finished it. !?!?!?!?!?! (view spoiler)[What the f*ck just happened? Seriously, what the hell was that? I was expecting him to be all happy that she's okay and for them to finally like kiss and stuff, but no. He tells her she's "nothing special" and she tells him to "go to hell." (hide spoiler)] This is my angry face >:/

Lol! I know the ending was infuriating, but that's why I want book 2 so badly!

Greta wrote: "Lol! I know the ending was infuriating, but that's why I want book 2 so badly!"

I want to smack someone I want to smack two someones upside the freaking head!

I can NOT believe it ended like that!!!! I haven't been this riled up about a book in a long time. I'm seriously pissed right now!