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Olivia (liv2821) | 242 comments Mod
Buddy reading The Raven Boys (The Raven Cycle, #1) by Maggie Stiefvater with Jess!! starting 5/5/2016, anyone is welcome!


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Jess (jessibeau) | 102 comments Excited to push out of my reading slump! Can't wait to start it!


Olivia (liv2821) | 242 comments Mod
Me too, going to read the prologue and chapter one tonight :)


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Jess (jessibeau) | 102 comments Just finished chapter six!!! Love love love this book so far! The characters are intriguing and yet realistically flawed. The friendship between the boys is wonderfully complex. And I love Blue and her family's interactions. Cannot wait to continue on!


Olivia (liv2821) | 242 comments Mod
Just finished chapter 6! Haha that meeting between the boys and Blue was cringe worthy but super funny!


Olivia (liv2821) | 242 comments Mod
What page do you want to read to tomorrow? (:


Olivia (liv2821) | 242 comments Mod
Have you gotten any reading done? (:


Olivia (liv2821) | 242 comments Mod
So I read that next 6 chapters (7-11), they were really good and I flew through them! I LOVE LOVE LOVE the boys' relationships with one another, they are pretty funny. I will stop reading until I hear back from you (:


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Jess (jessibeau) | 102 comments Agh so apparently I had notifications off for his topic somehow!!! I've been wondering if you'd done any reading!!! Lol! I will definitely get the next six chapters down by tomorrow evening! ;) And turn on the topic notifications!


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Jess (jessibeau) | 102 comments Just finished chapter seven! Working my way up to 11 tonight, I hope. Didn't get to read earlier in the day like I'd hoped, but I should catch up before bed!

One thing I'm kind of loving is the friendship between the boys. They've each got such vivid personalities, in their own way. Adam's paranoia cracks me up and makes me look over my shoulder at the same time. Ronan's recklessness, Gansey's determination and protectiveness (and his inability to think before he speaks.) I don't really have much of a feeling for Noah yet, other than he seems very quiet.

What are your thoughts so far?


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Jess (jessibeau) | 102 comments Finished chapter 11! Loved it! I flew through them with surprising ease! I was thinking read to chapter 18 next? ( I like even numbers. Lol!) I'll hold off until I hear back from you!


Olivia (liv2821) | 242 comments Mod
That sounds good! I will try to read to chapter 18 tomorrow (: I'm really liking this book, I love the characterization!


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Jess (jessibeau) | 102 comments Well I went ahead and read to chapter 18 this morning! Whelk is creepy. Seriously creepy. And Maura's reaction to Gansey, Calla's reaction to Ronan. Wow. Can't wait to read more!


Olivia (liv2821) | 242 comments Mod
Oh wow! I probably won't get to it till tonight


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Jess (jessibeau) | 102 comments No problem at all! I just didn't go back to sleep after getting my son onto the bus this morning do I had time! ;) You do it whenever you can!


Olivia (liv2821) | 242 comments Mod
I just finished chapter 18.. sorry it took me so long I ended up getting in really late last night and didn't read at all ):

Anyways, you were right Welsh is SUPER creepy I cant wait to see where his storyline goes! And I am really interested to learn more about Gansey, his character seems very mysterious I feel like he is kidding something..

What chapter did you want to read to next? (:


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Jess (jessibeau) | 102 comments Another six chapters? To 24?

And no problem at all! I've been busy too! I actually went to my local thrift store tonight with my grandmother. Got 19 books! Lolol. We can read at whatever pace, it doesn't matter to me at all, I just enjoy reading with someone!


Olivia (liv2821) | 242 comments Mod
Wow that's a lot of books! Hopefully you got some good ones! I actually think I will read to chapter 24 tonight, I am reading it right now. But I will stop after until you catch up (:


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Jess (jessibeau) | 102 comments Sounds good. I probably won't get any reading done until the morning! Should be done by tomorrow night at the latest!


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Jess (jessibeau) | 102 comments And I did get some good ones! The ones you were liking that I marked at want to read, those were some of them. I scan all new books before I put them on my self! Otherwise I'll forget!


Olivia (liv2821) | 242 comments Mod
That's a good idea! I haven't been buying books as much lately but I think I will try that next time I get a good amount of books (:


Olivia (liv2821) | 242 comments Mod
Okay, I just finished chapter 24.. I will stop until you get there (:


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Jess (jessibeau) | 102 comments ;) Was it a good six chapters? And you're welcome to read ahead some more, just tell me where you stop and I'll get to there!


Olivia (liv2821) | 242 comments Mod
It was good!! {: I really like these characters, they are pretty unique. I will stop here, I want to read some six of crows (:


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Jess (jessibeau) | 102 comments Finished ch 24! I really enjoyed the chapters! The time stopping in the woods was very intriguing and the tree showing them things.... I really want to know what Adam saw. He saw something bad, obviously, but I sounded like he'd done something bad to Gansey!

I'm definitely seeing how Gansey and Blue could end up together, though I still like Adam. Hmmm. What were your thoughts?


Olivia (liv2821) | 242 comments Mod
I wonder how that will happen and how Gansey & Blue will bond. she seems closer to the other boys and Gansey seems like he's hiding something or holding back..


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Jess (jessibeau) | 102 comments There is definitely something about him. He's hiding something, for sure. But like I said, I want to know what Adam meant when he said, I'd never do that to him. Or something like that. Obviously it was something about Gansey, judging from hoe he acted when Gansey stepped into the tree. Like he was waiting for Gansey to see the same thing.


Olivia (liv2821) | 242 comments Mod
I am going to continue reading! Might finish by tomorrow (;


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Jess (jessibeau) | 102 comments I'm continuing as well! Just finished chapter 33! I knew whelk was bad news!!!! I cannot believe Noah is dead! I know he said it earlier in the book but I didn't think he was really dead!


Olivia (liv2821) | 242 comments Mod
I just read that part as well!! That was an intense scene.. And kinda creepy!


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Jess (jessibeau) | 102 comments Finished! Overall a very good read! Let me know when you finish. That last line, something Ronan said confused me. I have a feeling I missed something somewhere. Let me know if you got it!


Olivia (liv2821) | 242 comments Mod
I haven't finished it yet.. I am on chapter 32 I believe. I'm sorry I'm so behind this weekend ended up being a lot busier than planned :(


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Jess (jessibeau) | 102 comments Hey no problem! I've been reading some other things I had on hand and listening to Harry Potter GoF on audiobook. Once you finish this did you want to continue on with the series or take a break?


Olivia (liv2821) | 242 comments Mod
I would love to, I might want to finish a few books that I am reading right now but I will plan on that.


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Jess (jessibeau) | 102 comments Sounds good! We can take a break between this one and the next one! I've got plenty of books I'm reading as well!


Olivia (liv2821) | 242 comments Mod
Ok I finally finished!! I do not understand that last sentence.. what Chainsaw????


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Jess (jessibeau) | 102 comments Well chainsaw is the bird he was raising, remember? But what did he mean about taking him out of his dreams?


Olivia (liv2821) | 242 comments Mod
Sorry I meant to say what ABOUT Chainsaw!


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Jess (jessibeau) | 102 comments Ahhh! Yeah I thought maybe I missed something, but I couldn't make heads or tails of it. If you find anyone who knows let me know!


Olivia (liv2821) | 242 comments Mod
I will, I've been trying to google is at well but cant find anything so far.


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Jess (jessibeau) | 102 comments Weird! Anyway, what did you think of the book on the whole?


Olivia (liv2821) | 242 comments Mod
It was good! Honestly though, I had a hard time getting into it. It might have just been my reading slump hopefully. I do like the idea of Blue and the Raven boys, I can't wait to see what happens in the upcoming books


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Jess (jessibeau) | 102 comments My attention was kind of on and off. Some parts didn't grab me, but overall it was good. I'm guessing that the next books will have less info type parts and be easier to get into!


Olivia (liv2821) | 242 comments Mod
That's what I'm thinking! Either way I love Maggie's writing style


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