'Where'd you go Bernadette?' re-read! discussion

Hello everybody!
If you have missed any of the re-reads, defiantly go check out the other topics to catch up on what we have read so far and from what we have read it seems we are getting into the really good bits.

I am really loving this book, what are you all thinking of it? If you're re-reading is it just as good as the first time you've read it?

So, today is pages 171-212 and it is part 4 - INVADERS.

We start of with a police report of Audrey who assaulted the night manager in the hotel she is staying at and finds her son with other friends in his hotel room with drugs and alcohol. She decides to take Soo-Lin's offer up and moves her family in with her but Soo-Lin is too busy. Elgin is having a doctor coming by to possibly commit Bernadette.

He wants to have Bee go to the boarding school in January and has invited his brother around. It is now December 21st and it is really close to when Bernadette goes.

Also, Bernadette's suitcase was empty and Elgin found that odd. But, since reading we all know she is terrified to go on this holiday.

We also have reports from Dr Kurtz, the doctor Elgin contacted about Bernadette. Elgin seems determined to get Bernadette the best possible help. Dr Kurtz talks about her going to talk to someone, not to go to a mental hospital.

But another report from Dr Kurtz talks how they hope Bernadette will admit her illness and check herself into Madrona Hill.

Bee is at the Radio City Christmas Spectacular with the youth group. It all gets too much for her and she thinks about how much she adores her family. How she feels so much love but also alone. The next day she is at World Celebration Day. She thinks she see's her mother there but when she looks, she's gone and it's the last time she see's Bernadette.

There is a letter from Dr Kurtz saying that she love loves her job but after the mysterious event surrounding Bernadette's intervention it looks, like she has decided to quit.

What mysterious events?

Manjula, Bernadette's virtual assistant, who we found out was actually scamming Bernadette, has stole Elgin air miles to get to Seattle and sent an email to Bernadette to confirm that she would be alone in the house when Elgin and Bee would be off on holiday.

Dr Kurtz records the conversation between Elgin, Bernadette, herself, Soo-Lin and the FBI.

They tell Bernadette that Manjula isn't who she thinks she is and what has been going on.

Even though Elgin is going off on one at Bernadette, basically saying she makes him sic, Dr Kurtz had me chuckling a little bit with his input.

I have to say, the transcript of that conversation did have me laughing but we found out some things. Elgin, as it seems has so much anger in him that he just shouted it all at Bernadette. It looked like she was actually going to go on the holiday with them and then they think they have it all wrong.

Then she goes the bathroom and doesn't come back.

So that is the end of this part! What did you think?

Was I the only one laughing at those parts?

Where do you think Bernadette has gone? What will Bee think?

Let me know your thoughts! I am very excited to carry this on next week.


Beth x