paced reading horror and thrillers discussion

Every one is welcome to join, let me know when you want to start and we will figure out a time that works for every one.

I just read the first 2% to check it out. I'm excited to start anytime.

I might start it tonight. Just a little of it.

I've been looking forward to checking this out as well, so will join in too.

I'll try and start this at the weekend.

I will start a little of it today also then. I will take it slow but plan on having enough read to discuss next week.

How far are we?

I am almost to 25% I will get there tomorrow and then be ready to discuss that much.

Okay, I will be at the 25% mark tomorrow night. When I get off work I will join in on the discussion.

First 25% was fun but not quite as much as the first book. Possibly because all my favorite characters died over the course of book one.

I agree with you Eleven. (view spoiler)[However the kick to the groin was good. I couldn't imagine maggots in the penis. Nasty. Yuck! (hide spoiler)] The first book was quite fast paced.

RachelvlehcaR wrote: "I agree with you Eleven. However the kick to the groin was good. I couldn't imagine maggots in the penis. Nasty. Yuck! The first book was quite fast paced."

The maggot thing was superbly disgusting.

This seems in keeping with the tone of the first one, though my meory is hazy as I read it a couple of years ago. Having read a heap of self-published stuff in that time, I also have a whole new appreciation for how effortlessly Bryan Smith's prose rolls off the page.

I love the speed of the book and how go go go it is. I'm not wanting to go too quickly so I'm just taking it slow until someone says there will be to the next spot of the book.

I'm still grossed out about the maggot thing. If someone videoed my reaction to that, I'm sure it was some kind of frowny face. :/

I'm at the 50% mark.

I'm joining this but i'll be way behind you guys:( Ill try to catch up!

Addy most everyone is at the 25% mark. I think I'm the only one at the 50% mark. I'm just picking it up when I see others start to read it more. :) I'm leaving it for a while until everyone catches up.

Cool! I'll see what I can do tonight.

I love how this is starting out!

I know! It's go go go but comparing it with the first book I'd say I liked how the first one started. Still this one follows the characters well and you see how messed up they are from their first experience from the first book (mainly Jessica).

I'm only at 10%, Addy, so I'm not very far on myself. (view spoiler)[ maggoty exploding penis, yuck!!! (hide spoiler)]

I know Kate. That was horrible.

RachelvlehcaR wrote: "I know Kate. That was horrible."

It was, but I still smiled that he got his comeuppance. :)

Agreed.

I'm really enjoying this one. May be not quite as much as the first, but it's a worthy sequel.

I'm at 37% and making myself stop for the time being. It's a pretty good read so far.

I'm almost to 25% got moved to a new team and already told I'm getting bumped to another team next week. That will make a full month of being on a new team every week and training on jobs I will probably never do again. It's great so far but just not the same without some of my favorite characters that died in the first book. I'm starting to really like some of the new characters though hopefully they turn out to be as good as the ones who died in the first book.

I'm at 61%. I'm enjoying it but so far none of the characters are very sympathetic, I can't really root for any of them. (view spoiler)[ I really hate what Jessica has become but hoping that she finds her humanity again. What she did to Billy was disgusting. (hide spoiler)]

I'm sure everyone is ahead of me here when I say maggoty, diseased mechanic guy. Nasty!

I think your beating me addy, I'm still just under 25% because of job training. I have a 3 day weekend coming up though.

Nah I'm only 16%. What I don't get is why she'd wanna go back to Hopkins bend??

Addy wrote: "Nah I'm only 16%. What I don't get is why she'd wanna go back to Hopkins bend??"

How could you not want to go back to Hopkins Bend?

11811 (Eleven) wrote: "Addy wrote: "Nah I'm only 16%. What I don't get is why she'd wanna go back to Hopkins bend??"

How could you not want to go back to Hopkins Bend?"

LOL. Goodness! A place that warped her so much. It really did a number on her too.

I'm at 50% Hopkins Bend really did a number on her (view spoiler)[Now she likes kinky sex, her being the Domme and all that. Now she's raping the poor guy. (hide spoiler)]

I have to agree with Kate. It's hard to find a redeeming character in here - at least one who has a POV that lasts for more than a chapter. I'm interested to see whether the main characters get their due, or get away with it, laughing all the way.

Addy wrote: "I'm sure everyone is ahead of me here when I say maggoty, diseased mechanic guy. Nasty!"

It's a common medical problem. In Hopkins Bend.

I don't want to get too far ahead of everyone so I'll just wait until everyone catches up. :)

It certainly is eleven:) I wonder if there's gonna be another sick strip club. Guess I'll find out. I'm still only about 20% in.

In about 40% and also looking for my favorite sin den.

How's everyone going with this?

44%

I'm 30%. I'm gonna keep trucking tonight and see how far I get.

On another note;) Lexus....lol.

I'm done. I liked it, but damn, I feel dirty for doing so.

Kaisersoze wrote: "I'm done. I liked it, but damn, I feel dirty for doing so."

It shouldn't be fun reading this sort of story, but it so is. :)

Kate wrote: "Kaisersoze wrote: "I'm done. I liked it, but damn, I feel dirty for doing so."

It shouldn't be fun reading this sort of story, but it so is. :)"

I know what you mean. I'm in the same boat. When I read the first one I was smiling. How sick is that? I was just pleased it was so in your face.

The first Edward Lee novel I read I thought to myself WTF, why would anyone like this? Then for some reason I read another one and after that one I thought to myself WTF, why do I like this?

Justin wrote: "The first Edward Lee novel I read I thought to myself WTF, why would anyone like this? Then for some reason I read another one and after that one I thought to myself WTF, why do I like this?"

Yes, that's exactly what goes through my head. I ask myself 'how can you enjoy this, you're sick'. LOL

It concerns me, well maybe not concerns but saddens me that every descent male character seems to get slaughtered. It's kinda like, "oh wow. I like this guy" and then bang he's outta the picture. Kinda like how I want billy and Jessica to like each other. I really don't want her to kill him, but I won't be surprised if she does.

Addy wrote: "It concerns me, well maybe not concerns but saddens me that every descent male character seems to get slaughtered. It's kinda like, "oh wow. I like this guy" and then bang he's outta the picture. K..."

Yeah but if you didn't like the characters then you wouldn't care if they died, you'd get bored, and you would bail out on our buddy read.

Hmm...you got a point there. Boy, he's really good at making me care. That's good writing!

I had a sudden realization at my distaste for Jessica sometimes. Wouldn't it be ironic if she joins the Hopkins bend bandwagon. I mean, it makes sense that what she endured could turn her over for a taste of the sadistic. Well, just a thought.