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Oct 11, 2024 12:01PM
@Teresia and satvika I'll let you know when I get the book.
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Do you mind if I join you as well?
ofc you can join :)
I'll also let you know when I get the book
I already have the book, and I have most app notifications silenced. Can someone DM me when we are ready to start?
it is on my reading shelf guys
omg have so much fun you all!! i adore this book! happy reading! <3
@august I'll DM you!
@cassie thank you:))
I got the book, guys. I'm ready when you are.
i'm ready too. let me know your convenient time ppl
I'm gonna go get it from the library now
I also already have it so I'm ready whenever you are
Now we're just waiting for August.
I'm ready!! Busy on weekends but I can catch up :)
When should we start and how much should we read at at time?
In an hour, so everyone has time to do whatever they need to? As for pages ... I think fifty at a time.
I think it should be chapter based so no one has to stop in the middle of a chapter
^That would be better. 19? I doubt the chapters are very short.
19 chapters a day? That seems a little intense
Sorry, sorry. Would 5 work?
That seems good
Ok. Does everyone else agree?
5 chapiters per a day ,yeahhh🙂↔️
That's everyone! Happy reading, guys!
So I'm a really slow reader who's schedule is PACKED. I cannot manage reading 50-90 pages in one day. Is 2-3 chapters a day more manageable for anyone else?
Sure. I already finished Chapter Five, though. I'll pause.
Maybe like a 3 chapters one day and 2 the next style? it only has 20 chapters so that means only 8 days of reading it :)
So we have to read up to chapter 6 today if I understood correctly? (chapter 6 not included)
I'm pretty sure
How are you liking it so far?
tbh I think it's pretty boring and I don't like the characters a lot
what do you think?
It's not the worst, but Alice is proving to be very unlikable so far.
Have you guys finished yet?
I had to take the book back.
What are your thoughts about it?
Even through all her development, I'm still not a fan of Alice. She was arrogant, selfish, and oblivious. She could've easily gained the money to cover her school fees had she started a GoFundMe page, or actually created a tutoring app.It took her WAY too long to accept Henry as a companion, and even when she did, Ann Liang didn't spend enough time writing about their active relationship; they only get together at the very end, when it's too late to see more of their interactions as a couple.
I liked Henry as a character, but he should've taken some responsibility for the kidnapping, too. He had a major role along with Alice.
Chanel and Alice's friendship wasn't developed enough, and the short amount of time it took for them to click didn't feel believable. Chanel and Rainie were the exact same characters, but I think Rainie could've brought more originality to the table if she had been in Chanel's place.
The writing was repetitive. Nearly every paragraph was some different way of wording the same throat analogies over and over: laughter bubbling up in her throat, a lump in her throat—I get why Liang was trying to do, but it's clique and annoying.
The ending is so shallow! Everyone's takeaway from the whole event is is: "'Oh, Alice wouldn't have been put in a position to feel the need to aid in the kidnapping of her classmate if she hadn't been poor.'" She committed a CRIME, and got away with it! Peter Oh is the one traumatized, at the end of the day!
I had high hopes.
(Sorry I'm only responding now, I just saw your post.)
I agree with everything you said! One other thing that annoyed me was that we never got to know how and why she turned invisible.no worries :)
