Status Updates From Whatever Happened to Janie?

These books were INSANE for a 9 year old to be reading.

- I’m so disappointed in Janie, I’m repulsed. She didn’t try. She knows she didn’t and it’s pathetic. She never wanted to try. She just wanted to go back to her perfect easy life. The only one pretending was her.
- The “whatever I do I’ll hurt one of them” is a pathetic excuse. This is all Hannah’s fault absolutely, but Hannah is the Johnson’s fault. So ultimately it’s all the Johnson’s fault.

- I have to agree with Jodie: Janie’s been no fun. But when Reeve arrived it was like she came to life and it was so lovely to see who she was before all of this started. Like at the start of book 1.
- It was nice and light and happy, so of course the chapter had to end with someone crying.
- In the first point I started typing out Jennie before I changed it to Janie. Even I’m resisting but she is Jennie.

- I know I’m a bit biased towards Janie because she’s our hero and I’ve been with her for a book now, but I think Jodie is wrong and Janie is trying.
- Did anyone tell this family that it’s going to take time to adjust? They’re trying to hug her and play happy family on day 1, are you insane?!
- There’s an interesting class divide angle here. Very “Upper Middle Bogan” but without the comedy.