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Dnf for now. I may come back to finish.

I was about to quit around 35%, but it started picking up for me at about 50% or so. I'll probably stick it out.

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Parts are getting interesting, but oh my god do I hate Cynthia. She's not 'fun unlikable' for me. At all.

I'll keep going, but I really dislike Cynthia. I'm not sure if I truly care about what happened to her first family - I care more about her current family.

Wtaf. I hate these cops. Are there ANY good ones? Ones who respect the law? I enjoyed the more recent books (the 2 in the Claire Fletcher series) I read by this author SO much more than this garbage.

If you have kids you get a free pass on assault charges now? Or do you have to have kids AND a badge?

Am I supposed to be on Jossalyn's side here?? Assault is still illegal. I hope this isn't forgotten in a few chapters, because she *should* be sued.

If the chapters continue to end like this, (ch. 1) "I thought about that for two, maybe three seconds and took off running." and this, (ch. 2) "Then the explosions started." How am I supposed to get any sleep? I have to work tomorrow, you know. Heh.

I thought I'd read this already. Turns out I've read 2 books titled Ahes, one of which was set in Yellowstone. Which was why I thought I'd read this! (but no, that one kinda had zombies, heh) I'm so glad I get to read this now. I need a good disaster/survival story right now.

Lo's not asking any of the questions I would, but I think eventually she's gonna join this fucking cult so. Whatever.

So this "I have to push my soul past that..." confuses me a bit, bc "They weren’t raised to believe in God." It's my own perspective tho. I also don't know why anyone not raised in it would believe many things, like sin. (not that I'm asking)

To prevent the prosecution of the clone for crimes they don't remember, why not simply inhibit the download & activation of the clone in cases where the original committed a felony between the last refresh and death? If you're suspected of committing a felony, you'd lose your posthumous right to your clone's activation. It would require a delay for all clones between the originals death & activation, but... ok?

If the implant in a person's neck registers death, causing their consciousness to "immediately download" into the clone, what happens if a person is resuscitated? You know, what if they pull a Buffy drowning at the end of season 1 scenario?

"And if Con D’Arcy was dead, what did that make her?" ... Her clone, idiot. You have all of the same memories. What are we but experiences/choices, specifically MEMORIES of experiences/choices? You ARE Con, minus 18 months of memory - like amnesia. Shouldn't there have been a specialized psych eval before cloning was approved?

Hannah & Katie's friendship is TRASH.

Ok, I just finished re-reading the first two books in the You series & reading the 3rd, You Love Me, and I've gotta say, that Peach came close but I haven't hated a character more than Katie in a long time.

It's official, I'm not especially sympathetic for Hannah. If you didn't want to talk to Katie about this, why did you text her about it, moron? If you wanted attention you could then ignore, congrats. I wonder if I'd like Matt, since I'm not digging anybody else much.

"I had make-up on – I hadn’t sunk so low that I’d come to work without it" Wow. I understand that some people think this way, but I... can't relate at ALL.

This note is out of order, but there's this: James was "pulling out drawers and opening cupboards" when Hannah came back downstairs. What was he looking for & did he find it?

Did Katie & James kill Matt? I ask because they seem like assholes.

[Ray] "You’re not handling this suspension very well. Making up people with fake names..." I honestly have NO IDEA what he's talking about here. He knows she didn't make up the name Ramona, so what does this mean??

No way she'll marry Luke while she's lying to him like this. If goes back to Ray I might have to quit this series too, goddammit.

Maybe if I search & redact 'Cathy' & 'mama,' this book won't lead to my needing blood pressure medication. I'm only at 3.5% ffs idk if I can take this. I hate you so much, Cathy.

Stay here, it's no trouble! I'll just go through your things while you're out, under the premise of dusting. And I'll insist you come to dinner, no matter how your investigation of those cops & pesky dead people is going. JFC. I hate you, Cathy. I am *begging* you, Will. Go to a hotel. Please. Bet she'll do his laundry & I'll have to stop myself from repeatedly banging my head against a wall.

I guess I had blocked out just how much Cathy infuriates me. Sarah's impression of a doormat when it comes to her mother is a big reason I didn't finish that series. It drives me insane. You're over 40 Sarah! Set a fucking boundary already. It is actually possible to respect your mother while asking for the same in return!

I guess I had blocked just out how much Cathy infuriates me. Sarah's impression of a doormat when it comes to her mother is a big reason I didn't finish that series. It drives me insane. You're over 40 Sarah! Set a fucking boundary already. It is actually possible to respect your mother while asking for the same in return!

Of course, I'm more likely to re-watch from the beginning, then start season 4. After I read this again, obviously.

Time for my annual re-read before I start season 4 of the show.

I'm kind of going slow, because Crazy Hannah's methods are crazy & ANNOYING AF. Possibly it's Rachel's reactions to Hannah's methods that bother me. (Get a restraining order already! Stop reading Crazy's letters!) I think it'd be a faster read for me if it were just the court case. Or maybe if Hannah's really leaving ghost letters, heh. That would be ok.