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Gah!☺️ I can't wait to read this cute romcom lovestory!!😍 I feel the joy already!!🤩 I'm so excited for the happiness!!🫪 I hope nothing bad happens🥰

The parallels between Cassie's mom telling her to "Dance it off" when they were moving to Cassie telling Mackenzie to "Dance" on the ledge because "no one was going to take that away" .. is that a reach?

.. I just realized the novella is called twelve because the it keeps talking about how the naturals were when they were twelve.
Oh and Mackenzie is twelve too.

"Never have I ever had a thing for blondes," Never have I ever met the blonde 2 pages ago ??

Oh my gosh. Nightshade was that weirdo that went up to Cassie when she was reading the Redding files by the river!! He knows where the naturals live because hes a weirdo and stalks Judd!' Ughhh what a weirdo!!
(I may or may not have been spoiled.. but spoilers are like sprinkles on cupcakes.)

Are all these fibonacci killings the work of the "cult" that mysteriously happened? No way one person could have kept killing on the same dates since the 1950's- but a cult of people following the same orders could? Surely you wouldn't learn hypnosis for this..
But then that doesn't make sense. This is a book about Sloane's backstory. So why are there so many murders on the same dates for decades? I'm confused.

I think all these second person 'YOU' UNSUB chapters are really getting me in the mindset. Like method acting, or something.
Like, "Oh you're 'good at math', fellow person of interest? Yeah, you're going to die too." I just feel it. I know he's a red herring.

So this killer likes numbers. Oh, sorry- Should I say killerS? Because Barnes really pulled a buy one get two free in Killer Instinct, lest my detective skills get a lick close to the plottwists!😭

Anyway. I really like that Sloane is using her numbers more #iloveyousloane. But my question is if the killer has any /relation/ to her, like the other books. As in, brotherly relations. I think it's Aaron.

Is two books in one week possible? I want to start getting more library books, but I also have personal ones😭

"Yeah," he said, his voice carrying on the wind. "That's that I thought."

Deep in my heart, I always knew the second love-interest theory would always win. This time, though, I had hoped I was wrong.

I mean that in which to say while I'm slightly sad about Cassie's choice, I really don't care. The plot's more important + More micheal for me!

Now I feel bad for all of these characters. Maybe I'm too emotional with books.

"In fact, I tend to have a very particular reaction."
"You're the guy who waves the red flag infront of the bull."
"If you can't keep them from hitting you, you /make/ them hit you. At least thst way, you're ready. Atleast that way, it's not a surprise."

Confession: Sloane is the only person I heard about in the naturals (because I skipped past any video faster than light.) But gosh do I feel bad for her☹️
Like, I felt it when Cassie noticed Sloane read things about Lia and Dean to understand them better. I didn't linger on it then (just as Cassie hadn't), but I really should have. Sloane not being used like everyone else because of her focus on numbers hurts..

"A student in thst class."
JENNIFER LYNN BARNES- YOU!! You just want me to look like an idiot, and somehow a new murder is going to come up and I will be!!

"There was a scar just under her collarbone.
A brand, in the shape of the letter R."
I'm freaking out. This is crazy- I mean. Expected, but Crazy! Capital C!!
I- You- /We/ all knew that Sterling dropped out of the FBI because of Dean's Father. I mean, it was obvious thanks to Judd's lines (that I don't remember)
My personal theory was that Redding /threatened/ Sterling when Briggs and her were on the case!!

My leading suspicion is Clark is the killer. Why? Look at him. Telltale murderer with the fear in his eyes and a strange defensiveness around our victim aswell as the voices in his head. But I do suspect he'd a red herring, and if my mind tells me one thing, I go and accuse everyone in the vicinity.

I think I'm on a roll with my tbr list for the year (which probably won't happen, but a girl can dream) Like, lined up I have (this), all in, bad blood, ihhbwm&ioihth, girl in pieces, and maybe a reread of the hunger games. Plus more books because who doesn't buy books with 50 at home. I'm so happy, and am going to make sure school will not dull my reading.

Also, I want to read more about Dean!!

I think mystery books are making me crazy.
Actually, not just think. I know I'm going crazy. Heck, I was right about accusing every single person in this dang natural program /but/ the actual killer. A lot just happened to my thought process over the course of 5 pages. Too much, actually. But I never did expect that plot twist.

..So I was right. But more that I think about it, that plot was too easy.

Anyway I think the killer is Cassie's father now. I think she mentioned him once like a few 30 pages ago, please don't ask me to look it up. That, or it really is Dean as a killer. (I'm sorru guys, I really think he's scaring me. Is it just me?)

"Have you ever seen /The Bad Seed?/"
Hi Everyone, I'm Annalise and I'm way too immersed in this story (Mainly Dean's) to only be 30 pages in today.

But anyway, I did my research, and if Micheal and Dean know eachother enough to slip neat jabs that Cassie doesn't pick up on, so be it. But I do, because I'm really trying my best to predict this plot..

TLDR: My theory of Dean being the 'YOU' killer stands refueled.

These naturals are really smart. Like, Cassie thinks something and immediately everyone knows what or why or the answer to whatever the heck she said. I'm pretty sure this is going to go away after this book, but we can never be so sure.
I wonder if the other naturals use Truth Or Dare to scope out newcomers. It's obvious they each can read eachother (by proximity), but is this ToD just a ploy to read Cassie?

I've always been immersed with the idea of mysteries and solving them myself. I suppose that's why I'm so desperate to pick out foreshadowing from assumable red-herring-throwaways.
Anyway, I wonder if this detail on Dean's right-thumb to wrist scar is significant to his backstory and why he isn't as keen to talk with Cassie. If it's from the base of his right thumb, he couldn't have shielded himself in defense..

Lastly, this page says "Lia's specialty is deception, She had an uncanny knack for being able to tell when people are lying" further proves my "you pov is a past natural" theory. i think our killer is a decepter because of the quote he said in his second 'you' excerpt. This further proves my theory.

I also think I'm already hooked on the mystery on day 1 of reading.. yay.

I also had a theory that Dean was the 'You' killer because of a mininterpreted line ("showing dean why he's here" i thought said 'not here'), but my theory still stood. I think 'You' had something in connection to the Natural program. He says "no manner how many there are, no matter how proficient you've become at showing them whst you are, there is a part of you that knows.", meaning he'd trying to prove himself.

So I (had) a mini theory that the 'You' POV excerpts were from the killer of Cassie's mom, though that's really obvious. When 'You' says "there's nothing special about the girl you've chosen, except for the color of her hair. it reminds you of someone else." could connect back to the auburn hair both cassie and her mother shared, as in the chapter before Cassie mentioned her hair looked "more brunette than auburn"

"YOU" Yeah, totally not ominous at all..

nazeera making Winston help her decorate her house is so funny guys. like, that man is pushing his 40's, please let him sit at home for once

..so i'm not going to spoil anything.
but KENJI!!!

"Damn, she used to like me." But Nazeera's house was/is empty.☹️ (guys pls get to the new republic i cant talk about this to anyone.)

"Heck, everyone is on his side." James, obviously.. He broke into reestablishment island no one has ever escaped alive, didn't tell anyone, and brought back a plus one ?? i wouldn't trust him either😭