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Janelle is finally asking questions

I can already tell I’m going to like this book because I like the authors writing style, and she opened with a hint at the mystery. A ship disappearing in an unexplainable manner. It always has a historical fiction angle hitting on a time period when women had to fight for their rights in society. Plus, I already love Chaka the giant dog.

Off to a good start. Since I’m apparently reading the books out of order, it was nice that the author did a little recap on who some of the characters are sort of like the recap be more each episode on a TV series. Short but informative

Ch.9 is getting good. The mystery plot is progressing. They watching the reaction and trail of activity of the possible true killer. This chapter is a little more believable.

If I was in the Janelle’s shoes, I would be thinking it’s all too good am to be true. The Chapter 8 has a very daydream like air about it.
Most of it is Greg talking in paragraphs and introducing her to the next few months of her life like a monologue. It’s interesting but unrealistic.

The book is finally starting to get interesting. She’s reached the island and going to start the process of recovering from what’s she’s been through for the last 6 years.

Does okay capturing a humans reaction for this situation

Finally getting better

Finally starling to get interesting. This is the first chapter that’s not set in the main characters home and contains more than just them discussing the details of the case.

The case is finally moving along. But it’s still really slow pace

Still kind of boring because it countries to focus on conversation between Ann and Paul the main characters, with the mystery/cold case being in the background. There haven’t been any scenes outside their home. Each chapter emus just them recapping.

It reads kind of like a diary. A recap of what happens when they go out but time skips them actually going out.

Move very slow. Focuses more on the couple discussing the case rather than the action and intrigue. So far it’s a little boring.

Built a scene without over focusing on irrelevant details, thus keeping the focus in the plot and the characters where it belongs. I hate when an author spends too much time describing minor details about the landscape of every single scene when those details aren’t important to the plot. It makes the book drag on. This author doesn’t do that. You get enough detail to form a good picture while keeping focus.

Has been an intriguing read so far. Plot was slightly predictable but with some interesting twists. It was very emotional, managing to pull on your heartstrings and make you relate to the characters pain. Hopefully with a touch of grief and despair. Well designed characters that you wanted to get to know.

Cute backstory. Ties in many characters and elements you recognize from the movie and tv series.

God can use your weaknesses as well as your strengths. Take a moment to talk to or help a stranger.

Interesting so far. From an introvert to introverts. like a letter from a friend sharing from they have learned from their recent experiences. Her writing is down-to-earth, with a little sprinkle of introverted humor.

Interesting right from the start. Love both the two main protagonist. Enough character description without being to much. Straight to the point without wasting time on unnecessary details. I’m already hooked and curious about what happens next.

This author's style is more drama than rom com humor. It actually comes across as sort of dry and dull at the moment.
The plot is good though and I would like to know how it ends so I'm going to finish the book. But this isn't an author I'm going to read repeatedly.

The book is pretty slow moving so far. The author focuses a lot on character building and scene setting. You get about half way through the book before you get to the actual mystery.

The author set the reader up for disappointment because she oversold the humor of this book. Because of the synopsis, I was expecting something way better.

Relatable in some places but still not the best thing I’ve ever read.
This book just has so much potential to be better than it actually turned out.
My bother turns our traumatic childhoods into funnier stories: I was there, experienced the pain, but I still laugh because of the way he tells it. The humor is a way of coping with the pain.
My brother could have helped her right this better.

I think the issue is that she talks about her hurt, eluding to trauma but you don’t actually FEEL the trauma. It’s like a child who has a mild cold lying in the couch dramatically announcing to an imaginary audience that they’re dying.
Whereas, another child may be running a fever, looking like the life has been drained from them but still say “I’m fine”. That child, you can feel their misery.

I thought this book would be more conversation but it’s more autobiographical with occasional conversations. I also thought it would be funnier but it’s only got a little tragic humor here and there.
I want to like it but I find her annoying fairly often.
The emotion of the book is kind of confusing too. Mainly because she writing hurt in a healed tone and it’s watering down the then emotion.