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Omg! Fumiko is such an exhausting person to hear about. I cannot believe this woman is 28 and doesn’t take 2 seconds to think and analyze the situation before she speaks or acts.

The last 29% of the book was full of Caleb being in his head and things slowly going downhill. I think things are starting to come together by Caleb meeting new people and I sure hope it starts looking up for him.

The novel has become so intensely character driven that the narrator’s growing anxiety now dominates the story, often at the expense of the time travel premise that initially pulled me in. The focus is shifted toward this tension between the narrator and Graham which feels boring and and I find myself missing the bigger, more exciting ideas the premise promised.

The story is far more character focused than expected, centering on one displaced man and his helper rather than time travel mechanics. I expected more emphasis on how and why these people are brought into the present, but the novel instead leans into themes of identity, isolation, and the quiet strangeness of forming connections across time, making it feel intimate rather than high concept.

Finally got this book through libby after 2 months wait, LETS GO!

I am enjoying this book quite a bit actually. It’s a mixture of love island and survivor which is entertaining.

Chapter 14.5

Really interesting book so far. I don’t know how I feel about the “break the fourth wall narrator” but I am not mad at it and actually I liked the recap chapter.

I do wonder how the author will make sense of the title. Is it metaphorical or literal? We shall see.

I’m starting to think that mouse’s mother is Jeffrey baines’s wife and that mouse is her step daughter.

Page 253

I am truly not sure what the heck is going on. The writing in some stories is a bit different in the aspect that words that are said are only italicized instead of in quotes like normal. I think it’s because it’s either happening in someone’s head or it happened long time ago. It also does not help that all the characters are unlikable. Just need to finish this book and call it a day.

Page 170

This book is really frustrating in the sense that it seems predictable. Either Sadie is losing her marbles and like an idiot refuses to get checked or Camille is dressing up as Sadie.

Camille needs a job and to move on with her life instead of chasing a 40 something year old married man.

I think we have quite the unreliable main character. We also occasionally follow the most unrealistic and shallow minded Camille who seems to be aiming for Will (It’s making me think that her timeline is before they moved to Maine aka the affair) and mouse which I would not be surprised if It’s Sadie’s past.

We shall see what happens but this is looking to be a 1-2 star so far.

Part 2:07:54

29%

Agatha Christie with a twist. Loving this book so far. It does feel like a modern twist of Agatha Christie and I didn’t hear that we are following the editor who is reading Pünd’s investigation.

One of the best books I’ve read in a long while. This might be a new all time favorite. It is super rare for me to actually laugh out loud in a book. I think this will be a five star read.

Gosh darn! These two are dumb and dumber. My eyes had not stopped rolling.

Another straight couple trying to “fix their marriage” by opening up their relationship!

Prediction: ain’t gonna work

My God! Both Amanda and Ruth are useless. My eyes can’t roll to the back of my head far enough.

Naomi’s betrayal was foreseeable, but right now I am trying to just figure out what is happening. My theory is that Naomi is Ruth somehow and that Ruth and Amanda’s stories were happening at different time (maybe years apart). I just hope It’s not that because it will drag down my rate.

I picked up this book after reading Thirteen. The author is still doing the build up in anticipation for us to know how Amanda and Ruth connect. I must say I’m slightly annoyed about the inconsistent way the author wrote the time and dates. (Ex: seven twelve am and other is 9:13m. In page 88 he writes the date as “9/11 “and “nine/ eleven”). Small preventable mistakes disrupts my reading flow.

86%

Things are turning upside down. It’s sad that women are becoming what they wanted to fight.

37%

So, we follow two men in this book. Cain the serial killer and Eddie the lawyer. I am only listening to the audiobook so there was some initial confusion thinking both men were the same person. Also, I do love the law and order aspect to it but I must say as someone who works in the legal field I can spot the inaccuracies which can be disappointing. I do suspect this will be a 4 ⭐️ read.

First book by Steve Cavanagh for me and so far I like it. It feels a bit confusing but I think It’s because the back and forth of the main character.

30%

This book is getting worse. Chloe is a brat, richard is an asshole, Joanne is a spineless doormat. I feel bad for Evie.

Everyone in this book is so frustrating!

20% in

Main character seems super thick. I am at the point where Chloe is shopping for her upcoming birthday and I can just tell that all the answers she is giving MC are lies and she is probably allergic to the cake then she will cry to her dad.

Page 57/408

I got a good feeling that this will be a five star read or close to it. I am loving the premise of a count down and that we are following multiple girls going on their journey.

I stopped on page 57 where it hints that there is more to this power than electricity by showcasing the eels controlling their prey’s. Loving it so far. Audiobook is amazing!

30%
Poirot begins receiving anonymous letters signed “ABC,” taunting him with warnings of upcoming killings. after an elderly woman named Alice Ascher is murdered in her shop with a copy of the ABC Railway Guide found nearby. As Poirot and Hastings try to understand the significance of the clue, a second murder follows of a young waitress, Betty Barnard, again accompanied by the guidebook.

25% in

The book is still in the set up 2 hours later and I am unsure of what exactly is going on. We follow two women heading to Denver for their own reasons only to text some of their close ones that they met the same guy and not even take any calls.

It is screaming “something dodgy is happening”. Curious to find out more.

90%

One small theory comes to mind of what if Nina’s killer is Thomas. He came back to see the crime scene during Alice’s party and grabbed the spare key. We never get confirmation that Helen mentions him I don’t exactly recall or he might be faking his identity for all we know.

87% in

I am on the final stretch of the book. While
I still don’t have content answers I am curious about the Ben and Tim theory that Alice is putting but I wonder if we are gonna get another plot twist which would be needed.

Not sure how I feel about the blooming “romance” between tom and Alice.