October 19, 2024 Under Dark Skies (Ali’s Pick)

Discussion: Ali- This was a very disappointing book. Had good potential but was poorly done. Way too wordy. Could have been 200pgs shorter. Pained me to read. WNR/WNRA 2/5 Julie- First thought, free books=bad books. Cheesy and lame. Annoyed me from the start. Why was there so much food talk? WNR/WNRA 2/5 Caitlin- I did not like this book and don’t really have anything to say. From the get-go it sucked. None of the characters were interesting. WNR/WNRA Jocelyn- Hated!!! An FBI profiling book but could have used a bit of mystery. Not the “mystery” of their gifts, which wasn’t even a mystery. The never-ending repeating of their life struggles is what broke me. Just SO dumb. WNR/WNRA 1/5 Favorite Characters: Ali- Wade Julie- Donovan as a wolf Caitlin- None Jocelyn- None Balance $$$- $512.53 Next book: The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd 400pgs Next club @ Caitlin’s House November 30th 12:00 Hostess Beverage: Blood Orange Sangria Announcements: Caitlin- Starting to have a bloody baby right now.

September 9, 2024 The Women (Julie’s Pick)

Discussion: Julie- Love this author, however this one fell short. Enjoyed the writing style. First half great, second half flat. Depressing. Got annoyed with the main character. Rushed ending. WR w/warning. WRA only her older stuff though. 3/5 Caitlin- I enjoyed the book. Parts I didn’t like but liked the action. Her writing style is easy to read which I like. The story was always changing. Thought provoking. WR/WRA. 4/5 Jocelyn- Unfortunately I hated this book. The beginning started off good, but I was already noting the never-ending repeating by page 100. then every turn was so predictable. This one really fell short for me. WNR/MRA. 2.5/5 Ali- Overall liked the book. Didn’t like the main character but got why she was the way she was. Good descriptions. Brought up a lot of emotions. AHR/MRA. 4/5 Favorite Characters: Julie- Barb Caitlin- Barb Jocelyn- Barb and Henry Ali- Barb Balance $$$- 472.49 Next book pick: Under Dark Skies by AJ Scudiere 444pgs Next club @ Ali’s House October 19th 12:00 Hostess Beverage: Moscow Mules. YUM! Announcements: Ali’s Party is 10/26/24 @ 2:00 Ali wants Halloween decorations for her birthday.