May 17, 2025 Good Morning Midnight (Julie’s Pick)

Discussion: Julie- Instagram recommendation. I was disappointed. Potential to be better. Overall, didn’t like it. Boring! I wanted more action. It did stay on my mind though. WNR/WNRA. 2/5. FC- Ivanov Jocelyn- I really liked the book. The writing style with descriptions were great! Just the right amount of words to make you really visualize. The end had my mind spinning. AR/WRA. 4/5. FC-Tal Caitlin- I really liked this book. Wanted more space scenes. Liked the descriptions. Recourses in Arctic were silly. WR/WRA. 4/5. FC- kid Iris Ali- It was an easy quick read. Well written descriptions. Didn’t really like the story. I only wanted to know what happened on Earth. WNR/WNRA. 2/5. FC-kid Iris Balance $$$: $752.80 Next Book- NOS4A2 by Joe Hill 689pgs Next club July 5th @ Ali’s House Hostess Cocktail: Cosmos Announcements: Anniversary celebration on June 7th

April 26, 2025 The Fox Wife (Jocelyn’s Pick)

Discussion: Jocelyn- Overall this tale was a refreshing change. I love reading about superstitions in other cultures. The writing style was lacking a bit with lots of repeating. Still a fun read. WR/WRA. 3.5/5 FC- Tagtaa Julie- Liked that it read historical fiction with a sprinkle of fantasy. Loved the plot. Kept me interested the whole time. AR/WRA. FC- Ah-San and Kuro Ali- Wish I didn’t have to rush because it was a good tale. I have given up my prejudices of Asian books. Liked the descriptions, but a lot of run on that wasn’t needed. AR/WNRA. 3.5/5 FC- Tagtaa and Snow Caitlin- I guess I enjoyed the book. Took me a long time to get into it. So many moving parts, hard to focus. Hated the love stories. WRC/WNRA. 3/5 FC-Snow Balance $$$: $712.81 Caitlin gets a birthday pass Next Book- Good Morning Midnight by Lily Brooks Dalton 272pgs Next club @ Julie’s House 12:00. Bring your own food Brunch: Frittata/Sausages/Potatoes/Lemon Doughnuts/ Bloody Mary’s Announcements: Julie- Mason is in love 😊

March 29, 2025 The Wager (Caitlin’s Pick)

Discussion: Caitlin- Old timey language was hard to follow. The conditions were absolutely nuts! Politics are still just as schemey today. Liked learning the old sayings that created our sayings today. Enjoyed the pictures. WRTCP/WRA. 3.5/4 FC-Byron Jocelyn- An amazing mind-blowing tale! I loved the writing style and how the story was laid out. Reminded me how crazy the adventures of the past were. I would never have survived this one. AHR/WRA 4.5/5 FC-Bulkeley (worker) and Cummins (cook) Julie- First impression was I was excited about this author. Was not an exciting read. As a teacher I’m upset in general about this time in history. They were thieves! Crazy story but read too much like a history book. WRTC/WRA (because of killers of a flower moon). 2.5/5 FC- Bulkeley Ali- The book was okay. Enjoyed the tales of mutiny more than when they were at sea. They wasted time and should have killed each other. Didn’t need so much detail. Felt like reading for school. WNR/ WRA (because of killers of a flower moon). 3/5 FC- None Balance $$$- $682.76 Next book: The Fox Wife by Yangsze Choo 392pgs Next club @ Jocelyn’s House 9:30 Breakfast Club Hostess Cocktail- None. Hiked into HC for a picnic BYOB Announcements: Next club possibly May 17th or May 24th Anniversary celebration June 7th Still deciding on activities.

February 1, 2025 The Teacher (Ali’s Pick)

Discussion: Ali- Annoyed! The simpleness of the writing was terrible. Only needed the last 20% of the book. Predictable, whiney and BS. Topic done before. WNR/WTryRA 2/5 Jocelyn- Hated it! Already knew I wasn’t a fan of this author, but this sealed the deal. Chapter hopping was too frequent with no info. Repeat, Repeat, Repeat was the theme of the book. So unbelievable and annoying. WNR/WNRA 0/5 Julie- Ugh! Hated her other book but thought let’s give this a try. Worst book ever! Worst book I’ve ever read. Cringy. Not believable at all. Stop writing! Caitlin- This book was worse than Mermaids. Nothing was enjoyable. Painful to read. Boring stupid and dull. Hated her writing style, old lady trying to be a teenager. I hated it so much. WNR/WNeverRA 0/5 Favorite Characters: Ali- Detective Spurge Jocelyn- Last page of the book, because it was over Julie- None Caitlin- None Balance $$$- $642.76 Next book: The Wager by David Grann 331pgs Next club meet @ Caitlin’s (hiking into HC picnic area) March 29th 12:00 Hostess Cocktail- Apple Martini’s Announcements: Ali-Buying Lake House in Tennessee Jocelyn- Cypress has moved to Hawaii (bittersweet) Julie- Butt check in April Caitlin- Going back to work ☹ Need a vagina check!