Shruti morethanmylupus’s Comments (group member since Aug 18, 2022)

Shruti morethanmylupus’s comments from the NetGalley Buddy Readers group.

Total surprise!

Liz - looks like Goodreads removed the spoiler tag from my comment when you replied to it. Do you want to edit yours in case anyone is still wanting to read through this thread? :)

ahh I forgot to post a final comment when I finished this one. I flew through the second half.

I laughed so hard at this book. and I absolutely would never have guessed that (view spoiler)[ it was the 2 actors! what?! that was crazy.

Elyse, I agree - I think they were trying to get themselves back on a good path so that was sad that they were murdered. I think that's why she was mad. It probably felt exploitative and cheap to her after everything she went through trying to nail them for their crimes and then catching their killers.

I never watch true crime, but I loved that it became a netflix show in the end. (hide spoiler)]

Agreed - looks like a magnifying glass over a closed book to me. But even that is a bit of a stretch, honestly.

debbicat *made of stardust* wrote: "I have never read this author before. Haven't even heard of her. And this format was hard for me to get used to, I was annoyed with it for a while. But, what a plot! And twists! I read the note and..."

Hallett's books are truly unique. I'm always amazed about how much character development and plot she can bury in mixed media - especially when we're only getting written forms of media. But the blurbs never make it clear what you're getting into, and I think the non-traditional format doesn't work for everyone.

I'm happy you ended up loving the book! Hallett is one of my favorite authors. :)

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Given how they seem to be (view spoiler)[ adorably bumbling old people, I wouldn't be surprised if whatever went wrong with the sting was because of something either Mal or Sue said/did - especially if we're to assume that the reason they're being threatened (like with the pub sign) is related to the sting.

The new team.. still not convinced they're not actually the same team. There was that chatter when we were told about the cheating team about how they wouldn't recognize them without the orange coats. My theory is they're the same people minus the orange coat guy, and they're still cheating somehow.

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and done!

So Ms. B was (view spoiler)[ kinda both the hero and the murderer, but it seems justified, honestly. What a twisted creep.

Piotr gave me the ick, so I'm glad they took him down.

And then putting the whole chaotic affair into the play lol, that's a perfect bow for this one.

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Ok all the (view spoiler)[ alibis for Ms. B (hide spoiler)] really sent me. That was so funny.

And wow, what a friend (view spoiler)[ Anthony has! Poor guy. And Nicholas makes me ragey. I know people have different motivations, but the zoning stuff was shady ...

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This is such an interesting group of people. I wonder if the author is setting this up to be a series? Maybe I'm just assuming that because there are so many cozy mystery series featuring elderly people right now.

I'm hoping everyone comes around to (view spoiler)[ liking Anthony more. I get why everyone is hesitant, but he seems genuine.

Ms. B is half the problem here. If there were a few more things shared, a lot less confusion and its resulting issues would happen.

Love watching Sophie start coming into her own.

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I love Hallett's books! They're so unique. These teams are kinda nuts with how intense they are. I've definitely meet people like that. Mal and (view spoiler)[ the Carrots team seem too obvious. I'm guessing he recognized a woman.

Nobody recognizes the cheaters without puffy coat - maybe they're the same team that's winning now?

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i’m only 10% in but i’m loving this so far. one of my favorite authors - i’m never disappointed!

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I'm liking this one. It's cute and the characters are kinda kooky, so it's an easy, fun read.

Shoot I completely forgot about this one because I got approved after the date was set. guess I’m reading this audiobook before Forget Me Not haha. Will start tomorrow!

Forget Me Not is next on my audiobooks list so give me a few days and I’ll be happy to chat about it, Kristie!

starting tonight!

My book club all grabbed this one, so I’m not 100% sure about when I’ll get to this one. Looking forward to your notes if you get to it first!

Welcome Nicole!

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Oh, Hunter, (view spoiler)[ that made me so sad.

I agree- it was nice for Sarah at least.

This was such a weird little book.

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End part 1 - take 2

The guy (view spoiler)[ with the smile is so creepy yuck!

Hunter seems most obvious - too obvious to actually be the killer?

Hoping this means we'll get a different story next time with Kayla and Ethan more aware 🤞 (hide spoiler)]

28 sounds good!

End of Part 1 ??? - (view spoiler)[ I stopped at end of the first part 1. It's called deja vu so I guess it makes sense that it keeps repeating

Is this one of those stories where everyone is caught in a time loop until the protagonists come and break the cycle? Is everyone in the loop or just the motel?

why did the mirror crack? is this the first group that kicked it all off and the murder is what caused the time loop to be created?

Very curious about that film!!

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