FINDING AUDREY READ-ALONG discussion

How do you guys feel about the plot so far? Are you enjoying it? Who is your favorite character at this point?

I just can't get over how amazing this book is! Good lord the way this section ended! Kelsea I shaving visions! Adalide is having visions! The sapphire speaks to her! Or alt least someone is speaking to her through the sapphire! The sapphire gives her crazy power! The Fetch knows who her father is!

One of my favorite parts in this section happens when Kelsea is coronated. She is completely bad ass! She gets stabbed and still powers through and even sits on her damn throne. Then when it's all over and she's walking/being carried back to her rooms she says they her crown is falling and Mace and Penn both tell her not if they can help it! Freaking fantastic!

Another favorite part is when she discovers Mace's surprise of her books! I just love him. I love the interaction that he and Kelsea have so much! If I had to pick my favorite character so far it would of course be Kelsea, but after that it's Mace.

I'm so intrigued by Andalie and her abilities. Also, Kelsea's sapphire! I have about 40 pages left of book II. I'm hooked.

Morgan wrote: "I'm so intrigued by Andalie and her abilities. Also, Kelsea's sapphire! I have about 40 pages left of book II. I'm hooked."

Yay! So glad you have really gotten into the book!

I agree about Adalie! I was also intrigued and wanted to know all about her.

Vanessa wrote: "One of my favorite parts in this section happens when Kelsea is coronated. She is completely bad ass! She gets stabbed and still powers through and even sits on her damn throne. Then when it's all ..."

This was one of my favorite parts as well :^)

I love it so far! I had so high hopes for this book and it delivers!
I think the Crossing describes humanty going on a new planet and the ships they refer to could be spaceships...maybe? That's the only thing that would explain why they have no contact to the original continents anymore. Meaning the only thing that makes sense in my mind.
Anyway, the characters and writing are marvellous. Also I really appreciate that there's no romance forced on us so far.

Vio wrote: "I love it so far! I had so high hopes for this book and it delivers!
I think the Crossing describes humanty going on a new planet and the ships they refer to could be spaceships...maybe? That's the..."

I too loved that there was no romance. The story is truly about Kelsea finding her way.

Vio wrote: "I love it so far! I had so high hopes for this book and it delivers!
I think the Crossing describes humanty going on a new planet and the ships they refer to could be spaceships...maybe? That's the..."

THAT THOUGHT CROSSED MY MIND TOO! Gah I need more info on the crossing.

I will say that I'm really enjoying the character interactions. Kelsea has grown on me and I want everyone to make it through this. =(

You all have some interesting theories. They make a lot of sense now that I think about it.

This book is starting to grow on me. The ending of book two has me rating it a star higher. I'm a little bit into the third book now and Kelsea is sticking up for herself against Mace now, which I appreciate :) if it keeps up this pace I might end up ranking it a 3/5 (right now I'm looking at a 1.5/5 rating)

My God, this book is so good! Overall, I think Kelsea is a great Queen, she just needs to stop letting the Mace dictate her decisions all the time.
I'm so hoping for a hero's rescue here, but I have a feeling it won't be so easy. Pen and Mace are gonna eat their words.
Also, why the Hell did she cut her hair?? WHY??!!

I'm caught up in the plot of the book! I like that we see Kelsea's internal struggle at the end of this section as she changes her outward/physical self to help her people despite her fears and insecurities. And I love that Kelsea takes charge at this point and defies Mace and Pen and truly acts as Queen.

I really like Kelsea and Andalie with their visions, but I'm also intrigued by the Queen of Mortmesne. I'd love to see more from her point of view, and I'm thinking we'll get a better glimpse in the last section!

Vanessa wrote: "One of my favorite parts in this section happens when Kelsea is coronated. She is completely bad ass! She gets stabbed and still powers through and even sits on her damn throne. Then when it's all ..."

This was my favorite part of the the book, too! It showed what a strong person she is. She does make a lot of rash decisions and doesn't always consider the consequences, but that really doesn't bother me. I think it will be important for her overall character arch. Plus she has never had experience leading before, so if she did everything perfectly all the time that wouldn't be very realistic.

Miss Diana wrote: "I'm caught up in the plot of the book! I like that we see Kelsea's internal struggle at the end of this section as she changes her outward/physical self to help her people despite her fears and ins..."

Yeah, I thought cutting her hair was a great symbol of the sacrifices she is willing to make in order to do what is best for her people.

Vio wrote: "I love it so far! I had so high hopes for this book and it delivers!
I think the Crossing describes humanty going on a new planet and the ships they refer to could be spaceships...maybe? That's the..."

I kind of thought this might be the case, too. I hope it turns out that this is what happens, because if not, it is ridiculous that with their level of technology they wouldn't have noticed an uninhabited continent. I don't know if I'm remembering this right, but I thought it might have been implied that the continent sort of appeared in the middle of the ocean one day, but I'm probably wrong about that. I'm looking back and can't find where I thought I read something like that.

On page 217 it mentioned that Kelsea killed someone. "She thought of the man she'd kill, and was relieved to feel nothing". Or was that line about Andalie?

Cooleen Books wrote: "On page 217 it mentioned that Kelsea killed someone. "She thought of the man she'd kill, and was relieved to feel nothing". Or was that line about Andalie?"

That line threw me off at first too, but it is about Kelsea. On page 169 she has to defend herself by killing an attacker during her coronation. "Kelsea whirled to find a sword coming for her neck. She ducked, slid under her attacker's arm, and shoved her knife upward between his ribs. ... The dead man fell on top of her."

The plot is good, and I love The Fetch. I'm enjoying the book and I can't wait to get started on Book 3

I can't remember who Wellmer is :/
The huge problem I have with this book is that it has a lot of characters that I don't find memorable.

I can't remember who Wellmer is :/
The huge problem I have with this book is that it has a lot of characters that I don't find memorable.