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February book club - Three Things About Elsie

(60 Posts)
CariGransnet (GNHQ) Wed 31-Jan-18 15:57:04

Winners of Joanna Cannon's new bestseller (more info HERE) should be getting their copies very shortly.

If you go receive one, please leave your thoughts and any questions for Joanna on this thread BEFORE the end of the month (when we will be sending them off to her)

mumofmadboys Wed 28-Feb-18 18:41:28

Harrigran is supposed to be reviewing it ! I think what she has written is fine. One wouldn't read 50 reviews if you didn't want to know what the story is about.

harrigran Wed 28-Feb-18 23:38:41

I felt justified in relating the story as it is the last day of February and they ask us to submit our reviews by the end of the month.

Mapleleaf Thu 01-Mar-18 14:29:54

Sorry Harrigan. You are right, it was the end of February. I'm sorry for being hasty.

obag Sat 03-Mar-18 09:33:04

Thank you so much for my copy, it was such a pleasure to read, I enjoyed the little nuggets of humor in what was essentially a moving and thoughtful tale. The ending was a surprise not at all what I was expecting.

humptydumpty Sat 03-Mar-18 10:19:26

well done, harrigran sad it may have been the end of the month, and you're reviewing the book - but reviewers don't give the ending away. What about people who may want to read the book after the end of February?

CariGransnet (GNHQ) Tue 06-Mar-18 17:21:14

We have now sent the questions to Joanna and will pop the answers up when we get them

quizqueen Sun 11-Mar-18 12:43:51

How I loved this book. I wanted to get to the end to solve the mystery as quickly as possible but, at the same time, I didn't want it to end but I was enjoying it so much. I can't wait to read more by this author if this is her standard of story writing.

I did guess a couple of important things right at the beginning but it didn't spoilt the story for me as there were still lots of twists and turns in the plot I hadn't anticipated. I'm still not entirely sure about a few aspects of the story as it was difficult at times to separate 'fact' from fiction but can't really mention them as they are spoilers! Sorry my review is a bit late but I'm been recovering from an operation so didn't feel up to reading so much.

quizqueen Sun 11-Mar-18 12:54:36

How I loved this book. I wanted to get to the end to solve the mystery as quickly as possible but, at the same time, I didn't want it to end but I was enjoying it so much. I can't wait to read more by this author if this is her standard of story writing.

I did guess a couple of important things right at the beginning but it didn't spoilt the story for me as there were still lots of twists and turns in the plot I hadn't anticipated. I'm still not entirely sure about a few aspects of the story as it was difficult at times to separate 'fact' from fiction but can't really mention them as they are spoilers! Sorry my review is a bit late but I'm been recovering from an operation so didn't feel up to reading so much.

rocketstop Tue 03-Jul-18 18:48:52

I keep checking back to see if Joanna has made any replies about our comments !!