Beautiful Disaster- Discussion #1

It's TIME!

Time to start DISCUSSING our August book selection!

If you missed it...

This month we read

Beautiful Disaster

by

Jamie McGuire

{Description taken from Goodreads}

The new Abby Abernathy is a good girl. She doesn’t drink or swear, and she has the appropriate percentage of cardigans in her wardrobe. Abby believes she has enough distance between her and the darkness of her past, but when she arrives at college with her best friend, her path to a new beginning is quickly challenged by Eastern University's Walking One-Night Stand.

Travis Maddox, lean, cut, and covered in tattoos, is exactly what Abby needs—and wants—to avoid. He spends his nights winning money in a floating fight ring, and his days as the ultimate college campus charmer. Intrigued by Abby’s resistance to his appeal, Travis tricks her into his daily life with a simple bet. If he loses, he must remain abstinent for a month. If Abby loses, she must live in Travis’s apartment for the same amount of time. Either way, Travis has no idea that he has met his match.

FYI.. if you  have NOT read this book yet..

you may want to come back

later for the questions.. there WILL be spoilers!

First off...

the COVER.

Here is the original cover.

Here is the current cover.

1. Why do you think the cover was changed?

2. Would seeing either cover affect your choice to read this book, based only on seeing the picture?

3. Any thoughts on either cover?

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Come on back...

many more questions and lots of discussion ahead!!



time for another NEW BOOK!

It's AUGUST 1...

and THAT means...

time to announce our NEW BOOK for this month!

Brooke here...

and I will be hosting our discussion

of

BEAUTIFUL DISASTER

{Beautiful #1}

by

Jamie McGuire

The description from Goodreads...

The new Abby Abernathy is a good girl. She doesn’t drink or swear, and she has the appropriate percentage of cardigans in her wardrobe. Abby believes she has enough distance between her and the darkness of her past, but when she arrives at college with her best friend, her path to a new beginning is quickly challenged by Eastern University's Walking One-Night Stand.

Travis Maddox, lean, cut, and covered in tattoos, is exactly what Abby needs—and wants—to avoid. He spends his nights winning money in a floating fight ring, and his days as the ultimate college campus charmer. Intrigued by Abby’s resistance to his appeal, Travis tricks her into his daily life with a simple bet. If he loses, he must remain abstinent for a month. If Abby loses, she must live in Travis’s apartment for the same amount of time. Either way, Travis has no idea that he has met his match.

HERE  is the Goodreads LINK if you want to see some reviews...

HERE is the Amazon LINK to the Kindle Version

HERE is the Amazon LINK to the Paperback Version

Here is the Barnes & Noble LINK for NOOK and paperback

GRAB a copy... ENJOY some READING... and come on back August 15 to

CHAT about the BOOK with the CHICKS!!!!



Matched Discussion #4

1. What was your favorite part of the book?

2. What part frustrated you?

Matched Discussion #3

1. Why do you think Cassia's grandfather gave her the compact?

2. What "artifact" would you want to keep with you?

Matched Discussion #2

1. What did you think of the Society?

2. Do you think there is a such thing as a perfect society? Why or why not?

Matched Discussion #1

I hope you all enjoyed the book as much as I did. We are going to start off with simple questions, in case anyone is still reading.


1. Cassia had a difficult choice to make. Do you believe she made the right choice? Explain.


2. Who do you believe is the better Match for Cassia? 

July Book: Matched by Ally Condie

Here is our July book! 


Here is what Amazon has to say about it: 

Cassia has always trusted the Society to make the right choices for her: what to read, what to watch, what to believe. So when Xander's face appears on-screen at her Matching ceremony, Cassia knows he is her ideal mate . . . until she sees Ky Markham's face flash for an instant before the screen fades to black. The Society tells her it's a glitch, a rare malfunction, and that she should focus on the happy life she's destined to lead with Xander. But Cassia can't stop thinking about Ky, and as they slowly fall in love, Cassia begins to doubt the Society's infallibility and is faced with an impossible choice: between Xander and Ky, between the only life she's known and a path that no one else has dared to follow.

If you liked the Hunger Games, you might like this. 
While it's another YA book, it should be a fun, easy read for the summer.