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My goodness you're fast. I only read 2 chapters last night lol

Haha. I started today..

I read half of chapter 3. I haven't read your spoiler, so I don't know what you think, but so far it's okay.

Read the spoiler when you're done reading those chapters, but take your time ;)

Chapter 7 - 10
(view spoiler)[First of all: nooooooooooooooooo, Jane's sister can't have died!!!?? I wanted to say that when I read it, but I needed to know Jane's reaction. Jane is totally lost, which is understandable. It was very unexpected. Caleb wants to be there for her, but she wants to be alone. I'm happy that Caleb doesn't give up. But now he leaves for Australia..

I'm happy to read that Jane felt something for Caleb when she met him, so those feelings can always return. Caleb is feeling something for Jane.

I'm liking it more and more.

I don't think I have anything else to say, but Jane's sister's death was so unexpected and unbelievable!
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The late night conversation is so cute. Harry Potter LOL

Chan wrote: "The late night conversation is so cute. Harry Potter LOL"

I loved that moment!

Hanne wrote: "I'm also happy with another buddy read with you ;)

Chapter 1 - 6
I read one chapter more than our usual 5, because I'm enjoying. Those chapters are a good start.

I love a book where a main charac..."

It was a slow start for me, but I just started chapter 7 and I'm starting to enjoy it.

I, too, like that Jane owns a bookstore. What it must be like to be surrounded by books all day.

I didn't like what Dan did because he was definitely giving off signals that he was interested in Jane. Right before Sam walked in it sounded like he was going to ask her out or even ask for her number. And what about Sam? At first I was thinking, she just missed her sister and was excited to see her, but it seems like Sam can be insensitive at times and unaware. Yes, she has a big personality, but I think she should sometimes be mindful of her sister and others around her. Just my opinion.

Yes, Caleb with a cowboy hat in NY is such a strange image. I would definitely stare at him in confusion. Other New Yorkers may run for fear that he is a terrorist LOL

I wonder what happened Caleb's family and what on earth could be doing by himself for a week between Christmas and New Years.

Wow. This is becoming very messy. Jane likes Dan, Dan likes Sam. Jane secretly likes Caleb, Caleb secretly likes Jane, Felecia has a crush on Caleb....

WTFadoodle! She died?
I can't wait until I finish chapter 10. I'll be able to finally read your spoiler.

Chan wrote: "Hanne wrote: "I'm also happy with another buddy read with you ;)

Chapter 1 - 6
I read one chapter more than our usual 5, because I'm enjoying. Those chapters are a good start.

I love a book where..."

Indeed, the start was slow, but I liked it more and more.

Indeed, all day surrounded by books and talking to people who want to buy their next read.

Yes, Dan gave the wrong signals. I thought at one point that Dan was interested in Jane and I was surprised that Dan was suddenly interested in her sister..

I agree with your opinion about her sister. She doesn't really think about her sister's feelings. Sam is very honest. But it was still obvious that Sam is close to Jane and Sam loves her. I think that Sam never noticed that Jane was jealous of her sister, because she never said anything about it. Your message 59, I also can't believe she died!! I reread that sentence, just to sure that I read that right lol

Caleb with hat in NY is something I never got used too. It was too strange. Everybody must think at first that he's on vacation there, but then they see him daily lol

Your message 58: Yes, it got very messy at a certain moment. Felecia was one crush too many..

Chapter 11 - 15

(view spoiler)[I wasn't happy that Caleb decided to leave Jane anyway after the night they spent together.. But I also understood it. It just wasn't their time. Jane was still grieving too much and Caleb needed to do his job. I couldn't wait for them to be together again.

I was surprised that Dan's letter came up again. I'm not sure what to think about Jane's decision to go to Canada. I think not showing up, would make things clear to Dan, but Jane thinks too much. I was over the moon when Caleb immediately returned home when he learned that Jane would go to Canada.

A 16 hours road trip?! That should bring them together, right?
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Chapter 16 - 22

(view spoiler)[Caleb needed to know the ending of that book. He goes listening in his car, late at night, lol. He wasn't happy with the death of one of the characters, just like I wasn't happy with Sam's death. I loved it that Caleb was surprised with how much he liked that children's book.

I felt bad for Caleb when I learned what happened with his dad. He couldn't even count on his mother in that difficult time..

Jane on top of the mountain with her sister's urn was an emotional moment. She's a different woman afterwards. Caleb wanted to be there for Jane.

Dan's situation is weird..

Caleb was stupid to leave Jane alone! He changed his mind quickly though.

The book was over too soon. I would have loved a look in their future, living together in NY and how their life was then. What did Caleb do with the bussiness? Do they travel a lot?

Overall, I liked the book. Sam's death is something that I can't stop thinking about. Caleb was a great man. He was maybe a little lost, but he was also sweet and loving. I loved him more than Jane. Jane was sweet and passionate. She was lost after her sister's death. I still I'm not sure what to think about her decision to go to Canada and talk to Dan.
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Hanne wrote: "Read the spoiler when you're done reading those chapters, but take your time ;)

Chapter 7 - 10
First of all: nooooooooooooooooo, Jane's sister can't have died!!!?? I wanted to say that when I read..."

My Goodness Hanne! I had to take a break from the book for a moment to process what I was feeling about Sam's death. I'm shocked that Sam died, but I also don't have any emotion towards her. The problem is that I didn't really get to know her. I feel bad for Jane, but I don't feel a sense of loss....does that make sense?

I feel bad because Jane had confusing emotions towards her sister and she is probably going to feel guilty about the death, but other than that, I don't feel anything. I'm not sure what the author's purpose was with Sam's death, but I don't think she achieved it. The book is too short to have such a life changing event like death in it...In my opinion.

I, too, was shocked about her death. That makes sense, but I guess I feel different about Sam. I feel that I know her enough to miss her. There coule have been some more scenes with Jane and Sam before her death, but it was clear that they were close.

I'm also never sure what an author's purpose can be about someone's death. Especially an unexpected one. The book is indeed short and the death is at a weird time, around the half of the book.. The author could have brought Jane and Caleb together at another way, and Sam could have helped with that..

I think that for you Tell Me will not be a winner.. Sorry!

This book definitely knows how to shock me. I can't believe they just had sex. Caleb is leaving in a couple of days to travel half way across the world.

This is going to end up going very badly for Jane in the morning. I can feel it. I'm so afraid she is going to be very hurt because there is no way Caleb is going to stay and Jane is not a person who gives her body away to just anybody. I feel impending doom....

Hanne wrote: "I, too, was shocked about her death. That makes sense, but I guess I feel different about Sam. I feel that I know her enough to miss her. There coule have been some more scenes with Jane and Sam be..."

No need to apologize. I enjoy discussing books with you. Even when we disagree on something I still find your perspective interesting.

It did seem like Jane and Sam were close, but you're right...there could have been some more scenes with them before her abrupt death. I feel like I just met her and poof - she's gone.

I feel bad when I pick a book and you don't enjoy it. You take your time to read and discuss that book with me. I enjoy discussing books with you too. Very much even. I love your perspective and you really make me think about things.

Yes, just met and poof. It was a bit too unexpected..

The letter was sweet, but why didn't he leave his phone number or address so Sam could write back or call?

That's in Canada?? Is he serious? LOL
He wants her to travel all the way to Canada without a way to contact him. LMBO! Wow.

Oooh...i really want to read your next spoiler. Two more chapters to go.

Yeah, that was a little odd. But he thought Sam was in a relationship and maybe it wouldn't last. He wanted those months apart to think?
Hahaha. It's in Canada, but a special place that you really realize later on in the book. You'll my thougths about the travel in my spoiler 😜

That comment about hearing Sam's ashes singing Don't fence me in - hilarious. Caleb is funny. I like him. I didn't like that he had sex with Jane knowing that he was going to leave, but overall I really like him. I think he would be really good for Jane.

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I wasn't happy that Caleb decided to leave Jane after the night they spent together. But I also understood it. It just wasn't their time. Jane was still grieving too much a..."

I was on the fence about Caleb leaving. I knew something horrible happened to him or else he wouldn't spend the holidays alone every single year. So, I thought it was selfish of Jane to ask him to stay knowing he does this every year, but I also thought it was selfish of Caleb to have sex with her knowing that he was going to leave. That whole situation was bad.

Me too! I forgot about Dan's letter. And then was shocked that Jane was actually going to meet him. I thought this was a little far-fetched. Who would really do that? I could see if it was on the Brooklyn bridge, or at the top of the empire state building, but she is going to expedite a passport (which is expensive) and then travel to another country! This is not realistic.

However, it was sooooo sweet when Caleb dropped everything after receiving that phone call from Ki Ki. I swooned a little. Caleb ended his trip early to get to Jane {sigh}. And of course he was wearing that cowboy hat.

This is going to be one interesting car ride.

How adorable?! Caleb fell in love with Anne of Green Gables.

What did you think about Jane with the I love you thing?
I liked that she said it freely and it felt natural, but how can she be mad that he didn't return it when she said it only in reference to something that he gave her.

why do people get mad at the other person if they say i love you first and it's not returned? I know it may hurt, but how can you be mad at them because they are not ready to say it or because they don't feel it yet.

Okay...I'm getting ready to blast through the last 50 pages.

The intimacy in this book is fine. My favorite scene is their second time in the tent. Although it is the shortest, it's the sweetest.
But I think I'm ready for a hardcore alpha LOL

That is sad. I can't even imagine having to scatter someone's ashes. That had to be so hard to let Sam go and to see her gone in a poof in the wind.

Jane is thinking about marriage, but they haven't even started dating yet.

By the way...what happened to her parents? Caleb was supposed to get her to go home for Christmas.

uh oh. this conversation is not going well. Caleb is being selfish and unreasonable. I hope Jane understands why.

HE LEFT HER?! WTFadoodle?!
He left her in another country? That is not acceptable.

my respect for Jane has increased significantly. That text message is amazing! I reread it a couple of times.

I just finished....

the paper cranes were a great gesture, but the author never said how many he actually made.

Caleb's words became so moving, especially for someone who has trouble expressing himself.

Then the book was ruined. They went from trying to see if the relationship would work, to talking about a honeymoon, then marriage, then a proposal. Then the book ended.

Hanne wrote: "Chapter 16 - 22

Caleb needed to know the ending of that book. He goes listening in his car, late at night, lol. He wasn't happy with the death of one of the characters, just like I wasn't happy wi..."

Yes, Caleb's situation was very sad. I wonder how his older brother copes with that.

I agree that the Dan situation was very weird. I don't think he was really needed in the book. something else could have filled his role.

Caleb leaving Jane was a big no no for me. If he left her somewhere in Brooklyn or even Manhattan that would be different, but he left her in a different country. That is wrong. And although he realized it, he didn't go back and get her, or reach out to fix it.

The last scene in Jane's apartment was good. I started to really feel the emotions they had for each other. I felt like some of this should have been sprinkled throughout the book because that would have helped me to accept the quick proposal at the end.

I don't like the ending either. The author sped up the book and everything went really fast. I also have a lot of questions. The same questions as yours and more.

Caleb was my favorite character until he left Jane in Canada. Then Jane sent the amazing text message and she became my favorite character.

I have a lot to answer too, lol.

I agree, Jane was selfish to ask Caleb to stay, since he left each year. She should know that it was important, because otherwise he wouldn't do it every year. But Caleb shouldn't have slept with Jane. They were both wrong.

Going all the way to Canada to meet someone just to say that her sister has died, is indeed unrealistic. But I also get why I had to be there, because it's a place from "her sister's" favorite book. Dan also loved that book, so it meant something to both of them if Jane would have been honest. Dan's role was indeed not necessary, just like Sam's death.

Caleb was so sweet to drop everything to join Jane and the car ride was interesting. I loved it too that Caleb fell in love with the book. That was something Jane looked for in her ideal man.

I also don't like it when people don't understand when someone can't say 'I love you' back, when it's very new and unexpected. Jane didn't even had feelings for Caleb until the night they slept together. Caleb is not someone who had a lot of relationship, so she shouldn't think that he fell head over heels in love with her. Saying 'I love you' is not something little and it should feel right.

Lol. I sometimes need a book with an alpha too. I don't remember the intimacy scenes to say which one I liked the most lol

Yeah, I also can't imagine the scene with the ashes. That was emotional and I felt for Jane.

If I'm not mistaken, Jane went home for Christmas.. She left shortly after the first time they slept together. After that night, there was a time jump of a few months, so we didn't get to read about Jane visiting her parents.

I also couldn't believe it that Caleb left Jane at that moment! In a strange country. Leaving a cab wasn't enough! I liked Jane's thoughts and her message then

I loved those paper cranes, because it made it clear that Caleb listened to Jane. I was also waiting for the number of paper cranes, but it never came.. We just knew that it weren't a 1000.

I also loved Caleb's words at the end. The emotions they had for each other were clear then. But then it indeed went too fast.. I also had more questions than the ones I mentioned. One more chapter would have made it a much better ending..

Do you still want to buddy read Alarm? I planned on starting it tonight..

You're right. I forgot about that. It was a scene from her favorite book. While she did meet Dan, she also got to experience the location which the narrator described beautifully.

I agree with you that Sam's death was not necessary. At all!

Yes, it was so sweet that Caleb loved the book. He even looked up stuff about the author and read Jane some quotes. Caleb taught Jane new things about the book and the author. I needed that scene because it showed me that there was more to Caleb than hiking. and it showed that they both have inquisitive minds.

You feel the same way about the I love you thing? YAY! I'm so glad. but you know Jane had a crush on Caleb from the time she met him. When Caleb and Sam were in college, Jane liked Caleb then. You may not remember it because it was talked about very briefly in the book. On my Kindle it's around page 59 - 61.

Exactly. you don't remember them because they weren't anything super special. LOL!

Oh, There were a couple of time jumps in this book. I must have missed the one with her parents.

Yeah. I like that Caleb actually listened to Jane. People could probably easily tune her out, but Caleb listen's to her. Even when he doesn't understand. The cranes were an example of him listening.

One more chapter and an epilogue would have been nice.

Yeah. Let's read Alarm. I'll try to start it tonight too.

Hanne, Hanne, Hanne....did you start Alarm? Hon, I'm struggling. LOL! Please tell me it gets better.

Sorry for being absent in this buddy read.. This weekend I'll be better lol. I'll check your last messages about Grayson's Vow tomorrow and maybe respond some more :)

Oh no, no struggling! :o I'm only up chapter 9. I'm liking it so far, but Chloe is not my favorite. I love it that she did something crazy, but she overthinks everything and doubts her decision almost constantly. She wasn't sure about what to think about Aiden and she barely knew him, yet she goes on vacation with him for one week?!

I love that kind of first chapter. I can't wait for it to happen later on in the book. But I already know that it will happen at the end of their week together.. That first chapter makes it look like Aiden is a bad man, because he's maybe going to kill somebody? Also some moments during the other chapters (until 9) make it look like Aiden is a bad man. But I think he will be not as bad as he now looks. But it's very suspicious that he won't say what he sells..

I really liked it that they went skydiving. It was unexpected and exciting for Chloe. Aiden wants Chloe to be more spontaneous, wilder. He just makes her want to enjoy living.

I'm pretty sure her drinks at the bar in the beginning were spiked. I don't know by who, but she acted weird. I'm glad Aiden was there to take her home and I don't think it was him

Chapter 9 and 10

(view spoiler)[About Cayden.. I have some different thoughts about him. But I'm pretty sure that Cayden is Aiden's son and he's important to him because he's keeping a lot of things from him. Option 1: his wife and son were killed and Aiden is going to take revenge with his gun. Option 2: his ex has taken away his son and Aiden is going to take back his son with his gun.

I loved some things Aiden said to Chloe to convince her that he wants her. Things went really fast and hot after that. I'm really hoping that Chloe doesn't regret the sex and not using the condom the next day!! Not using a condom is not the smartest thing to do..
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Up to chapter 18

(view spoiler)[I was not totally right with my options about Aiden's son lol. I felt so bad for Aiden when he told Chloe. He was a mess when Chloe went to him, but he still told the story. He's still hurting and he never grieved for his son. I knew it that he wasn't a bad man!!

I was waiting for the moment with the gun. It was unexpected and what happened too. I was so curious about Aiden's whole story.

Chloe running away when Aiden was arrested.. I'm not sure what to think about that.. On the one hand, it makes sense because she thinks he tried to kill someone and she wants nothing to do with him. But on the other hand, Aiden showed her that he is a kind man. If she really always believed that he was bad, she won't jump on plane when Aiden's friend called..

I love Aiden. He says to Chloe how he feels about her and he's genuine about it. I'm glad he feels better after all those years of hurt.
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I finished the book last Sunday, but I've been so busy...good busy. I had such an enjoyable Memorial day weekend that it took a couple of days to recover :o)

There were parts of the book that I really enjoyed. I told you I was ready for an Alpha and Aiden gave us that. He also had a soft side that was sweet.

However, I had a difficult time getting past their whirlwind romance. It happened entirely too quick. One minute they just met and the next she's flying to Miami to spend the week with him.

I actually liked Aiden and Chloe. I think Shay Savage did a good job of creating two characters that were strong where the other was weak.

I also liked the element of danger. Did you know that I like action novels? Shay gave us a little action in this one.

And can I say how happy I am that we had an Alpha in the bedroom? YES! Aiden was definitely a take charge, dirty talking man.

I'm going to cut my reflections short to read yours and respond.

In the beginning Chloe's character was very aggravating, but as the story continued I actually appreciated all of her overthinking. Aiden helped her to step outside of her head sometimes to live life. But Chloe used her overthinking to help Aiden to cope with his grief. And the vacation thing...That was one of my biggest struggles with the book. In real life, that is how people end up missing. How can you go on vacation with someone you met yesterday and not tell anybody what you are doing or where you are going? Crazy!

Yes. Shay did a very good job keeping Aiden's job a mystery. I thought it was funny when he revealed that he actually sold medicine to doctors. Although it's not really believable that he goes from clinic to clinic selling medication and physicians buy it from a guy who looks like him.

Me too. I thought her drinks at the bar were spiked. Shay made it seem like something was wrong with her drinks.

Your option 1 was almost correct :o) The way his son and ex girlfriend died was sad.

OMGosh...Hanne. That scene was crazy. I enjoyed the things that Aiden said to Chloe. they were sweet, but agreeing to unprotected sex. Again, they just met. There is more to unprotected sex than pregnancy. I didn't like that either.

Yeah. I didn't think Aiden was all bad either, but that scene must have been scary for Chloe. She knew Aiden was hiding something. He receives a phone call and becomes scary angry and pulls out a gun. I think I would have run too LOL

I like Aiden too. I also like Chloe. I think they are good for each other.