The Procrastinators Book Club discussion

Welcome to Beach Read Buddy Read Discussion thread! This thread officially opens on June 15th and anyone can join at any time. Please keep in mind that spoilers are allowed in this thread but only up to the group's current reading place. Do not spoil the book if you've read further than the group. Any extra days can be used to catch up!

Each week we will be reading by chapters. The suggested Buddy Read discussion schedule is as follows:

Week of 6/15
June 15: Chapters 1-4
June 16: Chapters 5-8
June 17: Chapters 9-12
June 18: Chapters 13-16
June 19: Chapters 17-20
June 20: Chapters 21-24

Week of 6/21
June 21: Chapters 25-28

PARTICIPANTS
~Emily
~ Selina

This is the one I've been focusing on more out of our two books when I have free time and I can't remember which chapter I'm in but I am at around 28%. I will update tomorrow with the right chapter number! :D

It took me this long to realize their names are both months... January and August(us)................................................. idk how to feel about this 😂

Up to chapter 8: (view spoiler)[REALLY glad the fact that they knew each other from college didn't become a huge secret thing. I would have rly hated it if it had been. also, they made a bet and he says shit like "promise not to fall in love with me" (which made me scream and throw my phone away) and that's honestly the most cliche thing in the world bUT I LOVED IT.

on a more serious note, I didn't expect there to be any hint of drama in this. I didn't really reread the summary before reading so I'm not forewarned. I had a vision of this being a super fluffy read from the get go and then BAM! the whole reason she's in that house is because of her dead dad....... that threw me for a loop most def (hide spoiler)]

Up to chapter 14: (view spoiler)[
lol @them for going on "research" trips but they're actually on dates. lol @them for the blatant Taylor Swift moments with the notes and the window. AND RIP @me when they held hands under the table without acknowledging that they were. It's all so freaking adorable.

also.
"you don't have to tell me. But just so you know... you can"
I'm soft (hide spoiler)]

selina ☾ wrote: "Up to chapter 8: REALLY glad the fact that they knew each other from college didn't become a huge secret thing. I would have rly hated it if it had been. also, they made a bet and he says shit like..."

Honestly, I completely forgot that this is somewhat of an enemies-to-lovers situation and I'm all about that.

selina ☾ wrote: "Up to chapter 14:
lol @them for going on "research" trips but they're actually on dates. lol @them for the blatant Taylor Swift moments with the notes and the window. AND RIP @me when they held ha..."

Chapter 14 honestly made me disappointed in Gus for leaving. Also I'm into the premise of the book January is writing and I kinda want to read it.

Oof, I know we've both finished it so I can just speak freely.

but like, same! I was disappointed a little in Gus at how he handles things. But I'm also quite disappointed in January for demanding the truth about his past.

I usually hate secret keeping in books. But I think there's a difference in secret keeping where it's either you're keeping a secret about your own PERSONAL life that no one is entitled to and no one should demand from you, or you're keeping a secret that directly affects someone and they do deserve to know about it.

No one is entitled to your life history. What difference did it make if he was married and he didn't tell her? Let people tell you about themselves on their own time ffs.

Like those were the only things that bothered me about the book: Gus not being able to see that he's hurting January and January pretty much dragging his personal shit out when they haven't even known each other for a significant amount of time. But it didn't bother me enough for me to lower my rating lol

selina ☾ wrote: "Oof, I know we've both finished it so I can just speak freely.

but like, same! I was disappointed a little in Gus at how he handles things. But I'm also quite disappointed in January for demandin..."

I agree with that to a certain extent but it still kinda annoyed me when Gus was all like "you can tell anything" to January but not the other way around.

And I was a little annoyed at both of them because they were so damn stubborn and indecisive at times like please choose which made the ending all the more satisfying because they finally made a decision on their relationship. Like I know I'm indecisive when it comes to certain things but that doesn't mean it's not frustrating to read about.

Also I liked how there was more than just the romance plot line and that there were other threads in the story like the grief and all the cult stuff. Personally, I wouldn't mind reading more about that because I felt that it was kinda glossed over. And I kinda wanted there to be excerpts of their books thrown in at the beginning of the chapters because I love stories within stories.