The Procrastinators Book Club discussion

This is the group thread for The Ninth Rain!

Content warnings for death of a parent, mentions of dying and illness, war, poverty, starvation, beatings, corporal punishment, poison and allusions to torture.

This thread is open for discussion beginning December 1st! Please keep in mind that spoilers are allowed (mark as a spoiler) 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 of the month can be used to catch up if needed! Page numbers are an approximation based on the hardcover or paperback that is the default on Goodreads.

The Group Read Discussion schedule is as follows:


or 20 pages

Week of 12/01
December 01: Chapters 1-2

Week of 12/02
December 02: Chapters 3-4
December 03: Chapters 5-6
December 04: Chapters 7-8
December 05: Chapters 9-10
December 06: Chapters 11-12
December 07: Chapters 13-14
December 08: Chapters 15-16

Week of 12/09
December 09: Chapters 17-18
December 10: Chapters 19-20
December 11: Chapters 21-22
December 12: Chapters 23-24
December 13: Chapters 25-26
December 14: Chapters 27-28
December 15: Chapters 29-30

Week of 12/16
December 16: Chapters 31-32
December 17: Chapters 33-34
December 18: Chapters 35-36
December 19: Chapters 37-38
December 20: Chapters 39-40
December 21: Chapters 41-42
December 22: Chapters 43-44

Week of 12/23
December 23: Chapters 45-end

You can read the group book at any time during the month and at your own pace. This is the pace the group will be using, but if you read ahead or will be giving spoilers, please mark them (click the "some html is ok button"). If you have any questions a mod or another member can help you.

I'm finally starting this one. Anyone else?

I did finish and enjoyed. I liked that all the characters had a side of good and bad. I did guess where it was headed and it felt a bit overly long in the set up but overall I enjoyed. I will read the next in series.