Read-a-long of The Ghost Bride

[gali]

@Gravy where are you in the book? I finished the book and liked it. It dragged a bit toward the middle, but it got back on track right away. I rated it 3/4. I will wait for you to finish it.

I'm in the Lim house in the Plains. Er Lang just got her out.


I'm going to hold off on my opinions for the moment (want to see where it's going, first). Still enjoying it! Just some things I'm wondering about.

Er Lang is cool!

[Gravy]

Oh, I am in full agreement with you on that. So awesome.

[Gravy]

Okay, she's on her way to the gate. Er Lang is with her (and INJURED!). They are being pursued.

I've gotta read faster.

[gali]

Okay, she's on her way to the gate. Er Lang is with her (and INJURED!). They are being pursued.

I've gotta read faster.

You got to the most exciting scene.

[Gravy]

I'm with Tian Bai now.

I KNOW Er Lang is coming back. He is!
I will hear nothing less.


I want to yell at Li Lan for not just returning to her body.

[gali]

I'm with Tian Bai now.

I KNOW Er Lang is coming back. He is!
I will hear nothing less.


I want to yell at Li Lan for not just returning to her body.

Have you discovered the identity of Er Lang yet? How cool is that?!

Indeed! She was foolish not to go immediately to her body. And I didn't care for Fan at all!

[Gravy]

Fan! I hate her!


Yes, and it's awesome! *giddy dance*

[gali]

Fan! I hate her!


Yes, and it's awesome! *giddy dance*

Yes, me too! Some of the ghosts gave me the chill!

I love dragons!!! The book sure has a lot of original concepts.

[Gravy]

OH, OH, OH! I loved that the third aunt was her mother!

[gali]

OH, OH, OH! I loved that the third aunt was her mother!

I kind of suspected that. It was a good twist, though.

[Gravy]

I suspected it at first, but then everything happened with her getting locked up, and then saved. (I suppose I can claim distraction by Er Lang. )

[Gravy]

Okay, I finished it!


I love the story/premise. I love Er Lang, and I love her decision to go with him.
While she was in the Plains, I really preferred Tian Bai. However, once she was back in her body and he hadn't noticed it wasn't her/she'd changed, I lost all soft feelings for him.


I do wish there had been more build up between her and Er Lang (she went from being goo goo over Tian Bai to noticing Er Lang a little too easily/quickly for me), and, honestly, I just wanted more of the back and forth between them. They were some of the best parts of the book.

I kind of wish we'd gotten to see their reunion and her leave with him, but I enjoyed it, regardless.

[gali]

Okay, I finished it!


I love the story/premise. I love Er Lang, and I love her decision to go with him.
While she was in the Plains, I really preferred Tian Bai. However, once she was back in her body and he hadn't noticed it wasn't her/she'd changed, I lost all soft feelings for him.


I do wish there had been more build up between her and Er Lang (she went from being goo goo over Tian Bai to noticing Er Lang a little too easily/quickly for me), and, honestly, I just wanted more of the back and forth between them. They were some of the best parts of the book.

I kind of wish we'd gotten to see their reunion and her leave with him, but I enjoyed it, regardless.

I also lost feeling for him when he didn't notice the change.

I agree the romance between her and Er Lang developed too fast, and the ending was abrupt. Giving us an epilogue would have added to the book.

I wasn't sure she would choose Er Lang and loved that she dared to go with her heart.

How did you rate the book? I gave it 3/4 due to some dragged parts, the quick romance, and the abrupt ending. I did enjoy the writing, the premise, and the plot, though.

[Gravy]

I gave it the same, for much the same reasons.


I love that I didn't expect the outcome. I initially (before actually starting the book) expected her to wind up with the dead man.
In my defense, that is a fairly common trope.

[Gravy]

Also, I need to watch the series.

I need to.