andtheylivedhappilyeverafter

Chapter 20: Mary is the last chick in the nest and she‘s finally happy….. poor Mr Hill died….. Polly wants to be a teacher…. And Sarah has gone off to look for James….. let me know what you thought of the book! I am at a Book Lovers Convention, so I finished it during the week! #jaaaaaames #pemberlittens #chapteraday #andtheylivedhappilyeverafter

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CoffeeNBooks James!! Finally! I think it's interesting that Mrs. Hill realizes that she's right where she would have ended up even if things had turned out differently for her and Mr. Bennet in the beginning. I really enjoyed this book! It had been sitting on my bookshelf for awhile, and I'm so glad I finally read it. 2y

Ruthiella I liked how is panned out. My only complaint is how it made me think of Elizabeth in a different light. 2y

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BarkingMadRead @Ruthiella I‘m choosing to ignore those parts 🤣 @CoffeeNBooks I‘m glad you finally got to read it! 2y

Ruthiella @BarkingMadRun 😂excellent strategy! 2y

peanutnine Loved the ending! I liked how Mrs. Hill stayed optimistic and believed that no contact from Sarah meant that she had found James and they were safe but under the radar 2y

CrowCAH It was very emotional, I teared up. Her hope at finding him and then reunited. 2y

julieclair I thought the ending was very satisfying. I agree, @CoffeeNBooks , it was so interesting and philosophical of Mrs. Hill to realize she was right where she would have ended up anyway. And #Jaaaames ! Finally! I really enjoyed this book. 2y

julieclair @BarkingMadRun You are definitely #TheHostessWithTheMostest ! Thanks for doing such a great job. I looked forward to your posts each day. And I really loved doing this as a #ChapterADay with all my #PemberLittens friends. 😃 2y

DebinHawaii This was a great read! Thank you for hosting & your posts! 🤗 2y

BarkingMadRead Thank you @julieclair and @DebinHawaii I love hosting!!! 2y

SarahBookInterrupted The ending was very satisfying! And I also loved yours posts. It was so fun! 2y

BarkingMadRead Yay! @SarahBookInterrupted I‘m glad you liked it!! 2y

Bklover This was wonderful I loved the ending. Thanks for hosting @BarkingMadRun ! You can just put me in the list whenever you do another!! ❤️❤️❤️ 2y

melissajayne I really enjoyed the reread 2y

Sparklemn @peanutnine I liked that, too. She‘s a very wise woman. 2y

Sparklemn @BarkingMadRun Thank you so much for hosting! I‘m looking forward to more chapter-a-day reads with the #pemberlittens! 2y

BarkingMadRead @Sparklemn I‘m glad you liked it! I‘m leading next month as well! Stay tuned! 2y

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Tenant of Wildfell Hall | Anne Bront�

Final post: what a whirlwind! Anne sure kept us on our toes with this one! Ups and downs, jumping to conclusions, making assumptions, and so much more! This was my first time reading it, and it drove me nuts, but I did enjoy it. I still think Helen deserves better, but was there actually anyone in her life who was better? Men just sucked back then 🤣 Drop your final thoughts below! #andtheylivedhappilyeverafter #pemberlittens #chapteraday

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TheAromaofBooks I'm glad I read this one, but I don't think I'll sign up for a reread 😂 In the end at least Gilbert wants Helen to be happy, and even though he's kind of dumb and self-centered, I also think he'll be very trainable so Helen should be able to bring him up to snuff 😆 2y

BarkingMadRead @TheAromaofBooks yesssss well said!!! 2y

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ravenlee @TheAromaofBooks good point! Gilbert‘s an idiot but there‘s potential. I see a lot of eye-rolling from Helen, but she‘s always keeping in mind how much worse it could be (and was). 2y

BarkingMadRead @ravenlee so sad that Gil is a step up 🤣🤣 2y

TheBookHippie When you think how much worse could it be for women … then oh yeah… ugh. The lesser of the evils 🤷🏻‍♀️ I read this as a teenager and remembered almost nothing 🤣 this was fun to read with a group I enjoyed every minute!!! (edited) 2y

Librarybelle “Men just sucked back then.” Love it! 😂 2y

julieclair @TheBookHippie Ditto! I could have written this exact comment. Especially the part about how fun it was to read with the group! 👍 2y

julieclair At least Helen seems happy. And of course little Arthur adores Gil. So all's well that ends well, I suppose. Although there's no accounting for taste... 🤪🥴 2y

julieclair @BarkingMadRun You have done an amazing job of making this buddy read so very fun! Your memes! Your hashtags! Thank you! 💝 2y

eeclayton I would've been happy with the ending of the last but one chapter, but at least little Arthur got an okay-ish stepfather this way. I still don't understand what Helen saw in Gilbert, and I feel like he was more obsessed with her than really loved her, especially before reading her journals. Anyway, it was fun reading with you all, and I loved the daily posts @BarkingMadRun 💕 2y

BarkingMadRead @julieclair @eeclayton I‘m glad you had fun!! 2y

tpixie @BarkingMadRun thanks for letting me join in! You are a great host!! 2y

BarkingMadRead Thanks @tpixie 🥰🥰 2y

peanutnine I agree with everyone, Helen is definitely settling for Gilbert - he's not an ideal man but she doesn't have any better options. And at least he will be good to her and Arthur. Thanks @BarkingMadRun for your hilarious posts - I looked forward to them each day! 2y

BarkingMadRead Thanks @peanutnine 🥰 2y

Ruthiella My feeling was she knew she could manage Gil to be the kind of man she needs. But, yes...good men were likely hard to find in that time and place. Thanks for hosting! 😊 2y

Clare-Dragonfly Thanks for hosting the buddy read! This was so much fun! 😁 BTW I posted the article I mentioned a while back in my review. 2y

Crinoline_Laphroaig Who was hoping Helen sent him packing⁉️🙋🏻‍♀️ A widow in control of her own money was a much power as a woman could get back then. So why marry??? At least he'll be easy to manipulate. 2y

Crinoline_Laphroaig Also did we ever learn who Gilbert was writing to? 2y

BarkingMadRead @Crinoline_Laphroaig omg did it ever say?!? I don‘t know! I must investigate! 2y

Bookwormjillk @BarkingMadRun thanks so much for leading us through this discussion. I enjoyed this read, but am not sure I would have finished without you all. 2y

BarkingMadRead @Bookwormjillk 😍😍 2y

Bklover @BarkingMadRun This was a first time read for me so thank you so much for making it so much fun! I also appreciate Helen for reassuring me that I am not the only woman with terrible taste in men! Gil got very very lucky. He definitely married up. (edited) 2y

BarkingMadRead @bklover he certainly did!! 2y

eeclayton @Crinoline_Laphroaig 🙋‍♀️ 2y

inthegreensandblues @Crinoline_Laphroaig @BarkingMadRun It was his sister Rose's husband he was writing to. I just finished and it was in the last sentence. They were sharing tales of their youth. 😊 2y

inthegreensandblues @BarkingMadRun Thanks for leading the buddy read! I enjoyed my first Anne Bronte. 2y

BarkingMadRead @inthegreensandblues that‘s what happens when you read ahead! When you make your posts a week later, you forget things! 🤣 2y

rubyslippersreads @Crinoline_Laphroaig Her aunt agreed with you! 2y

rubyslippersreads I didn‘t care much for most of the characters, but after reading about the protracted suffering and death of Mr. Huntingdon, I realized that Anne probably had firsthand knowledge from observing her brother Branwell, which I find very painful. 2y

BarkingMadRead @rubyslippersreads I wish I had known that going in, instead of reading the article after. It would have helped a lot, poor Anne! 2y

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