pemberlittens

Rebecca | Daphne D Maurier

chapter 19: a sunken ship ruins everything! #whatabombshell #ididntseethatcoming #whatwilljando #runjanrun #staytuned #hashtagbrigade #pemberlittens

BarkingMadRead @willaful @bookwormjillk @librarybelle @quietjenn @mcctrish @catlass007 @cuilin @dabbe @ruthiella @indoordame @peanutnine @kwmg40 @5feet.of.fury @roary47 @julieclair 10h

BarkingMadRead @thebookhippie @clare-dragonfly @aimeesue @rubyslippersreads @thearomaofbooks @kao @crinoline_laphroaig @elizamarie @daena @graciouswarriorprincess 10h

Ruthiella This is where the entire book takes a turn! What a last line to the chapter! 🤯 10h

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willaful DUM DUM DUMMMMMMMM! 10h

Bookwormjillk 👻👻👻 is all I can come up with. Whew. 7h

Crinoline_Laphroaig Even knowing it's coming. It's 💣🤯 3h

IndoorDame What are you supposed to say to that!!!??? Like what does Emily Post recommend? What do the police recommend? What would your mother recommend? 🤯🫠🫣🫢 3h

peanutnine WHAAAAATTT I was so not expecting that! @IndoorDame 🤣🤣 2h

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StayCurious

Shades of Milk and Honey | Mary Robinette Kowal

#Pemberlittens #JaneAdjacent Ch.7-8: there is nothing worse than a girl who fakes injury to get attention from a guy. IMO - Melody is very immature. I‘m finding her annoying. But I was pleasantly surprised at Mr. Vincent - he didn‘t do anything to take away from Jane‘s skill, which was decent of him. I can definitely see him as a love interest for her. She just needs to soften him up a bit.

StayCurious @kspenmoll @Princess-Kingofkings @Librarybelle @DebinHawaii @mcctrish @daena @rubyslippersreads @CatLass007 @willaful @PageShifter @IndoorDame @TheAromaofBooks @julieclair @vonnie862 @Cheshirecat913 @BarbaraJean @BarkingMadRead 18h

Princess-Kingofkings I completely agree ~ ugh!! 18h

CatLass007 Is that Jim Carrey in Liar, Liar? 18h

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vonnie862 I definitely see Mr. Vincent being a love interest. Now Melody, I have a bad feeling about her. 18h

mcctrish I didn‘t think Melody could get any worse and yet here we are !!!! She‘s a conniving dimwit. And she‘s mad now too because Jane isn‘t all “oh you poor beautiful dear, you can‘t hold a candle to my skills so of course you have to connive and manipulate! I completely understand “ 🤢 I happy Mr Vincent explained why he was out of sorts - things might go more smoothly between him and Jane now 🤞🏻 18h

BarkingMadRead Ughhhhhh I am not a fan of Melody and her ways, or the way she treats Jane. I am starting to really love Mr Vincent for Jane 18h

kspenmoll Agree with you all! 18h

StayCurious @CatLass007 seemed apropos lol 18h

DebinHawaii Melody is so annoying! 😡 17h

daena Melodramatic Melody! 17h

Librarybelle Not a fan of Melody! Ugh! 17h

CatLass007 I agree. 17h

julieclair I admit I am softening towards Mr. Vincent. And hardening towards Melody, lol! 14h

BarbaraJean I think it‘s interesting how Melody seems so insecure—feeling jealous and trying to compete with Jane—when Jane constantly feels like Melody outshines her! And yet Jane still looks out for her sister, while Melody is petty and immature about it all. I was so annoyed when she took Jane‘s warranted calling out of her blatant lies as a betrayal showing she can‘t trust her sister. 🙄 10h

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Princess-Kingofkings

Shades of Milk and Honey | Mary Robinette Kowal

#Pemberlittens #JaneAdjacent @StayCurious Oh my! This is me…the more I learn about something/someone, the more I appreciate. At work on Tuesday, I told my Lt. thank you after he shared the historical practice of a procedure. He really did help me.

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TheBookHippie

Rebecca | Daphne Dame Du Maurier

Enjoying the creepy people 👀

#pemberlittens #hashtagbrigade

Suzze One of my all-time favorite books 18h

Tamra I enjoy creepy too. 🥹 18h

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BarkingMadRead

Rebecca | Daphne D Maurier

Ch 18: Jan grows a pair #soproud #standuptoDanvers #danversloseshermind #sheletsitallout #horrifying #shealmostconvincesJantojump 😳 #noJanno #thatrocketsavedherlife #hashtagbrigade #pemberlittens

BarkingMadRead @willaful @bookwormjillk @librarybelle @quietjenn @mcctrish @catlass007 @cuilin @dabbe @ruthiella @indoordame @peanutnine @kwmg40 @5feet.of.fury @roary47 @julieclair 1d

BarkingMadRead @thebookhippie @clare-dragonfly @aimeesue @rubyslippersreads @thearomaofbooks @kao @crinoline_laphroaig @elizamarie @daena @graciouswarriorprincess 1d

TheAromaofBooks WHAT EVEN. I've actually read this book before but completely forgot about this creepy scene! 1d

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BarkingMadRead @TheAromaofBooks omg so creepy and I legit forgot ad well, it‘s been 4 years since I read it and I forgot so much! 1d

IndoorDame @TheAromaofBooks same!!! This scene never gets any less horrifying or unexpected! Really any of the scenes with Mrs. D. ! 1d

TheBookHippie I‘ve no recollection of being this creepy although it‘s been a long time since I read it, but yikes. 1d

daena The fact that Danvers lays it all out there with zero shame and a whole lot of obsessive crazy makes it that much more terrifying. It's like she has nothing left to lose because she's already lost Rebecca. 1d

dabbe I remembered this scene because of the movie. If you‘ve never seen the 40s version, you should. The pic posted by @BarkingMadRead says it all. It won best picture in 1940, and Olivier, Fontaine, and Anderson (as Danvers) were all nominated for their acting roles. Judith Anderson is absolutely chilling as Danvers. 😱 1d

BarkingMadRead @dabbe I really want to watch this version! I‘m going to look for it once we are done@ 1d

dabbe @BarkingMadRead It's free on YouTube right now! 🤩 Here's the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1uvgx3NUR0 24h

BarkingMadRead @dabbe amazing!! Thank you! 24h

Bookwormjillk Another re-reader who had forgotten this chapter. I wonder if reading a chapter a day makes it more creepy. 23h

Roary47 Ooo yay thank you @dabbe I thought today was the 19th and I read too far ahead. Ahhh tomorrow is epic and I cant tell anyone. 😭 Ms D needs to chill with her obsessive self. (edited) 22h

dabbe @BarkingMadRead 😘 19h

dabbe @Roary47 😘 19h

Aimeesue @dabbe whoohoo! Thanks for the link! 19h

dabbe @Aimeesue 😘 19h

dabbe To me, this feels like the climatic chapter, where the narrator is at her lowest point. Even though she starts of facing Danny, Danvers overwhelms her with her #rebeccarebeccarebecca crap, and Jan descends into darkness, even ready to jump and commit suicide. Then, BAM! A deus ex machina to break the trance of Rebecca with the explosion going off. If that hadn't happened, Jan would have jumped. But of course, there's more to the story ... 🤩 19h

Crinoline_Laphroaig @Roary47 I read ahead to because tomorrow and the weekend is busy. It's definitely 😲 moment. 19h

Clare-Dragonfly @dabbe Ooh, thanks! I saved it to watch later—I don‘t want any spoilers! This chapter was sooooo creepy 😱 17h

KAO @dabbe Thank you for the link to the film! Saving it for after I have finished the book! This is my first time to read Rebecca, so it‘s all new to me—and delightfully creepy at times. 15h

julieclair This chapter was sooooo creepy, and so well written! DuMaurier was a master! Thanks for the link to the movie @dabbe. I have never seen it and totally want to watch it once we‘ve finished the book. 14h

julieclair @Bookwormjillk I think you‘re right that reading one chapter a day intensifies all the feels. 14h

dabbe @Clare-Dragonfly 😘 14h

dabbe @KAO Yay! Isn't it fabulous? 🤩🤗😀 14h

dabbe @julieclair 😘 14h

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StayCurious

Shades of Milk and Honey | Mary Robinette Kowal

#Pemberlittens #JaneAdjacent Ch.5-6: I worry that Jane and Mr.Vincent will butt heads and try to outdo the other. Do you think he‘s set on embarrassing her while they do the tableau vivante? If she can‘t keep up with him she might look foolish. This is after all his livelihood he‘s protecting. He needs patrons as his bread and butter whereas - in his opinion - Jane is just having fun. Melody shouldn‘t have suggested it without checking with Jane.

BarkingMadRead I feel like this can‘t end well, he really seems to dislike Jane… well, pretty much everyone 🤣 2d

mcctrish Melody irks the crap out of me, she can get married off pronto 2d

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julieclair I, too, am worried that he will embarrass Jane. He is so unpleasant. 2d

Princess-Kingofkings @mcctrish I agree! 2d

willaful So I'm the only one thinking Jane and Mr. Vincent then? 😂 2d

vonnie862 @willaful no, I'm thinking the same thing 2d

BarbaraJean @willaful @vonnie862 Me too! Such strong Mr. Darcy vibes!! Mr. Vincent is clearly proud, socially uncomfortable, and misunderstood. 😁 He will likely embarrass Jane due to his own pride and inability to relate well to others, while simultaneously growing to respect her talent as a glamourist as well as her personal charms. And he‘ll have to overcome his aversion to her sister‘s ill-advised forwardness. If the P&P vibes carry through! (edited) 1d

willaful @BarbaraJean 💯 1d

Cheshirecat913 Yes, @BarbaraJean , I feel that. Only problem for me is that I I totally picture Mr. Vincent as an older guy, a la DaVinci from the movie Ever After. 😅 23h

kspenmoll @mcctrish OMG I laughed out loud at your comment! She is an annoying little twit!!!! 18h

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BarkingMadRead

Rebecca | Daphne D Maurier

Ch 17: poor Jan, what a disaster #beatriceisagoodfriend #maxisanass #asifjanwoulddothatonpurpose #frankisadarling #hetriessohard #firstandlastballatmanderley #foreshadowing #staytuned #hashtagbrigade #pemberlittens

BarkingMadRead @willaful @bookwormjillk @librarybelle @quietjenn @mcctrish @catlass007 @cuilin @dabbe @ruthiella @indoordame @peanutnine @kwmg40 @5feet.of.fury @roary47 @julieclair
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BarkingMadRead @thebookhippie @clare-dragonfly @aimeesue @rubyslippersreads @thearomaofbooks @kao @crinoline_laphroaig @elizamarie @daena @graciouswarriorprincess 2d

Clare-Dragonfly I think Jan should have gone ahead and stayed in her room. Let Maxim deal with the consequences! He deserves to squirm a little! (edited) 2d

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Clare-Dragonfly I mean, she ALSO should have told Beatrice about Danny setting her up. But let‘s be real, that was never going to happen. 2d

BarkingMadRead @Clare-Dragonfly and she had the perfect opportunity! Whyyyyyy did she not?!? 2d

Bookwormjillk @Clare-Dragonfly YES! She should have told Max and Bea about Mrs Danvers. 2d

peanutnine She definitely should have told them about Danvers but like @Clare-Dragonfly I'm not surprised she didn't. She doesn't seem to realize that she has power over her as an employer. But she probably thought they wouldn't believe her 2d

daena Maxim is the worst! As the chapters move forward my disgust of him grows. 2d

willaful @daena I'm really feeling why the author was pissed at this being called a romance. 2d

daena @willaful totally! 💯 2d

Crinoline_Laphroaig @daena same! 2d

Crinoline_Laphroaig @peanutnine @Clare-Dragonfly I never under when characters don't tell what happened. I would be yelling it out. And #DreadfulDanny would be packing her bags. Honestly if she just told Bea she would have told Maxim and he would have fired Mrs D immediately. 2d

Crinoline_Laphroaig ^understand. Litsy needs edit option on comments! 2d

dabbe I, too, want the narrator to snap back and have a backbone, but she just doesn't. She's terrified of Danvers (and even Maxim at times) and is so UNSURE of herself that she can't fight back. Max wanted her as Alice in Wonderland--fiitting since Alice is a complete innocent, not worldly like Rebecca or Caroline de Winter. The irony is, though, that Max is primarily responsible for Jan's loss of innocence. #sosad 😞 2d

Ruthiella @dabbe Perfect analysis! 👌 2d

TheAromaofBooks @Clare-Dragonfly @peanutnine @Crinoline_Laphroaig @dabbe @Ruthiella - I'm interested to see if Jan even REALIZES that Danny set her up. I think she is going to excuse Mrs. D with a kind of “oh she didn't know people would be upset/it was an accident“ thing. 2d

BarkingMadRead @TheAromaofBooks that‘s a good point, although that creepy smile on Mrs D should hopefully clue her in! 2d

julieclair @TheAromaofBooks If she does that, it will totally be a throw-the-book moment for me! 2d

peanutnine @julieclair @TheAromaofBooks omg same! Hopefully she isn't THAT naive by now 2d

dabbe @Ruthiella 😘 2d

dabbe @TheAromaofBooks Agree! Jan wanted so much to believe that Danny was finally being nice to her that she had the rose-colored glasses look in her eyes. And, too true, @BarkingMadRead. That smirk and the closing of the door in the west wing should have been HUGE clues for Jan. What a scene! 2d

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Princess-Kingofkings

Shades of Milk and Honey | Mary Robinette Kowal

This scene was hilarious to me as I imagined these fancy women rushing to gawk at one of their own as if she was practically naked without her glamour.
#Pemberlittens #JaneAdjacent @StayCurious Thanks for hosting; this book has me giggling.

kspenmoll Yes! 😂😂 2d

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StayCurious

Shades of Milk and Honey | Mary Robinette Kowal

#Pemberlittens #JaneAdjacent Ch.3-4: We are seeing more jealousy and competition between Jane and her sister. Jane is finding it a chore now to soothe Melody‘s hurt feelings. I wonder what the age difference is between them. Melody seems very young. I think Dunkirk is definitely looking for an accomplished bride. Someone to make his home a happy one - or so he hopes. I get the impression that his and his sister‘s upbringing wasn‘t happy.

daena I am curious about the Dunkirk‘s backstory, Jane especially. And the mysterious Mr. Vincent! 3d

BarkingMadRead Melody is acting like a brat, I hope she and Jane can work this out 3d

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rubyslippersreads I thought Dunkirk was slightly insulting to Jane earlier, when he said something about wanting an accomplished wife rather than an attractive one. There might have been a more tactful way to phrase that. 😏 However, I feel she is going to have no shortage of suitors. (edited) 3d

willaful @daena I'm wondering if Mr. Vincent is our Mr. Darcy? @BarbaraJean

I suspect Mr. Dunkirk may have some head vs. heart issues choosing a bride.... 3d

rubyslippersreads @willaful @daena I‘m wondering about Mr. Vincent too. He seems more suited to Jane, with both of them having such a talent for glamour. 3d

rubyslippersreads @BarkingMadRead Melody reminds me a bit of Lydia. 3d

BarkingMadRead @rubyslippersreads yes! Very much so 3d

vonnie862 I was wondering about the age difference too. But like you, I feel that Melody is very young. 3d

willaful @rubyslippersreads Yes, I thought at first they were going to be Jane and Elizabeth but she's much more a Lydia. And you're right, Dunkirk is being a bit of a tool IMO, though perhaps not deliberately. 3d

julieclair @rubyslippersreads @BarkingMadRead @willaful I had the same thought about Melody/Lydia. I‘m kind of intrigued by the idea of a Jane & Lydia sister pairing. 3d

BarbaraJean @willaful That seems very likely! I agree with you about Mr. Dunkirk as well—but I don‘t think he realizes what he‘s doing. There‘s a bit of Bingley cluelessness there! @rubyslippersreads I definitely see the Melody/Lydia parallels as well. It will be interesting to see how the character dynamics play out. Miss Dunkirk seems like a Georgiana Darcy to me, and I‘m wondering if Captain Livingston will turn out to be a Wickham. 2d

mcctrish Dunkirk seems like Darcy to me with his lack of tack and I‘m OVER Melody 2d

kspenmoll @BarbaraJean @mctrish. I had similar thoughts about these characters. Kind of a mix of Sense & Sensibility & Pride & Prejudice characters! 2d

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BarkingMadRead

Rebecca | Daphne D Maurier

Ch 16: that escalated quickly #mrsdanverssetherup #didrebeccadresslikethis #thatssomessedup #poorjan #marshamarshamarsha #hashtagbrigade #pemberlittens

BarkingMadRead @willaful @bookwormjillk @librarybelle @quietjenn @mcctrish @catlass007 @cuilin @dabbe @ruthiella @indoordame @peanutnine @kwmg40 @5feet.of.fury @roary47 @julieclair 3d

BarkingMadRead @thebookhippie @clare-dragonfly @aimeesue @rubyslippersreads @thearomaofbooks @kao @crinoline_laphroaig @elizamarie @daena @graciouswarriorprincess 3d

Bookwormjillk That was something. But also, ladies, if your man doesn‘t like the way you look when you‘re thinking 🚩🚩🚩#longchapter #somuchtounpack 3d

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Librarybelle So true, @Bookwormjillk ! Maxim is not man of the year in my mind…he probably would not like the look on my face as I was reading that section. 3d

BarkingMadRead @Librarybelle @Bookwormjillk I would be in so much trouble because I can never seem to shut off my face 🤣🤣🤣 3d

Crinoline_Laphroaig It's such a Train Wreck of a Chapter. I know what's going to happen and still I yell at Jan 'WHY WOULD YOU TRUST THE EVIL MRS D"⁉️ 3d

Crinoline_Laphroaig 'Oh don't treat me like a child' as she continually acts like one with the daydreaming and hiding around corners. And the fingers in her mouth and the nail biting makes me crazy. 3d

Ruthiella @Bookwormjillk 🚩🚩🚩🚩💥 3d

Ruthiella At this point, I think Jan would have been happier if she‘d married Frank Crawley aka George Glass. 3d

Clare-Dragonfly Why did she do what Danny said?! Obviously terrible idea! Also obviously terrible: Maxim yelling at her to change and of course never telling her even the slightest clue as to why everyone is so upset. I just hope Frank or Beatrice will explain in the next chapter. 3d

Clare-Dragonfly @Ruthiella Yes, I keep thinking Frank seems like a much better match for her. Maybe she‘ll throw over Maxim! 🤞🏻 3d

TheAromaofBooks Everything here was absolutely crazy, but I did laugh - yesterday, Jan is like “I may need to feign illness to make sure I don't have to have Christmas with Beatrice's crazy crew“ and today it was “Maxim, did you know Beatrice plays charades at Christmas every year?“ “Yes, that's why I never go“ 😂 😂 😂 So they do have SOME common ground! 😆 3d

Roary47 Correct me if I‘m wrong. Could she not fire Ms D? Am I correct in understanding that she wore Rebecca‘s dress? I bet she looked pretty, but man they kept telling her to dress as Alice and she just wanted to dress up and feel special. Based on her background I‘m sure this was the first time she could feel pretty in a dress, and Max just burst that bubble. What an emotional hit. 😞 3d

BarkingMadRead @Roary47 she had the dress made to match a painting of Max‘s great grandmother I think. I‘m guessing that Rebecca once did the same 3d

peanutnine @Clare-Dragonfly @Ruthiella she and Frank would be so much better together! They're both so shy and awkward 😅 3d

julieclair @Roary47 Jan can totally fire Danny. Surely she will, after this? Even though Jan has no spine, she can‘t allow Danny to keep living & working there. Can she? 3d

Clare-Dragonfly @Roary47 @julieclair I bet if it even occurs to Jan that she could fire Danny, she‘ll quail at the thought of explaining to Maxim why she wants her gone. Even though I bet he wouldn‘t even listen to any explanation she gave, he‘d just be surprised. She could do it! But she won‘t. 2d

Clare-Dragonfly @TheAromaofBooks Yes, I thought the same! 😂 2d

julieclair @Clare-Dragonfly Unfortunately, I believe you‘re correct. Poor Jan… she needs a friend who can give her advice and bolster her courage. 2d

Clare-Dragonfly @julieclair She needs a therapist! 2d

dabbe @BarkingMadRead And I believe it was the last ball they had at Manderley, so Rebecca's costume would have perhaps still been on everyone's minds--especially Maxim's. 2d

julieclair @Clare-Dragonfly 💯😂 2d

ElizaMarie Ugh!!! As soon as I read Mrs D being “nice” and offering suggestions, I assumed there was something wrong. So the whole rest of the chapter I had such anxiety (felt like watching an A24 film😬). I was just hoping to be wrong!!!! But Mrs D = 😈 2h

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