Thoughts For 50 - Pages 350 to End

Eight years ago, Emma Montague left behind the strict confines—and rather dull boyfriend—of her upper-crust English life and moved to New York City, where she immediately found success in finance. But her soulless, cutthroat, all-consuming job was another life she didn’t want.

Answering an ad on Craigslist, Emma finds a tiny beach cottage in the small town of Westport, Connecticut. It needs work—lots of work. But it’s the perfect project to satisfy Emma’s passion for interior design and gardening, if her new landlord, Dominic, is agreeable to the small changes she yearns to make.

To Emma, Dominic himself is somewhat of a fixer-upper. A local handyman with a six-year-old son, he’s a world away from the men she should be interested in, but he’s comfortable in his own skin, confident, quiet, and kind. And slowly, over a shared garden, time spent with his son, and late-night conversations, Emma finds herself falling for Dominic... 
From friends to lovers happens as naturally as the changing seasons. But setting down roots doesn’t come easily when two lives as different as their own merge into one. And Emma will realize that the seeds of happiness must be nurtured and cherished to grow into something strong enough to shelter all their hopes and dreams..

Laura's Thoughts
Well I certainly wasn't expecting that, over the weeks we made our predictions but that didn't crop up once! I can't believe it, I don't want to believe it... It's hard to say much on the subject without ruining anything for you if you are planning on reading it which I really think you should. Jen sent a tweet to Jane Green asking how could she and she liked it... That woman is evil! Genius but evil! What am I going to do now that I haven't got this book to look forward to at the end of the week. 5 stars all around for Falling.

Jen's Thoughts
The last segment of this book was let’s just say was eventful…. I don’t want to say too much at all: SPOILERS! Jane Green is a complete genius, I couldn’t guess anything. None of my predictions apart from one came true. I would like to rename this book Great Un-Expectations as what happened; neither me nor Laura predicted. I understand why what happened happened even though I was like: NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO NOOOOOOOOOO NOOOOOOOOO ITS JUST A DREAM: A VERY BAD DREAM!!! It wasn’t though *insert sad face here* and after discussing with Laura: we both concluded it was a good ending. I want a sequel; Laura doesn’t! All I am going to say is Jane Green is going to get a naughty tweet!!!

 

Thoughts For 50 - Pages 301 to 350 Of Falling By Jane Green

Eight years ago, Emma Montague left behind the strict confines—and rather dull boyfriend—of her upper-crust English life and moved to New York City, where she immediately found success in finance. But her soulless, cutthroat, all-consuming job was another life she didn’t want.

Answering an ad on Craigslist, Emma finds a tiny beach cottage in the small town of Westport, Connecticut. It needs work—lots of work. But it’s the perfect project to satisfy Emma’s passion for interior design and gardening, if her new landlord, Dominic, is agreeable to the small changes she yearns to make. 

To Emma, Dominic himself is somewhat of a fixer-upper. A local handyman with a six-year-old son, he’s a world away from the men she should be interested in, but he’s comfortable in his own skin, confident, quiet, and kind. And slowly, over a shared garden, time spent with his son, and late-night conversations, Emma finds herself falling for Dominic...

From friends to lovers happens as naturally as the changing seasons. But setting down roots doesn’t come easily when two lives as different as their own merge into one. And Emma will realize that the seeds of happiness must be nurtured and cherished to grow into something strong enough to shelter all their hopes and dreams..

 

Laura's Thoughts

I am not! I mean seriously not leaving this book 20 or something pages from the end next week... It will not be a thoughts for 50 but a thoughts for 75 or something instead... Either way the book will be getting finished next weekend and I think Jen will agree! This book just goes from strength to strength, it may have even got a few tears from me this week as I feel as though I have formed a bond with the characters and wanted what they wanted for them!. I called half of the things that happened in this weeks read but without writing them in my predictions for some strange reason. I just cannot wait to read the rest of this book!! Something big has got to happen and the way it has built up during this weeks read it isn't going to be good!

 

Laura Predicts

• Stacy kidnapping Jesse or turning Jesse against Emma
• Stacy coming on to Dominic and Emma seeing it and getting the wrong impression
• George coming over to visit and him and Dominic falling in love... Dominic could be gay usually the best kind of men are!
• Emma's mum dying and Emma feeling bad for the fallout and taking it out on Dominic

Jen's Thoughts
So we are now on the home stretch well and truly….only 74pages to go. Emma and Dominic are still in England, and the party is in full throw: queue more naughtiness from Emma’s mum, who tries to throw more spanners in the work. My predictions last week did not come into fruition, but things have taken a new turn. It’s like the Twilight Saga all over again, with Team Edward and Team Jacob; except no one apart from Emma, seems to be on Team Emma. Well apart from Hobbes, who gets a cuddle session this week and Jesse who seems to have accepted his dad’s new girlfriend. I don’t want to say too much: SPOILERS! Parents: some children do have them.

The narrative is on full speed and I can’t wait to finish this book. I have read so many books during these seven weeks, but this is the one I really wanted to finish. I love this book so much: I am falling for Falling! Jane Green is a genius. I have a feeling there will be more trouble to come. I am on Team Emma and if things don’t end happily: Jane Green will be getting a naughty tweet! 

 

Jen Predicts

• The book will end on page 424

I am changing this part of this week to...

 
What Jen wants to happen

• Emma and Dominic will get engaged

• The parents will come around and see passed the past OR they will never be heard from again

• Hobbes will get a girlfriend 

• Stacy will disappear

• Jesse will call Emma ‘Mum’

Thoughts For 50 - Pages 251 to 300 Of Falling By Jane Green

Eight years ago, Emma Montague left behind the strict confines—and rather dull boyfriend—of her upper-crust English life and moved to New York City, where she immediately found success in finance. But her soulless, cutthroat, all-consuming job was another life she didn’t want.

Answering an ad on Craigslist, Emma finds a tiny beach cottage in the small town of Westport, Connecticut. It needs work—lots of work. But it’s the perfect project to satisfy Emma’s passion for interior design and gardening, if her new landlord, Dominic, is agreeable to the small changes she yearns to make. 

To Emma, Dominic himself is somewhat of a fixer-upper. A local handyman with a six-year-old son, he’s a world away from the men she should be interested in, but he’s comfortable in his own skin, confident, quiet, and kind. And slowly, over a shared garden, time spent with his son, and late-night conversations, Emma finds herself falling for Dominic...

From friends to lovers happens as naturally as the changing seasons. But setting down roots doesn’t come easily when two lives as different as their own merge into one. And Emma will realize that the seeds of happiness must be nurtured and cherished to grow into something strong enough to shelter all their hopes and dreams...

Laura's Thoughts

At the rate this book is going I am surprised me and Jen haven't given up on this feature and just sat and read the whole book in one sitting, well I speak for myself I have a slight suspicion that Jen may have read more than she is supposed to or at least skim read to see what happens! But I wouldn't blame her this book is amazing.

Jane Green has a way with words that enables us to be able to picture the surroundings of the characters wherever they may be, every character we meet is such a good strong character with a different personality from the others in the book, I think that is part of why I am so engaged in this book I am yet to find a part where I am bored and not enjoying the book, I hope the ending is as good as all this build up... Only two weeks to go!

Laura Predicts

• A proposal from Dominic while they are in England
• A problem with Jesse that means Emma and Dominic need to cut their stay short and get back home as quick as possible
• A pregnancy 
• Jesse running away from his grandparents
• Stacy kidnapping Jesse

Jen's Thoughts
We are on the home stretch…just two weeks to go…this is killing me. I have would have finished this book weeks ago, naughty Laura making me do this. This book is amazing. I have decided that Dominic is the best dad in the world as well as the best boyfriend: Laura has her fiancé, Dominic is mine! Things haven’t gone as predicted, because Dominic is ‘that’ amazing. Still finding the narrative leans towards the female psyche, even though it’s written in the third person: most events are seen through Emma’s eyes. I have just finished a book were the book was split between the main protagonists, whilst still being written in third person and it worked.
Anyway less about that, Sophie appeared ‘via text message’ and Jeff was mentioned fleetingly. They may appear for the wedding, which is hopefully going to happen.
There was couple cuteness as Dominic and Emma made their way through the English countryside to the latter’s nephew’s engagement party. Very amusing, as there is a little divide between Americanisms and our English lingo; I won’t spoil it for you! But also there is a class divide: ‘you didn’t tell me you lived at Downton Abbey!’ Think Friends Season Four, were Ross marries Rachael Emily. Emma’s Mum is not very nice….bitch!
The whole Stacy thing has kind of been dealt with seemingly, but I think Jane Green has leaded us into a false sense of security.

Jen Predicts

• Stacy will be back at Dominics house, after his parents argue and she will come back to rescue Jesse or she will kidnap him as Laura said
• There has to be a wedding
• Henrietta/Henry will turn out to be a man and George will come out as gay
• Emma will slap her Mum
• Hobbes will appear for more cat cuteness
• Dominic will leave Emma for me

Thoughts For 50 - Pages 201 to 250 Of Falling By Jane Green

Eight years ago, Emma Montague left behind the strict confines—and rather dull boyfriend—of her upper-crust English life and moved to New York City, where she immediately found success in finance. But her soulless, cutthroat, all-consuming job was another life she didn’t want.

Answering an ad on Craigslist, Emma finds a tiny beach cottage in the small town of Westport, Connecticut. It needs work—lots of work. But it’s the perfect project to satisfy Emma’s passion for interior design and gardening, if her new landlord, Dominic, is agreeable to the small changes she yearns to make. 

To Emma, Dominic himself is somewhat of a fixer-upper. A local handyman with a six-year-old son, he’s a world away from the men she should be interested in, but he’s comfortable in his own skin, confident, quiet, and kind. And slowly, over a shared garden, time spent with his son, and late-night conversations, Emma finds herself falling for Dominic...

From friends to lovers happens as naturally as the changing seasons. But setting down roots doesn’t come easily when two lives as different as their own merge into one. And Emma will realize that the seeds of happiness must be nurtured and cherished to grow into something strong enough to shelter all their hopes and dreams...

 

Laura's Thoughts

This books is like a rollercoaster, especially as we are reading it 50 pages at a time. Once again the book has reached its full potential in gripping me as tight as possible, I have been with my partner for over 3 years now but felt as though I was going through a break up today with Emma and Dominic, the feelings were real!

I predicted Stacy's return and was dreading it and I was right to, she is horrendous, even her name suits her well (no offence to any Stacy reading this, I just personally haven't had a good experience with anyone with that name).

 

Laura Predicts

• Stacy is going to kidnap Jesse
• Stacy and Emma will have a confrontation
• Emma will doubt her relationship with Dominic because of Stacy
• Trampoline accident
• Jesse will bond with Stacy and start to hate Emma more again
• Emma's ex will cause issues in Emma and Dominic going to her Mums in England.

Jen's Thoughts

That awkward moment when you are on you're first proper date with your boyfriend and the ex who mothered and abandoned his child walks in. OMG! yes I was overwhelmed by the last 50 pages but it was the calm before the storm. The bitch is back. One of mine and Laura's predictions has came true, it was expected that the path of love was not going to run smooth.

This week was very much about Emma, but I wanted Dominic's thoughts on stacy's return. In writing in the third person perspective these emotions are lost. More Dominic please. I want to know how he feels. I love first person in emotionally intense scenes, but the book is still good. Sophie has been very much sidelined as Emma confides in Cece the stranger. She only got a mention this week, and has been reduced to the role of babysitter. So much for being Emma's only friend in Westport.

Stacy's return is bound to cause ructions and I want to read on. Damn you thoughts for 50!

 

Jen Predicts

• Dominic will put obstacles in the way of Stacy getting to know her son
• Emma will encourage Dominic to allow Stacy to bond with her son, which will drive a wedge between her and Dominic
• Jesse will have an accident on the newly bought trampoline (Yes Laura predicted this last week but I will predict more) he will run to Emma for aid, which will upset Stacy as Jesse will call Emma Mum
• We have seen the last of Gina and Jeff

Thoughts For 50 - Pages 151 to 200 Of Falling By Jane Green

Eight years ago, Emma Montague left behind the strict confines—and rather dull boyfriend—of her upper-crust English life and moved to New York City, where she immediately found success in finance. But her soulless, cutthroat, all-consuming job was another life she didn’t want.

Answering an ad on Craigslist, Emma finds a tiny beach cottage in the small town of Westport, Connecticut. It needs work—lots of work. But it’s the perfect project to satisfy Emma’s passion for interior design and gardening, if her new landlord, Dominic, is agreeable to the small changes she yearns to make. 

To Emma, Dominic himself is somewhat of a fixer-upper. A local handyman with a six-year-old son, he’s a world away from the men she should be interested in, but he’s comfortable in his own skin, confident, quiet, and kind. And slowly, over a shared garden, time spent with his son, and late-night conversations, Emma finds herself falling for Dominic...
 

From friends to lovers happens as naturally as the changing seasons. But setting down roots doesn’t come easily when two lives as different as their own merge into one. And Emma will realize that the seeds of happiness must be nurtured and cherished to grow into something strong enough to shelter all their hopes and dreams...

 

Laura's Thoughts

So as you will see Jen was underwhelmed by these 50 pages of the book because last weeks 50 were so good. So as usual I get my little update off her on a Friday morning and I was devastated that she thought the book wasn't living up to the previous weeks, However, I actually really enjoyed this weeks 50 pages. 

There is something about the way Jane Green writes that I just absolutely love! How is it that I can relate to things happening in this book when it has never happened to me, I think it is because she writes characters in such a way that I feel bonded with them from the get go. I feel as though this weeks pages have been a little bit more standoffish preparing us for something major that hopefully will happen in next weeks edition!

I love this book I can't wait for next Saturday, not that I am wishing my life away for this book, but yes I am.

 

Laura Predicts

• Dominic and Emma breaking up over Jesse, probably to do with the way Emma feels like she can tell Jesse what to do every so often.
• This first proper date will go horrendously wrong, maybe with an appearance from Jesse's Mum or Gina.
• A trampoline accident? In which Dominic will blame Emma for buying the trampoline.

Jen's Thoughts

After last week’s fifty pages, I felt a little underwhelmed by these fifty pages. Only because what happened was soooooo good and I loved every word of it. Apart from the humorous explanation for an awkward moment between Jesse and Emma: I wanted a bit more from it after the previous fifty pages. I think my expectations were so high after love prevailed, don’t get me wrong I am glad what happened happened. I just expected something bigger than a Jesse tantrum (which wasn’t solved with sugar butties) since we have a four weeks to go I think we can expect more Jane Green goodness.
Sophie seems to have been side-lined in favour of new client, Lisa and Jeff was nowhere to be seen! I don’t think we have seen the last of them though, so we are halfway through and love is already blossoming. Bring on the drama! I still want to read the rest of the book and if we were to do it as one full read, instead of segments: I don’t think I would feel the way I do now. Bring on the next two hundred pages.

 

Jen Predicts

• Drama
• Drama
• Drama
• Jesse will continue to struggle with Emma and Dominic
• Jesse's Mum will show up
• Gina will make a return
• Hobbes will grow up to be a cute cat

Thoughts For 50 - Pages 101 to 150 Of Falling By Jane Green

Eight years ago, Emma Montague left behind the strict confines—and rather dull boyfriend—of her upper-crust English life and moved to New York City, where she immediately found success in finance. But her soulless, cutthroat, all-consuming job was another life she didn’t want.

Answering an ad on Craigslist, Emma finds a tiny beach cottage in the small town of Westport, Connecticut. It needs work—lots of work. But it’s the perfect project to satisfy Emma’s passion for interior design and gardening, if her new landlord, Dominic, is agreeable to the small changes she yearns to make. 

To Emma, Dominic himself is somewhat of a fixer-upper. A local handyman with a six-year-old son, he’s a world away from the men she should be interested in, but he’s comfortable in his own skin, confident, quiet, and kind. And slowly, over a shared garden, time spent with his son, and late-night conversations, Emma finds herself falling for Dominic...
 

From friends to lovers happens as naturally as the changing seasons. But setting down roots doesn’t come easily when two lives as different as their own merge into one. And Emma will realize that the seeds of happiness must be nurtured and cherished to grow into something strong enough to shelter all their hopes and dreams...

Laura's Thoughts 

So Jen bends the rules a little and reads her 50 pages on a Friday morning on the way to work which means that on the Friday just gone I get texts before 9am saying that I must read my pages now, which she knows I can't because I am already working! All day I had to look at her face as she was trying her hardest not to give anything away but at the same time failing to hide her excitement about it. So this week I bent the rules too and read my pages on Friday night rather than Saturday.

I was in a foul mood on Friday anyway, I had had a bad week in work, got bad news about the house I was buying and was still slightly sick so wasn't really in the mood to read at all but like last week Falling just happened to make me feel better and cheer me up too!

This book has my life, I should have been born in a little town, had a man and child like Dominic and Jesse and been in interior design. I think that is why I might love this book so much I want to be her, don't get me wrong I love my man and might end up with a child or three like Jesse but for now I want Emma's life! Can I have it please?

Laura Predicts

• Jesse's Mother makes an appearance at some point
• An unwanted pregnancy
• Gina finding out about Emma and Dominic and ruining Emma's upcoming career or ruining something anyway.

Jen's Thoughts

OMG!!! Could I be any more in love with this book? I am falling for Falling!
So basically Sophie and Emma go out to a singles bar and meet one of Dominic’s friends, Jeff. Queue backstory of Jesse’s mum, Stacey a rebellious wild child, broke Dominic’s heart and left in the middle of the night leaving Jesse. This leads to a swapping of numbers, and I was like nooooooo don’t do it. But don’t worry, that never happened.
After the night out, a cute breakfast with Jesse breaking into Emma’s via the cat-flap. Sugar butties, bacon and pancakes? Yes please. Of course Dominic joins them, not via the cat flap though. Even Hobbes the kitten gets a look in. It’s all so cute.
Emma’s interior designing gets up and running with a client, and gets tickets to a farm dinner. Laura has decided she wants to go on one of these, and of course she wants Dominic and Jesse too. I would settle for Hobbes, I could become a mad cat lady. Well I am already a mad book one!

Damn you Laura for not allowing me to read more!

Jen Predicts

• Things will go wrong after what has happened but it will fix itself because they NEED to be together
• Stacey will turn up and cause conflict
• Love triangle with Jeff, Emma and Dominic
• Hobbes will eventually eat a sugar butty.