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Hello guys,

Today I am kicking of the Where'd You Go Bernadette? Reread or read if you haven't read this book before. Today we will be discussing pages 1-37.

This book starts off by our main character asking her dad what does he think happened to her mom and he is deflecting the answer by telling her it isn't her fault and not actually telling her where her mom has gone and then we jump back to November where the main character, Bee, has just gotten her review from school and her parents, her mom is present since she goes before Christmas, and they are praising Bee for doing so well. She was told she was allowed a present for doing so well and she decides she wants a family holiday at Christmas - this moment her mother starts to act weird, wondering why and hoping by the sounds of it to not be this Christmas as we already know that she disappears.

Now we read an email from the mother to her assistant-a virtual assistant she has hired from India. Her boss isn't all that happy with her about doing it and she is freaking out about going on this holiday and it looks like she has social anxiety.

We get introduced to some characters beside Bee and her parents. Ollie-O, Manjula, Tom the blackberry abatement specialist, Audrey. We find out that Bernadette's husband is Elgin Branch-who is a level 80 corporate VP-and someone was surprised to see him on the bus and he is described as rude and anti-social as she is and the woman on the bus actually googles Bernadette doesn't seem to exist and it looks like there is going to be some layoffs at the job they all work at.

And then we find out Bernadette tried to run some one over? And that the story seems to be told in emails, letters, and some conversations, which I found really interesting.

Bernadette seems to heavily relay on Manjula. She sends all her bills and the holiday info to Manjula to book and also talks about her problems to Manjula.

We also find out Bee has applied to go to boarding school, which her mother also did, and Bernadette has decided to move close to her boarding school so she won't miss out on seeing her everyday.

And then the pages 1-37 end with Bee's acceptance to her boarding school and Bernadette freaking out about her family trip...

Sorry for it being so lengthy. But I wanted to get as much as I could in. What where your thoughts on the first 1-37 pages?

I thought it was the perfect opening for this story. It has gotten me thinking about why Bernadette could of possibly gone. She seemed to love her family but her emails to Manjula shows just how much she really doesn't like people and about her life, that she would do anything for Bee. So that is why I'm confused at why she goes but it has also gotten me very excited to read what comes next!

What did you think of Bernadette?
Did you like how the story was set out in emails, letters etc?
Let me know down in the comments for us to discuss!!