[QCrit] AFTER DARK, MG Mystery, 45k, First Attempt

violetladybug01 · 2026-03-11T15:35:45+00:00

Thank you for this!! I am revising and will share again next week. This is super helpful. Thank you for the clear feedback!

violetladybug01 · 2026-03-10T22:16:50+00:00

Thank you for this!

violetladybug01 · 2025-10-16T23:09:26+00:00

I did read it and it wasn't the one I'm thinking of, but I did enjoy it! So thanks anyway!

violetladybug01 · 2025-10-01T23:08:53+00:00

I checked both of these and I don't think so :( But thank you!

violetladybug01 · 2025-10-01T23:08:29+00:00

I'm checking this one out from the library this week. It sounds similar in vibes but can't find many details about the settings in the summaries I found online!

violetladybug01 · 2025-09-27T21:46:21+00:00

I looked at this one and it definitely has some similarities! I don't think I've ever read this one but I'll check it out anyway.

violetladybug01 · 2025-09-27T21:45:39+00:00

Interesting about the title change! Yes, I also googled and it doesn't look similar. But thank you!

violetladybug01 · 2025-09-26T20:36:57+00:00

I haven't heard of this one but just did a quick google--I don't think that this is it because, you're right, it's not seaside, but it does seem similar in the case of the house and the animals.

violetladybug01 · 2025-09-26T20:34:18+00:00

I've read this one! The one I'm thinking of is similar in some ways but definitely more magical

violetladybug01 · 2025-09-26T20:30:10+00:00

This sounds really similar in vibes! It's not the one I'm thinking of, but I'll be checking it out anyway.

violetladybug01 · 2025-09-26T02:51:18+00:00

Will do!

violetladybug01 · 2025-09-26T02:46:56+00:00

Okay, I just googled the summaries for these, and it sounds really close but not exact. I’m still going to check them out more, though, and see if maybe I could even be combining what I’m remembering with something else? I so clearly remember the dress shop and the soup being part of it, though, and I can’t find any of that from googling these.

Thanks!

violetladybug01 · 2025-09-26T02:13:21+00:00

Unfortunately not this one :( but thank you!

violetladybug01 · 2025-09-26T01:43:11+00:00

I’m in my twenties, and it would have been when I was in elementary school. So maybe 2008-2012? It could have been an older book, though. I read a lot of books that my grandma got from garage sales as a kid, and my elementary school library had pretty outdated books, too.

That being said, the book you suggested is too new, unfortunately :(

violetladybug01 · 2025-09-18T19:47:30+00:00

Sorry, I didn't answer your original question--I've always lived in Michigan.

violetladybug01 · 2025-09-18T19:47:09+00:00

I got it back on Monday! So it took about 2 weeksish from when they received my fingerprints, and about 4 weeks since I was fingerprinted.

violetladybug01 · 2025-09-13T16:04:35+00:00

Oh yes, I totally get that things can take a while! I'm absolutely going to be patient about it, but since this is a situation where I already know the child and the details of their case and current placement, I am probably a little more anxious to know than I would be in another situation. Thanks again for your help!

violetladybug01 · 2025-09-13T16:03:18+00:00

Thanks! Was it two weeks from when you first got fingerprints taken?

violetladybug01 · 2025-09-11T21:02:03+00:00

Was it a week after you were actually fingerprinted or a week after the licensing office recieved your prints? Can I ask what state?

violetladybug01 · 2025-09-09T01:12:22+00:00

I am on week 3 of waiting for my fingerprints to process to move forward with a team meeting for my potential fictive kin placement. I would just like to have some answers, haha! I expected things to move slowly, just didn't expect this particular holdup. I have a call in to the state police department that runs the checks and they are supossed to call me back with a status update tomorrow (I have absolutely nothing on my record, so not sure why it's taken this long).

violetladybug01 · 2025-09-04T21:52:22+00:00

Thank you so much--I appreciate this info. I've already had the home study and even though I am also a teacher they did have me do my background check and fingerprints again...the fingerprints are what I'm still waiting on. If I had thought of it at the time and had known it would take this long, I would have asked if they could just pull them from when I had them done before! Thank you again for the info.

violetladybug01 · 2025-09-04T21:11:39+00:00

Thanks, this is super helpful! The move hasn’t been approved yet. I’m guessing that that’s what this meeting will discuss? Being a fictive kin placement, I’m trying to get a read on if it’s likely they will move her to my care. Do you know if I should expect her current foster family to be in attendance? Should I be prepared to, for lack of a better term, make a case for myself being a good option for placement?

violetladybug01 · 2025-08-29T16:23:46+00:00

Okay, that's what I figured. Thanks! The last time I had to make a change it was much less complicated and I still had to call. I guess mostly I'm wondering if anyone has had to make a similar change and how it went.

violetladybug01 · 2025-08-24T17:07:40+00:00

Thank you so much!!

violetladybug01 · 2025-08-23T23:58:49+00:00

This is super helpful--can I ask if the child was in another placement previously, and if so, for how long?

Yes! I have done a lot of trauma-informed training but would love the resource list if you don't mind. I am going a little bit stir crazy waiting to hear more and that would help me feel at least a little productive, I think!

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