Crazy for Young Adult Books discussion

Mandiann and I will be starting this new series and would love for you to join us!

I'll join in for this one.

yay!!! Welcome aboard Ashlyn!!!

Nice, I have been meaning to read this for months. All of Tracey Ward's books sound so good!

I'm so excited to start this one!!
Just do our usual, 5 chapters??

I really liked this book. I hope you guys enjoy it!

sounds good. I will start tomorrow!

ℒady ℒauren wrote: "I really liked this book. I hope you guys enjoy it!"

Thank you Lady Lauren! I'm pretty excited to read it! I hope we enjoy it too :)

Sorry, no time yesterday. Should have time to start soon.

no worries, I didnt either. It's been a tough reading week, but I plan to try to get caught up today and tomorrow

Same for me. I would like to finish unteachable before I start this one.

5 chapters in. I am confused and have no idea what is going on. I dont really think I understand slipping.

I am looking forward to nick and alex meeting in person.

OMG I sat down with this tonight and just couldn't put it down
I didn't understand slipping either until I got a few more chapters in. It does a great job of explaining and catching you up. I was confused for atleast 5 - 10 chapters

but I absolutely LOVE this story. I'm 80% and will probably be awake long enough to finish it tonight

I'll definitely post more thoughts tomororw

Okay, I'm done
and that was a wonderful story (I loved it!)

Nick (view spoiler)[ I loved his mood swings and his struggle. I thought he was great - all of the conversations were witty and funny. (hide spoiler)]

Alex (view spoiler)[ ugh, her life is tough. but I love how real she felt, even though she was experiencing something that I struggled to understand at first.
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The dock (view spoiler)[ their dream meeting spot together, they were beautiful. I love how we got glimpses into their friendship and how slowly it developed. They were adorable together (hide spoiler)]

clinic (view spoiler)[ the clinic at the end was a great twist. I wasn't really sure where a story like this could go - they can't keep meeting in a dream only, right? - and I liked how it was explained (hide spoiler)]

I'm five chapters in and I love it so far. I'm excited to see what happens between Nick and Alex.

I am so looking forward to finding out more about slipping (in chapter 8).

I am too. It's kind of confusing.

Glad I am not alone. Hopefully as we read more it will be explained.

I'm about ten chapters in. it seems like as I read it gets more confusing on what slipping is and how it works.

On chapter 23. Although slipping still isn't making anymore sense to me I am really loving the characters.

oh no! You guys are still confused??
she just travels in her dreams.

Do you have questions I can help with?
she just travels thru her dreams & ends up at the physical spot

Does Nick travel too?

Are the dreams they share dreams or them traveling?

If they are dreams then how can she bring tangible items back from her dreams to reality?

How do people not notice Nick disappearing if they are both slipping to the same place?

If she is slipping to (view spoiler)[ places where Nick is, why does she never find him? (hide spoiler)]

If she straps her (view spoiler)[ ID to herself (and her cell phone) so she has them in case she slips internationally, why doesn't she use this a proof for Nick that she is a real person. (hide spoiler)]

If she is disappearing and reappearing elsewhere how is it that no one has seen her randomly materialize and following the same thought, when she was a child how is it that no one saw her disappear.

Does she disappear in the blink of an eye or does she slowly fade out....

If she can strap items like id and a cell phone to her body why wouldn't she sleep with a bag of supplies on her back, tied to her wrist...etc.....

I think I really just want more details on the logistics of it than watching Alex and Nick (dream?) talk. I like that we get boring mundane details about Nicks life. I feel that there are not enough included about Alex's so far and hers is the one I am most interested to read about.

Sorry, I have more questions. They will come back to me as I read it.

lol

Okay, some of this is answered later....like...near the end later...so i'll answer some stuff but I don't want to reveal too much

How does she disappear - I have no idea. I don't think that's ever explained.

Materializing - I think she HAS popped into some dangerous spots and in houses or buildings - I thought it said something about that (one of her memories) and I think she had to stay hidden until they left or the place opened or something like that. She's just had to problem solve as she goes

Supplies - I think she only packs what she can. She hasn't been able to sleep with a backpack so I think she straps what she needs and just tries to make it - and so far for her it's worked. she hasn't needed more....until that one time she's "camping"

showing Nick - part of her Doesn't WANT to show Nick. He's only opening up to her because he doesn't believe she's real. It's like revealing his secrets to himself so he feels safe to talk.... She's scared that if she becomes real, he'll clam back up and will try to stop seeing her

I think she's slipping to areas (view spoiler)[ Nick is but not next to him. The forest was huge. sometimes, I think she's going right after him....stuff like that. I don't remember if they tell us or not.. (hide spoiler)]

hmmmm....see, I loved the mundane details of Nick's life. I like how it tied them together. It made, for me, Nick more real so I knew what was happening in his world too. and I really liked Nick, I found him funny and his friends were a kick! But even his crazy missions were interesting to me....

I don't know if it is specifically addressed, but as far as I know - Nick isn't slipping, so no disappearing. Alex is only slipping when she arrives elsewhere when she wakes up.

I agree that the mundane details about Nick's life are great. I just feel that we get far more about his day to day and his history. I feel that it is lacking for Alex's life.

I guess I didn't realize all of the things that weren't explained...lol I must have been just too swept up with Nick and Alex

sometimes I think it's better to read books quickly. often when I read them too slow I get distracted and can't lose myself in them as easily. so far I think the characters and the dialogue are the best parts of this one.

YAY!!! (view spoiler)[ she brought him back with her!! He knows she's real!! (hide spoiler)]

Mandiann wrote: "YAY!!! [spoilers removed]"

lol!!! Yes!! yay!!! :D oh wait!!! and OOOOOPS!!!!

I finished this a few days ago but didn't have time to post earlier.

First of all, I am so glad most of my questions got answered by the end of the book. I really enjoyed this one.

I wasn't expecting the (view spoiler)[ human experimentation thing...there weren't any hints about it ahead of time but it fit with the story (hide spoiler)].

yay! I'm glad you ended up liking it!

Ashlyn, are you still confused about slipping?

A little but I'm only about 15 chapters in. I think I understand most of it though.