YA Buddy Readers' Corner ♥ discussion

While training for a mountain bike race, high-school senior Mark Lewis spots a mysterious girl dressed in odd clothing, standing behind a waterfall in the woods near his North Carolina home. When she comments on the strange machine that he rides, he suspects something isn’t right. When Susanna claims to be an indentured servant from 1796, he wonders if she's crazy. Yet he feels compelled to find out more.

Mark enters a ‘long-distance’ relationship with Susanna through the shimmering--and temperamental--barrier of Whisper Falls. Curious about her world, Mark combs through history to learn about the brutal life she's trapped in. But knowledge can be dangerous. Soon he must choose between the risk of changing history or dooming the girl he can't stop thinking about to a lifetime of misery.

Rachel and I will be reading this on April 22nd 2014.

I'm so excited for this one. Been on my TBR list for ages. :)

Got a lot of good reviews so far.

Starting now. :)

chapter 4, 5% - (view spoiler)[I like it so far. How scary would it be to find someone like that!? (hide spoiler)]

chapter 8, 14% - (view spoiler)[Naww I love the characters. They are so sweet and I love how hilarious their conversations are! (hide spoiler)]

chapter 12, 23% - (view spoiler)[Oh my god! That master guy forced himself onto a 15-year-old servant and impregnated her and he has a wife and children and she only 15! Poor girl! :'( Susanna's master is so evil. Starving her? I mean that's just cruel, especially on top of the whipping and the fact that she was only helping a sick friend. (hide spoiler)]

chapter 16, 35% - (view spoiler)[I like it a lot but wish a little more was happening. I have to put it down now. Too late to be reading, my eyes don't want to stay open!! :) (hide spoiler)]

Will catch up with you soon. Someone borrowed my e-reader. :)

Danna wrote: "Will catch up with you soon. Someone borrowed my e-reader. :)"

That's okay! I'm have a tonne of study to do anyway so I don't get much time. :)

Chapter 21, 45% - (view spoiler)[NO, NO, NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! (hide spoiler)]

51% - (view spoiler)[He's surprised he couldn't find job advertisements in 200+ year old newspapers? Really? I would be shocked if he could find any.

Plus, I think this whole time difference thing hasn't been handled very well. It just seems so convenient. (hide spoiler)]

chapter 26, 57% - (view spoiler)[I don't get how he can ride to Susanna's Raleigh. Won't his people be there? How does this work!? Confused. :/ (hide spoiler)]

chapter 29, 65% - (view spoiler)[That's so horrible. Poor Susanna! I love how Mark was able to help her but he's sudden revelation of love was way too random for my liking. (hide spoiler)]

chapter 31, 72% - (view spoiler)[I'm bored. :( (hide spoiler)]

chapter 32, 75% - (view spoiler)[Oh my god! That was horrible!! *shudder* (hide spoiler)]

chapter 34, 83% - (view spoiler)[Um, shackles are only fair. Say what? They are so not fair!! Poor Susanna. :( (hide spoiler)]

chapter 38, 91% - (view spoiler)[Thank god they escaped! I have a feeling that Susanna is going to struggle with living in this century however. A privy!? How cute! :) (hide spoiler)]

chapter 39, 94% - (view spoiler)[Poor Susanna! I hate seeing her like this. She's is so sweet and doesn't deserve to be treated like this. (hide spoiler)]

chapter 42, 99% - (view spoiler)[How sweet of Norah and also how very awkward!! (hide spoiler)]

100% - (view spoiler)[I enjoyed this but it lacked that something extra for me to love it, if that makes sense. The time travelling wasn't explained enough fro my liking but I love the historical side of it. Overall a solid three star read for me. I am definitely going to be requesting the second book!! :) (hide spoiler)]

Ok. :-) Just had some important stuff.