YA Buddy Readers' Corner ♥ discussion

It was Sloane who yanked Emily out of her shell and made life 100% interesting. But right before what should have been the most epic summer, Sloane just…disappears. All she leaves behind is a to-do list.

On it, thirteen Sloane-inspired tasks that Emily would normally never try. But what if they could bring her best friend back?

Apple picking at night? Okay, easy enough.

Dance until dawn? Sure. Why not?

Kiss a stranger? Um...

Emily now has this unexpected summer, and the help of Frank Porter (totally unexpected), to check things off Sloane's list. Who knows what she’ll find?

Go skinny-dipping? Wait...what?

Since You've Been Gone by Morgan Matson will be our 5th GBR for May 2021.

Please read at your own pace, and hide any spoilers ☺ You are welcome to join at any time during the month ☺

Happy Reading Everybody!

Pre-Reading Questions -

Anybody got any thoughts on this one before we start?

Has anyone read anything similar to this before?

Anybody read anything else by this author previously?

I’m ready to read this I’ve been reading lots of high fantasy lately so when I saw this as a buddy read I got really excited lol
I haven’t read anything by this author but heard so much about the writing and I’m just excited 😅
Also I like going into my books blind I don’t read anything about them until I’m already a long way into them so I don’t know what it’s about or whether I’ve read something like it lol

Starting this one now!

3%
(view spoiler)[ This is the kind of parenting I hate. Clearly Emily is upset about something, but they're too concerned about their own ideas to care much about anything else (hide spoiler)]

8%
(view spoiler)[ What teenager doesn't know who Tesla is? Or am I the weird one for actually learning about him in school? (hide spoiler)]

20%
(view spoiler)[ I hate how long these chapters are. I'm this far into the book, and only just getting to chapter 3. My attention span wasn't built for this lmao (hide spoiler)]

36%
(view spoiler)[ Okay, this is the second running playlist we've seen. both of them has some pretty slow songs on them. Nobody runs to slow songs lmao (hide spoiler)]

39%
(view spoiler)[ Ugh Emily is just so awkward, but not at all in an endearing way (hide spoiler)]

53%
(view spoiler)[ Emily being surprised that she and Ben had kissed for longer than she thought was the most entertaining thing to happen in this book so far lol (hide spoiler)]

58%
(view spoiler)[ Is it bad that I think I' like Emily better without Sloan? It seems like she's having a better life without that girl around (hide spoiler)]

68%
(view spoiler)[ I had a feeling about the Sam and Emily thing. But this whole time I thought it had been Gideon who ended things with Emily. Probably believing whatever Sam said about the situation. So I think it's weird that it was actually Emily who ended it, and the fact that she didn't explain anything when she did. Gideon deserved better than that (hide spoiler)]

87%
(view spoiler)[ Why do I feel so sad all of a sudden? Lol (hide spoiler)]

Finished.
(view spoiler)[ That end was so unsatisfying. What about Collin and Dawn? Do those friendships ever get mended???? (hide spoiler)]