Challenge Corner discussion

Meg has her entire life set up perfectly: her boyfriend Mason is sweet and supportive, she and her best friend Emily plan to head to Cornell together in the fall, and she even finds time to clock shifts phonebanking at a voter registration call center in her Philadelphia suburb. But everything changes when one of those calls connects her to a stranger from small-town Ohio, who gets under her skin from the moment he picks up the phone.

Colby is stuck in a rut, reeling from a family tragedy and working a dead-end job—unsure what his future holds, or if he even cares. The last thing he has time for is some privileged rich girl preaching the sanctity of the political process. So he says the worst thing he can think of and hangs up.

But things don’t end there.…

That night on the phone winds up being the first in a series of candid, sometimes heated, always surprising conversations that lead to a long-distance friendship and then—slowly—to something more. Across state lines and phone lines, Meg and Colby form a once-in-a-lifetime connection. But in the end, are they just too different to make it work?

13% (view spoiler)[ that was an interesting first encounter. I wonder how would they meet face to face

🤣🤣 if I am Meg and Mason wanna check up on me after the break up

I would snapped at him and said " u appearing in my line of vision certainly doesn't help with me getting over the break up".

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I'm starting this today too

Attack Salmon wrote: "13% that was an interesting first encounter. I wonder how would they meet face to face

🤣🤣 if I am Meg and Mason wanna check up on me after the break up

I would snapped at him and said " u appear..."

LOL!

27% (view spoiler)[ I feel bad for Colby that his dad died, that would be a really hard situation. And now his brother is harping on him about working for their uncle. I think the carpenter job sounds good.

Meg needs to decide for herself what she actually wants for her future (hide spoiler)]

40% (view spoiler)[ It was pretty obvious that Emily and Mason were dating but I feel really bad for Meg. That would suck, especially with everything else she has going on (hide spoiler)]

77% (view spoiler)[I really hope we get to see Meg tell people how she truly feels and stand up for herself. Tell Emily that she hurt her feelings and isn't going to college. Tell her dad that he left her with her alcoholic mom and how terrible it is. (hide spoiler)]

Finished (view spoiler)[ I'm really glad Meg worked things out with everyone and Colby was able to get the job. The ending was cute and very hopeful. Overall an enjoyable read (hide spoiler)]

Shit

Aly is crazy fast

It was a short audio so I was able to listen to it at work :)

39% (view spoiler)[ we can tell Emily and Mason are dating at this point . And Meg won't even care I think (hide spoiler)]

Attack Salmon wrote: "39% [spoilers removed]"

Yeah it's obvious I thought, though Meg didn't pick up on it lol

63% (view spoiler)[ I hate meg's mum (hide spoiler)]

Attack Salmon wrote: "63% [spoilers removed]"

Yep

Finished (view spoiler)[ open ended ending ahhh

Colby is so frustratingly insecure and thinks too much. Meg with her social justice and going off on Colby because he doesn't care as much as her

They are cute together but they also annoys me

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Attack Salmon wrote: "Finished open ended ending ahhh

Colby is so frustratingly insecure and thinks too much. Meg with her social justice and going off on Colby because he doesn't care as much as her

They are cute to..."

Hopefully they'll both grow and mature and be a better couple in a couple years

Finally starting this

Whoo! It's pretty cute

Ch 10 -(view spoiler)[It's pretty cute so far. (hide spoiler)]
Ch 20 - (view spoiler)[Meg is dealing with a lot between her mom, her dad getting engaged, her ex and friend getting together... (hide spoiler)]
Finished - (view spoiler)[ I'm glad she they talked to different people (Emily, her mom, his mom etc). It was pretty quick & sweet read overall. (hide spoiler)]

Aly wrote: "40% [spoilers removed]"

(view spoiler)[I would hate it so much if it happened to me.. I don't even want to think about it ^^' (hide spoiler)]

Kelly wrote: "Aly wrote: "40% [spoilers removed]"

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I'm not a person to let things go easily and I probably would have written them both out of my life