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Shackled (2012)

by Angela Carling(Favorite Author)

3.89 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

1935089544 (ISBN13: 9781935089544)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

acacia publishing

review 1: When reading the back cover of this book, I did not know how I was going to feel reading about an abusive relationship. However, Carling has managed to tactfully portray a very real problem in today’s society. I could not put this book down! In the beginning, it starts like any other romance book. Boy meets girl, boy and girl go on a few dates, and inevitably boy and girl become boyfriend and girlfriend. But then, a darker force is brought into the equation. Domestic abuse is something that people do face and the characters go through the full range of emotions throughout this book. It only took me four hours to get through the whole book and I couldn’t stop turning the pages to see what Lucy would decide to do. I applaud Carling for taking on the task of writing abou... moret such a sensitive topic and succeeding so well. And to all others, I encourage you to read this book!
review 2: Absolutely chilling and realistic. My 14 year old daughter read this book first and insisted that I read it. The author's comment in the Author's Notes that abusive relationships are not typically addressed in the high school setting is extremely relevant. Young relationships are often where the pattern of lifetime abusive relationships can start. Shackled is a very well written book, and I highly recommend that teens and parent's of teens read this book. I consider this book acceptable for even younger teens because while the topic of abusive relationships is well addressed, this book is neither graphically sexual or overly violent. In fact, this is a very good book for a younger teen because this is the time of life when ideas and expectations about romantic relationships are starting to form. This would be a great book for a teen reading group. less

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