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Hot Shot (2014)

by Jennifer Brown(Favorite Author)

3.76 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

9026612710 (ISBN13: 9789026612718)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Callenbach

review 1: Relevant, honest and gripping. This is a cautionary tale about the consequences of inappropriate behaviour in online environments. This book explores how mistakes made by teens on social media can damage reputations, friendships and families. This is the situation faced by Ashleign, the main character of Thousand Words by Jennifer Brown.Ashleigh is at an end-of-term party and has had been drinking when friends suggest that she should take a naked ‘selfie’ and text it to her boyfriend, Kaleb, so that he won’t forget her when he heads off to College. On a whim, she takes the advice and sends the photo. Some months later when the pair go through a breakup, Kaleb sends the picture to his baseball team in an act of revenge. The photo goes viral and the Ashleigh is l... moreeft feeling humiliated and tormented by the cruel taunts, emails and text messages she receives. As the scandal spreads, Ashleigh’s school and even the police become involved as the photo constitutes sexting and because she is still a minor and Kaleb is over eighteen, the act of sending the text to his friends constitutes distributing child pornography and criminal charges are placed against Kaleb.This book explores an important issue in a very realistic way and I recommend it as worthwhile for any teenage girl. Ashleigh is a character whom readers can identify with, her actions are naive and we can really empathise with the shame she feels when the brutal consequences of her actions unfold.One picture can change your life and once these things are in the digital realm, it’s impossible for them to be permanently removed.
review 2: I guess it’s fair to say that this simply just wasn’t my type of book. I felt little to no connection with the characters, which made it hard for me to sympathize with the main character and her issue. The whining and constant rambling over ‘who’s fault is it exactly?’ made me tired. This book just missed the spark that takes a story to another level. Too bad, because this book does have something important to tell, especially for younger aged girls. less

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