Book Details:Format: Hardcover
Source: Purchased
Read: May 2017
Synopsis:
The sheriff’s son, Kellan Turner, is not the golden boy everyone thinks he is, and Romy Grey knows that for a fact. Because no one wants to believe a girl from the wrong side of town, the truth about him has cost her everything—friends, family, and her community. Branded a liar and bullied relentlessly by a group of kids she used to hang out with, Romy’s only refuge is the diner where she works outside of town. No one knows her name or her past there; she can finally be anonymous. But when a girl with ties to both Romy and Kellan goes missing after a party, and news of him assaulting another girl in a town close by gets out, Romy must decide whether she wants to fight or carry the burden of knowing more girls could get hurt if she doesn’t speak up. Nobody believed her the first time—and they certainly won’t now — but the cost of her silence might be more than she can bear.
With a shocking conclusion and writing that will absolutely knock you out, All the Rage examines the shame and silence inflicted upon young women after an act of sexual violence, forcing us to ask ourselves: In a culture that refuses to protect its young girls, how can they survive?
My ThoughtsI haven’t read a Courtney Summers book in so long, so when I started reading this one I had to adjust to her darker tone of writing. These may be books for teens, but there’s nothing light and fun about them. Courtney writes in such a gritty and dark tone that it’s almost hard to stomach at times.
This book was very hard to read, mainly because it deals with issues that you don’t want to think that teens deal with. It’s very much a small town book, one of those stories about people who know everyone in their town and once there’s a mark on your name, everyone remembers it and you can be an outcast forever. I didn’t like the main character of this story, but I felt major empathy towards her.
My only real issue with this book is that it is a trigger for sexual assault and normally with a book about sexual assault, I want to see the character dealing with it, perhaps leading towards positivity or at least some sort of happier resolution. I know not all stories end happily, but I felt like it was so hard to like the main character because it was like she was constantly creating more trouble and not even trying to deal with anything. She has her covers and she’s not letting them go.
This was a very hard book to read as a parent raising young kids, but I’m glad that I did. Courtney’s books may be tough but they’re almost necessary, even if I can only read them once in a while. Her books are so dark that you can’t just binge read them all in succession, but you almost have to just taste one here and there in between lighter reads.
But don’t take my word for it … read some other reviews!Once Upon a Bookcase
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