YA Contemporary
5/5 Stars
So this book evokes a lot of emotions within me, both good and bad. It deals with a lot of complex emotions, and it’s not a book you can just expect to leave you unscathed. In short, this book packs an emotional punch you won’t see coming.
This book is horrible in the sense the popular teens at Atwood High are the worst human beings in the world. I’ve never met more nasty, cruel people and I wasn’t exactly the popular one in high school. These people are on a next level I can’t explain well enough. The males are just super misogynistic and just… they are the epitome of slimy and rape culture to me. The main popular girl is the worst human being in the world. She is deplorable, treats her friends horribly, and I don’t understand how she was allowed to be around people with her actions. Just…. they’re all a bunch of bad people.
So the main character Sadie has some trauma going on. But she got sucked into the popular club, and she just watches all of this bullying happen. She doesn’t want to be an outcast, but she isn’t nice to someone who used to be friend before she was part of the cool kids. She just stands by and watches her former friend be tortured and stays silent. Her silence is probably one of the major catalysts for the later events. I’m not saying she’s just a bad person… I just think she’s dealt with a lot of bad stuff she should want the cycle to cease. I didn’t hate her, but she isn’t my favorite during some of this book.
The only person I love in this book was Hayden. He’s the greatest. I don’t want to spoil anything about him so read the book and find out how awesome he is. It’s worth the read just for him alone.
The major event in the book is shocking. It is described in detail and can be very scary when reading. I couldn’t imagine being in a situation like that, but the author wrote it so well. The only story is woven together to show how it all leads up to the big event and just… the next book and the aftermath are going to be intense. I’m pretty sure I’ve found a new favorite author.
I was given this book from the author in exchange for an honest review.
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