2.75 ⭐️s! This book wasn’t literary genius by any stretch of the imagination. However, I’ve read other reviews that say this book is OwnVoices for OCD2.75 ⭐️s! This book wasn’t literary genius by any stretch of the imagination. However, I’ve read other reviews that say this book is OwnVoices for OCD rep, which I really like. However, if you’re just looking for a quick read and fluffy romance, go for it!
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2.75 ⭐️s! This book wasn’t literary genius by any stretch of the imagination. However, I’ve read other reviews that say this book is OwnVoices for OCD rep, which I really like. However, if you’re just looking for a quick read and fluffy romance, go for it!...more
This story is told in free verse. It is a fast paced, quick read. I got through it in about two hour**spoiler alert** TW: Sexual assault, rape.
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This story is told in free verse. It is a fast paced, quick read. I got through it in about two hours. However, the book is intense. You see the escalation of an inappropriate relationship between a fourteen year old girl and a thirty year old man.
While this seems odd, know that this sort of thing happens in real life. Much more often than we admit to ourselves. By the last third of the book, I could hear my heart pounding in my chest. I felt the fear with our main protagonist. It felt as though I was there with her. Watching like a fly on the wall.
What I loved about this book is the reality shown. That all of what Lily feels is her truth. It is a daydream. Until it becomes abusive. You see the manipulation in the male character. How he uses guilt to talk her into keeping this relationship going. How he continues to make sure that she does poorly in school in order to keep “tutoring” her. How she is afraid to talk to her parents because he has threatened that her parents will go bankrupt.
This book depicts a serious, realistic account of what happens in these kinds of relationships. How it effects the person physically, mentally and socially. It is a necessary read and one that we all can learn from.
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TW: Sexual assault, rape.
Review:
This story is told in free verse. It is a fast paced, quick read. I got through it in about two hours. However, the book is intense. You see the escalation of an inappropriate relationship between a fourteen year old girl and a thirty year old man.
While this seems odd, know that this sort of thing happens in real life. Much more often than we admit to ourselves. By the last third of the book, I could hear my heart pounding in my chest. I felt the fear with our main protagonist. It felt as though I was there with her. Watching like a fly on the wall.
What I loved about this book is the reality shown. That all of what Lily feels is her truth. It is a daydream. Until it becomes abusive. You see the manipulation in the male character. How he uses guilt to talk her into keeping this relationship going. How he continues to make sure that she does poorly in school in order to keep “tutoring” her. How she is afraid to talk to her parents because he has threatened that her parents will go bankrupt.
This book depicts a serious, realistic account of what happens in these kinds of relationships. How it effects the person physically, mentally and socially. It is a necessary read and one that we all can learn from....more
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