5 PAINFUL, REDEEMING STARS!!!
I wasn't sure how I would feel about reading this book. 1) I try to stay away from high school age stories and 2) did I really want to read about a girl being bullied?? I am so glad I took the chance!!! I have had a streak of bad reads so I was soooooo happy to get hooked on this story and emotionally invested in the characters immediately!!
As much as I don't like the subject of "bullies", I know it has to be dealt with and as hard as it was to read about Tate's struggle, in the end, I grew respect for her sticking up for herself without violent retaliation...OK, maybe with his car LOL, but not with guns or anything!!
So Tate is the girl being bullied by her next door neighbor who she grew up being best friends with. All of a sudden one summer, he decides she's his target and begins his quest, along with his best friend, Madoc, to make her life a living hell. Not only do they spread horrific rumors about her, but they basically threaten any boy who would be interested in her to stay away!
The amount of mental torture this girl goes through and still remains strong enough to get away, leaving for a year to go abroad. When she returns for her senior year of high school, something in her changes and she isn't taking it anymore. How does the saying go? "We always hurt the ones we love"? Honestly, the fact that there is even a possibility of them ending up together is unrealistic, but somehow the author makes it believable!! I absolutely loved the ending! Did not see that coming at all!!!!
I could go on and on about this story, but I will stop there. I'll just say, this is nothing like I have read before and loved every minute of it. Even when I was hating Jarod and Madoc!! Am I supposed to fall for Jarod, the bully??? Somehow in the end I did, a testament to the fabulous writing of Penelope Douglas!!! Looking forward to Fall Away #2!!
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