I guess I’ll begin by saying that I don’t give books a 1 star rating often.
I think what makes me angry more than anytJesus Christ. Where do I start?
I guess I’ll begin by saying that I don’t give books a 1 star rating often.
I think what makes me angry more than anything is that this book has been praised in this community by so many who have seemed to turn a blind eye to the blatant slut-shaming and sexism that seems to pop up relentlessly.
I’ve seen few female characters written more poorly than Meredith. In the beginning of the story, all of the classmates are asked to share their biggest insecurities. Merediths is that she doesn’t want to just be seen as beautiful, sexy- she doesn’t want her body to cause people to overlook her personality and intelligence.
ALL THE AUTHOR DID was comment on her body, any time the poor girl appears, speaks or moves! Literally every. time. the. poor. girl. appears. It’s all about how sexy and irresistible she is. The author reduces her down to her looks, her sex appeal, how she uses her body to get what she wants. Apparently that’s all she’s good for. Personality? Feelings? What are those? She’s slut shamed multiple times (at one point our main character Oliver states that they’ve all called her a slut at some point in time) as are others (Oliver’s sister makes a comment about how she was the only girl at a party not wearing lingerie, bringing back the good old ‘I’m not like other girls’ trope).
Don’t even get me started on the absolute shambles of an attempt at LGBT representation!
What I was most surprised and disappointed by was that this was written by a woman.
If you liked this book, great. I really wanted to. I skimmed the last 120 pages....more
Abusive characters and relationships should never be praised or promoted. The main male character in this book, Joshua, is both emotionally and veDNF
Abusive characters and relationships should never be praised or promoted. The main male character in this book, Joshua, is both emotionally and verbally abusive towards our main character Lucy and others from the moment he's introduced. He is controlling, demeaning and childish from the get go and I couldn't stand another page of his bullshit.
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