Parker, S.M. The Girl
Who Fell, 356 pgs. Simon Pulse,
2016. $17.99 Content: Language: R (87 swears; 17 F);
Mature Content: R; Violence: PG-13.
Zephyr is a successful lacrosse captain and has two great best
friends. Her parent’s marriage is
strained ever since Zephyr’s dad left them, but is now trying to come
back. When the new hottie, Alec, starts
to pay attention to Zephyr she loves the way he makes her feel understood and
loved and she starts to choose Alec over the things that have been most
important in her life up until him.
If
you read the back cover, inside flap or the 1st chapter of this
book, there is no need to continue reading as far as the plot is
concerned. Because a bulk of the book is
already known, it makes reading it predictable and boring. Alec is manipulative, dark and creepy and the
amount of emotional abuse is hard to read.
It’s hard to watch Zephyr give up her drams and hide the abuse. The message of this book is important and it
helps give young love a warning, but the content was rated R.
HS – OPTIONAL. Reviewer, C. Peterson.
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