Language: R (9 swears, 29 ‘f’); Mature Content: R (rape is a theme); Violence: R (rape, murder, violent assault)
BUYING ADVISORY: HS - NOT RECOMMENDED
AUDIENCE APPEAL: LOW
Catherine comes home from college after getting brutally raped. As she copes with her emotions, an old friend, Henry, shows up in her life again. As the pair reform their friendship, their neighbor, 12yo Amy, is murdered. As the police start their investigation, a stranger from her college shows up with Catherine's missing coat, ID and debit cards; all of which she lost during her rape. The three pair up to solve Amy's murder.
I think it is an important story to tell. It's a survivor's story and I think a lot of people who have been in this situation will be able to relate to the up and down feelings. However, I am so over the 'I love you so much, why don't you love me, I'm going to murder someone you love to bring you closer to me' trope. I just wasn't a fan of this one.
Mallory Birch; ELA teacher
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