Some Boys
She said, they said…yet with so many people there, no one saw anything? Grace’s world crumbling before her eyes, her friends falling away, her parents trying to help but nothing worked, it was all disintegrating. Dog barks, murmurs, shoves, elbows, slut, liar, each day it started and ended pretty much the same way. Grace escapes to the library to calm her breathing, picking up her favorite photography book, this book shaping her future, guiding her towards being a photographer. I found myself slowing my breathing, shaking my head at the comments and the way the “adults” were handling the situations. Their eyes must have glued shut, their ears plugged and their mind, I don’t know where their minds were, for the remarks and the actions that were cast upon Grace were awful and sickening. I felt ashamed as an adult. Many people were drinking and having fun that night, and as the story progresses I got the full details of what happened. Rape, it’s not a pleasant topic but one that needs to be addressed as it occurred the night of the party. It shouldn’t have happened, the issue escalates and Grace is targeted over and over again. You would think her parents and police would be supportive but dear old dad has some issues and the police need more evidence. Grace claims she wants to stand up for herself but with everyone knocking her down, she’s having a real hard time finding her footing. Grace struggles, she feels alone and she was battered constantly, she had an out but she was determined to somehow make it through as she knew she was right in her stance. Zac got under my skin, he feels like a god and people treat his as such. Ian, this confused guy, I liked. He was real and as he teetered back and forth, he listened and he watched. This book spoke volumes for the followers and the leaders of the world, some day your time will come when you’ll have to stand up on your own, by yourself. Will you be ready and will you know what you stand for?
I got a free copy of this book from NetGalley and Sourcebooks Fire in exchange for an honest review- thanks.
2
