![]() ![]() ![]() I felt as though Eden’s actions were all done with reason, even if they obviously weren’t good decisions. She has unpredictable mood swings, pushes those closest to her away, begins to treat sex as if it’s nothing, and delves into drinking and drugs too. Over the course of her four years in high school, that one night changes her completely, and it’s not for the better. So she doesn’t tell a single person about what’s happened to her, and it sends her spiraling into a depression. After Eden is raped by her brothers best friend, she’s convinced that his threats were serious, and that she can’t tell anyone. ![]() I think that this technique was a really unique way to show the progression of what keeping a secret so big bottled up can do to you, even though I’ve seen others argue that it made the story lack depth.Ĭontrary to what I’ve read in some other reviews, if there’s one thing that I whole-heartedly believe that this story is not lacking, it’s depth. The story starts off during Eden’s freshman year, and follows her through the rest of her high school journey. I’ve read other novels in the YA world about girls who were victims of rape and sexual assault, however, none quite like this. (Trigger warning for rape/sexual assault.)Īs mentioned above, this book is about rape and more specifically coping with the trauma that follows it. ![]()
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