Very thought provoking! But would have preferred some closure..
Very different book to the things I would usually Pick up, but that being said I really enjoyed this!
Not a Book i would reread, so I haven’t given 5 stars, however it was enjoyable and draws the reader in. There are three perspectives with the book sectioned into thirds. Each third is a different persons point of view, one picking up where the other leaves off.
I loved this, as it gave new perspectives on the group dynamic, and kept the reader curious as to what was coming. I read all of this within a few hours because I needed to know what was going on! And because of that, how engrossed I was in the book, and how well crafted the characters were, I have given four stars, however there was a couple of things that I found frustrating.
The plot initially centres around Holly, and what has happened to Holly in the chunk of time she is missing.
Throughout the book I found myself getting more details about the night, about where people were and how they had lied about their situations, and then finding out what went on with Daisy later, I expected this to all tie together tell tell us what happened to Holly.
I was quite disappointed then to find there is no resolution in this regard. It’s left with no answer: we can assume and guess, but it seems as if in this way the story builds and builds this “goodness, what happened to Holly?!” With Logan worrying over what happened and withdrawing as a result... but then there is no answer.
I did however enjoy the Book, and would recommend anybody pick it up, because as i say I couldn’t put it down! But if not for that fact, I would have struggled to give three stars.
That being said. The cover makes you think that the book will be a lighthearted read, it is NOT. This is very thought provoking and deals with many themes around the social issues with ‘Toxic Masculinity’. We see from Hollys perspective how she is expected to ‘man up’ and deal with her own troubles if she wants to spend time with “the lads”, and how her upset over her situation is viewed as demeaning and unacceptable for a “lads” holiday.
We see how one member then struggles with His mental Health and feels he cannot approach his friends due to the loss of masculine respect and losing face in a way.
This is then followed with the theme where by RAPE IS RAPE no matter what, and the male character in the situation argues that she “was all over him and asking for it”, the larger attitude that clearly she just felt guilty afterwards despite there being people there who witnessed it.
These are not light subjects to touch upon, and has encouraged a lot of thought, but I would have preferred some kind of closure for Holly And Logan.
Very enjoyable and engrossing read, but a frustrating End.
Not a Book i would reread, so I haven’t given 5 stars, however it was enjoyable and draws the reader in. There are three perspectives with the book sectioned into thirds. Each third is a different persons point of view, one picking up where the other leaves off.
I loved this, as it gave new perspectives on the group dynamic, and kept the reader curious as to what was coming. I read all of this within a few hours because I needed to know what was going on! And because of that, how engrossed I was in the book, and how well crafted the characters were, I have given four stars, however there was a couple of things that I found frustrating.
The plot initially centres around Holly, and what has happened to Holly in the chunk of time she is missing.
Throughout the book I found myself getting more details about the night, about where people were and how they had lied about their situations, and then finding out what went on with Daisy later, I expected this to all tie together tell tell us what happened to Holly.
I was quite disappointed then to find there is no resolution in this regard. It’s left with no answer: we can assume and guess, but it seems as if in this way the story builds and builds this “goodness, what happened to Holly?!” With Logan worrying over what happened and withdrawing as a result... but then there is no answer.
I did however enjoy the Book, and would recommend anybody pick it up, because as i say I couldn’t put it down! But if not for that fact, I would have struggled to give three stars.
That being said. The cover makes you think that the book will be a lighthearted read, it is NOT. This is very thought provoking and deals with many themes around the social issues with ‘Toxic Masculinity’. We see from Hollys perspective how she is expected to ‘man up’ and deal with her own troubles if she wants to spend time with “the lads”, and how her upset over her situation is viewed as demeaning and unacceptable for a “lads” holiday.
We see how one member then struggles with His mental Health and feels he cannot approach his friends due to the loss of masculine respect and losing face in a way.
This is then followed with the theme where by RAPE IS RAPE no matter what, and the male character in the situation argues that she “was all over him and asking for it”, the larger attitude that clearly she just felt guilty afterwards despite there being people there who witnessed it.
These are not light subjects to touch upon, and has encouraged a lot of thought, but I would have preferred some kind of closure for Holly And Logan.
Very enjoyable and engrossing read, but a frustrating End.