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3.83 AVERAGE
3.83 AVERAGE
Appreciate the issues raised in the book. However, the narrative leaves other concepts unchallenged, especially slut shaming. Also the fact that everything was sorted out the moment the villain left the picture felt forced and contrived.
This book has a very important message and societal commentary, mainly that we still blame the victim before blaming the perpetrator. Having two narrators really helps to show how rape effects people, even those not directly involved. I thought this was a good read, albeit tough; I read it in less than a day. I think all girls (and boys) should read this to learn how not to behave toward victims and to all people, in general. We need to be more compassionate and less vitriolic toward one another, and not jump to conclusions without learning facts.
You know, I was torn about this one. It was well written, thus, the four stars...but...
Some people just don’t deserve forgiveness. Or they deserve forgiveness, but they don’t deserve anything further than said forgiveness. Especially not your love.
I have to realize that this is fiction though. It’s just a nice thought and people are better in books. This is 100% not how it works in real life.
Some people just don’t deserve forgiveness. Or they deserve forgiveness, but they don’t deserve anything further than said forgiveness. Especially not your love.
I have to realize that this is fiction though. It’s just a nice thought and people are better in books. This is 100% not how it works in real life.
VERY IMPORTANT BOOK ALL GIRLS SHOULD READ THIS AND HECK BOYS SHOULD READ IT TOO. It really teaches girls that they are NOT the cause of their rape. It doesn't matter how you dress, you are NEVER asking for it. Also it shows a different side on what is defined as rape. Very powerful on showing how women should act. Girls- don't let a man define your life.
Some Boys is smart, heartbreaking, horrifying and courageous all in one. If you do not like to read about subjects like rape and underage drinking I will go ahead and say this book is not for you but if you do not mind those topics this book is something I think everyone should read.
Grace Collier, our heroine, has been raped. She was drink at a high school party out in the woods and at her most vulnerable. Enter Zac McMahon who took advantage of the situation and was the one to violate her. Grace has been violated, hurt and is now made to fear. What is worse is that no one believes her, which is something that happens in the real world all to often. Her father thinks it has something to do with the way she dresses, her best friends think she is full of crap and her class mates think that she is out for petty revenge over a bad break-up.
She starts being called some of the worst names a girl can be called. Slut, Whore, Bitch are names they call her behind her back and to her face. Her school has literally become hell on Earth for her. As she walks the halls of her school she is a target and safe from no one. She receives brutal verbal lashings from her classmates and judgemental looks from her teachers. However, Grace does not run from this or hide or back down she meets this head on with her head held high even as they condemn her for something that was not her fault. Her rapist is held in high regard while she is called a liar.
The reason Zac manages to stay above all of this is because he is on the Lacrosse team and they are headed for a title, sound fimilar? We've all read about things like this happening in College Football.
Her one bright spot in all of this is Zac's best friend, Ian, whom she is stuck the week of Spring Break cleaning lockers with. Ian is the only person who treats her like she is human and the only person who does not harass her or try to break her free spirit. The only problem is Ian doesn't believe her because Zac is his best friend.
This book contains two point of views. Grace's and Ian's. Now I know what you are thinking...Why should I care about what Ian thinks? Well here is why.Ian's point of view gives you a much clear view of what their small town thinks and what Grace is really up against. You see from Ian's point of view how Zac is with his close group of friends about how Zac can get any girl he wants and Ian thinks he knows that Zac doesn't need to rape anyone to get some. Ian also sees that Grace does not seem like the type of girl who would be out for petty revenge with a lie that could destroy so much more than just a reputation. Grace starts mending herself little by little taking shots with grace and dignity.
A budding romance does begin between Grace and Ian but it happens slowly and with a great deal of confusion. You feel Grace's fear and her distrust. You feel Ian's confusion about Grace and his feelings for her. You watch Ian grow up mentally about how he realizes that women do not dress for men, that they are not their property, or that because a woman decides to let loose and have fun does not mean that she wants to hook up.
As a first book by Patty Blount for me I really enjoyed this book and was amazed by how well written it was and cannot wait to read more by her.
Grace Collier, our heroine, has been raped. She was drink at a high school party out in the woods and at her most vulnerable. Enter Zac McMahon who took advantage of the situation and was the one to violate her. Grace has been violated, hurt and is now made to fear. What is worse is that no one believes her, which is something that happens in the real world all to often. Her father thinks it has something to do with the way she dresses, her best friends think she is full of crap and her class mates think that she is out for petty revenge over a bad break-up.
She starts being called some of the worst names a girl can be called. Slut, Whore, Bitch are names they call her behind her back and to her face. Her school has literally become hell on Earth for her. As she walks the halls of her school she is a target and safe from no one. She receives brutal verbal lashings from her classmates and judgemental looks from her teachers. However, Grace does not run from this or hide or back down she meets this head on with her head held high even as they condemn her for something that was not her fault. Her rapist is held in high regard while she is called a liar.
The reason Zac manages to stay above all of this is because he is on the Lacrosse team and they are headed for a title, sound fimilar? We've all read about things like this happening in College Football.
Her one bright spot in all of this is Zac's best friend, Ian, whom she is stuck the week of Spring Break cleaning lockers with. Ian is the only person who treats her like she is human and the only person who does not harass her or try to break her free spirit. The only problem is Ian doesn't believe her because Zac is his best friend.
This book contains two point of views. Grace's and Ian's. Now I know what you are thinking...Why should I care about what Ian thinks? Well here is why.Ian's point of view gives you a much clear view of what their small town thinks and what Grace is really up against. You see from Ian's point of view how Zac is with his close group of friends about how Zac can get any girl he wants and Ian thinks he knows that Zac doesn't need to rape anyone to get some. Ian also sees that Grace does not seem like the type of girl who would be out for petty revenge with a lie that could destroy so much more than just a reputation. Grace starts mending herself little by little taking shots with grace and dignity.
A budding romance does begin between Grace and Ian but it happens slowly and with a great deal of confusion. You feel Grace's fear and her distrust. You feel Ian's confusion about Grace and his feelings for her. You watch Ian grow up mentally about how he realizes that women do not dress for men, that they are not their property, or that because a woman decides to let loose and have fun does not mean that she wants to hook up.
As a first book by Patty Blount for me I really enjoyed this book and was amazed by how well written it was and cannot wait to read more by her.
Some girls say no. Some boys don't listen.
I have wanted to read a Patty Blount book for the longest time. I simply love realistic fiction. I love that I can take what I'm reading and compare it with things I know, have seen, or heard. I can relate, even if it's just in some small way. I don't usually read reviews before I read a book, but a blogger that I like posted a non spoilery review and I knew that I had to read Some Boys immediately.
"The worst thing, the very worst thing that can ever, ever happen to a girl happened to me, but I'm still here. And I think it can't ever get worse than that, right? It just can't."
"Only it does. Every damn day it does."
Grace Collier has lived through the worst night of her life. Some Boys opens up thirty two days after the party in the woods that completely blew her world apart. The night that she was raped by the town's golden boy Zac. Zac is king of the school. He speaks and people follow. They do exactly what he wants, when he wants. He has all the girls falling at his feet. Zac doesn't need to force anyone to be with him. The word no is completely foreign to him, because nobody ever says it to him. Until Grace Collier. But who will believe her word over Zac's?
Insults. Shoves and elbows. Whispers and giggles. Comments loud enough to hear. Slut. Liar. Bitch.
Grace is tough and strong and fierce. After the rape, she is subjected to constant taunts and bullying. They follow her everywhere, but she refuses to run and hide. She knows what happened and she vows that everyone else will know too. Even though she is vulnerable, lonely and scared, she just doesn't back down from what she knows is right. Right through the whole book, Grace showed time and again so many amazing qualities. She is a character that was impossible to empathise with.
Grace had a thing for Ian well before that night. Now paired with him during summer break to clean the schools lockers, they will be forced to face a lot more than their feelings for each other. You see, Ian is Zac's best friend. That's where his loyalties lie, because your best friend will always tell you the truth. Right?
After all that's happened to me, after all the times and creative ways I've been hurt, how can one boy get me to believe in fairy tales.
Ian had me twisted in all kinds of knots. I liked him, I loved him, then I wanted to shake him and yell at him. My head and my heart was all over the place. I'm really glad that this was told in dual points of view so that I could get a first hand look at Ian's struggles. I'm not sure that I could have liked him as much otherwise. Through Grace's eyes, we get to see the boy that she likes. The boy that she wants to date. The boy that she puts her trust in. We also see the boy that lets her down on more than one occasion. But, there is another side to that, and that's Ian's side. He really wrestles with where to put his faith, and understanding exactly what the truth is. I really admired him for listening to the little doubts in his head and fighting with himself to understand the real events of that night.
One thing that really disturbed me was the lack of support from the teachers at Grace's school. They continually allowed the constant, vicious, and cruel bullying to go on, right under their noses. Enabling is a form of bullying in itself. I desperately wanted one of them to stand up and put a stop to what Grace was enduring on a daily basis.
The romance between Grace and Ian is second to everything else in the book, but also a constant, because of the amount of time that they spend together. It's really clear that they both like each other, but there is so much holding things back from progressing between them. And because of all that, I felt that it moved with perfect pacing. As things developed it was incredibly believable.
I can only imagine how tough it must be to write a book that contains such a difficult subject matter, because it's hard reading it. But, it's something that needs to be talked about. Rape is something that occurs in our society on a daily basis. Male, female, young, old, how you dress, reputation, drunk, sober... it makes no difference. NO MEANS NO!!!
I'm a real fucking prize. She deserves more than me. She deserves a warrior like her.
4.5/5 Strong Grace Stars.
I have wanted to read a Patty Blount book for the longest time. I simply love realistic fiction. I love that I can take what I'm reading and compare it with things I know, have seen, or heard. I can relate, even if it's just in some small way. I don't usually read reviews before I read a book, but a blogger that I like posted a non spoilery review and I knew that I had to read Some Boys immediately.
"The worst thing, the very worst thing that can ever, ever happen to a girl happened to me, but I'm still here. And I think it can't ever get worse than that, right? It just can't."
"Only it does. Every damn day it does."
Grace Collier has lived through the worst night of her life. Some Boys opens up thirty two days after the party in the woods that completely blew her world apart. The night that she was raped by the town's golden boy Zac. Zac is king of the school. He speaks and people follow. They do exactly what he wants, when he wants. He has all the girls falling at his feet. Zac doesn't need to force anyone to be with him. The word no is completely foreign to him, because nobody ever says it to him. Until Grace Collier. But who will believe her word over Zac's?
Insults. Shoves and elbows. Whispers and giggles. Comments loud enough to hear. Slut. Liar. Bitch.
Grace is tough and strong and fierce. After the rape, she is subjected to constant taunts and bullying. They follow her everywhere, but she refuses to run and hide. She knows what happened and she vows that everyone else will know too. Even though she is vulnerable, lonely and scared, she just doesn't back down from what she knows is right. Right through the whole book, Grace showed time and again so many amazing qualities. She is a character that was impossible to empathise with.
Grace had a thing for Ian well before that night. Now paired with him during summer break to clean the schools lockers, they will be forced to face a lot more than their feelings for each other. You see, Ian is Zac's best friend. That's where his loyalties lie, because your best friend will always tell you the truth. Right?
After all that's happened to me, after all the times and creative ways I've been hurt, how can one boy get me to believe in fairy tales.
Ian had me twisted in all kinds of knots. I liked him, I loved him, then I wanted to shake him and yell at him. My head and my heart was all over the place. I'm really glad that this was told in dual points of view so that I could get a first hand look at Ian's struggles. I'm not sure that I could have liked him as much otherwise. Through Grace's eyes, we get to see the boy that she likes. The boy that she wants to date. The boy that she puts her trust in. We also see the boy that lets her down on more than one occasion. But, there is another side to that, and that's Ian's side. He really wrestles with where to put his faith, and understanding exactly what the truth is. I really admired him for listening to the little doubts in his head and fighting with himself to understand the real events of that night.
One thing that really disturbed me was the lack of support from the teachers at Grace's school. They continually allowed the constant, vicious, and cruel bullying to go on, right under their noses. Enabling is a form of bullying in itself. I desperately wanted one of them to stand up and put a stop to what Grace was enduring on a daily basis.
The romance between Grace and Ian is second to everything else in the book, but also a constant, because of the amount of time that they spend together. It's really clear that they both like each other, but there is so much holding things back from progressing between them. And because of all that, I felt that it moved with perfect pacing. As things developed it was incredibly believable.
I can only imagine how tough it must be to write a book that contains such a difficult subject matter, because it's hard reading it. But, it's something that needs to be talked about. Rape is something that occurs in our society on a daily basis. Male, female, young, old, how you dress, reputation, drunk, sober... it makes no difference. NO MEANS NO!!!
I'm a real fucking prize. She deserves more than me. She deserves a warrior like her.
4.5/5 Strong Grace Stars.
Terrible book. If this was meant to be an inspiring book about a rape victim it went horribly wrong because this is unrealistic and horribly written and I cannot believe it was published. It's disgusting and makes me sick to my stomach.
Jesus this was a roller coaster. There are so many books that leave an impact on you, but this one will leave the biggest. Absolutely phenomenal. I can’t understate it. There were times I wanted to cry, but I couldn’t because of how angry I was that this story was incredibly realistic and something so many people face. Beautifully told by the author. I highly recommend.
This book carries a very important message. It was hard to read at times and I was very annoyed at some of the characters even very mad at times but that's what I was supposed to feel so it didn't make it a bad read. I think the very harsh subject matter of this book was handled well. I also love the cover of this book! I think it is very accurate to the character Grace in the book...the way I saw her anyway. Anyway very good read 4 stars from me :)
Both of these stars are for grace because every other character in this book made me want to scream in frustration. Especially Ian.