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A review by helenfarch
Revenge of the Sluts by Natalie Walton
challenging
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Book Review
Revenge of the sluts by Natalie Walton
You are sitting in class one day at school, and suddenly everyone’s phones start pinging with alerts. Someone has sent out an email to all the students at your school. An email that contains nude selfies of a number of female students. Female students who thought they were safe sending those photos to their partners.
Suddenly those girls are the sluts of the school. The boys who asked for the photos? They suffer no consequences. The school - what are they doing about it? Nothing. All the girls were over 18 years old so it is not a police matter in your state.
Now imagine you are the lead reporter at your school’s newspaper. What do you do? Do you write about the unfair situation these girls find themselves in, despite clear instructions to not do so from the school’s principal? Do your risk your schooling and possibly the future of the newspaper to do what you think is right?
This is the story of Eden, the reporter and the girls who have had their private photos viewed by the whole school. This is the story of victim blaming, privacy and relationships in the digital age.
As a parent I found this a confronting read. I wanted to hug the girls, tell the boys to grow up and yell at the school administration for letting their students down.
This is a story every young person should read and ask themselves is it really worth sending those photos, do you really want to be in a relationship with someone who demands them?
Thanks to Netgalley and sourcebooks fire for the ARC to review.
Revenge of the sluts by Natalie Walton
You are sitting in class one day at school, and suddenly everyone’s phones start pinging with alerts. Someone has sent out an email to all the students at your school. An email that contains nude selfies of a number of female students. Female students who thought they were safe sending those photos to their partners.
Suddenly those girls are the sluts of the school. The boys who asked for the photos? They suffer no consequences. The school - what are they doing about it? Nothing. All the girls were over 18 years old so it is not a police matter in your state.
Now imagine you are the lead reporter at your school’s newspaper. What do you do? Do you write about the unfair situation these girls find themselves in, despite clear instructions to not do so from the school’s principal? Do your risk your schooling and possibly the future of the newspaper to do what you think is right?
This is the story of Eden, the reporter and the girls who have had their private photos viewed by the whole school. This is the story of victim blaming, privacy and relationships in the digital age.
As a parent I found this a confronting read. I wanted to hug the girls, tell the boys to grow up and yell at the school administration for letting their students down.
This is a story every young person should read and ask themselves is it really worth sending those photos, do you really want to be in a relationship with someone who demands them?
Thanks to Netgalley and sourcebooks fire for the ARC to review.