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Life Unaware by Cole Gibsen
5.0
*Content Warning: bullying
*Trigger Warning: suicide
This book is extremely relatable. The main topic of the book is bullying, something that has become more prominent in schools. The main character, Regan is at the center of the bullying when every email, text and instant message she ever sent gets printed and posted all over. Everything getting posted turns her "perfect" life upside down, Regan's life is anything but perfect. Regan suffers from anxiety but has to keep it a secret from everyone, so that her having anxiety doesn't ruin her mother's political career. Speaking of Regan's mother, I couldn't stand her for the majority of the book. I actually think that Regan's mother contributes to her anxiety by putting so much pressure on her, especially when it comes to cheerleading and being on student council. Regan loses everything at school, her reputation and her friends due to her private messages getting posted.
After the incident, the only person that even talks to Regan is Nolan, her former best friend's brother. Regan and Nolan become really close, especially when Regan realizes that she needs to change. Regan feels that the best way to change is to apologize, and Nolan helps her do that by recording her apology. In the apology video, which is to be broadcast to the whole school, Regan reveals that she suffers from anxiety. I felt that when Regan revealed that she suffers from anxiety, it was a huge weight lifted off of her shoulders. After the apology video is filmed, Nolan, his sister Payton, his friend Blake and Regan are discussing the video and Blake offers to help edit it. Blake ends up going way too far when she edits the video. Things that shouldn't have gone in the video, end up in the video, pushing one student to a suicide attempt by overdosing on drugs. In the end, everything ends up okay.
*Trigger Warning: suicide
This book is extremely relatable. The main topic of the book is bullying, something that has become more prominent in schools. The main character, Regan is at the center of the bullying when every email, text and instant message she ever sent gets printed and posted all over. Everything getting posted turns her "perfect" life upside down, Regan's life is anything but perfect. Regan suffers from anxiety but has to keep it a secret from everyone, so that her having anxiety doesn't ruin her mother's political career. Speaking of Regan's mother, I couldn't stand her for the majority of the book. I actually think that Regan's mother contributes to her anxiety by putting so much pressure on her, especially when it comes to cheerleading and being on student council. Regan loses everything at school, her reputation and her friends due to her private messages getting posted.
After the incident, the only person that even talks to Regan is Nolan, her former best friend's brother. Regan and Nolan become really close, especially when Regan realizes that she needs to change. Regan feels that the best way to change is to apologize, and Nolan helps her do that by recording her apology. In the apology video, which is to be broadcast to the whole school, Regan reveals that she suffers from anxiety. I felt that when Regan revealed that she suffers from anxiety, it was a huge weight lifted off of her shoulders. After the apology video is filmed, Nolan, his sister Payton, his friend Blake and Regan are discussing the video and Blake offers to help edit it. Blake ends up going way too far when she edits the video. Things that shouldn't have gone in the video, end up in the video, pushing one student to a suicide attempt by overdosing on drugs. In the end, everything ends up okay.