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Bad Romance
by Heather Demetrios
This book is very Important and I wish I had liked it more. The main reason I didn't was because I got kind of bored in the middle and idk if that was the book or my being in a weird reading mood. I really started to enjoy it towards the end.
I personally have not been in an abusive relationship, but someone who is really close to me has been. Reading this book reminded me of that dark time in our lives and it made me feel guilty for hating her so much back then. It's hard to understand why someone would stay with such a shitty person who makes them so unhappy. Especially when you're a young teenager on the outside. I've read so many books on abusive relationships since then to try to understand her better. I think this has been one of the best.
I loved the fact that Grace's friends stuck with her through it all. I feel like good female friendships are hard to come by in YA. Especially in YA about shitty all consuming relationships. I loved Gideon and I wish more had happened but I understand why it didn't. Gavin is a piece of shit and I couldn't like him even a little. I liked the writing style it's weird and different, but I liked it. I normally don't like second person, but it was done well. There were some things that were said that bothered me at the beginning of the book, but they got cleared up so it was fine. I kind of wish we could've gotten more closure with her family though. Or mostly just her mom. I feel like some loose ends got kind of lost towards the end. This book was intense. I was so angry and sad while reading it.
Thank you, Heather Demetrios, for putting your story out there and for being such a strong human being. This is just an exaggerated (according to the author's note) fictional telling of a truth, but no matter how small abuse is still abuse. It is still damaging. Possessiveness is not love, your s/o threatening to kill themselves over you is not romantic and you are NEVER obligated to have sex with someone no matter how long you've been together. I need more people to read this book just for it's importance, especially young teens who are still vulnerable and learning. I don't know what else to say. So yeah just read this book.
I personally have not been in an abusive relationship, but someone who is really close to me has been. Reading this book reminded me of that dark time in our lives and it made me feel guilty for hating her so much back then. It's hard to understand why someone would stay with such a shitty person who makes them so unhappy. Especially when you're a young teenager on the outside. I've read so many books on abusive relationships since then to try to understand her better. I think this has been one of the best.
I loved the fact that Grace's friends stuck with her through it all. I feel like good female friendships are hard to come by in YA. Especially in YA about shitty all consuming relationships. I loved Gideon and I wish more had happened but I understand why it didn't. Gavin is a piece of shit and I couldn't like him even a little. I liked the writing style it's weird and different, but I liked it. I normally don't like second person, but it was done well. There were some things that were said that bothered me at the beginning of the book, but they got cleared up so it was fine. I kind of wish we could've gotten more closure with her family though. Or mostly just her mom. I feel like some loose ends got kind of lost towards the end. This book was intense. I was so angry and sad while reading it.
Thank you, Heather Demetrios, for putting your story out there and for being such a strong human being. This is just an exaggerated (according to the author's note) fictional telling of a truth, but no matter how small abuse is still abuse. It is still damaging. Possessiveness is not love, your s/o threatening to kill themselves over you is not romantic and you are NEVER obligated to have sex with someone no matter how long you've been together. I need more people to read this book just for it's importance, especially young teens who are still vulnerable and learning. I don't know what else to say. So yeah just read this book.