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All the Rage by Courtney Summers
5.0
Read the synopsis FIRST...it describes exactly what this book is about. There are no illusions or misleading. It is what it is.
Raw. Rough. Real.
This is a gripping read that will fill you with All the Rage and a wide range of emotions as you struggle to find your breath.
This story is about a girl. A girl who was raped. A girl who was lost. A girl who struggles. A girl who fights. A girl who survives.
It's hard to put into words the amount of things you will feel throughout Romy's journey, but what makes it extra scary is how real the story is. How you know it's happening in the world today and being inside the journey of someone experiencing it was pretty...gut wrenching.
Ever heard the saying "The truth shall set you free." In Romy's world the truth did the exact opposite. It caged her, weighed her down and broke her. It takes bravery to stand up and tell the truth and for no one to believe it...well that can damage your soul.
As a result Romy paints on her armor one nail or one lip at a time. She creates a barrier.
The damage was deep and the backlash of the truth was brutal. As if it isn't bad enough for the other teenagers to bully but the whole friggin town does! Including the POLICE. I can't even imagine living through what Romy did.
It doesn't stop though, she meets Leon and tries, oh how she tries to keep her world apart from him. I could feel my heart racing with the fear she felt at the thought of Leon knowing the truth. She wanted to keep him and so far the truth had done nothing but push people away from her. How sad is that? Incredibly.
Romy's journey's shows the struggle of trying to survive after what happened and how she fights to do the right thing when everything in her screams to do anything but that.
Summers' writing pulls you screaming through a maze of a story that will undoubtedly hurt you. Will it pierce your heart and make you grit your teeth just to make it to the ending? YES. Will it be worth it? ABSOLUTELY
Raw. Rough. Real.
This is a gripping read that will fill you with All the Rage and a wide range of emotions as you struggle to find your breath.
he covers her mouth.
That’s how you get a girl to stop crying; you cover her mouth until the sound dies against your palm.
This story is about a girl. A girl who was raped. A girl who was lost. A girl who struggles. A girl who fights. A girl who survives.
It's hard to put into words the amount of things you will feel throughout Romy's journey, but what makes it extra scary is how real the story is. How you know it's happening in the world today and being inside the journey of someone experiencing it was pretty...gut wrenching.
Ever heard the saying "The truth shall set you free." In Romy's world the truth did the exact opposite. It caged her, weighed her down and broke her. It takes bravery to stand up and tell the truth and for no one to believe it...well that can damage your soul.
As a result Romy paints on her armor one nail or one lip at a time. She creates a barrier.
The damage was deep and the backlash of the truth was brutal. As if it isn't bad enough for the other teenagers to bully but the whole friggin town does! Including the POLICE. I can't even imagine living through what Romy did.
It doesn't stop though, she meets Leon and tries, oh how she tries to keep her world apart from him. I could feel my heart racing with the fear she felt at the thought of Leon knowing the truth. She wanted to keep him and so far the truth had done nothing but push people away from her. How sad is that? Incredibly.
Romy's journey's shows the struggle of trying to survive after what happened and how she fights to do the right thing when everything in her screams to do anything but that.
Summers' writing pulls you screaming through a maze of a story that will undoubtedly hurt you. Will it pierce your heart and make you grit your teeth just to make it to the ending? YES. Will it be worth it? ABSOLUTELY