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A review by kristid
Send by Patty Blount
3.0
I wasn’t sure how much I was going to like this novel, but I was pleasantly surprised.
Daniel is starting his first day of school as a senior at a new school. His plan is to lay low, graduate and keep his secret. That doesn’t exactly work out so well, when he breaks up a fight on the first day and ends up making an enemy right away. But he also catches the attention of Julie.
At first Daniel tried to deny his feelings for her. He knows that he can’t keep up the lie. He did something horrible, so horrible his family had to move, and he had to change his name.
I wasn’t sure if I could like Daniel, but I did. It’s hard as a young person, nah scratch that. It’s hard as a person to recognize how words can hurt someone. For Daniel it went beyond words and turned to action, but the damage had been done. In Send we are able to witness as a reader how bullying effects not only the victim and their family, but the bully and their family too.
I wasn’t really a fan of Kenny at first. He was more annoying than anything. I think for me in the end, Kenny represented the problems and Daniel had, and they went way beyond issues of guilt. In addition to Daniel, I really enjoyed the character of Julie and her perspective.
The story centered around bullying and suicide, but the author was able to treat the issues delicately and make an impact with the reader. I didn’t feel like I was being preached too, but it opened my eyes. It sort of reminded me of Jodi Picoult’s Nineteen Minutes. The story wasn’t as complex, by any means. But the feelings I had when reading them both were quite similar. Very thought provoking.
I wasn’t a big fan of the ending, but at least some of the characters got some resolution.
Daniel is starting his first day of school as a senior at a new school. His plan is to lay low, graduate and keep his secret. That doesn’t exactly work out so well, when he breaks up a fight on the first day and ends up making an enemy right away. But he also catches the attention of Julie.
At first Daniel tried to deny his feelings for her. He knows that he can’t keep up the lie. He did something horrible, so horrible his family had to move, and he had to change his name.
I wasn’t sure if I could like Daniel, but I did. It’s hard as a young person, nah scratch that. It’s hard as a person to recognize how words can hurt someone. For Daniel it went beyond words and turned to action, but the damage had been done. In Send we are able to witness as a reader how bullying effects not only the victim and their family, but the bully and their family too.
I wasn’t really a fan of Kenny at first. He was more annoying than anything. I think for me in the end, Kenny represented the problems and Daniel had, and they went way beyond issues of guilt. In addition to Daniel, I really enjoyed the character of Julie and her perspective.
The story centered around bullying and suicide, but the author was able to treat the issues delicately and make an impact with the reader. I didn’t feel like I was being preached too, but it opened my eyes. It sort of reminded me of Jodi Picoult’s Nineteen Minutes. The story wasn’t as complex, by any means. But the feelings I had when reading them both were quite similar. Very thought provoking.
I wasn’t a big fan of the ending, but at least some of the characters got some resolution.