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A review by ajmitchell94
Stay by Deb Caletti
4.0
4.5
My Review:
Right from the beginning, the story gets right to the point. Clara is at a basketball game with a few of her friends when all of a sudden, she sees him. Christian. She’s immediately drawn to him, and she’s surprised to find the he feels the same when they meet the second time. Without preamble, they start going out. Their relationship is easygoing at the start. But as it progresses, Clara starts noticing things. Like how he blames her for “throwing herself at him.” And how Christian goes into dark moods whenever she mentions another guy. And he starts checking up on where she goes. Soon, she’s lying to him all the time to keep him from getting angry.
It’s a scary to think that this can actually happen. As the story shows, obsessive relationships usually aren’t apparent at first. And once you get into it, it’s hard to get out. I think it’s a serious issue and I like the way Deb Caletti gave Clara a strong mind to show girls that you shouldn’t have to be afraid of a boyfriend, and there is always a way out.
Finally in the story, Clara and her dad move away. (?) At least that’s what it says in the description. I don’t remember that part being in the book, so it confused me when she started seeing a guy named Finn (another to add to my collection of great fictional guys *sighs*) while she was still living in the same place as her psycho-stalker ex. I had only one other problem with the book, and that was the ending. It was a complete flop, for me at least.
Other than that, I loved this book. I loved the writing and the way the story flowed effortlessly. I devoured it in a few hours, and I would definitely recommend it!
My Review:
Right from the beginning, the story gets right to the point. Clara is at a basketball game with a few of her friends when all of a sudden, she sees him. Christian. She’s immediately drawn to him, and she’s surprised to find the he feels the same when they meet the second time. Without preamble, they start going out. Their relationship is easygoing at the start. But as it progresses, Clara starts noticing things. Like how he blames her for “throwing herself at him.” And how Christian goes into dark moods whenever she mentions another guy. And he starts checking up on where she goes. Soon, she’s lying to him all the time to keep him from getting angry.
It’s a scary to think that this can actually happen. As the story shows, obsessive relationships usually aren’t apparent at first. And once you get into it, it’s hard to get out. I think it’s a serious issue and I like the way Deb Caletti gave Clara a strong mind to show girls that you shouldn’t have to be afraid of a boyfriend, and there is always a way out.
Finally in the story, Clara and her dad move away. (?) At least that’s what it says in the description. I don’t remember that part being in the book, so it confused me when she started seeing a guy named Finn (another to add to my collection of great fictional guys *sighs*) while she was still living in the same place as her psycho-stalker ex. I had only one other problem with the book, and that was the ending. It was a complete flop, for me at least.
Other than that, I loved this book. I loved the writing and the way the story flowed effortlessly. I devoured it in a few hours, and I would definitely recommend it!