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A review by nikolinaza
All the Rage by Courtney Summers
4.0
Trigger warning: rape, misogyny, bullying, PTSD
Actual rating: 3.5 ⭐
Reading the blurb provided in the dust jacket, I thought All The Rage would tell a story of Romy's journey to bring justice for herself and also the girl(s) involved with the sheriff's son, Kellan Turner. But it apparently isn't. All The Rage showed us how Romy dealt with her very own fear, heartbreak, and trauma while almost everyone in the town hated her because she was "spreading filthy lies" about the golden boy.
Well... It's safe to say that the blurb is a bit--if not, a lot--misleading. I expected the story would have the same trope as 'Sadie' (by the same author, if you're reading this go check it out because it's hella awesome). I expected to see how Romy would face Kellan after that cursed night. I expected things to get better in the end, people who bullied her got ashamed and asking for her apologies because they have been acting inhumanly towards her, but no. Everything stayed the same. Everyone is still on the same wrong side and I don't like that, because that's what happened in reality. And I don't like the reality and I don't want to see them in my world of fiction.
But apparently I couldn't have everything, right.
Aside from that, I found myself enjoying the story. Courtney Summers' writing has always been so close, so personal, and so feminine. It bares us the cruelness of the real world to the girls in an almost comforting but painful way. I love how Romy was so strong, so resilient despite everything that happened to her. I love how brave she is to face the world that's been so cruel to her, and I love how she stood up for herself in front of her bullies. My girl. I wish I could take her in my embrace and I would love to make her some comfort food. She's been through a lot and she's still kicking it. I also love how her mother and Todd has been so supportive and loving towards her. I've read enough stories where the parents ignored their child's suffering after being harassed sexually.
I think this book needs a sequel. A better closure when my girl Romy is finally happy would do no harm.
Actual rating: 3.5 ⭐
Reading the blurb provided in the dust jacket, I thought All The Rage would tell a story of Romy's journey to bring justice for herself and also the girl(s) involved with the sheriff's son, Kellan Turner. But it apparently isn't. All The Rage showed us how Romy dealt with her very own fear, heartbreak, and trauma while almost everyone in the town hated her because she was "spreading filthy lies" about the golden boy.
Well... It's safe to say that the blurb is a bit--if not, a lot--misleading. I expected the story would have the same trope as 'Sadie' (by the same author, if you're reading this go check it out because it's hella awesome). I expected to see how Romy would face Kellan after that cursed night. I expected things to get better in the end, people who bullied her got ashamed and asking for her apologies because they have been acting inhumanly towards her, but no. Everything stayed the same. Everyone is still on the same wrong side and I don't like that, because that's what happened in reality. And I don't like the reality and I don't want to see them in my world of fiction.
But apparently I couldn't have everything, right.
Aside from that, I found myself enjoying the story. Courtney Summers' writing has always been so close, so personal, and so feminine. It bares us the cruelness of the real world to the girls in an almost comforting but painful way. I love how Romy was so strong, so resilient despite everything that happened to her. I love how brave she is to face the world that's been so cruel to her, and I love how she stood up for herself in front of her bullies. My girl. I wish I could take her in my embrace and I would love to make her some comfort food. She's been through a lot and she's still kicking it. I also love how her mother and Todd has been so supportive and loving towards her. I've read enough stories where the parents ignored their child's suffering after being harassed sexually.
I think this book needs a sequel. A better closure when my girl Romy is finally happy would do no harm.