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A review by lanaglennon
Backlash by Sarah Darer Littman
3.0
There's a lot to unpack with this book. It deals with several really intense issues including suicide, cyberbullying, sexuality, self-harm, and many other hot topic issues. Littman takes the perspective of four different teens through this trial.
This story follows Lara, Bree, Liam, and Syd as they navigate high school. Lara gets asked to the homecoming dance by Christian. Christian then outwardly insults Lara on Facebook. Lara takes a downward spiral and things spin out of control. As Lara spirals down, so does her best friend, Bree, but not in the way you might think. Christian insulting and degrading Lara also leads to the collapse of the life of her sister, Syd as she works on navigating her own relationships. Bree's brother, Liam, also faces his own challenges as he discovers some secrets that he was never meant to know. Everyone's life gets turned upside down because of the ruthless and mean comments of others.
This book takes an interesting viewpoint and tries to dive into the mind of a teenager. While I think that Littman did a pretty good job, some of it can be cheesy. I find the message very important, and I think this is a good book for others to read, but be prepared for some intense emotions. It explodes into all of those issues that I talked about earlier. I feel like the story jumped into a lot all at once, which can make some of the writing confusing. Overall, a good book, but not one that I think I will go back to again and again.
This story follows Lara, Bree, Liam, and Syd as they navigate high school. Lara gets asked to the homecoming dance by Christian. Christian then outwardly insults Lara on Facebook. Lara takes a downward spiral and things spin out of control. As Lara spirals down, so does her best friend, Bree, but not in the way you might think. Christian insulting and degrading Lara also leads to the collapse of the life of her sister, Syd as she works on navigating her own relationships. Bree's brother, Liam, also faces his own challenges as he discovers some secrets that he was never meant to know. Everyone's life gets turned upside down because of the ruthless and mean comments of others.
This book takes an interesting viewpoint and tries to dive into the mind of a teenager. While I think that Littman did a pretty good job, some of it can be cheesy. I find the message very important, and I think this is a good book for others to read, but be prepared for some intense emotions. It explodes into all of those issues that I talked about earlier. I feel like the story jumped into a lot all at once, which can make some of the writing confusing. Overall, a good book, but not one that I think I will go back to again and again.