THE SYNOPSIS: He says: You're an awful person.
He says: What makes you think I would ever ask you out?
He says: The world would be a better place without you in it.
Lara just got told off on Facebook.
She thought that Christian liked her, that he was finally going to ask her to his school's homecoming dance. They've been talking online for weeks, so what's with the sudden change? And where does he get off saying horrible things on her wall? Even worse - are they true?
It's been a long time since Lara's felt this bad, this depressed, this ugly. She's worked really hard to become pretty and happy - and make new friends after what happened in middle school.
Bree used to be best friends with overweight, depressed Lara, but constantly listening to Lara's issues got to be too much. Secretly, Bree's glad Christian called Lara out. Lara's not nearly as amazing as people think. But no one realized just how far Christian's harsh comments would push Lara. Not even Bree.
As online life collides with real life, things spiral out of control, and not just for Lara. Because when the truth starts to come together, the backlash is even more devastating than anyone could have ever imagined
THE REVIEW:
I finished this book in a day-it was very gripping and thought provoking. Littman has done a good job putting forth the consequences of our actions –especially when we act without thinking. This is a book which will make you wonder how cruel and bitchy a friend can be,
I don’t want to give away any spoilers but the review will be incomplete with at least one. The book is told from the POV of four characters. Lara, being the protagonist. Her younger sister Sydney. Lara’s former best friend Bree and her brother Liam.
It’s refreshing to read different POVs because everybody has their own story and own problem to voice. All four teens are going through the same problems…similar, at least. Difficult parents-people who barely get them-and so on. But the way they deal with it all is completely different from one another.
I`m giving a lot away, but you must know this is a good quick read and is related to cyber bullying. The last five or so chapters is mentioned consistently what one mistake can do.
The author has made it clear –how real life and life online can collide and a massive impact it can have on not only one, but many lives.
It was a depressing read…not very, but it was but along with that it was an eye opener on how to pay close attention to those around you and how much you can hurt them by simply being self absorbed.
I don’t know why going to a therapist is considered as a bad thing…it equal to talking to a normal person about how you feel and what you think. Cyber bullying on the other hand is rapidly increasing and books like these can be good wake up calls for those who thinking posting about anything and everything is a matter of life and death and that “number of Likes” for a picture really matter more than what or rather who is in the picture.
MY FAVORITE LINES/QUOTES
Making sure this doesn’t happen to other people can help you put it behind you.
“It’s not the person you miss,” she says, “it’s what he gave you emotionally”.
No problem, big or small, gets solved by running away from it. When you make mistakes, the only way to face them is head-on.
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