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This is a ME problem, not a book problem. I so enjoyed Rosenblum's YA debut and was looking forward to this one. I struggle with multiple point of view books and just didn't click with the different perspectives. Again: important topic....and a me problem! :) I have NO doubt so many readers will connect with this book and it's vital topic

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I would first like to start off with thanking Netgalley and the publisher for giving me an ARC copy to review.

This book was so heart breaking I was reading and crying, which I never do. This is a type of book that I never would have went to the bookstore and picked up to read myself but it was such a great read I am so glad I got the opportunity to do so. This book should be read by everyone especially men.

This story was written perfectly, and flowed amazing. It is so heartbreaking to read what he went through and feeling what he felt. OH my heart on this book.

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Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me with an advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

4 stars.

Spoilers ahead. I will not reveal anything big - most of the review vaguely alludes to plot, structure, and characters.

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This was a tough read at times. Trigger warning for Sexual Assault. The prose was excellent and I liked so many of the characters, even though they acted so stupidly most of the time (but, hey, that's teenagers for you!). I didn't think the character of Max was all that necessary as a narrator. I think the author was attempting to document the descent into douchebaggery and then his redemption, but I felt that the story would have been more effective if the girls were able to expose everything without the help of a guy. I also wanted to see more about the consequences at the end, as that aspect was a bit rushed. Maybe that's the lover of revenge in me, but I wanted to watch them suffer.

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Again, thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me with an advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

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I have to admit, I was hoping for a bit more with this one. It was still pretty good, and I’ll recommend, but the wow factor just wasn’t there for me.

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Thank you so much to Harper Collins for sending me an advanced copy of this in exchange for an honest review.

CW: sexual assault

this book was a roller coaster of emotions for me as someone who has been through a similar situation like Q. I related to a lot of what she is feeling and I loved seeing her come to terms with her trauma.

I feel that this story while it is in multiple perspectives did a really good job of showing what it’s like for men and women when it comes to rape culture and I think this is a important book that can really help someone have the strength to speak up when they think that they can’t.

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