This was an emotionally charged book that I'd highly suggest to anyone. I thought it covered some epic topics that are rarely talked about and I just felt this emotion throughout reading it which I love.

Once again Margaret McHeyzer makes her readers stand up and take notice. Mistrust is a story about rape and how it affects the victim and the people around her.
Dakota is excited about her prom with her popular boyfriend but what is supposed to be an exciting event turns into her worst nightmare.
Ms. McHeyzer hits the nail on the head with Dakota's story and how "date rape" affects the victim and how teens can be brutal with how they treat others based on rumor alone.
Very well written and real. Kudos to you Ms. McHeyzer for writing on such a touchy subject.

Thank you for the chance to review this book, however, unfortunately, I was unable to download this title before it was archived

Mistrust is a story about a 16 year old girl, Dakota, and the events that take place after her prom night where she is raped.

Overall, this book was too long and bogged down by insignificant details. It would give loads of information about nothing in particular that had no weight to the plotline at all, and then would jump ahead a few weeks in the next chapter. It definitely could have been edited down to maybe around 200 or 250 pages and I feel the impact of the story would have been better. There were also some minor grammatical errors throughout my galley copy.

I cannot really speak personally as to the topic of rape and the actions and feelings of Dakota being authentic, other than I don't feel that they were. Dakota's personality and feelings were very forced. I disliked that everyone around her kept asking "are you okay" over and over again, but then brushed it off like it was nothing. Especially the family. I think many of the situations in the story were very unrealistic. I also felt that the romance was very cheesy. Like too cheesy. I think it was unfair for the MC to be scared of being called a slut and being bullied (plus her sister being a feminist) and then turning around and doing the same thing to others. I think the family dynamics would have come across better if a lot of the details surrounding her parents' PDA were left out and a lot of the mealtime describing was left out.

Not taking into account all of that, I knew who the rapist was from the get-go and the plot was really predictable. I was very disappointed in it. I know my review sounds so nitpicky and negative and I wish it wasn't. I feel some editing and condensing would really work for this book and could have picked it up to a 3 star read.

I never quite made it this read, but I am sure it is good because this author is a great storyteller.

Wow what a read. I believe this is a dark YA novel that is all in one. It is emotional and beautiful. It’s about family, friends, enemies, love, forgiveness, and moving on with the past. I really enjoyed this book and how it was told by a 16 year old girl by the name of Dakota. She gives her feedback on how she is feeling mentally and emotionally. Why is hard for her to trust and have real friends as support. I also really liked the statistics part and the officers going to school. Not only did it help in the book, but also the readers.

Wow, this book tolk me on an emotional rollercoaster ride. Its a nightmare that no one wants to go through. This book is well written, and you feel like a sixteen year old back at school. Dakota's character is your typical teen, happy, popular, hot boyfriend, good friends and a lovning family, until "that night" and unfortunately she is changed forever and even comes out stronger at the end. I can not image what a girl of that age is thinking in a situation like this.

Watching Dakota deal with everything that happened, and trying to bury it was awful. I cried a lot. I wished she would have realized sooner how much of a support system she had around her. Watching her friends abandon her made me really angry, but she dealt with it and came out stronger, and she made a great friend in Sophie, and Reece.

Reece what a guy, where do I find a guy like him, he is just so great and perfect. The relationship between the sisters was just so beautiful. Sophie and Dakota the way they were link to each other in the end, what.

Everyone should read this book, it is a heartbreaking and beautiful book.