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Insecure, troubled young teen meets brooding, violent immortal in biology class. Is this starting to sound like Twilight? That's because this book was almost exactly like Twilight. Except instead of a girl living with her estranged father, we have a girl living with her estranged mother. Instead of a vampire, we have a fallen angel.
Considering that 1 in 4 women are in a marriage/relationship that has domestic violence ... I am extremely disappointed with how a lot of these YA books portray teen relationships.
There is A LOT of manhandling in this book. It's abuse, plain and simple. There is nothing sexy about it. Yet, just like in Twilight, in Hush, Hush, the author makes controlling, abusive, violent men seem "sexy." Meanwhile, the girl in this book is insecure, troubled, and clearly under-parented.
I don't really understand this trend in YA literature. I don't understand why authors can't present healthy relationship. I don't see why there has to be such manhandling in these books, or why it's considered "sexy" for a man to pin a girl down against her will.
I hope that teens who read these books understand that these relationships aren't healthy, and are not OK. Though, with the rise in domestic violence as well as general abuse in relationships ... they probably don't.
I gave this one star. Would not recommend it for any young, impressionable teens. On the other hand, if your teen has a rational head on their shoulders and understands that this book is, essentially, teen angst and smut ... then, I suppose, it's a semi-entertaining way to pass an hour or two.
Considering that 1 in 4 women are in a marriage/relationship that has domestic violence ... I am extremely disappointed with how a lot of these YA books portray teen relationships.
There is A LOT of manhandling in this book. It's abuse, plain and simple. There is nothing sexy about it. Yet, just like in Twilight, in Hush, Hush, the author makes controlling, abusive, violent men seem "sexy." Meanwhile, the girl in this book is insecure, troubled, and clearly under-parented.
I don't really understand this trend in YA literature. I don't understand why authors can't present healthy relationship. I don't see why there has to be such manhandling in these books, or why it's considered "sexy" for a man to pin a girl down against her will.
I hope that teens who read these books understand that these relationships aren't healthy, and are not OK. Though, with the rise in domestic violence as well as general abuse in relationships ... they probably don't.
I gave this one star. Would not recommend it for any young, impressionable teens. On the other hand, if your teen has a rational head on their shoulders and understands that this book is, essentially, teen angst and smut ... then, I suppose, it's a semi-entertaining way to pass an hour or two.
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