Title: Rape Girl
Author: Alina Klein
Pages: 126
Publisher: Myrick Marketing & Media, LLC
Publishing Date: June 5, 2012
Format: eBook
Source: Received from publisher via NetGalley
Buy It: Amazon or B&N
Valerie always wanted to be the smart girl. The pretty girl. The popular girl. But not the rape girl.
That’s who she is now. Rape Girl. Because everyone seems to think they know the truth about what happened with Adam that day, and they don’t think Valerie’s telling it.
Before, she had a best friend, a crush, and a close-knit family. After, she has a court case, a support group, and a house full of strangers.
The real truth is, nothing will ever be the same.
Rape Girl is the compelling story of a survivor who does the right thing and suffers for it. It is also the story of a young woman’s struggle to find the strength to fight back.
That’s who she is now. Rape Girl. Because everyone seems to think they know the truth about what happened with Adam that day, and they don’t think Valerie’s telling it.
Before, she had a best friend, a crush, and a close-knit family. After, she has a court case, a support group, and a house full of strangers.
The real truth is, nothing will ever be the same.
Rape Girl is the compelling story of a survivor who does the right thing and suffers for it. It is also the story of a young woman’s struggle to find the strength to fight back.
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Valerie wants what all high school girls want. She wants to be popular, she wants to fit in and she wants to date that cute guy. When Valerie's mother goes out of town she and her best friend, Mimi, decide to throw a party. Things spiral out of control pretty fast and both girl end up extremely drunk. The last thing Valerie expects when she's nursing her hangover the next morning is to wake up to her crush, Adam, undressing her. When she reports him everyone, even Mimi, thinks she's lying.
I really wanted to like this book, but I just couldn't seem to connect with Valerie. I felt like I should be angry for her and I should feel sorry for her, but there wasn't enough back story for me to really relate to the situation. The book was more about her social demise than it was the emotional turmoil she had to deal with after the rape. And since we don't really know her before the rape it's hard to think of her as anything other than "rape girl". Her mother's breakdown actually felt a little more real to me. She feels guilty that she wasn't there to protect her daughter, and there is nothing she can do to protect her from the gossip. I found myself sympathizing with her, maybe because I'm a mother. Just when the book started to feel like it was picking up I was left with an ending that had a lot to be desired. While I didn't dislike it, Rape Girl wasn't as good as I had hoped.
2 Stars * *
ty for the review of this book ive head mixed reviews may have to pick it up and check for mys elf
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