Emma Putnam is dead, and it's all Sara Wharton's fault.
At least, that's what everyone seems to think. Sara, along with her best friend and three other classmates, has been criminally charged for the bullying and harassment that led to Emma's shocking suicide. Now Sara is the one who's ostracized, already guilty according to her peers, the community, and the media.
During the summer before her senior year, in between meetings with lawyers and a court-recommended therapist, Sara is forced to reflect on the events that brought her to this moment—and ultimately consider her role in an undeniable tragedy. And she'll have to find a way to move forward, even when it feels like her own life is over.
In this powerful debut novel inspired by real-life events, Amanda Maciel weaves a narrative of high school life as complex and heartbreaking as it is familiar: a story of everyday jealousies and resentments, misunderstandings and desires. Tease is a thought-provoking must-read that will haunt readers long after the last page.
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So I was so excited about this book! It tells the story of the bad, mean girls who drove a girl to commit suicide. The issue I had with this book was that we didn't get to see Emma side of the story. Only getting one side paints a very clear picture. and in this book you get one of two girls who don't care what happened. Its just an inconvenience that they are being sued by the parents of the dead girl. This book has a lot of Slut-Shaming as well as a lot of pathetic actions. The book even starts out with Sara saying that she doesn't care what happened. The thing I did love about this book is the relationship that Sara had with her brothers. She took very good care of them pretty much being a co-parent.
In the end I really didn't see much character development with Sara. I didn't see her grow to be a better person and to really be sorry for the actions she did that lead to Emma's death. She saw herself as the victim for most of the book and the ending was just 5 pages of Sara figuring out that what she did was wrong.
The overall feel of the book for me didn't make me feel like this book would inspire people to stop being bullies. There was no lesson to learn, and most of the teens just got off with easy to no charges, just by pretending that they were sorry. With this kind of book I really think that there should have been more character growth and a lesson that really grabs the reader. It was a wonderful oportunity to write a story that could have been used in the classroom. To really show how bad it is to bully and the consequences that can and will happen if you are one.
"*I received a copy of this book for free to review, this in no way influenced my review, all opinions are 100% honest and my own. OR I purchased the book on my own."
4 comments:
Thankfully I have not been bullied nor have I witnessed someone being bullied. On the other hand, I'm sad to hear that you didn't like Tease very much! I'm usually not a fan of YA contemporary novels, but there's been a lot of hype surrounding Tease, so it has definitely piqued my interest.
I was definitely bullied as a kid, especially in middle school. It's a rough time for any kid, and I was a nerd who read all the time. So I pretty much had a target on my back. But you grow and learn and eventually, you get to college, thank god.
I was a nerd and got picked on in high school.
I was picked on in Elementary. Other girls use to make fun of my ears, they are too big.
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