I was ultimately submerged in the story and impressed by the author’s commitment to talking about the long-term effects of childhood neglect and abuse. (When I was adding the TWs, I was like, damn, this story sounds majorly dramatic!) But- BUT-it’s not that simplistic.
And, I think it’s far to say, there is an element of that in this story that might turn off some readers. I thought it was going to be another melodramatic YA story chock-full of painful childhood experiences, which were then overcome quickly at the end by the power of young L-O-V-E. Luckily, reading it quickly wasn’t a problem as I was drawn into the story by the midpoint and raced to finish it.Īt the beginning, however, I was dubious. Instead of a leisurely full seven days to read and write a simple review, I, of course, didn’t get the time to do it until two days ago. Armentrout’s The Problem with Forever last week because I felt like doing one more of these RITA reviews when the opportunity came, but, well, it was a push to get it done and written before the deadline! I hadn’t read the book-as YA isn’t normally my happy place within the romance genre, despite the odd fact that I reviewed another YA RITA earlier this year-but I thought it’d be fun, and then life happened, and it didn’t go quite according to plan. I picked up this last-minute review of Jennifer L. And as she watches Rider’s life spiral out of control, Mallory faces a choice between staying silent and speaking out-for the people she loves, the life she wants, and the truths that need to be heard. Yet the deeper their bond grows, the more it becomes apparent that she’s not the only one grappling with the lingering scars from the past. It doesn’t take long for Mallory to realize that the connection she shared with Rider never really faded. But of all the terrifying and exhilarating scenarios she’s imagined, there’s one she never dreamed of-that she’d run into Rider Stark, the friend and protector she hasn’t seen since childhood, on her very first day. Now, after years of homeschooling with loving adoptive parents, Mallory must face a new milestone-spending her senior year at public high school. And even though it’s been four years since her nightmare ended, she’s beginning to worry that the fear that holds her back will last a lifetime. Growing up, she learned that the best way to survive was to say nothing. For Mallory “Mouse” Dodge, it’s a shield.
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