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226 pp.
| Simon |
November, 2013 |
TradeISBN 978-1-4424-6072-0$16.99
(4)
YA
Ben's new romance with free-spirited Ani begins to fall apart after Ani is brutally raped at a party. After the rape, Ani's behavior becomes alarmingly opaque, and Ben struggles to help someone who has become a stranger to him. This look at rape's destructive effects leaves an (often disturbing) impression but doesn't rise above problem-novel status.