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Zoey Peresman
2 Reviews
(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.
Reviewer: Zoey Peresman
(4)
YA
In 1982, college student Laura travels to Russia to study but becomes involved in a romance with a young Russian man. Laura struggles to decide if he really loves her, or if he's using her to escape the oppressive Communist regime--as she and her fellow American students have been warned. The story's premise and unusual setting helps offset the occasionally flat writing.
Reviewer: Zoey Peresman
2 reviews
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