{{REVIEW}} SOME BOYS BY PATTY BLOUNT

Books with this subject are usually very tricky for me, but this one caught my attention because Grace was a fighter. The hazing she received through most of the book made me so damn angry! But really it was very realistic. Most girls/women raped by jocks are usually blamed for it. But she fought those injustices head on, even when she was trembling at the knees. Ian was also a big part of what caught my attention. Sure he mucked it up a few times by going with the crowd, but it never sat well w/ him afterwards. That was a sign he was really a good egg, so i forgave his douchy-ness. It brought on a wave of emotions in me. Most of them angry. Its crazy how an entire HS can come down on a girl and label her a slut just because the head jock says so. And don't even get me started on the real slut bags of the story : her ex friends. It reminded me: Teenage girls can be the devil! But all that aside This novel brings to light a really dark subject. I'm hoping if there's a girl out there going through something similar she'll take strength from this. 

-Juli


Goodreads Synopsis:
Some boys go too far. Some boys will break your heart. But one boy can make you whole.

When Grace meets Ian she's afraid. Afraid he'll reject her like the rest of the school, like her own family. After she accuses the town golden boy of rape, everyone turns against Grace. They call her a slut and a liar. But...Ian doesn't. He's funny and kind with secrets of his own.

But how do you trust the best friend of the boy who raped you? How do you believe in love?

A gut-wrenching, powerful love story told from alternating points of view by the acclaimed author of Send.