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Review:

Her and Me and You

By: Lauren Strasnick

Goodreads:

First love, broken friendships, and heartache all play a part in this evocative, voice-driven novel about Alex, a girl whose world is ripped apart when her father’s affair splits her family in two.

Alex moves with her mess of a mother to a new town, where she is befriended by hot, enigmatic Fred—and alternately flirted with and cold-shouldered by Fred’s twin sister, Adina. Others warn Alex to steer clear of the twins, whose sibling relationship is considered abnormal at best, but there’s just something about Fred—and something about Adina—that draws Alex to them and makes her want to be part of their crazy world…no matter the consequences.

I really don't know what to say about this book, I liked it but at the same time I thought it was lacking. I felt bad for Alex, an alcholic mother and "slutty" father are not good things to have in your life. I liked the interactiosn between Fred and Adina and how they seemed to be one person before Alex came into the picture. I found Adina's jelousy to be very intersting and what she does to try and stake her claim...WOW! O.o but this is where I have my issue with this book: The Ending. It just ends, theres this huge event where Adina ends up in the hospital but nothing is ever really resolved between her and Alex. We just asume that things are going to be okay. I was actually in shock when it was over.
so I'd give this a B-

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Debbie!! - I have emailed you and you have one week to email me back then I'll pick a new winner

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- the Pagan being from a character and Elina is my Faerie name

Target by Kathleen Jeffrie Johnson.

Today's review on on Target by Kathleen Jeffrie Johnson.

Goodreads:

Why had the men chosen him? What had they seen about him that said, I’m your target?
Savagely violated by two strangers, 16-year-old Grady West retreats into a deep silence. Everything about the life he knew fades away. He switches to a new school and stops calling his old friends. He can’t talk to his family. As fear and doubt and memories of his horrible experience take over his head, Grady can’t even eat. But there are those around him who can see beyond his silence and want to know who he really is. As Grady struggles to climb out of the pain and recover from his trauma, he begins to connect with people who show him that life is still worth living.

I found this book at the library and read it in one night. Grady's story is sad but up lifting. A boy who at only 16 years old was beaten, raped, and left for dead has to learn to get back up. You can really see the struggle in Grady as he leaves his old school for a new one in order to escape the demons of that night. I liked how his confidence grew and the book progressed and how he started opening up to the people who cared about him. The character Jess was very funny, something Grady defently needed. I recomend this book, but beware of the mature sistuation that Grady is put into.