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Last Summer
Last Summer
Author: Holly Chamberlin
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ISBN-13: 9780758235084
ISBN-10: 0758235089
Publication Date: 7/1/2012
Pages: 352
Rating:
  • Currently 2.6/5 Stars.
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2.6 stars, based on 8 ratings
Publisher: Kensington
Book Type: Paperback
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reviewed Last Summer on + 3 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
Just couldn't connect to any characters.
kopsahl48 avatar reviewed Last Summer on + 181 more book reviews
Rosie Patterson is the target of a bullying campaign at her school. What starts as just teasing from a group of girls, turns into full on abuse. The ultimate betrayal that Rosie receives is her best friend and next door neighbor, Meg Giroux, lets slip a big secret that is used to humiliate Rosie in front of the entire school. This pushes Rosie over the edge and into a downward spiral and ends with self-mutilation. The aftermath ends up tearing apart not only Rosies family but also Megs. Both families must come full circle and learn to forgive and move forward.

I am going to be completely honest and say I felt no emotion while reading Last Summer. I was fully expecting to be torn apart due to my own personal experiences but instead I felt I was just reading a story. Chamberlin didnt pull me in. After reading the Q & A at the end, I figured out why. Chamberlin has never experienced bullying or any of the after effects., she has only researched it because she was asked to write a book on bullying. The storyline was well thought out but it is missing that emotion that needs to be incorporated to pull the reader in and make the impact that it should. I would still recommend readers to pick this book up just because Chamberlin does tell the story from many POVs and the reader realizes how bullying can affect the victim but also ripple thru everyone associated with the victim.

(ARC was provided by publisher for an honest review)
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It's a story that needs to be told. That being said the unfolding often felt very laborious.