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Sweet Sixteen by Brenda Rothert
Book Blurb:
They say roses are the most beautiful...Gin Fielding is counting the days until she escapes the small-town life of Roper, Missouri for college at NYU. She prefers to blend in, though she's far from invisible. But when she protects a younger student from a bully, the spotlight turns on her in ways she never imagined.
I say that every rose has its thorn...
The Friday night lights shine bright on Chase Matthews. Roper's golden boy, Chase can do no wrong, enjoying the small-town celebrity being the star quarterback brings. When Gin defends his little sister against a bully, he decides to lend her his star power and change her senior year in ways she never imagined.
But maybe the thorns are part of their beauty.
When Gin declines Chase's invitation to be part of the elite Sweet Sixteen, the repercussions turn both their lives upside down. But amidst the chaos, Gin and Chase find solace in one another. Together, they confront the ugly truth-- that sometimes glory has a dark side.
***Warning--Sweet Sixteen is an upper YA book with mature themes and is intended for readers 18+.
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My Readultery Life Review
WOW…this book is like no other book that I had read recently.
Sweet Sixteen is a book about the ups and downs that most
high school teenagers experience during their time at school and the repercussions
that follow from everyone’s decisions. This story is raw and will be hard for
some readers to read.
Brenda Rothert does a beautiful job at portraying the social
issues that many teens these days face in their everyday school life, issues
like bullying, racial abuse and even sexual assault. These issues can have a
massive impact on a teens childhood and can be left with issues that they take
with them into adulthood. Brenda Rothert has written this story with the perfect
mix of tough love, reality and empathising what it means to take responsibility
for one’s actions.
Our main characters are amazing, both hero and heroine
battle with the issues that this story covers and we as readers experience the
impact that from both sides off the story when they, the teens make their decisions
and how their actions have a causal effect.
Gin, our heroine, is wise beyond her years. She knows who
she is and what she wants her life to be once high school is over. This alone
made her one off my favourite characters that I have read today. Its very rare
for a person of her age to take a stand like she did and when her stance isn’t liked
she certainly feels that backlash form the school. But even with the hostilely
she faces, she stays true to her and the beliefs that she has a human being and
as a young female adult. Its these qualities that we need to embrace in our
youth off today. Strength in character, perseverance, kindness and being in
yourself.
Chance, man he was the character that tugged at my heart
strings. While he is one off the problems within the school and his decisions
up to a point have resulted in some questionable actions, its his actions after
he becomes aware of his part in the issues at school that shows the kind of man
he will become. For me, as I was reading this story and seeing the changes that
Chances goes through and his willingness to accept responsibility for his actions
was the focal point for me in this story. We all have the capacity to make
mistakes, its how we as an individual accepts responsibility and atones for our
actions can show our true character.
Overall, this book for me is a fantastic YA romance and a
coming off age read that highlights important issues that we as a society must
help our future generations overcome. We must encourage the good within each
individual and offer assistance for those who can’t find their way. Brenda
Rothert has written a beautiful and raw romance. She has the ability to address
issues with a softness that leaves an impression in people of all ages.
***** 5 Stars
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