Review: A Downward Spiral
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 12 3, 2012
Ciara decided to get a headstart on her Freshman year of college by starting in the summer rather than the fall. Ultimately, Ciara wanted to be near her boyfriend Trey. During what she thought would be a summer of them getting closer turned out to be a summer full of heartache.  To add to her frustration with Trey, Ciara and her roommate, Tala, were not getting along. Tala and Ciara had come pretty close to several fist fights.Ciara and the entire Aurbor Grove Unversity student body was shocked when Tala was found dead of an apparent suicide.Ciara was the typical naive/green freshman.  Throughout the story she did nothing but frustrate me. She was so clueless at times. Her naivety and jealousy over her boyfriend was simply nauseating. AGU was a party school and Trey was an upperclassman and took full advantage of Ciara's naivety. Ciara's friends Nick and Faraji supporting roles were choppy at best. Nick had alot to offer the story but you got the feeling that the author did not know what to do with him. Faraji  had to a "filler" because the reader never got to know her personally.It would have helped if the reader would have had a chance to get to know more of Ciara's personal thoughts. The entire story felt rushed.  The plot made me hold on because it was full of suspense and the climax was awesome. The ending left you with a blank stare.