Review: Excellent and Entertaining Read
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 11, 2014
I screen books for my pre-teen twins, and this is one that passes with flying colors, with one concerning spot. Juliette took charge of her life, which is great, but the sexual assault scene is hard. For my daughter, we're using this book to open up conversation about the risks of sexual assault since it's just too common these days. Our son likes fantasy books, so we're going to use this book to help him understand why assault is so bad. Juliette has to deal with being through something traumatic, and the effects are shown in this book. That scene on the porch and the nightmares were great, and the moment she thought of showing mercy at the end cinched this book as one parents should read with their pre-teens and early teens, and everyone else should read. Thanks, Alys, for that thoughtful author's note at the beginning. I'm reading Sacred Honor now, and it's gearing up better than this one.