Title:
A Midsummer’s Nightmare
Author:
Kody Keplinger
Publisher: Poppy (2012)
Pages: 304
You know how you always hated the
bitch of high school. No, I’m not talking about the head cheerleader. I’m
talking about the slut, the whore, not necessarily the head
cheerleader9although normally, she’s the slut).
Well, in this story, I admit, I
cried a lot. I wasn’t sobbing or anything, it’s just that tears started
trickling down my cheek and it just won’t stop. It started with one sentence,
“you’re the biggest mistake I’ve ever made”. From then on, it was a crying
fest.
The story is about a girl who
parties a lot. We always judge those who did the same but do we even take the
time to really get to know about them instead of just listening to the rumours.
She had a hard time in her life. I’m not saying what she did was right even if
it is to get her parents attention. I get that she had divorced parents who
paid no attention to her but she should not throw away her life just because of
it. Well, it gets worse. The boy she slept with at a party turns out to be her
soon-to-be stepbrother (talk about awkward).
She pushed everybody away, dwelling
in her hurt, not giving a chance for others who were willing to make room for
her in theirs. By the way, a story isn’t really as interesting if boys are not
involved. Her ‘stepbrother’ whom she thought was a prude after living with him
for the summer was actually an avid partygoer. He was actually stopping his
nightlife the day he met her. They fought, bonded and in the end managed to
stay with each other. He helped her to mend her relationship with her father
and teach her to start believing in people. Her gay best friend which is her
first friend in years also became the anchor in her life.
In the end, it shows that despite
the many problems we have, we need to suck it up and start living. Just because
it’s our life it doesn’t mean we get to screw it up. Remember, we do not get to
this world alone nor we get to leave it alone.
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