Backlash

The book I finished is called Backlash by Sarah Darer Littman. When I read the summary on the back, I was really interested and wanted to find out more, so I did. The story starts out with Lara Kelley's point of view and she's messaging someone named Christian on Facebook. Lara has been depressed but she soon gets better, so when Christian tells her that she's an awful person, it drives her over the edge and tries to commit suicide, Lara survives but her parents are extra over protective. Throughout the story there are many conflicts and surprises. Although the story focuses on Lara, there are different characters points of view in the following chapters.

There are many interesting characters in this book but I will write about one I really disliked. The character I didn't like was Mary Jo Connors, she is a real estate agent and wants her daughter, Breanna, to follow her dreams and not her own. A quote that made me not like her even more is, "Can't I trust you to do anything right, Breanna?" Mom says in a voice as cold as her anger is hot, completely unmoved by my tears." After I read this part it made me feel bad for Breanna because she dealt with this everyday. Also the fact that her mom didn't show any sympathy after her daughter was crying shocked me.