Y'all, there were a lot of things I liked about this book. However - there were a few huge glaring problems - in my opinion - that kept me from loving it.First of all: the many good things. For one, I love the focus and awareness put on the specific form of rape that Alex suffers from. It doesn't ne...
I loved mostly everything about The Mockingbirds. The writing was superior. The subject matter was one that needs to be talked about and the characters were drawn very well. Even the smallest character in the book had a fantastic voice. The rape scenes were believable and scary. The black outs from ...
I'm hoping I can get more put into this review than AH!! I Loved it!! Fan girl SQUEE!!Maybe now that I got that out of my system I can write something coherent ;)The Mockingbirds begins with Alex waking up in a room that is not hers, in a bed that's not hers, completely naked, and beside a guy she d...
This. Book. Was. Phenomenal.A little story for you: One August day, Julie had just finished a book she didn't particularly like and knew she had to read an assigned book for English. Julie was going to cry from boring books. Julie had gotten The Mockingbirds earlier that day and decided to read that...
The author of The Mockingbirds, Daisy Whitney, states that she was date-raped in college. Perhaps that is why the main character's feelings and actions in The Mockingbirds ring so true--the author experienced those feelings herself.Publisher information: Themis Academy is a quiet boarding school wit...
Tackling the difficult subject matter of date rape, The Mockingbirds is a thoughtful and powerful read. I think the story is so compelling because it’s so easy to relate to the protagonist, Alex. This story about date rape and standing up for yourself felt very raw and honest and and like this situa...
I picked up a copy of The Mockingbirds at ALA this summer, and I've been trying to wait patiently for it to release. I "met" Daisy Whitney on Twitter a couple of months ago, and I think she's one of the nicest people I've ever talked to, so when she mentioned that her book was about date-rape, and ...
Risk of retraumatization for those with sexual misconduct-related trigger issues.Written by a date rape survivor, The Mockingbirds is painful and powerful. It’s extremely well written and forthright, dealing candidly with the gamut of emotions experienced by survivors: anger, illogical coping mechan...
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