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Original Title: | Bitter End |
ISBN: | 0316086959 (ISBN13: 9780316086950) |
Edition Language: | English |
Setting: | Kansas(United States) |
Literary Awards: | Missouri Gateway Readers Award Nominee (2014) |
Jennifer Brown
Hardcover | Pages: 359 pages Rating: 3.91 | 7284 Users | 786 Reviews
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Title | : | Bitter End |
Author | : | Jennifer Brown |
Book Format | : | Hardcover |
Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
Pages | : | Pages: 359 pages |
Published | : | May 10th 2011 by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers |
Categories | : | Young Adult. Contemporary. Realistic Fiction. Sociology. Abuse. Romance |
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When Alex falls for the charming new boy at school, Cole -- a handsome, funny, sports star who adores her -- she can't believe she's finally found her soul mate . . . someone who truly loves and understands her.At first, Alex is blissfully happy. Sure, Cole seems a little jealous of her relationship with her close friend Zack, but what guy would want his girlfriend spending all her time with another boy? As the months pass, though, Alex can no longer ignore Cole's small put-downs, pinches, or increasingly violent threats.
As Alex struggles to come to terms with the sweet boyfriend she fell in love with and the boyfriend whose "love" she no longer recognizes, she is forced to choose -- between her "true love" and herself.
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Ratings: 3.91 From 7284 Users | 786 ReviewsEvaluation Based On Books Bitter End
I'm still reeling from this one.I don't like how Bethany and Zack were portrayed later on in the book. That ruined it all for me. If it were my friend being abused (and Alex admitted it to Bethany), I would help her. I don't care if she hates me for doing so, I don't care if she never talks to me again, I WILL help her. I would do anything that I can to reach out to her. I won't look at her with sadness and disappointment and slowly remove her from my life. I wouldn't treat her formally and stopAlex has great friends, but feels lonely in her own home. Her mother's sudden death and her father's inability to cope with three active daughters has made her easy prey for Cole...Cole, new kid - handsome, mysterious, athletic. Cole seems to appreciate her like no one else does, not Bethany or Zach, her best friends. So what if Cole is sometimes controlling, or grabs her wrist too hard, or says hateful things. He loves her. He always says sorry and gives her roses. He loves her. He understands
why i like these books? i have no idea.... it was scary and depressing and let me just say cole is psychotic
Abusive relationships among young adults is a little-explored topic in fiction, and one usually restricted to afterschool specials and educational dramas like Degrassi. It was therefore nice - well, maybe "nice" isn't the right word, but important - to come across a book addressing the subject. Cole isn't described as a monster, but instead as a sweet and lovable guy, and this makes the story all the more realistic. Most abusers never start out that way, but instead establish a connection with
This was a scary read. The hardest and scariest part about Bitter End was Cole and not because he was the bad guy, it was because in the beginning and half way through the violence I liked him. I kept thinking ok hes a good guy, he wont really hit her.and then later angry because the Cole I liked disappeared. I began to despise him slowly, but at the same time I felt really bad for him and how he became who he was, Cole needed help desperately, but no one could help because he was already too
I wanted so much to love this book the way I loved The Hate List but, well... it's so much about the message that it just gets lost there. What I mean is, there are other books (like Cut or Wintergirls) where I felt that the author had a character who, as she developed, had a problem, but in this one I felt that the author had a problem she tried to fit characters around.Alex's relationship with Zach and Bethany is so close that they're the Terrible Three, in and out of each other's homes all
This book scared the be-Jesus out of me. My good friend Kasey Kamenicky introduced me to Hate List by Jennifer Brown, which is a fabulous piece of work. I couldn't wait to read this book, as I am a fan of the way Brown deals with tough subjects. Having said that, I found myself arguing in my head that Alex really wouldn't put up with that kind of crap from Cole. After having convinced myself that Brown got it all wrong, she would remind us that no one in the book loves Alex like she truly wishes
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