Something Happened to Ali Greenleaf (Something Happened to Ali Greenleaf #1) -

Hayley Krischer

Razorbill

2020

320 páginas

10h 40m

ISBN-10: 0593114116

For fans of Rory Power and Laurie Halse Anderson, this sharp, emotional debut follows Ali, a high school junior reeling from a recent sexual assault, and Blythe, a popular senior--and the rapist's longtime friend--who tries to gain Ali's trust in hopes of dissuading her from turning him in.

Ali Greenleaf and Blythe Jensen couldn't be more different. Ali is sweet, bitingly funny, and just a little naive. Blythe is beautiful, terrifying, and the most popular girl in school. At a party one night, the girls' lives collide when Ali decides she'll finally make her move on Sean Nessel, the hottest guy in school, her longtime crush, and Blythe's best friend. But when Sean pushes Ali farther than she wants to go, she is forced to confront a horrible truth--Sean raped her.

Afraid for his reputation and his future, Sean begs Blythe to convince Ali that he didn't do anything wrong. Blythe complies because, as much as she tries to deny it, she's been in love with Sean for years. She tries to befriend Ali, inviting her to the exclusive senior bathroom, letting her hang out with her gang of ruthless popular girls, and sharing her own dark secrets. But getting closer to Ali also digs up memories of the sexual assault Blythe experienced during an elite "initiation" she was part of as a freshman--one she's expected to carry on as a senior.

In the aftermath of what happened at the party that night, Ali and Blythe must navigate tumultuous relationships, the effects of trauma, and what empowerment means to them.

Resenhas (1)

4 (Muito bom)

Não vou mentir: é um livro pesado, que deixa a gente angustiada, que deixa a gente triste, que deixa a gente com raiva, que faz a gente sentir várias emoções. Mas é um livro necessário, que retrata um assunto necessário de ser discutido e, ao meu ver, faz isso de uma maneira muito real, sem cair em clichês e sem tentar criar "a vítima perfeita". Só não dou cinco estrelas porque não consegui engolir a Blythe e o grupinho delas como "adolescentes problemáticas que merecem compreensão e perdão".