C. M. Smith

Another special snowflake who thinks filing the VIN off of her mess of a fan fiction is appropriate or ethical. I gave it latitude as a fan fiction. It's utterly ridiculous to think this was appropriate to "publish" (outside of the whole taking someone else's characters and trying to profit, fucking ridiculous). The plot was not only improbable it was made impossible by the fact Edward changed his tune almost overnight (something like two weeks).

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This was an awesome book. Bullying comes in all forms. Anna has been the butt of everyone’s jokes for as long as she could remember. The thing is she has done nothing to warrant it except being larger than they think she should be. Instead of retaliating she built a wall around herself. I like to say that the wall protected her from hurt but it is obvious it didn’t. As she and Evan become an item I was often exasperated with her responses to him. Then it hit me that she really had no reason to trust anyone. This is an inspiring book. It showed how people can change if they truly want to. It also showed how difficult change could be. I absolutely love the way the book ended. I really didn’t expect it, yet it seemed like that was the way it should have ended. The characters in this book were spot on. I was not a fan of the “f-bomb” being dropped throughout the book. This was a personal point for me. It was not so terrible that it made the book a bad read. I just didn’t feel it was a necessary addition to the work. I would not hesitate to read more by this author. It was very authentic. I would definitely recommend this book.… (meer)

Arianna Weller is a size fourteen. The kids at school bully her by calling her fat and generally humiliating her. It’s the end of her senior year, and she knows if she just holds tight, she’ll be out of there soon and never have to deal with these ignorant kids again.

When Arianna is paired up for a science project with super hot Evan Drake, the school’s most popular boy and the guy Arianna has had a crush on for years, she’s afraid of what might happen. Evan is one of the guys who humiliates her regularly. But as the project moves on, and Arianna and Evan begin spending time together, Evan begins to see the beautiful person Arianna really is and realizes the impact of what he and his classmates have done to her.

Bullying is such a hot topic these days, and this book definitely addresses the effects that bullying has on teens. My heart ached for Arianna and everything she endured at the hands of the stupid, narrow-minded kids at her school. Like many, I, myself, was bullied in school and I know how painful it can be. I also know all to well what it’s like to hold out for graduation day so you can get away from those people.

While I did empathize with Arianna and I found the story was interesting, I felt that the writing could have been smoother. When compared with other books on bullying, this one didn’t sing as loudly to me. It felt repetitive at times. Still, this is a timely story and one worth reading.… (meer)