Myra

Topical, shocking in it's frankness

Sukvinda (sic) appeared to be a repository for all the angst the other young characters were feeling. It was as if she represented the thoughtlessness of people's actions,without regard to the effect said actions would have on others around them. Her bloodletting caused a visceral reaction in me. By the end she had grown in the strength of her character...I also was struck how the opposing views of the townspeople so closely correlated with America's current political battles (personal responsibility versus the less fortunate). Guess this crap occurs all over the world...

Clear, concise language. Listened to a book (vampire series, with an English character called "Bones") and couldn't get through the first couple chapters due to harshness of the narrator...taught me to listen FIRST before purchasing.

Obviously,Crystal. She has options, but she can't see, and has not been taught to choose a less damaging path among those options (I work for Social Work Service)...Or Kay, for not fighting harder for Crystal, or picking up her daughter's life and relocating, following some guy who never gave her the tiniest indication he wanted to be with her outside of a bed...