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Winona
For Winona Prescott, senior year was supposed to be simple; get good grades, graduate and have a bit of fun on the side. But when a video of her kissing another girl goes viral throughout the entire school overnight, everything takes a turn for the worse. Friends she once trusted turn on her, peers shut her out and her only comfort is from a friendship she once thought was lost. Winona just wants everyone to forget the video ever existed.
But then the messages start to appear.
Repeatedly, Winona's phone is filled with hate messages from an unknown account. She tries to delete them, they come back. She tries to ignore them, the paranoia sets in. Soon there are groups and pages, all spewing hate directed right at her and Winona is crumbling under the pressure. From the relationship with her dad, to the cold shoulder from everyone at school and the faceless person targeting her, Winona doesn't know what to do.
Because the scariest opponent is the one you can't see.
But then the messages start to appear.
Repeatedly, Winona's phone is filled with hate messages from an unknown account. She tries to delete them, they come back. She tries to ignore them, the paranoia sets in. Soon there are groups and pages, all spewing hate directed right at her and Winona is crumbling under the pressure. From the relationship with her dad, to the cold shoulder from everyone at school and the faceless person targeting her, Winona doesn't know what to do.
Because the scariest opponent is the one you can't see.
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Published January 1, 2017
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August 24, 2017
4.5 stars
I am extremely positively surprised, to be completely honest. I already know that Tahlie Purvis has a great writing style and that she often deals with important and dark themes and she did all of this once again with Winona. Cyberbullying somewhere along the way almost became an every day thing that we encounter and push under the rug. Winona's way of coping with ugly text messages, horrible comments and gossips that follow her was very real and relatable. What I also encountered in this book and in real life as well is that moment when people, "friends", think that you owe it to them to come out. "Why did you hide it from us?", "Why did we have to find out like this?" - If someone's is still coming to terms about their sexuality it is a private matter and none of your business.
Read Winona y'all.
I am extremely positively surprised, to be completely honest. I already know that Tahlie Purvis has a great writing style and that she often deals with important and dark themes and she did all of this once again with Winona. Cyberbullying somewhere along the way almost became an every day thing that we encounter and push under the rug. Winona's way of coping with ugly text messages, horrible comments and gossips that follow her was very real and relatable. What I also encountered in this book and in real life as well is that moment when people, "friends", think that you owe it to them to come out. "Why did you hide it from us?", "Why did we have to find out like this?" - If someone's is still coming to terms about their sexuality it is a private matter and none of your business.
Read Winona y'all.
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