Bad Romance by Heather Demetrios - OPTIONAL
Bad Romance by Heather Demetrios , 356 pages. Henry Holt and Company, 2017. $18. Content: Language: R (100+ swears; 172 “f” words); Mature Content: R (on page sex); Violence: PG-13. BUYING ADVISORY: HS – OPTIONAL AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE Grace lives in a house with a very controlling stepfather and a mentally ill mother. Grace has been crushing on Gavin for a while, so after he breaks up with his girlfriend and attempts suicide, she writes him a letter to tell him she cares for him. When he returns to school, he starts to show interest in Grace and they start a relationship. Quickly, Grace realizes that in her attempt to escape the abuse at home she has fallen into another abusive relationship. Gavin tries to blame his unraveling on Grace and Grace must depend on her friends and her own strength to get herself out of another bad situation. It’s hard to read about abusive relationships because the whole time I just want to scream at the characters to get out, but that’s