My Rating: 3 hearts
Thoughts on the Novel: Gone Too Far by Natalie D. Richards is a
book I probably would enjoyed more in my teenage years. That’s not to say I still
don’t love revenge stories – I do – but if I’m going to love the plot now, there
needs to be a very good motivation for the character(s) to want revenge and the
victim(s) must truly deserve it.
That wasn’t the case in Gone Too Far, though it did acknowledge that
there’s a person behind a label and that not everybody within a certain clique
is the same. The motive of the person responsible for exacting revenge (and later blackmailing Piper) was extremely weak, and Piper herself voluntarily became a co-partner because
she hadn't stood up for Stella and had been bullied herself by the popular kids. Thankfully,
over the course of the novel, Piper slowly becomes more uncomfortable with her
role in the take down of some students and realizes that part of the reason she’s
in the mess that she’s in is due to the fact that she’s very judgmental. However, trying to get her anonymous co-partner to stop seeking retribution is another matter altogether.
Gone Too Far was released on January 6, 2015 by Sourcebooks Fire.
Comments
About the Cover: It’s okay.
In exchange for an honest review, this book was received from the publisher (Sourcebooks) for free via NetGalley.
Revenge stories really aren't my thing either Z. I get angry that the person who was hurt then turns around and seeks to hurt others, so books like this don't usually work for me. Unless, like you said, there's a very good motivation for the revenge OR the people are so despicable you can't help but want them to get what's coming to them:)
ReplyDeleteI'm the same way, Z. I also need to have a solid reason for a revenge story. My favorite revenge story is The Count of Monte Cristo.
ReplyDeleteHeh, I actually can't remember the last time I read a revenge story now that I think about it. But yes, a solid motivation for it is definitely a must!
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