false <![CDATA[Fault Line]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172890980m/228997.jpg 228997 4 Seventeen-year-old Becky Martin never thought she'd be one of THOSE girls. After all, she doesn't fit the profile. She has two loving parents, close friends who care about her, even a great gig as an amateur comic in the San Francisco comedy club scene. Becky has always considered herself too smart and too driven to ever become involved in an abusive relationship. But up-and-coming comic Kip Costello is impossible to resist. He's cute, hilarious, and worships stand-up as much as she does. Yet, as Kip begins to demand more and more of her time and attention, Becky is forced to admit to herself that her relationship isn't as perfect as she works so hard to make other people believe. "No matter how much work I did in the relationship, it was never enough. Making him happy was my top priority, but it seemed like the harder I tried, the more I failed." The time for jokes is over as Becky faces some serious and hard truths about Kip, their relationship, and her own hidden insecurities. Janet Tashjian's refreshingly different take on a sobering and pervasive issue for teens rings solidly true. By adding Kip's often agonizing diary entries to Becky's narrative, Tashjian has crafted a novel that promotes both empathy and understanding about adolescent abusive relationships. (Ages 14 to 18) <I>--Jennifer Hubert</I> 1002638 2003 Fault Line total:95|5:5|4:4|3:1|2:0|1:0| 95 364 139 14 5 0 false false Mon Nov 16 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 16 21:57:44 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 16 22:53:07 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Aug 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 27 17:55:59 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 27 18:00:34 -0700 2009 I thought this book was pretty go...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 17 11:17:19 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 17 11:18:06 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Mon Jul 20 20:02:32 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 20 20:06:29 -0700 2009 so why did it have to be so dull?
its misleading to say this book is about an abusive relationship..
its more about a relationship that could have been abusive if she hadn't left.
the characters aren't all that likeable and everything is quite cliche.
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