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This is my book, so I won't rate it, since that would be silly. Anyway, I've finished the re-read (that last line!), and will start re-reading Behind the Tears (book 2) - another of my works that I haven't looked at since it was published. Anyway, after I've published Hungover (Blurred Lines #2), I'm seriously considering adding another book to this series (book 5). I'll see how things go, though 2023 is for finishing off what I've started. I have so many unfinished products, so I'm going to for
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Okay, so I've read this twice, which says one thing, I LOVED IT! I tend to prefer dark stories, gritty ones that don't hold back, and this one DEFINITELY didn't hold back. It was heartstopping right from the very first chapter when Maia decided to take off to a party and in the process walks past a gang of boys, the leader (Tama, who's on the cover) having already had MAJOR issues with her brother, and not to mention Maia had previously kicked him in the nuts for grabbing her breasts, soooo... y
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Wow!! This debut work by Marita Hansen just resonates with authenticity. It is violent and no-holds-barred, but not OTT.....I see flashes of these mentalities and lifestyles in the families of some of the children I teach. Not yet available in mainstream NZ bookstores (set as it is in South Auckland), but certainly should be! Will have to buy a copy for my son via Amazon in the meantime......and I look forward to more from this author.

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Oct 08, 2011
Colleen Mitchell
marked it as to-read

Oct 12, 2011
Laura
marked it as to-read

Dec 11, 2011
K, Nz
marked it as couldn-t-get-into