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Hello fellow bookworms! Just finished this book and I LOVED EVERY SECOND. I read it in well under 24 hours. I am unsure how I feel about the ending, however, so I would like to hear some of your opinions! Do you think that V was in on the Crave the entire time or do you think that this was a delusion of Mikes? (Give me a follow on my book-related Instagram: sarah_and_her_shelf)
Stephanie I can't stop thinking about, and what ruined the book for me, is the authors acknowledgement page.

She says, "The first draft of this book was written…moreI can't stop thinking about, and what ruined the book for me, is the authors acknowledgement page.

She says, "The first draft of this book was written in a mad spurt of anger at the continued injustices perpetuated against woman in our so-called civil society."

Once I read that, I sat that for a second and could only come to the conclusion that the whole book was written as some feminist piece about how Mike stalked Vanessa, wouldn't leave her alone when she moved on, sexually assaulted her, and then her sexual past was used against her on the stand.

If that was the kind of book she wanted to write she should not have picked this story line; it makes her look like a real asshole. If my above assumption is true, Mike has a mental disorder, so he is not a great sample of "the patriarchy" and Vanessa was supposed to be the strong female character? Even if she was supposed to be the-everyday-female wronged by the defective men that are a result of our poisoned patriarchal society the actual narrative, that actual narrative muddies that up in almost every single way. Ultimately, the authors goal and the product delivered do not correlate and none of it makes sense for someone wanting to go on a rant about the "continued injustices against woman in our so-called society"

Major fail.(less)
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