Tease by Amanda Maciel - Restarting June 3rd 2015

[Sarah Elizabeth]

Emma Putnam is dead, and it's all Sara Wharton's fault.

At least, that's what everyone seems to think. Sara, along with her best friend and three other classmates, has been criminally charged for the bullying and harassment that led to Emma's shocking suicide. Now Sara is the one who's ostracized, already guilty according to her peers, the community, and the media.

During the summer before her senior year, in between meetings with lawyers and a court-recommended therapist, Sara is forced to reflect on the events that brought her to this moment—and ultimately consider her role in an undeniable tragedy. And she'll have to find a way to move forward, even when it feels like her own life is over.

In this powerful debut novel inspired by real-life events, Amanda Maciel weaves a narrative of high school life as complex and heartbreaking as it is familiar: a story of everyday jealousies and resentments, misunderstandings and desires. Tease is a thought-provoking must-read that will haunt readers long after the last page.

Jacquelyn and I will be reading this on Janaury 25th 2014.
This book has not yet been released and review copies can be requested at edelweiss - http://edelweiss.abovethetreeline.com/

Everybody welcome ☺

[Jacquelyn]

:D

[Sarah Elizabeth]

Starting now ☺

[Sarah Elizabeth]

29% (view spoiler)[ so after talking Sara into losing her virginity to Dylan, brielle confesses that what happened at camp wasn't consensual? That is not nice. (hide spoiler)]

[Sarah Elizabeth]

37% (view spoiler)[ how can they afford fifty roses? (hide spoiler)]

[Sarah Elizabeth]

47% (view spoiler)[ well Emma, you kind of bought that one on yourself love. Why are you snogging someone else's boyfriend? (hide spoiler)]

[Sarah Elizabeth]

51% (view spoiler)[ well, they may have bullied her, but if you're going to steal someone else's boyfriend, you should be prepared for name calling. (hide spoiler)]

[Sarah Elizabeth]

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Date changed. Restarting April 3rd. Happy Reading ☺

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[Kate]

Thanks Sarah!

[Emily]

Starting now :)

[Emily]

I can't figure out what chapter im on with mu Kindle but im at 25% (view spoiler)[ I don't know how I feel about Sara. There are times were I think she's just got really crappy friends and there are times when I think she's just as bad. It's okay, I want to know what happens with Carmichael and how exactly they're responsible for Emmas death but I'm not sure I'm really enjoying it. (hide spoiler)]

[Kate]

I won't be able to start this one until the afternoon (it's about 1am as I'm typing this). I'll catch up, though!

[Emily]

that's fine :) where are you from?

[Sarah Elizabeth]

I think Kaitlin is in the US on PST (the same as goodreads) - http://wwp.greenwichmeantime.co.uk/ti...

[Kate]

Yep. I live in Oregon.

[Emily]

okay. I'm in the UK so I guess I'm ahead of you a bit :)

[Emily]

66%... sorry still not figured out chapters!
(view spoiler)[ I can't figure out if Sara is as bad as they're making out. I mean she's a total bitch but I can't help thinking it's becausr of the people she's around. Also Emma did steal her boyfriend so I guess she has a reason to be angry. She's just going about it the wrong way! I hate brielle!! (hide spoiler)]

[Sarah Elizabeth]

I actually liked Sara, (view spoiler)[ and I felt for her as well. Emma wasn't exactly innocent in all of this, (like you say, she was sleeping with her boyfriend) and Sara was definitely pressured by her friends to act the way she did. I would really have liked to have had something from Emma's perspective as well though. Brielle is awful. (hide spoiler)]

[Emily]

Emma's POV would be interesting! (view spoiler)[ See I feel for Sara but then she'll go and do something stupid which will put me straight back on the fence again. Although I quite like the way it's being portrayed as this mucky grey area rather than black and white. Because there are always too sides to every story. I'm really intrigued to find out what happened on 'that weekend'. I also REALLY like Carmichael (hide spoiler)]

[Sarah Elizabeth]

(view spoiler)[ the mystery over what happened definitely kept me turning the pages! I think the further you get into the book the more murky things become. it definitely wasn't black and white, and was kinda hard to pick sides. (hide spoiler)]

[Emily]

(view spoiler)[ That's what's kept me reading. In the beginning I almost gave up on it, I found everyone really annoying but I wanted to know what happened. I'm glad I'm still reading it. Slower start though. I think they're both (Sara and Emma) as bad as each other and in some ways they're both victims, so yeah I agree... picking sides isn't easy! (hide spoiler)]

[Emily]

73% (view spoiler)[ And now I'm back on Sara's side... sort of. Her boyfriends a git! He should have said no. I mean, if he could decide against is all so soon after sleeping with her he could have stopped it from happening. He wasn't that drunk! I felt sorry for Sara, because she thinks she loves him. (hide spoiler)]

[Sarah Elizabeth]

He is a total arse.

[Emily]

96% (view spoiler)[ I'm actually kind of proud of Sara. She made a mistake (or several) and she knows she can't put it right but she is sorry. I was holding my breath the whole way through the court scene. I was worried she might not apologise! (hide spoiler)]

[Emily]

Finished! (view spoiler)[ There's this one part that I think sums up everything.
"Sometimes it's really hard to admit that you've been bad to someone. That you've said bad things. Been a bully."
I think at one point or another everyones done something bad to someone else - maybe not as bad as Sara and Brielle - and its a hard thing to come to terms with. (hide spoiler)] Overall I think I like it!

[Sarah Elizabeth]

I was really worried about what was (view spoiler)[ going to happen in court as well! I liked it in the end, the mystery was pretty good ☺ (hide spoiler)]

[Emily]

(view spoiler)[ I also really liked the letters. And the fact Sara finally realised Brielle wasn't good for her! (hide spoiler)]

[Sarah Elizabeth]

(view spoiler)[ she really needed to realise that! I really don't think she'd have spent an hour on facebook making nasty comments about Emma if Brielle hadn't been on there doing it at the same time. (hide spoiler)]

[Emily]

(view spoiler)[ no me neither! Its actually quite sad because I think its a classic case of 'you are who your friends are'. If she had just had a different circle of friends I don't think she would have become so crule! It's that need to be popular. (hide spoiler)]

[Sarah Elizabeth]

(view spoiler)[ i think peer pressure was definitely involved. It's a bit of a difficult one to know who was right or wrong, its all shades of grey. (hide spoiler)]

[Emily]

agreed! I'm going to write me review this afternoon. its going to be an interesting one

[Kate]

I'm finally reading this! I'm about a quarter of the way, and I'm loving it. It's a really, really interesting read.

[Emily]

I think it had a bit of a slow start but picks up about a third of the way through.

[Kate]

31% (view spoiler)[ Whoa, I wasn't expecting Sara's father to she up. (hide spoiler)]

[Kate]

33% (view spoiler)[I really like how Sara has two younger brothers. She acts like a better person around them. (hide spoiler)]

[Emily]

I agree. I love Alex and Tommy!

[rachel, x]

Rachmi I am using this thread, okay? :)

[rachel, x]

10% - (view spoiler)[I don't know how I feel about this so far. Its hasn't been much more than a whinge fest. (hide spoiler)]

[Sarah Elizabeth]

Date changed ☺

[Sarah Elizabeth]

Rachel wrote: "10% - [spoilers removed]"

(view spoiler)[ be prepared for a lot of whining, moaning, and arguing. (hide spoiler)]

[Sarah Elizabeth]

Oh, and it's Tatiana you were buddying with ☺

[rachel, x]

Sarah wrote: "Oh, and it's Tatiana you were buddying with ☺"

Sarah wrote: "Date changed ☺"

Thanks and oh, right! Thanks! :)

[rachel, x]

Sarah wrote: "Rachel wrote: "10% - [spoilers removed]"

[spoilers removed]"

Oh great!!

[rachel, x]

15% - (view spoiler)[Please tell me that she isn't going to get with this "bad boy" Carmichael guy! This doesn't seem to be following a steady plot at all. Its a bit jumpy. (hide spoiler)]

[rachel, x]

Oh, and (view spoiler)[why are they being investigated? If she committed suicide it isn't murder so why do they need lawyers and stuff? Is bullying an actual crime? (Sorry, if that makes me sound naïve!) (hide spoiler)]

[Sarah Elizabeth]

(view spoiler)[ I think if they can prove that what she did directly resulted in someone's death they can charge her with something. (hide spoiler)]

[rachel, x]

Sarah wrote: "[spoilers removed]"

(view spoiler)[Oh okay! (hide spoiler)]

[rachel, x]

30% - (view spoiler)[Bored. Nothing much has happened yet and I am sick of everyone blaming one another for Emma's death. We got in the first chapter that they were both awful and she doesn't feel responsible etc. etc. I need something else to keep me interested! (hide spoiler)]

[rachel, x]

40% - (view spoiler)[Now I am quite bored. This is just a series of dull flashbacks. Not good! (hide spoiler)]

[rachel, x]

Sarah wrote: "37% [spoilers removed]"

(view spoiler)[As if they would want to spend that much money on a stupid prank! (hide spoiler)]