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Poison Ivy: Thorns by Kody Keplinger

October 4, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

A few spoilers below: Poison Ivy: Thorns by Kody Keplinger is a solid story about a young girl coming of age and learning about pushing back. Pamela (Ivy to be) is abused in many ways: a classmate, her father, and even herself. The elements that make Pamela into Poison Ivy are actually logical and heartbreaking. After all, you be “mind raped” by your classmate (having lies told about you, being harassed in the hallways), your principal saying to you, “now now little girl, don’t dress […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Young Adult Tagged With: family secrets, glbtq, Kody Keplinger, Sara Kipin, Self-realization, Social Themes

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:511 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Young Adult · Tags: family secrets, glbtq, Kody Keplinger, Sara Kipin, Self-realization, Social Themes ·
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Not as bad as the movie *looked*, but no John Green

October 30, 2017 by badkittyuno 1 Comment

Duff — Designated Ugly Fat Friend — is the charming nickname that Wesley Rush gives Bianca Piper at the beginning of the novel. Of course, he turns out to be wracked by secret torments, but still. What a douche. Bianca falls for him anyway, initially using him for sex and then peeling away his layers one by one. Meanwhile, her own life seems to be falling apart at the seams. If you can get past the Duff thing, it’s decent YA with a compelling main […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: badkittyuno, Kody Keplinger

badkittyuno's CBR9 Review No:181 · Genres: Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: badkittyuno, Kody Keplinger ·
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