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Product details
Paperback: 264 pages
Publisher: Independently published (March 17, 2019)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1090717946
ISBN-13: 978-1090717948
Product Dimensions:
5.2 x 0.7 x 8 inches
Shipping Weight: 13.1 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review:
4.7 out of 5 stars
7 customer reviews
Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
#1,265,312 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
A very different story from author Donna Jay from her usual stories. A YA story of being bullied and traumatized , finding a first love, and coming out as a lesbian. Highly recommend this story that I think many of us can relate to. loved it.
The torture Katie experienced was a great part of this story.Finding Gillian was the best thing in her life. Introducing other characters into the story added the believability to the storyline. Especially Nana!
I was bullied a lot growing up so I had an understanding with Katie. This story was well thought out and handle with care. Donna Jay did amazing job!!
Donna Jay's latest, "Bitter Sweet Revenge," is a real page-turner! I read it in one quick sitting. It's a real departure from her previous work and I applaud her for that! It is unlike any other book of hers, in story, in type, in tone, and in style. This book is about the trials and tribulations of a young woman who lost her innocence and naïveté on the most promising day of her life. That fateful day that would forever change how she viewed the world around her. Harrowing, intense, reflective, contemplative, Katie's road to facing her fears, obtaining peace, truth, reconciliation and ultimately experiencing the beginnings of love and hope was paved with delicate care and sensitivity, constructed at a deliberate pace. I was moved and captivated by Jay's honesty and conviction in weaving a story that felt utterly personal, inspiring, resonating, deeply relevant and thought-provoking.Bullying - Fear - Trials and Retribution - Self-Discovery - Self-Reflection - Self-Actualisation - Facing the Truth - Coming Out - Letting Go - Moving On....& Finally...LOVE + ROMANCE + TRUTH + HOPE + POSITIVITYIt was 1985. Somewhere in New Zealand. Katie, just finishing her school certificate exam before the end of the school year, was still very much deep in the closet. I was reminded that in the 80s, people coming out and being gay were hard, very hard, especially when it was the era of AIDS or "gay disease." Homosexuality was a disease and everyone feared it. It was always an abstract subject matter for me especially in the context of student behaviour toward it in schools. I mean, I'd watched movies and TV shows about the matter set in the 80s but to read about it was an entirely different experience for me. Words. They seep into the mind so much more potently, don't they? At least they do for me because me mind immediately transforms the words into unfiltered, uncensored images (unlike those much more doctored/edited ones shown on-screen) based on how they affect me sense of imagination and preconception. Jay's richly described words to depict body language, behaviour, attitudes, and situations were affecting, to say the least.Anyway, back to Katie. As soon as Jay introduced the three so-called "in-crowd" popular girls into Katie's life as the story began, alarm bells sounded very loudly in the deep recesses of me mind. As soon as those girls invited Katie for a drive and hang out with them after their exam that day, which Katie (bless her innocence and desire to be included into the fold of acceptance!) happily accepted, I was holding on to the edge of me seat, white-knuckled! I kept muttering to meself, "This isn't gonna end well!" as I read page after page nervously. It was like watching an innocent lamb slowly being led to slaughter....willingly, no less! What made this long scene so intense was how Jay so meticulously constructed its pacing of every angle, every laughter, every push, every word uttered, every motion... The suspense was killing me with anticipation! I loved that Jay described Katie's endless internal battle with her own instincts that something was terribly wrong with the picture she was thrust into with her "new" popular mates. At that moment, I was struck by humans' innate desire to belong, this need to be a part of this social construct, a behaviour frequently observed amongst students in school - cliques, in-crowds. Katie's deep desire to finally be accepted into the "social norm" via a popular group after years of feeling like an outcast, trumped her instincts of self-preservation and protectionism, as succinctly described by Jay.Every stage of Katie's interaction with the trio, from their car ride to the remote location they chose to hang out in, was depicted with intentional stride so that Katie's questioning mind became more acutely felt by the reader, making it more intense. The moment the four of them were seated together, the subsequent scenes began to "play out" in slow motion, at least to me, when I slowly, just like Katie, realised the worst. At that point, I was expecting the worst and I felt meself slowly pulling away (I really did not wanna discover any presence of you-know-who on those pages describing that scene!). But thankfully, Jay didn't focus on the impending act (which turned out to be something drastically different than what I expected, but still shocking nevertheless because of reasons you'll know when you read it - I will never understand the cruelty of people to instigate such inhumane acts, just because of someone's sexuality, especially when they're of the same gender as the impending target). But rather, Jay set her sights on Katie's mental state of mind, her frenzied thoughts, her natural instinct to escape her predators, at that pivotal moment of a potential cataclysm of her life. The sheer fear and desperation in Katie were described in such vivid detail, I could feel her safety slipping away. So when the moment came when Katie realised and decided that she wasn't just going to take anything without a fight, I literally jumped out of me seat with utter elation, cheering her on at every move! The entire scene was depicted with such raw intensity and fervour, it was like watching everything unfold on-screen! This scene alone, garners this book a must-read. I'd not read anything written so efficaciously before that didn't have anything to do with the violent act BUT the psychological and emotional aspect and impact of a physically violent scene. That approach, to me, was so much more effective, creating a much more potently lasting impression, imo. Well done, Ms. Jay!The aftermath of Katie's horrendous ordeal marked the start of her journey of retribution, taking back her own life that was paralysed with fear, self-doubt, depression and zero self-esteem. All the psychological effects that Katie experienced after such a traumatically life-altering event were deftly portrayed, including the fear that wasn't just of the perpetrators seeking another go at her but the deep-seated fear that her parents would find out about her sexuality. I was gratified by Jay's methodical approach in depicting Katie's PTSD, which was always whispering in the background throughout her journey. It showed that trauma such as Katie's has a long-term impact. This is where a little support goes a long way to recovery. In Katie's case, it was her brother, Simon. I absolutely adored him. He reminded me so much of me own sister who'd defend and protect me to the death, no questions asked. So, I related to Katie and Simon's relationship very much and was so glad that Katie had a safe outlet she found in Simon. That knowledge, I thought, gave Katie the ammunition to begin her retribution on those who wronged her. To say that it wasn't thrilling to read about what she planned, with that sense of "You go, girl! Make them sorry!" hovering would be a lie. I was Katie's ultimate cheerleader as she came up with some really creative ideas on each of them! Mind, I'm not one who condones violence or any kind of physical attack. It's so easy to judge, out of context or in an abstract, innit? But when something as traumatic as what happened to Katie happens to oneself, I think our perspective, our sense of justice, shift, don't they? And that mindset is aptly personified by Gillian, who would slowly but surely become Katie's love as the story developed and progressed further.Let me just say, though, that Katie's retribution was not what you might think, at least not its essence. Katie's crippling fear that she felt in the aftermath of the incident left a deep scar in her inner psyche, which was the catalyst to her PTSD. That kind of deeply personal emotive substance that had infected her sense of well-being, in time, and because deep down, she was a strong character, thanks to the love and support she always had from her parents, especially her brother, she was able to finally face up her fear and handle it head-on. Karma is truly a bitch. Again, it's not what you think! I won't divulge it here because the entire process of Katie finally being able to confront her perpetrators, complete with bouts of PTSD flare-ups, needs to be read so the impact can be felt directly. Jay's utterly fervent description of every sequence during each confrontation was what made Katie's way of looking at fear in the eye and kicking it into the abyss through her perpetrators so powerful and compelling. Deeply stirring.Sidenote: That's why a little love, encouragement, and support to a person who's been bullied, or ill-treated by peers or other people, go a long, long way. It doesn't have to be done in a grand manner. A person only needs an acknowledgement, a reassurance that they are worthy, that they matter, that it gets better, to catapult their previously defeated spirit into action - persevere, live, let go, move on.Speaking of Gillian, I LOVED her! She was the polar opposite of Katie in every way. Unlike Katie's fear of being found out to be a lesbian, Gillian was totally living out and proud. Whereas Katie was still too afraid to tell her parents about her sexuality, Gillian's sexuality had total support of her parents and family who loved her unconditionally. Whereas Katie was shy and introverted, Gillian was not. That contrast between these two young souls that played out was so fascinating to discover and explore. Gillian's courage, confidence and self-worth, her attitude and behaviour toward homophobes and undesirables, her persistent optimism and positivity eventually rubbed off on Katie. I loved exploring Katie's mental and emotional shift, from fearing rejection from her parents if she came out to them, her defeatist attitude toward finding love, to feeling determined and steadfast in coming out to them when she finally accepted that she belonged - within herself and with her newfound love, her first love, Gillian. Love does the most interesting and unexpected things, doesn't it?There were two moments that were memorable to me. The first one was the scene between Katie and Tracy (one of the perpetrators). What conspired in that moment when these two women faced off was utterly moving, heartbreaking but also spiritual and inspiring. The power of truth and reconciliation. At that point, I truly empathised with Tracy. Although the scene was from Katie's POV, Jay's construction of their dialogue allowed me to "see" a little bit into Tracy's inner psyche, which took me to the beginning, the root cause of her action, which obviously wasn't depicted in the book, but the suggestive nature during her encounter with Katie allowed me the luxury of making me own interpretation. Fascinating albeit tragic. I thought Tracy's character played a contributing role to Katie's self-reflection and introspective process of finally letting go and moving on with her life with a sense of hope, truth, honesty, peace and the freedom to love.The other memorable moment was a joyous, uplifting scene, which, I thought truly epitomised the entire journey of Katie's in this story - fear, truth, reconciliation and love. In essence, COMING OUT - in every sense of the term and its many representations of meaning - coming out to face fear, coming out to speak the truth, coming out to reconcile every contemplation, and lastly, coming out to LOVE. Innit? The big pre-Christmas dinner with everyone at the table. What transpired in the scene was intense, tentative, nervy, suspenseful and a welcome surprise, which ended in me heart feeling full, utter joy and happiness for Katie. A true testament to what unconditional love means - family or loved ones. Beautifully described, depicted and laid out by Jay's earnest words.And the sweet romance between Katie and Gillian? Awww...a BIG ICING on the cake, if I must say so meself! Adorable pairing, too! Read and tell me I'm wrong!So all in all, I absolutely enjoyed this emotional roller-coaster of a story, written with conviction and heart, of a harrowing journey that ultimately ended with a fantastically hopeful message filled with love and positivity! A story I highly recommend everyone to read it!!*A no-obligation ARC was given to me by the author herself, the kind and generous Donna Jay, much to me utter surprise, a very pleasant one, no less! Cheers, mate! Yes, your story has inspired me to comment on it.*
I was a little nervous reading a story with bullying involved. But I’ve read every book Donna has out & I knew she wouldn’t push my buttons, too hard! I’m glad I took a chance on this one. Katie has a spark of hope that maybe she has finally gotten in good with the “In crowd†at her school. She is floating on cloud 9, thinking about all the possibilities that may be opening up for her. Only to have that cloud turn black when the group she’s asked to join has other plans for her at the river! Katie survives that day, but the memories haunt her and when the opportunity for revenge shows itself, will she take it or stay in her shell. Finding a new job and sharing her experience with her brother help her overcome the darkness of that cloud. New friends appear and a new villain enters the story. Will getting revenge be sweet or will it lead to bitterness? The events in this book could’ve been darker, but Donna has written them in such a way that there really aren’t any of the usual triggers, that could be found in a book with bullying involved. I was bullied in school because of my last name. Not by my classmates, but at other schools when participating in sporting events. I think everyone will find a bit of themselves in this story. And when the red headed Gillian appears you will find the HEA we all look for in a good story!
Donna Jay’s newest book is a departure from what she normally writes. If you have read Jay before you know she mostly writes steamy and erotic-romances, usually with light BDSM. If you have shied away from trying her books before (I know some people don’t like to read BDSM) now is a chance to try her writing. This book is completely different as a YA coming out story. For me personally, I did like her books a Ticket To Love and Mistaken Identity better, but that is because I’m not the biggest YA fan and I like Jay’s heat in her erotic-romances. But even with me not being a big YA fan I still enjoyed this. The story hooked me in early and I enjoyed this read.This story is about the life of Katie from age 15-18. Katie is deep in the closet but still finds herself the target of bullies. After surviving a vicious attack Katie sees only two options in front of her. Hide away and let the world slip by, or get revenge. Which path will Katie take and will the chance of love change her options?While an attempted sexual assault and some mild violence are not easy to read about, this is not a dark book. This is a story about growth, hope and acceptance back in the 80’s where the aids crisis caused homophobia to be rampant. This is about a young girl trying to figure out where she belongs. There was also some lite humor which helped keep the book on the sweet side.This does have a romance but it’s a sweet YA romance. Like I said before I did miss that heat of Jay’s other books but the characters are underage for most of the book and it would have been uncomfortable if they were constantly hot and heavy. Instead the relationship was sweet and you had hope that these two would make it together.I’m a fan of Jay’s and will read any books she writes. I appreciate she took a chance on something different. I thought this was a well written sweet YA romance. If you are a YA fan or a Jay fan, I think you will be happy with this.
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