
Sweet Sixteen
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Narrated by:
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Kirsten Leigh
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Chris Ruen
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By:
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Brenda Rothert
They say roses are the most beautiful....
Gin Fielding is counting the days until she escapes the small-town life of Roper, Missouri, for college at NYU. She prefers to blend in, though she’s far from invisible. But when she protects a younger student from a bully, the spotlight turns on her in ways she never imagined.
I say that every rose has its thorn....
The Friday-night lights shine bright on Chase Matthews. Roper’s golden boy, Chase can do no wrong, enjoying the small-town celebrity being the star quarterback brings. When Gin defends his little sister against a bully, he decides to lend her his star power and change her senior year in ways she never imagined.
But maybe the thorns are part of their beauty.
When Gin declines Chase’s invitation to be part of the elite Sweet 16, the repercussions turn both their lives upside down. But amid the chaos, Gin and Chase find solace in one another. Together, they confront the ugly truth - that sometimes, glory has a dark side.
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Hard Lesson to learn.
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A bit unexpected
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Intriguing
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Wow!
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Chase is supposed to be a Good Guy because he stops gang raping girls who want to be popular after Gin calls him out on it. Prior to her reaction, he thought being *chosen* to be part of the SWEET SIXTEEN, an initiation to popularity by having coerced sex/rape with sixteen football players.
Apparently the outcast Gin is so desirable, she turns on the lightbulb in Chase’s head and he realizes the error of his ways, thinks the other guys can go ahead and do their things, but he’s out. What a profile in courage (insert rolling eyes emoji).
Gin is supposed to be a champion of the little guy, a feminist, yet she still has a crush on Chase, after he asks her to be one of the SWEET SIXTEEN.
SWEET SIXTEEN sends the wrong message about actions and consequences, the ease of going from rapist to nice guy and feminism.
Awful message
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The rest of the story was all over the place. It almost felt like looking at a photo album - the main female character is an outcast, she paints sets, her mom is an author, the male main character plays football, his sister is attacked, he is the football captain, he leads his team to gang bang virgins, his dad is abusive. The story was all over the place and felt disconnected. The issues felt unresolved to me.
Good narration
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PLEASE! Lets write better, stronger women! Especially High school! Let's not just write for what sells!
Virgin Sacrifice? You mean Gang raped?
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