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A review by kricketa
Dark Song by Gail Giles
3.0
sooo...here's a creepy one.
ames ford is living a charmed life with her parents and little sister, chrissy. they're rich and reasonably happy until mr. ford loses his job under mysterious circumstances. as the money dwindles, ames' former friends start whispering and she discovers that neither of her parents are being honest with her. she responds by sneaking out to smoke weed & shoplift.
after complete financial collapse, the ford family relocates to texas in an effort to start over. there ames meets marc, a 22 year old passing as 17 who helps the fords settle in a flophouse-turned-rental. the stress has transformed ames' parents into disasters: her father drinks & gambles, her mother bitches and slaps her. marc can see how betrayed ames feels and offers her romance, protection (he collects guns), and statutory rape. when mr. ford finds out marc is 22, he forbids the relationship. marc concocts a dangerous plan that will allow them to be together. will ames go along with it?
personally, i thought the ending came too quickly and creeper old boyfriends aren't my thing. not all of the behavior here is entirely realistic. but it's fast-paced and suspenseful. this will appeal to reluctant readers looking for a bit of a shiver. i'll order it for the collection.
ames ford is living a charmed life with her parents and little sister, chrissy. they're rich and reasonably happy until mr. ford loses his job under mysterious circumstances. as the money dwindles, ames' former friends start whispering and she discovers that neither of her parents are being honest with her. she responds by sneaking out to smoke weed & shoplift.
after complete financial collapse, the ford family relocates to texas in an effort to start over. there ames meets marc, a 22 year old passing as 17 who helps the fords settle in a flophouse-turned-rental. the stress has transformed ames' parents into disasters: her father drinks & gambles, her mother bitches and slaps her. marc can see how betrayed ames feels and offers her romance, protection (he collects guns), and statutory rape. when mr. ford finds out marc is 22, he forbids the relationship. marc concocts a dangerous plan that will allow them to be together. will ames go along with it?
personally, i thought the ending came too quickly and creeper old boyfriends aren't my thing. not all of the behavior here is entirely realistic. but it's fast-paced and suspenseful. this will appeal to reluctant readers looking for a bit of a shiver. i'll order it for the collection.