Name: Something Happened to Ali Greenleaf
ISBN: 9780593114117

Hayley Krischer

Told from two viewpoints, Blythe promises to fix things after her best friend rapes naive Ali at a party, drawing her into the ruthless popular crowd while Ali is still reeling. Includes a list of resources for victims of assault.

Something Happened to Ali Greenleaf

Abrianna

thank you Penguin Teen for this eARC in exchange for an honest review! i rated this book a 3.5/5 stars. this book is told from two perspectives, Blythe and Ali. this book touches on (TW- rape, sexual assault and drugs) rape and the dangers it holds in teenagers. All of the characters were very fun to learn about and were very well developed. this book also shows the importance of friendship and trust. i would definitely recommend this book!!

Makayla Reed

The Power of this novel is undeniable. You get to see two ways that girls are manipulated by boys in high school and I think that that is something unique about this novel. You have Ali's perspective of being raped and her working through the process of figuring out what exactly happened to her. Ali is also on a journey to find her new normal.

Then you have Blythe's perspective of being manipulated mentally by the guy who raped Ali. He tricks her into befriending Ali just to save his own ass from his actions. These two perspectives are both gorgeously written and absolutely heartbreaking. Although at times you want to hit Blythe upside the head, you begin to understand that she is a victim in a different way.

I believe this is a book that everyone needs to read because it explains the difficulties of not only being a girl in high school, but it highlights the ways in which girls are pitted against each other and the ways in which we have to keep up a façade that nothing is wrong in our lives.

This book also hit close to home for me because I dealt with a similar circumstance in high school and felt so many of the feelings that Ali did. I connected with her and I think I will always feel tied to her.

Something Happened to Ali Greenleaf

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