Author: Kelley York
Release: June 2015 by Entangled Teen
Synopsis:
Vic Howard never wanted to go to the party. He’s the Invisible Guy at school, a special kind of hell for quiet, nice guys. But because his best friend is as popular as Vic is ignored, he went…
And wished he hadn’t.
Because something happened to a girl that night. Something terrible, unimaginable, and Callie Wheeler’s life will never be the same. Plus, now Callie has told the police that Vic is responsible. Suddenly, Invisible Vic is painfully visible, on trial both literally, with the police, and figuratively, with the angry kids at school. As the whispers and violence escalate, he becomes determined to clear his name, even if it means an uneasy alliance with Callie's best friend, the beautiful but aloof Autumn Dixon.
But as Autumn and Vic slowly peel back the layers of what happened at the party, they realize that while the truth can set Vic free, it can also shatter everything he thought he knew about his life.
If I had to use one word to describe Modern Monsters it would be gut-wrenching; it broke my heart over and over. What happens when you do the right thing and it backfires? That is the basis for Modern Monsters.
Our main character Vic is shy, a bit weird, reclusive, respectable young man from the "wrong side of town"; his best friend is Mr. Popular, star athlete - this relationship works for Vic. He can be his invisible self, but still spend time with his childhood friend without "fitting in". Vic does get talked into uncomfortable situations from time to time - which is what happen the night he helps Callie.
Vic was dragged to a party by his best friend - while Vic is being a "wallflower" he notices a girl from school puking in the bushes. Vic does what he thinks is the right thing to do, he takes her up stairs finds a room and puts her in a bed. Vic leaves her there - we know that he did nothing to hurt Callie. Unfortunately for Vic he is the last person Callie remembers being with her, the night she was raped.
Like I mentioned above, Vic is a bit weird and he really wants to make sure Callie is okay - he does some things to him that seem normal, but to everyone else it makes him look guilty. One of the hardest parts of the book to read is when his mom is told what happens and she too believes her son is the rapist. She completely turns her back on Vic, she wants nothing to do with him. As a parent this broke my heart into a million pieces.
Vic finds solace in an unlikely friendship; Callie's best friend Autumn, believes Vic when he says it wasn't him - so together they team up to find out what really happened that night. As issues from Vic's past start to unfold he will learn a lot about himself and what really happened that night.
I am speechless(wordless)...I cannot gather my thoughts enough to tell you how much I loved this book. Modern Monsters needs to be in every high school library, classroom. In my opinion it should be mandatory reading for English.
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