3.5 out of 5 Robots!
Premeditated by Josin McQuein
Genre: YA Contemporary
Release: October 8, 2013
Hardcover: 336 Pages
Publisher:Delacorte Books for Young Readers
My Copy: Purchased
Reviewer: Shannon
Buy the Book: Amazon
Book Summary:
A week ago, Dinah’s cousin Claire cut her wrists.
Five days ago, Dinah found Claire’s diary and discovered why.
Three days ago, Dinah stopped crying and came up with a plan.
Two days ago, she ditched her piercings and bleached the black dye from her hair.
Yesterday, knee socks and uniform plaid became a predator’s camouflage.
Today, she’ll find the boy who broke Claire.
By tomorrow, he’ll wish he were dead.
(Courtesy of the Publisher)Five days ago, Dinah found Claire’s diary and discovered why.
Three days ago, Dinah stopped crying and came up with a plan.
Two days ago, she ditched her piercings and bleached the black dye from her hair.
Yesterday, knee socks and uniform plaid became a predator’s camouflage.
Today, she’ll find the boy who broke Claire.
By tomorrow, he’ll wish he were dead.
Shannon's Thoughts:
I always think I will enjoy revenge plots. I certainly enjoy revenge plots in TV and movies, but something about it in book makes me a little squirmy. And this book was no exception. The main problem was that I figured out what had happened very early on. Which just made the rest of what happened fairly uncomfortable. I also had a hard time connecting to Dinah. In all honesty...I didn't really like her. She was so singularly bent on revenge that she couldn't see the forest through the trees. I think revenge books work well when you want to truly root for the revenge to succeed. And I just couldn't get on board with Dinah's plan. I also found some of the other characters to be really over the top (like Dinah's friends and her mother). It was hard to take them seriously.
I will say that this book was well written and touched on some very important things like depression, rape, and cutting. I thought those issues were handled with care and compassion. I actually wish we got to hear more of Claire's voice (outside of a few diary excerpts and a monologue from Dinah). I think it would have lent some real weight to the events that ultimately leaded up to Claire's suicide attempt and help put the reader into the mindset of a depressed girl who thought she had lost everything.
I will say that this book was well written and touched on some very important things like depression, rape, and cutting. I thought those issues were handled with care and compassion. I actually wish we got to hear more of Claire's voice (outside of a few diary excerpts and a monologue from Dinah). I think it would have lent some real weight to the events that ultimately leaded up to Claire's suicide attempt and help put the reader into the mindset of a depressed girl who thought she had lost everything.
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