You Against Me by Jenny Downham

You Against Me by Jenny Downham

If someone hurts your sister and you're any kind of man, you seek revenge, right?

If your brother's accused of a terrible crime but says he didn't do it, you defend him, don't you?

When Mikey's sister claims a boy assaulted her, his world begins to fall apart.

When Ellie's brother is charged with the offense, her world begins to unravel.

When Mikey and Ellie meet, two worlds collide.

I guilty relished in reading a book which has easy-read-big print. It was nice to read something, that wasn't hard to understand and once a paragraph was read the meaning was clear.

I read this book continuously until 7:30 am, by then I was somewhat fatigued so I slept for about seven hours.Once I awoke, I kept reading until I had every single word read and absorbed for my demanding mind to process...

The book is based around the theme of rape, but also love, which blossoms from the terrible situation - that is rape. Ellie Parker's brother Tom is accused of sexually assaulting Mikey McKenzie's sister. Throughout three quarters of the book the reader's mind is battling with the details of what actually happened that night? Did Tom sexually assault the girl with the short orange mini skirt, that wore purple lipstick or is she lying? These two questions make the book so addictive...

The love aspect to the story is sad, but sweet - there are a lot of obstacles for the the young couple of  Ellie and Mickey to deal with. It is truly challenging  for them; they try to be loyal to their families, but it's hard when both of them are potentially in love with someone from the opposing team, or in this case - a member of the family on the other side of the spectrum in court.


My Cat Catch Book Rating Scale above- It was absolutely amazing(5/5 cats)

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I like the realistic characters that occupy this book - the kind that live life day to day, without big explosive circumstances punching them in the gut everyday. They are believable - I felt like I could personally know these people, that they could inhabit my community without raising an eyebrow.

Out of everything that this book obtains, there is only one small thing which I found partially bothersome: The repetition of the noun bloke. Almost every male that is described in You Against Me is described by the noun bloke. This can be a problem, if the reader decides to read large quantities of the book at one time. At some point that particular noun dwindles away and is not seen again for the remainder of the book. It is a minor detail, for it is only a noun and it does go away, so no cat will be taken off my rating for this book.

Conclusion: A genuine, book-addictive book.