![]() When the book begins, Johanna has been fantasizing about Reeve as an escape to her life. Rage plays with the formula by making Johanna not an ordinary girl fighting to stay with her abuser, but a girl who was severely damaged before she even entered the relationship. Sarah Dessen’s Dreamland is an equally compelling look at a girl and why she would stay with the guy abusing her. Alex Flinn’s Breathing Underwater is an excellent look into the head of an abuser, and her Diva an equally interesting portrait of the girl recovering from the relationship and beginning new ones. ![]() I’ve read books about abusive relationships before. The focus, instead, is on their emotional issues caused by unstable family life. Johanna and Reeve are both out and comfortable with their sexuality, though every once in awhile someone says something derogatory to one of them. While the main characters of Rage are lesbian or bisexual, it’s not a focus of the story. ![]() Julie Anne Peters is known for writing novels about LGBTQ teens. LGBTQ Young Adult released by Knopf Books for Young Readers 8 Sept 09 Liviania’s review of Rage: A Love Story by Julie Anne Peters ![]()
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