This fall, members of the Vise Library are participating in the Booksparks Winter Reading Challenge! We have received copies of several books from publishers for honest reviews. We hope that you enjoy these reviews (and books)!
About the book:
From master storyteller Amy Hatvany - whose writing has been hailed as "gripping and emotionally honest" (Stephanie Evanovich, New York Times best-selling author) comes a provocative and compelling novel about two friends whose lives are changed by a drunken kiss.
I want to rewind the clock, take back the night when the world shattered. I want to erase everything that went wrong.
Amber Bryant and Tyler Hicks have been best friends since they were teenagers - trusting and depending on each other through some of the darkest periods of their young lives. And while Amber has always felt that their relationship is strictly platonic, Tyler has long harbored the secret desire that they might one day become more than friends.
Returning home for the summer after her college graduation, Amber begins spending more time with Tyler than she has in years. Despite the fact that Amber is engaged to her college sweetheart, a flirtation begins to grow between them. One night, fueled by alcohol and concerns about whether she's getting married too young, Amber kisses Tyler.
What happens next will change them forever.
In alternating points of view, It Happens All the Time examines the complexity of sexual dynamics between men and women and offers an incisive exploration of gender roles, expectations, and the ever-timely issue of consent.
I will have to say that this book is very heavy and it is about a topic that needs to be discussed more often. Consent and date rape are very real topics in our society that happen "all the time." This book explores that topic between two people that have known each other their whole lives. Amber and Tyler have been best friends and Amber trusts Tyler more than anyone else in her life. She gets engaged and Tyler really hopes she leaves her fiance for him. However, one drunken kiss leads to something that will ultimately change them and their relationship forever. This book shows us both Amber and Tyler's points of views after the rape and revisiting their past friendship together.
This book is not just for women, but for men as well in order to understand what "no" really means, no ifs ands or buts. I think this book sheds light on the fact that rape can happen to literally anyone and that it can happen from the person you least expect or the person you trust the most. It is very heart felt and really hard to read at times. However, in order to confront issues and understand them, hard things need to be taken head-on. I think Hatvany does just that and should (hopefully) make a difference into this everyday nightmare!
This book is not just for women, but for men as well in order to understand what "no" really means, no ifs ands or buts. I think this book sheds light on the fact that rape can happen to literally anyone and that it can happen from the person you least expect or the person you trust the most. It is very heart felt and really hard to read at times. However, in order to confront issues and understand them, hard things need to be taken head-on. I think Hatvany does just that and should (hopefully) make a difference into this everyday nightmare!
About the author:
Amy Hatvany graduated with a degree in Sociology only to discover most sociologists are unemployed. Soon followed a variety of jobs - some of which she loved, like decorating wedding cakes; others which she merely tolerated, like receptionist.
In 1998, Amy finally decided to sell her car, quit her job, and take a chance on her passion: writing books. Her background in sociology inspires and informs much of her writing as she tackles timely and controversial issues in her novels including mental illness, domestic abuse, and alcoholism. She is the author of BEST KEPT SECRET, OUTSIDE THE LINES (a Target book club pick in 2012 and a Costco Pennie's Pick in 2013), THE LANGUAGE OF SISTERS, HEART LIKE MINE, SAFE WITH ME (a Good Housekeeping pick), and SOMEWHERE OUT THERE (a Target Recommended Read).
Amy lives in Seattle with her husband and children. You can learn more at www.amyhatvany.com.
In 1998, Amy finally decided to sell her car, quit her job, and take a chance on her passion: writing books. Her background in sociology inspires and informs much of her writing as she tackles timely and controversial issues in her novels including mental illness, domestic abuse, and alcoholism. She is the author of BEST KEPT SECRET, OUTSIDE THE LINES (a Target book club pick in 2012 and a Costco Pennie's Pick in 2013), THE LANGUAGE OF SISTERS, HEART LIKE MINE, SAFE WITH ME (a Good Housekeeping pick), and SOMEWHERE OUT THERE (a Target Recommended Read).
Amy lives in Seattle with her husband and children. You can learn more at www.amyhatvany.com.
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