Synopsis: 
 It's been 32 days since the party in the woods where it happened. The views on the YouTube video Zac posted are growing by the minute and whispers have turned into yells of "slut" and "liar." Grace hides behind her tough clothes and makeup as her town turns against her because she dared to "cry rape" against Zac, the high school's star lacrosse player. After an altercation with her ex-best friend, Grace finds herself stuck cleaning lockers over spring break with Ian, Zac's best friend. She's scared of him, but she won't let him see that. He probably thinks she's lying too, but she knows what happened and she's not going to back down. Even if it means panic attacks in the school bathroom and non-stop bullying from her peers, she won't let Zac win. 
 Thoughts: 
 I found this to be a very tough, rage inducing read. It made me want to jump in to defend Grace as the entire town turned against her. Blount did an amazing job at handling this difficult topic. It highlights the issue of victim blaming too often associated with sexual assault cases. "What were you wearing? Why were you drinking? Why were you dancing like that? If you didn't want it to happen, you shouldn't have put yourself in that situation. You were totally asking for it." There is also an event involving Grace which shows the importance of bringing light to issues in ways that don't demean other people's struggles in the process. 
 While most of the blurbs I've seen out there have described this as primarily a romance, with it seeming like Ian swoops in to save the day, it's really not. There is some romance, but it's not the focal point of the story. The focus is on Grace dealing with being the victim of rape and Ian trying to come to terms with the fact that his best friend may be a rapist (and he stumbles A LOT along the way). This is a very complex book and it is not an easy read, but it's definitely an important one. 
 Trigger warning for sexual assault and rape. 
 Thanks to NetGalley and the Publisher for the ARC. 
 Publication Date: August 5, 2014