Speak

“This idea that we should treat women preciously, treat them as if they’re made of lace as if their value comes from their assumed fragility and not from their obvious humanity. A world that doesn’t allow us to openly express emotion, a world that celebrates us never being visible folded up with fear, a world where brutality is seen as virtuous is a world that makes Beasts of boy and Monsters of men” -jason reynolds

My second book for beach reading and it was a little bit more than I had anticipated. I thought I just grabbed a no-brainer YA book. Wrong.

Speak is an amazingly good book about a high school freshman, Melinda, who is entering high school as a complete social outcast. She became an outcast over the summer when she called the cops on a party she was at and her friends would not forgive her. The book shows Melinda now but shows us that she has becom...read more

Not the most creatively written novel, but I can understand how it would open up some dialogue in the teenage realm.

this book was so good. it has been a long time since i’ve finished a book so quick but i just got sucked in from the first page. i’m so glad melinda finally got the justice she deserved and she’s happier.

Definitely a solid 4.5-4.75.
This book make me sad, worried, scared, and happy all at once. It was very real. Loved it.