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Girl on the Brink
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The summer before senior year, 17-year-old Chloe starts an internship as a reporter at a local newspaper. While on assignment, she meets Kieran, a quirky aspiring actor. Chloe becomes smitten with Kieran’s charisma and his ability to soothe her soul, torn over her parents’ impending divorce. But as their bond deepens, Kieran becomes smothering and flies into terrifying rages. He confides in Chloe that he suffered a traumatic childhood, and Chloe is moved to help him. If only he could be healed, she thinks, their relationship would be perfect. But her efforts backfire and Kieran becomes violent. Chloe breaks up with him, but Kieran pursues her relentlessly to make up. Chloe must make the heartrending choice between saving herself or saving Kieran, until Kieran’s mission of remorse turns into a quest for revenge.
"Girl on the Brink is a must have for every high school and public library."
— Isabelle Kane, author & school librarian
"An engrossing tale of a dangerous teen romance."
— Kirkus Reviews
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Girl on the Brink
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The summer before senior year, 17-year-old Chloe starts an internship as a reporter at a local newspaper. While on assignment, she meets Kieran, a quirky aspiring actor. Chloe becomes smitten with Kieran’s charisma and his ability to soothe her soul, torn over her parents’ impending divorce. But as their bond deepens, Kieran becomes smothering and flies into terrifying rages. He confides in Chloe that he suffered a traumatic childhood, and Chloe is moved to help him. If only he could be healed, she thinks, their relationship would be perfect. But her efforts backfire and Kieran becomes violent. Chloe breaks up with him, but Kieran pursues her relentlessly to make up. Chloe must make the heartrending choice between saving herself or saving Kieran, until Kieran’s mission of remorse turns into a quest for revenge.
"Girl on the Brink is a must have for every high school and public library."
— Isabelle Kane, author & school librarian
"An engrossing tale of a dangerous teen romance."
— Kirkus Reviews
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Chloe can't believe her luck when she gets the opportunity to spend the summer as an intern at the local newspaper. On her first assignment she meets Kieran. Kieran works at a garden center, but wants to be an actor. When he asks her out Chloe immediately says yes. Things at home are far from peaceful for Chloe and she could use a nice distraction. Her father has left and her mother isn't coping well, so Chloe has a lot of responsibilities. Kieran listens to Chloe's problems and he's attentive and kind to her. They fall in love quickly and soon they are inseparable.
Kieran tells Chloe about his past. His childhood was difficult and Chloe's heart aches for him. Because of this she initially accepts his mood swings. Kieran can become jealous and abusive and surprises Chloe with his behavior over and over again. Chloe loves him though, so she tries to be supportive and she wants to make things better for him. Meanwhile she's about to lose everything she holds dear. What's more important, being there for Kieran because he needs her or being a normal happy high school student again? And what would happen if Chloe would leave Kieran, can she handle the consequences or is it better to stay?
Girl on the Brink is a beautiful, shocking story. At first Chloe thinks she's found the perfect boyfriend. Kieran isn't like any boy she's ever met. He's kind, he listens to what she has to say and he seems to be genuinely interested in Chloe's life. He also gives her plenty of advice. Chloe thinks she's found the perfect boyfriend. When Kieran shows her his true nature Chloe tries to help him because of his past. She's sweet and caring and I had tears in my eyes when I read her story. Kieran is intense, he's suffocating and he's jealous. He uses his concern and affection to show Chloe that he's such a good and loving boyfriend, while she's the one with shortcomings. At first she believes him, which was heartbreaking to read. Christina Hoag has perfectly captured how abusive relationships start and how gradually the victim is being lured into the trap.
Girl on the Brink is impressive and very well written. Christina Hoag has made her story gripping and filled with emotion. I loved Chloe from the start. She's smart, she's capable and she has a bright future ahead of her. She doesn't have an easy time and she's vulnerable, which is why it's so easy for Kieran to get close. Christina Hoag shows her readers all the signs of (impending) abuse. I loved the way she intertwines information with a great story and she's writing about warning signals in a fantastic way. Girl on the Brink is a story about an incredibly important topic and the writing is amazing. It's a book that should be read by as many people as possible.
Rating: 5Kieran tells Chloe about his past. His childhood was difficult and Chloe's heart aches for him. Because of this she initially accepts his mood swings. Kieran can become jealous and abusive and surprises Chloe with his behavior over and over again. Chloe loves him though, so she tries to be supportive and she wants to make things better for him. Meanwhile she's about to lose everything she holds dear. What's more important, being there for Kieran because he needs her or being a normal happy high school student again? And what would happen if Chloe would leave Kieran, can she handle the consequences or is it better to stay?
Girl on the Brink is a beautiful, shocking story. At first Chloe thinks she's found the perfect boyfriend. Kieran isn't like any boy she's ever met. He's kind, he listens to what she has to say and he seems to be genuinely interested in Chloe's life. He also gives her plenty of advice. Chloe thinks she's found the perfect boyfriend. When Kieran shows her his true nature Chloe tries to help him because of his past. She's sweet and caring and I had tears in my eyes when I read her story. Kieran is intense, he's suffocating and he's jealous. He uses his concern and affection to show Chloe that he's such a good and loving boyfriend, while she's the one with shortcomings. At first she believes him, which was heartbreaking to read. Christina Hoag has perfectly captured how abusive relationships start and how gradually the victim is being lured into the trap.
Girl on the Brink is impressive and very well written. Christina Hoag has made her story gripping and filled with emotion. I loved Chloe from the start. She's smart, she's capable and she has a bright future ahead of her. She doesn't have an easy time and she's vulnerable, which is why it's so easy for Kieran to get close. Christina Hoag shows her readers all the signs of (impending) abuse. I loved the way she intertwines information with a great story and she's writing about warning signals in a fantastic way. Girl on the Brink is a story about an incredibly important topic and the writing is amazing. It's a book that should be read by as many people as possible.