What We Saw: Book Review

Hello everyone, i just finished reading this book and i wanted to review it. I will from now on put the summary of the book so that people can sort of get the concept of what this book is and then afterwards i'll share my thoughts about the book without revealing anything.

Summary: The party at John Doone's last saturday night is a bit of a blur. Kate Weston can piece together most of the details: Stacey Stallard handing her shots, Ben Cody taking her keys and getting her home early... But when a picture of Stacey passed out over Deacon Mill's shoulder appears online the next morning, Kate suspects she doesn't have all the details. When Stacey levels charges against four of Kate's classmates, the whole town erupts in controversy. Facts that can't be ignored begin to surface, and every answer Kate finds leads her back to the same questions: Who witnessed what happened to Stacey? And what responsibility do they have to speak up about what they saw?

My Review: I personally really liked this book, i think this book takes you on a rollercoaster of emotions with Kate and the decisions she makes throughout the book. I would recommend this book to a lot of people because i think it would be great to give out more awareness over this whole topic, especially with younger adults, which is exactly the targeted demographic for this book since it is YA. If i read this book sooner i would've made different decisions than what i've done now, because reading this book made me reflect on the decisions i've made and although i'm just proud of myself overall for speaking up i could've done it at a much earlier time. So to read this book and sort of relive certain experiences it really made me appreciate exactly where i am in my life. I've gotten help for myself and the worst has already passed. This book could potentially give others the chance to experience something they never really thought of, so i would really recommend this to anyone, it's an easy read and it definitely is entertaining.

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