but I'm really looking forward to books like 'A Memory of Light' and other sequels from my preferred genres of fantasy and science fiction from 'The Grimnoir Chronicles', 'The Lies of Locke Lamora' and 'The Name of the Wind', etc. What do you think your next listen will be? Maybe I'm just too old (40, Male) to relate. I had high hopes cause it started out well, but went downhill to the finish. I bought on a recommendation from my daughter. I'd rather have not listened to this one. Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not? TWISTED is an important, compulsively readable story about family, depression and friendship. Calvin probably treats Hannah with more respect than her freshman peers would, so it wasn’t an issue. When I was in HS, freshmen dating seniors was commonplace as Tyler’s sister and his best friend are together. While reading, I wondered whether she would have written the story differently today. TWISTED, written years before the #MeToo movement, is filled with toxic masculinity. Laurie Halse Anderson always has her finger on the pulse of teen readers, capturing the pain of adolescence in an authentic and heartfelt way. Although he does the right thing at the party, Tyler is accused of taking pictures of Bethany. His mom drinks a little too much and his younger sister Hannah views him as an impediment to her social ambitions. Convinced he’s a loser with no potential, Tyler has fantasized about dying for years. Any child with a father like Tyler’s would be depressed. Then an incident at a party threatens all the positives Tyler has.

At home, Tyler endures relentless emotional bullying from his father. No longer bullied, he attracts his crush Bethany’s attention, who happens to be his father’s boss’s daughter. 4.5 STARS A summer of probation and community service bulks Tyler’s muscles and social cred.

Twisted by Laurie Halse Anderson