Who RU Really?
By Margo Kelly
Publisher: Merit Press
Published: Aug. 1, 2014
ASIN: B00NQF0KNI
Amazon Synopsis:
Thea's overprotective parents are about to drive her nuts.
They invade her privacy, ask too many questions, and restrict her online time
so much that Thea feels she can't do any of the things her friends do. She
barely has time to answer her emails! When she discovers a new role-playing
game online, Thea breaks the rules by staying up late to play. Soon, she's
living a double life: on one hand, the obedient daughter; on the other, a girl
slipping deeper into darkness. In the world of the game, Thea falls under the
spell of Kit, an older boy whose smarts and savvy can't defeat his
near-suicidal despair. As Kit draws soft-hearted Thea into his drama, she
creates a full plate of cover stories for her parents and then even her
friends. Soon, Thea is all alone in the dark world with Kit, who worries her
more and more, but also seems to be the only person who really "gets"
her. Is he frightening or only terribly sad? Should Thea fear Kit, or pity him?
And now, Kit wants to come out of the screen and bring Thea into his real-life
world. As much as she suspects that this is wrong, Thea is powerless to resist
Kit's allure, and hurtles toward the very fate her parents feared most. Ripped
from a true-life story of Internet stalking, Who R U Really? will excite you and scare you, as
Thea's life spins out of her control.
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My Thoughts:
Who R U Really was a fascinating look at the cybercrime of
stalking. Thea wants freedom to use the internet and her cell phone as she
pleases but her parents want to censor that time and invade her privacy,
checking up on her as she so much that she can barely check her emails.
In an on-line game,
Thea meets another game player named Kit. They begin a private conversation and
soft-hearted Thea feels for him. Thea gets wrapped up in Kit’s drama and
worries about him so much, since he says she is the only one who “gets” her.
This was a great
novel to understand how an online stalker so easily draws young people into
their circle and gets them to give up their personal information. As much as
Thea wants to do what is right, she is so drawn to Kit she can’t help herself.
This novel was very
suspenseful and realistic. It was a good story for teens and parents to read
and discuss together.
What I liked best
about this book was the point that it makes about friendship. In today’s
society where we can exchange information with people for long periods of time
without ever meeting them face to face, we grow to think of them as friends.
But no one is truly our friend until we have met them face to face. If we do
not know them in person, they cannot be called our friend.
This is an important,
contemporary novel. It is well-written and held my interest from beginning to
end. Though the protagonist is a teenager, as an adult I found the story
interesting and worth reading.
I rated Who RU Really 5 stars out of 5.
Thank you to the
publishers for providing a copy of the book in exchange for a fair and honest
review. A positive opinion was not required. All thoughts are my own.
About the Author:
Margo Kelly loves to be scared … when she’s reading a good
book, watching a good movie, or suffering from the hiccups. She loves writing
thrillers for young adults and hopes her stories give you the goose bumps or
the itchies or the desire to rethink everyday things. Margo is represented by
the not-so-scary, but totally awesome, Brianne Johnson of Writers House.1 print copy of Who Are You Really Open to US only Ends 1/12/15
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