![]() ![]() In this delicate, tense exploration of teenage relationship abuse, both the slow progression of Dillon's illness and Emma's refusal to see the signs until it is nearly too late ring true. ![]() ![]() Emma keeps thinking, “how could it be bad-it's love and love is good.” When Dillon snaps, however, Emma will be forced to choose: herself or Dillon. While where Dillon eventually goes is fairly predictable, the steps he takes to get there, as described in Emma’s first-person narration, are increasingly terrifying, ratcheting up the tension. Emma doesn't understand Dillon's reaction-or the way his behavior slowly, menacingly escalates. Instead of being happy and excited for her, Dillon freaks out: it must mean she's leaving him. Then she’s given an opportunity to apply for a yearlong internship in Rome. Finding Dillon saved Emma when her parents' marriage broke up due to her mother's infidelity. Teenage relationships are intense to begin with-but what happens when your boyfriend becomes too intense?Įmma Lorde's future is all set: in a few months, she'll start at Arizona State University, studying archaeology and living in the same dorm as her boyfriend, Dillon. ![]()
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