A CHILLING NOVEL ABOUT THE ISOLATION OF BEING STALKED AND THE ABUSE OF POWER. Olivia Peters is over the moon when her literary idol, the celebrated novelist and muchadored local priest Mark D. Brendan, offers to become her personal writing mentor. But when Father Mark's enthusiasm for Olivia's prose develops into something more, Olivia's emotions quickly shift from wonder to confusion to despair. Exactly what game is Father Mark playing, and how on...
Wow. Seriously, this story was just...wow. Once I started reading this book, I could not put it down. I was reading this book while eating at a restaurant by myself and I ate my food slowly because I didn't want to get up and interrupt my reading. I don't think I've ever read a book like this before. It's an uncomfortable read. You are not going to walk away from this book feeling happy go lucky. But you will be moved. Olivia...
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Olivia was such a strong character, I can't believe all that she went through and has to experience. I also like how she questioned her faith. I loved how her life was slowly unraveled by Father Mark. She begins to fear every gift and letter. Her wonderful life begins to fall apart and she loses the spark that she once had. Her mother and sister Greenie were star sturked by Father Mark and weren't able to see the personal...
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This was a great book and one that I kept thinking of after I was finished with it. Stalking is a serious situation that a lot of people don't think about. Donna Freitas story, The Gorgeous Game gives us a look into the world of a person being stalked, it is quit a chilling story. I really enjoyed the character of Olivia. She is a very smart, beautiful girl who enters her story into a writing competition and wins. She is over...
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What a haunting, frightening, and all too true story of the abuse of power and reality of being stalked. First of all, you should read the review Angie did at her blog, Angieville, because it sums up pretty perfectly how I feel about this book. The emotions packed into This Gorgeous Game are breathtaking. Donna Freitas masterfully shows us each agonizing detail of Olivia's life after she wins Father Mark's writing contest...
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This Gorgeous Game by Donna Freitas is a remarkable and powerful story about attention, expectations, faith, and trust. It's about the power of authority, and the abuse of that power. It's also about the love of writing, and of family and friends. Most importantly, it's about speaking up when you know something is wrong. In the spring of her junior year of high school, seventeen-year-old Olivia Peters is informed that she's...
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