| Samantha Higgins is a seventeen year old who is tired of trying to keep a "perfect" image. With peer pressure from friends pulling her towards alcohol and sex, and having a continually stressed relationship with her mother, Sam finds herself living on the street and sleeping out of the back of her small pickup truck. Feeling alone and vulnerable, Sam immediately finds comfort in Kyle, who is an older man declaring that he wants to help her.
Kyle eventually convinces Sam to move in with him as "roommates". At first things are comfortable and Sam enjoys her new friend, but after three short months, things drastically change. Kyle starts to show his temper and when he is fired from his job, he takes out his anger by beating Sam. This day proves to only be the beginning of what turns out to be a nearly two year ordeal where Sam is held prisoner in her own home. At one point, after nearing the breaking point, Sam finally escapes and leaves to live with her sister. Her sense of safety is shattered, however, when Kyle finds her. No matter where she goes, Kyle continually finds her, hurting her family and friends along the way. At one point Sam enrolls in college and while trying to rebuild her life, she meets another man, Austin. Austin sticks by her side and proves to be an important person in Sam's life as she tries to find justice and hopes to finally put Kyle behind bars. | ||
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Plot & Themes Tone of story - suspenseful (sophisticated fear) Time/era of story: Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book descript. of violence and chases - 40 % Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 30 % Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20 % How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 10 % Crime Thriller Yes Crime plotlets: General Crime (including known murderer) Yes Who's the criminal enemy here? - crazed lover/family member If story PRIMARILY about main chr. being hunted... - hunted by dangerous boy/girlfriend/spouse Main Character Gender - Female Profession/status: Age: - a teen Ethnicity/Race Main Adversary Identity: - Male Age: - 20's-30's Profession/status: Motive of antagonist - jealousy The antagonists are: - cults How sensitive is this character? Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor Intelligence - Average intelligence Setting United States Yes The US: - Midwest Small town? Yes Small town people: - nice, like Andy/Opie/Aunt Bee Writing Style Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment Explicit sex in book? Yes What kind of sex: - vague references Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog |
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