Sarah Darer Littman sure knows how to make you sympathize with her characters. She is going to pull you right in and never let you go. Obviously, you'll sympathize with Lara. She's treated absolutely horribly by Christian and, even worse, by people that she thought were her friends.

BACKLASH is told from four perspectives, or two sets of siblings: Lara, her younger sister Sydney, Lara's former friend Bree, and Bree's younger brother Liam. My heart was breaking for all four of them as they describe what was going on in their lives.

I finished BACKLASH in one sitting as I just couldn't stop flipping the pages. I had to know what was going to happen and was so emotionally invested in all the characters. It is filled with so many emotions. There is love, anger, sadness, healing, forgiveness, and learning how to let go of the past. What happened to Lara would send anyone over the edge and you learn how it not only effected her but her family as well.

There is also the bully and their family as well. It's so sad to see how one stupid prank can change so many peoples lives. My heart broke not only for Lara but for her family as well as the family of the bully. It wasn't fair what they went through because of what the bully did. I'm trying hard not to give anything away, but be prepared to feel all the feelings that I did.

I have never heard of or read Sarah Darer Littman but I love her now. She writes beautifully and with so much passion and feeling. I can't wait to read her previous stories. I have already recommended BACKLASH to many readers and I know they are going to love it just like I do. BACKLASH is just that kind of story. We've all heard of cyber bullying but to have a birds eye view of what happens to the people involved, really makes you wonder how you would react if it happened to you or someone in your family. BACKLASH would make a great book club or classroom read. I can see great discussions about bullying and cyber bullying happening as teens, teachers, and parents read this book together. A must read to show words can hurt and there are consequences to our actions.