“GUYS TO STAY AWAY FROM
Andy Evans
He’s a creep...
Stay away!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!...

There’s more. Different pens, different handwriting, conversations between some writers, arrows to long paragraphs. It’s better than taking out a billboard.

I feel like I can fly.”

This wasn’t the beginning of the book, but it was definitely a part that stood out most for me. A part where the main character, Melinda, doesn’t feel alone anymore. Even the beginning catches your attention because you know something is missing and that part of you that loves mystery is just itching to find out what happened sooner.

The whole book is about trying to find yourself in high school, but with Melinda’s twist in the situation, that is not going to make her life any easier. In the summer before her first year of high school her and her friends go to an amazing high school party. Now, the result of that party ended up in cops, and that was because Melinda called them. Everyone hates her now, even her best friends. She’s alone, inside and outside of her head, which is bad. Something at that party happened, and all she wants to do is stop thinking about it, but she’s going to have to let it out, and Speak.

I just loved how the book included humor, realistic characters to relate to, and an amazing theme. It was to let your opinion out and Anderson portrayed that in the most relatable way possible. Even if you haven’t been through too many hardships, it gives you a feel how others feel and maybe even how to help them.

Compared to all the fictional teen romance books i used to be interested in, this one actually has purpose and not just for entertainment to the naked eye. I want to give it all away and just shout how ingenious the author is, but that wouldn’t help anyone, and if you’ve read the book already you would understand why. SPEAK is one of those eye-opener books, and having the main character’s sarcasm and pain at the same time is all the better.