Bear
Witness by Melissa Clark
Published:
April 7, 2015
Format:
copy via BookSparks
Publisher:
SparkPress
Rating:
4/5
Synopsis
Three
years after witnessing the kidnapping of her best friend, Robin, Paige Bellen
is expected to continue on with life as usual. Now, with her closest friend out
of the country, a messy relationship with Robin’s boyfriend, and a family that
handles her with kid gloves, Paige isn’t sure if she’ll ever be able to move
forward in life. Bear Witness explores the aftermath of a crime in a small
town, and what it means when tragedy colors the experience of being a young
adult.
My Thoughts
This is a good quick read that shows us the
aftermath of a kidnapping. Paige witness her best friend get kidnapped before
her eyes and she never got over it. We see the guilt that Paige feels being there
and feeling that she should’ve done more to help her friend. She also is
dealing with her family situation and how she feels that no one understands her
and how she truly feels. This is a very serious subject matter but it doesn’t feel
too heavy though. I like how we see the subject through someone who was really
there and seeing how she is trying to cope with the aftermath. We tend to
always focus on the ones who were victims but they aren’t the only ones. Sometimes
the ones left behind suffer just as much or even more because they will never
have closure and will never know why. This is one read that gives a voice to
those who were left behind and hopefully gives them a little bit of healing.
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