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Rescued by a stranger.
Haunted by a secret
Sometimes, love isn’t easy…He watched her, but never knew her. Until thanks to a chance encounter, he became her savior…The attraction between them was undeniable. Yet the past he’d worked so hard to overcome, and the future she’d put so much faith in, threatened to tear them apart.Only together could they fight the pain and guilt, face the truth—and find the unexpected power of love.A groundbreaking novel in the New Adult genre, Easy faces one girl's struggle to regain the trust she's lost, find the inner strength to fight back against an attacker, and accept the peace she finds in the arms of a secretive boy.
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“As for being somewhere you're not supposed to be--Maybe you're here for a reason, or there is no reason.”
1.
Would you have gone to the party if you were
Jacqueline? How do you think her breakup with Kennedy affected her decision to
go?
Personally, I would
not have gone to a party like this ever. Okay, maybe if my friend was desperate
and then I’d just hole myself up in the corner with a book and pray to God that
nobody would come near me. . . or talk to me. Hopefully they’d just LEAVE ME
ALONE. As for how Jacqueline’s breakup with Kennedy affected her, I think it
had a major impact. She would not have gone to a frat party otherwise. And her
Erin (her bestie) thought she was helping her re-bound. By the way, I think ice
cream would have been a better alternative. But then we wouldn’t have had a
story now would we?
2.
Despite making what could be considered a
regrettable decision to follow Kennedy to college instead of pursuing her own
artistic dreams, are there ways in which you think Jacqueline heading to
Kennedy’s college, as opposed to going to music school, helped her grow in ways
she otherwise may not have?
Well, she met Erin: a
best friend with serious girl power. She met Lucas, a guy with a sob story and
is completely covered in awesomesauce. She and Kennedy wouldn’t have worked out
and, like Lucas said, she may have blamed herself for the breakup if it was
over long distance. Overall, even though it wasn’t the wisest decision, it was
certainly the right one in the end.
3.
Do you think Lucas has other reasons beyond the
nonfaternization rule for keeping his identity secret from Jacqueline following
the attacks?
YES! One, he was
scared. He was scared of his past and how it would affect her and him and his
relationship with Jacqueline. It was sweet and sad. I mean, the no-fraternizing
rule certainly played a MAJOR part in out two young lover’s story, but it
wasn’t the key player, like Lucas’s fear most certainly was.
4.
Why do you think Kennedy decides he wants
Jacqueline back? Did her really miss her, or did the root of their problems go
deeper?
I think that he was so
used to having her, that he didn’t really know how to function properly without
her one his arm like some trophy girlfriend. *gag me* I don’t like him. I mean,
he seemed like he has the potential to be a sweet person but overall, I
seriously liked his younger brother better than I liked him. Too preppy and
stuck up.
5.
How did Jacqueline’s self-defense class help her
get over her attack? Did EASY make you want to learn self-defense?
The self-defense class
made her realize that she had a chance; that she didn’t have to be a weak
victim and that she has the power to over-power her attacker- in this case
Buck. As for learning it, EASY didn’t sway me one way or the other.
6.
Why do you think Jacqueline didn’t want to
report Buck’s attacks? Do you think she felt personal targeted by Buck’s
attempted rape because they knew each other? In what ways do you think Buck’s
subsequent attack on another student pushes Jacqueline to take action in
regards on his attack on her?
I think she was
ashamed. Ashamed to have been the victim of Buck’s cruel endeavor. Maybe she
thought she pulled his attention towards her and that her recent breakup with
her ex made her an easy target. Maybe she thought that she, by being alone in
the dark, brought him onto her by giving him opportunity.
I think his attack on
another student makes her feel like she wasn’t alone and that someone will
believe her for a face.
7.
“Love is not absent of logic, but logic examined
and recalculated, heated and curved to fit inside the contours of the heart”
(p. 215). What was the significance of Lucas’s tattoo? In what ways do you
think it comes to represent some of the overarching themes of love throughout
the story?
Tattoos are essentially
irreversible. Once you get one, it’s a forever deal. That made that memory of love, the forever
kind of love, permanently etched in his skin.
That’s pretty much how I think it represented the overarching theme of
love throughout the story.
8.
How do you think Jacqueline’s relationship with
her parents, particularly her mother, changes by the end of EASY?
Her mother chooses to
recognize her more. I feel kind of bad that it took something as catastrophic
as this to make her wake up. But, I guess it’ll be a good bonding experience .
. . ?
9.
How did the tragedy in Lucas’s family affect him
and his relationship with Jacqueline? In what ways do his personal troubles
manifest themselves in his daily life? Do you think he helps women learn
self-defense out of a sense of duty, a sense of shame, or both?
I think the tragedy
played a major role in shaping who he is now. The self-defense class? I think
that out of both duty and obligation. He wants women to be able to save
themselves and strive where he failed. His personal troubles manifest in his
personal relationships by him having the two personas. Also his ability to
connect with people in general.
My personal assessment of this book: I AM IN FREAKING LOVE. I gave this book 4.5 stars on
goodreads!
