Bailey Shrewsbury is a sophomore journalism major and writes "Taming of the Shrew" for the Daily News. Her views do not necessarily agree with those of the newspaper. Write to Bailey at bbshrewsbury@bsu.edu.
"The Boy Who Killed Grant Parker" by Kat Spears is the story of Luke, who gets moved from a prime DC school to live with his dad in a small town in Tennessee. The God-centered town doesn’t welcome him with open arms and he’s quite literally a fish out of water. But after a run-in with the town’s golden boy, Grant Parker, Luke is shoved to the top of the social food chain.
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This book had so much potential, and I’m very disappointed at the last half. The first half was so real, and I couldn’t put it down. Luke was a real teen, and he was exactly how I remembered boys acting like in high school. He’s casually mentioning porn or how hot a girl is. It wasn’t in a perverted way; it just seemed like what an actual boy’s thoughts would be. His struggles with whether he wants to fit in or not, his crush and adjusting to a completely different place were real and relatable. The sort of love triangle wasn't forced, a girl liked him and he was thirsting over the popular girl. Luke’s friend calls out the love triangle with an Archie reference which made me feel better about it.
The bullying from Grant was over the top. No one in high school gets punched in the face when they’re being bullied, and I don’t understand books need to over dramatize high school. When he’s thrust to the top of the social ladder, the whole book took a turn for the worst. The storyline shoved aside some of the most interesting characters and didn’t give them the storylines they deserved. I didn’t like where the second half went at all. It didn’t make any sense and felt forced. It left a bad taste in my mouth, and I honestly wished I hadn’t bother with this book.
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