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Take Her Down
Take Her Down | Lauren Emily Whalen
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In this queer YA retelling of Shakespeares Julius Caesar, stakes at Augustus Magnet School are cutthroat, scheming is creative, and loyalty is ever-changing. Overnight, Bronwyn St. James goes from junior class queen to daughter of an imprisoned felon, and she lands in the care of her aunt and younger cousin Cass, a competitive cheerleader who Bronwyn barely knows. Life gets worse when her ex-best friend, the always-cool Jude Cuthbert, ostracizes Bronwyn from the queer social elite for dating a boy, Porter Kendrick. Bronwyn and Jude are both running for student body president, and that means war. But after Bronwyn, Porter, and Cass share a video of Jude in a compromising position, Jude suddenly goes missing. No one has seen her for weeks and it might be all Bronwyns fault. Will Jude ever be found? Or will Bronwyn finally have to reckon with what shes wonand what shes lost? Content Advisory: Depictions of sexual assault.
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4 ⭐ This book was unique. It is told as Julius Caesar. At first that part was a bit jarring, but the format grew on you as you read. It was almost like reading Clueless full of villains. I enjoyed it. The cover DOES NOT do it justice.

This isn't one of those books that someone would generally pick up off the shelf. This is one of those books that is stumbled upon, and then is forced by friends to be read and talked about.

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