Chaste eBook Angela Felsted
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When he steps into his physics class on the first day of senior year, Quinn Walker is too exhausted from staying up all night with his three-month-old nephew to deal with moral dilemmas. As a devout Mormon who has vowed to wait until marriage for sex, the last thing he needs is a very hot and very sexy Katarina Jackson as his physics partner. Regrettably, he has no choice.
Kat feels invisible in her mansion of a home six months after losing her older brother in a fatal car crash and will do anything to get her parents? attention. Since her pastor father has no love for Quinn?s ?fake? religion and her ex-boyfriend refuses to leave her alone, she makes an impulsive bet with her friends to seduce her holier-than-thou lab partner by Christmas.
Chaste eBook Angela Felsted
I confess that even though I am in my early 50s I often prefer young adult fiction to much of what is published for adults. Maybe it's because we're trying to keep their young hopes alive and not destroy their dreams of happiness with the morose, dark stories and characters which dominate modern fiction. I'm well aware that there is a dark side to life but there is also a beautiful, bright and tender side which is undervalued by adult fiction writers. Those who write for young adults seem to have a better understanding of the balance of emotions, situations and outcomes that make up real lives.That said, I wasn't sure how I would react to "Chaste," a book I was hoping to recommend to my young adult daughters. Happily, I can do so wholeheartedly because I was immediately caught up in the story of Kat and Quinn. Kat absolutely broke my heart; Her pain showed so clearly despite her cynical and hard image and the careful cultivation of her bad reputation. She so clearly wanted to believe once again in the world where right and wrong are clearly defined and doing the right thing always brings the right results. The tragey of her brother's death and the impact it has had on her family destroyed that perfect world forever.
On the other hand, Quinn seems to still be living in that perfect world. He is accomplished, decent and seems to have a happy family life. But Quinn, of course, is wrestling with his own demons and is going through his own journey from what seemed an idyllic childhood into the more complicated reality of adulthood. That these two might be able to help each other survive these journeys seems unlikely at first but inevitable before long.
One thing I would have liked to understand more is how Quinn held up under the incredible pressures he faced. It was clear from the narrative that Mormon youth are held to extremely high standards of both behavior and accomplishment. Add to that the extreme challenges in Quinn's personal life and it's a wonder he didn't have a breakdown of sorts. I was curious about the family and religious culture that would produce such an admirable young man but also one who seemed almost disallowed to attend to his own needs.
"Chaste" touched me in a way I did not expect. My tenderness toward Kat is probably an outgrowth of my own maturity and understanding that things do not always go as they should. It's sad that she had to learn this truth so early. My teenaged self would have been quite judgemental of her; now I want to take her in my arms and let her know it's okay, that all her experiences can work for her good if she will let them. Damn, I'm crying as I'm writing this - that is the effect Kat had on my throughout this story. That empathy she inspires makes "Chaste" an excellent book to read with teenagers. Maybe after reading about Kat and Quinn they will be a little more circumspect in forming opinions of their peers and a little more understanding when someone doesn't fit the mold they've been assigned by high school society.
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Chaste eBook Angela Felsted Reviews
So I have to admit this had a slow start, but it's worth reading. I point that out, because if you get deterred in the beginning stick it out. It's worth it. This book gets really good. Quinn is rather selfless almost to a fault and Kat is exactly the opposite. But the character transformation Kat makes by the end of the book is beautiful. This is a beautiful story. One thing I really love about it is the way Quin and Kat communicate--necessary for a relationship and the kind of thing you don't see a lot of in YA. I loved that they were able to put reasonable boundaries on their own relationship with no adult interference. Sure, in the beginning Kat agrees to this hoping to gain his trust and win her bet, but by the end she accepts it. This is the kind of thing, I think should be required reading for young people.
It does get heated at moments, so I have some friends who like clean romance that I'm not sure would like this, but I find it to be completely appropriate with a valuable message.
This seemed like a variation of the movie Cruel Intentions, the twists being that Quinn is Mormon (with pressure to remain chaste) , Kat has a controlling ex-boyfriend, and there's plenty of jealousy to go around between Kat and her ex-boyfriend's new girlfriend. Lots of opportunities for to explore issues arising from sexual tension, misunderstandings, mixed messages, family conflicts, school dynamics, etc.
In the end, when the book was heading towards a climax, I found myself wondering what would have happened if the ex-boyfriend hadn't been psycho and hadn't interrupted Quinn and Kat. That's when I realised the point of the book, to remain chaste, relied upon an artificial plot device. Consider how the book would have ended if the ex-boyfriend had been a nice guy or at least not so psycho. What would Quinn and Kat have done?
In spite of the weak ending, the book is well worth reading for the issues it explores.
It's fairly rare to find stories for teens with the conflict built around faith to portray that faith in a mostly positive and nuanced way. Though I'm Presbyterian myself, I always enjoy reading about what it's like living inside other faith traditions.
The author gives us a "good boy" Quinn, who struggles to discern where his Mormon faith is genuinely calling him to live selflessly, and how much his family manipulates him, using that faith as a weapon to beat him into submission. When he collides with a preacher's-kid-gone-wild, Kat, sparks fly--and it's not simply the usual opposites-attract trope at play here.
Kat acts out because her dead brother's ghost haunts her home, rendering her invisible to her parents. The pastor-dad's withdrawal is sadly all too common in Christian ministry. It's less painful to pour energy into the congregation than one's crumbling family.
So while on the surface, Quinn is Mr. Clean-cut Nice Guy and Kat is the vamp-style mean girl, underneath they're both victims of families who live their faith hypocritically, stuck in the shadow of an older sibling's tragedy. What begins as another of Kat's ploys to become less invisible becomes an eye-opening experience for both characters.
Lots of layers here. Complex characterization with realistic tension and stakes kept me turning pages.
I confess that even though I am in my early 50s I often prefer young adult fiction to much of what is published for adults. Maybe it's because we're trying to keep their young hopes alive and not destroy their dreams of happiness with the morose, dark stories and characters which dominate modern fiction. I'm well aware that there is a dark side to life but there is also a beautiful, bright and tender side which is undervalued by adult fiction writers. Those who write for young adults seem to have a better understanding of the balance of emotions, situations and outcomes that make up real lives.
That said, I wasn't sure how I would react to "Chaste," a book I was hoping to recommend to my young adult daughters. Happily, I can do so wholeheartedly because I was immediately caught up in the story of Kat and Quinn. Kat absolutely broke my heart; Her pain showed so clearly despite her cynical and hard image and the careful cultivation of her bad reputation. She so clearly wanted to believe once again in the world where right and wrong are clearly defined and doing the right thing always brings the right results. The tragey of her brother's death and the impact it has had on her family destroyed that perfect world forever.
On the other hand, Quinn seems to still be living in that perfect world. He is accomplished, decent and seems to have a happy family life. But Quinn, of course, is wrestling with his own demons and is going through his own journey from what seemed an idyllic childhood into the more complicated reality of adulthood. That these two might be able to help each other survive these journeys seems unlikely at first but inevitable before long.
One thing I would have liked to understand more is how Quinn held up under the incredible pressures he faced. It was clear from the narrative that Mormon youth are held to extremely high standards of both behavior and accomplishment. Add to that the extreme challenges in Quinn's personal life and it's a wonder he didn't have a breakdown of sorts. I was curious about the family and religious culture that would produce such an admirable young man but also one who seemed almost disallowed to attend to his own needs.
"Chaste" touched me in a way I did not expect. My tenderness toward Kat is probably an outgrowth of my own maturity and understanding that things do not always go as they should. It's sad that she had to learn this truth so early. My teenaged self would have been quite judgemental of her; now I want to take her in my arms and let her know it's okay, that all her experiences can work for her good if she will let them. Damn, I'm crying as I'm writing this - that is the effect Kat had on my throughout this story. That empathy she inspires makes "Chaste" an excellent book to read with teenagers. Maybe after reading about Kat and Quinn they will be a little more circumspect in forming opinions of their peers and a little more understanding when someone doesn't fit the mold they've been assigned by high school society.
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