Zar Evans is not your typical high school senior; in fact she is
anything by normal. Dressing to the trendiest Goth fashion, Zar wears nothing
but black from head to toe. Not that this warrants unwanted attention, but she
is also top in her class and is looking at a full academic scholarship to Iowa
State in the fall.
Loudon Clarke is an all star athlete. He plays three varsity
sports and has the world in his hands. Except for one thing; Loudon is failing
majority of his subjects. He is about to be suspended from the basketball team
risking his athletic scholarship.
Zar and Loudon would normally never cross paths, until these two
are brought together when Zar’s brother proposes to Loudon’s sister. With an
upcoming wedding and a lot of planning Zar and Loudon are stuck with one
another regardless of their differences.
Zar has hidden behind the pain she deals with on a daily basis for
years. Loudon has never had to feel pain nor the ignorance of his peers. Can
opposites really bring these two together or will they be pulled even further
apart.
Only one thing is for sure, it is impossible to fight the
connection of pierced love when one is willing to change for happiness.
Contact Author T.H. Snyder
Pierced
Love is one of those books that you can’t help but feel for the main
character. High School teenagers facing the everyday challenge of bullying. As
we all know, this subject has hit the news more and more everyday and it has
gotten out of control. TH Snyder does a fantastic job portraying those
struggles through the eyes of Zar.
Zar suffers
from extreme anxiety attacks. Only, being a teenager and naive, her and her
classmates don’t understand what is happening when her first attack hits her
like a freight train. Suddenly, her friends and classmates deem her a “freak”
and she is instantly out casted. She does everything possible to keep this from
her family, and succeeds for years. She can’t stand the thought of them being
embarrassed or pushing her away too. When she first lays eyes on Loudon, he is
the light in her darkness.
Loudon and
Zar has this instant connection, not knowing anything about her, or her being a
“freak” she feels that she can finally be herself around someone. Just so
happens that he is her future sister in laws brother. Although she tries to
push him away before he can see the world she has succumbed to, he pushes back,
forcing her to let him in.
I loved
watching Zar find herself again, finally doing something to bring herself out
of the dark after years of bullying. Standing up for those like her, who
haven’t found the courage to do the same for themselves yet. Seeing Loudon
stand behind her no matter what.. *sigh* The world needs more
Loudons…
This was an
easy read for me, and like I said before, bullying is a worldwide outbreak…
bullies are everywhere, all ages, races, social status.. the statistics of
bullying and even bullying related suicide in teens that TH Snyder lists in the
book is utterly.. depressing… I’m very glad that Zar’s story has been written
and that she was one who pulled herself out of the darkness rather than
succumbing to it.
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