Boy Toy

It was a good book. I read this book when I was 11. I also went to a public middle school. Even though I had already been exposed to jokes, comments, and people talking about sexual things, thing book opened my eyes when it came to graphic scenes. I would not recommend reading it before you are 14. There are very graphic descriptions of sex. there is also violence, underage drinking, and some bad words.

I read Boy Toy earlier this year, and I thought it was very good. Lyga has such a way of writing that keeps it suspenseful and makes you never want to put it down. However, the subjects in this book may be a little graphic for younger teens. Especially those who have had traumatic experiences before. I've had to make myself put the book down for a second to recollect because of how the flashbacks and reoccurring thought patterns were used. Overall, this is an excellent book that does cover some dark topics. I do like how it does discuss sexual violence against men, as usually that is shrugged off. There is some language (told from the point of view of a teenager), but I wouldn't freak out if my (15+ year old) kid came home with this in their backpack.

This book a a good read, I read it in two days. I think it helped us realize how in real life situations most 'victims' don't realize they are victims.

This is an extremely well-written but extremely disturbing story of a boy who is seduced by his teacher but believes it is his fault since his teacher tricked him into thinking they were in love. Lyga makes a sympathetic character without making him the perfect victim (giving him anger and intimacy issues, etc.). All the characters are colorful and they breathe life into this twisted story. However, this is definitely for mature teens due to the SVU-like story told from the victim's point of view and harsh langauge like the F-bomb, s***, and etc. Even so, those who can handle it will find a fast-paced story that will break anyone's heart.

I loved this book!!! I could not put it down, the chapters ended the way they should, making you not want to stop, to find out what comes next. It may make younger readers a little uncomfortable at times, but not to bad. I do not recomend this book for anyone under 13.

I thought it was a really good book. It has pretty graphic sex scenes which might make a younger reader a bit uncomfortable. The characters swear, but not a crazy amount, and most kids will already know all the words they use. I knew what the book was about before I read it, but because the blurb is fairly vague, it would be kind of confusing at the start if you didn't know what the book was about before you started reading it. The only criticism I had was that the character was constantly spouting baseball figures and always working out his batting average and slugging percentage and spouting off baseball statistics. Cause I'm English, I had no idea what the hell was going on cause I don't know all the ins and outs of baseball.

At first i was kinda confused, but if you follow the book its really good. It gives a good inside look at what molested children go to.

This book was incredible and intense. At times it is a little bit disturbing because of very explicet detail of how the teacher (Eve) molested a student(Josh). Josh believes he is in love but in reality, hi teacher is abusing him. I read this when I was almost twelve and I think that I am old enough. I am a very advanced child and I attend an extremely enriched high school so I was prepared to read this sort of book. If you are not a very experience reader I would consider waiting until I were fourteen or fifteen to read it. I hope you found this review helpful and enjoy ''Boy Toy" if you read it!!:)

This was a great book, but at times (i.e. when the flashbacks of Josh with Eve) I felt very uncomfortable.