Tampa

I read this a few days ago and it took me some time to wrap my head around it. First and foremost, I do not recommend this book to anyone. I decided to read this for educational purposes only. I've been noticing a LOT of movies, book characters, and plotlines that romanticise grooming behaviours. When I first started looking for books with main grooming scenarios that are most known, I was first pointed at 'Lolita'. But when I saw this book, I was more fascinated by a female groomer, since it is less spoken of. Reading this book, left me saying 'That's insane', 'what a psycho'..ect on every page. but the main thought was, is this truly how groomers are?! I decided to confirm things in psychology books, blogs, and Reddit pages. The answer is: Yes. At least, most. However the main character is not a groomer as most sites mention. She has no interest in them beyond the age of fourteen, before they hit puberty. The MC is a Pedophile.This book left me feeling so sad and horrified at the same time. If we were to see this book from the point of view of Jack, the story would be very different. Celeste would be this beautiful love interest, then things go south. This also shows how privileged people get by easier in life, maybe not entirely since they are objectified as well. But it asks the same question that the missing cases problem asks 'if it's not a white, blond, beautiful woman, Would people care more? Would more action be taken?'. If this was something done by someone: less rich, less beautiful, of colour. This case would end in years of imprisonment and greater consequences. In certain parts, it raises problems of: Police abuse of power, School shootings, Fraud, Objectification of children..ect. The writing was average. But the plot left me wanting to read more and interested in knowing the end.