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The Female of the Species by Mindy McGinnis

15 reviews

megnut's review

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Misogyny, Violence, Toxic relationship, Murder, Gore, Drug use, Death, Bullying, Sexual assault, Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, Animal cruelty, Gun violence, Fire/Fire injury, and Child abuse

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Rape, and Torture

sammymilfort's review against another edition

dark emotional relaxing sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Vomit, Death, Gun violence, Sexual harassment, Alcohol, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Sexual assault, Torture, Mental illness, Murder, Rape, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Cursing, Gore, and Grief

Minor: Drug use and Child death

keraw07's review

dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Murder, Alcoholism, Cursing, Drug use, Sexual violence, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Addiction, Animal death, Bullying, and Fire/Fire injury

mvanhaas's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Sexual violence, Sexism, Rape, Sexual harassment, Violence, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Drug use, Grief, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Addiction, Animal death, Bullying, Death, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Murder

jj0's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes

5.0

Amazing. I sobbed my eyes out. Make sure to check trigger warnings. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Emotional abuse, Murder, Sexual assault, Grief, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Alcohol, Drug use, Abandonment, and Vomit

myworldtoread's review

dark reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Sexism, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Cursing, Drug use, and Rape

airamst's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Sexual assault, Bullying, Drug use, Grief, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, and Rape

carolinacortez's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

okay, no me mal entiendan creo que este libro es increible, si tienes entre 16-19 años, por eso le di la cantidad de estrellas que le di. Alex es una fuerza del universo ideal para personas de esa edad, muestra lo que es una sororidad, lo que es estar de verdad para tus amigas, lo que es SER UNA AMIGA, es un libro muy oscuro y fuerte en cuanto a acoso y abuso sexual, empieza con un asesinato y a partir de ahí la violencia no disminuye, pero creo que la autora lo hiso de muy buena manera, nunca llegue a odiar o no estar de acuerdo con las acciones que tomaba Alex, de hecho creo que es una heroina, creo que lo que menos me gustó fue la relación romántica entre Alex y Jack, yo me hubiera enfocado aún más en a relación entre Claire.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Blood, Cursing, Drug use, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Abandonment, Animal death, Child abuse, Death, and Infidelity

Minor: Torture

streebela's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Torture, and Violence

glowworms's review

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

a similar book that is also super good is "what girls are made of" it has similar themes of sexuality, teenage girlhood, complex characters, and violence and it also contains a dog shelter subplot specifically. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Murder, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Torture

Moderate: Drug use and Pedophilia

Minor: Car accident