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The Girls I've Been: Du glaubst, du kennst mich? Falsch gedacht. by Tess Sharpe

72 reviews

lotten4's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful 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

4.5

The tempo is high, the main character badass and the story sad but those parts are not longer or more detailed than necessary

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Abortion, Alcohol, Violence, Sexual assault, Rape, Pregnancy, Murder, Kidnapping, and Blood

Minor: Vomit

galexy_brain's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Abandonment, Blood, Child abuse, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Pedophilia

Minor: Abortion, Addiction, Alcohol, Biphobia, Death, Drug use, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Sexual content, and Vomit

itshardizzy's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-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? Yes

4.5

This book was a pleasant surprise. When I saw what this book was about i immediately got interested: i mean, the book is set in the middle of a robbery and there is a girl that has a secret past and various identities? and she is bi!! what else could I ask for?

Nora is a girl who grow up being taught how to lie and how to fool people. Her mom was a con lady and she taught her daughter everything, making a whole new personality and name for her every time they changed cities. Nora has been more than one person in her life: she was Rebecca, Samantha, Haley, Katie and Ashley – and now she is Nora.

She learned things that she takes with her until the present time. And now she has this confusion inside of her, a confusion that we all have at some point of our life: who am I? Nora doesn't really who she is, if she is one of the girls she had been, if she is Nora or if she is someone totally different – a combination of all the girls.

This book dwells on abuse that comes in many forms. In Nora's life, she met abuse in every step of her childhood. She was used by her mother and by the people around her. And it talks about some experience that we, as women, have to go through – I have one phrase that stucked with me and that I would like to share: "Katie taught me fear. Not of men. I already knew that fear them, because don't all girls learn, in the end?" and if u don't resonate with this one bit is probably bc you are a men. thank u for ur time.

We have also this important content about friendship and relationships that goes beyond love interest. Wes and Nora friendship is the perfect representation of what I would call soulmates - they aren't in love with each other romantically, but they are in love with each other in a way that I feel surpass the romantic side. And this subplot about their friendship was honestly so well done and so genuine.

But, when talking about relationships, I think the most important one in this book is Nora relationship with herself — with all of the girls she have been. I felt like this showed to me its okay for u not to be only a version of yourself, and it's OK to feel conflicted. All of the different yous that you've been only made u stronger and now you can decide who you are gonna be – and the great part is that you can be whoever u want. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Sexual assault, and Violence

Moderate: Abortion, Pregnancy, Gun violence, and Vomit

Minor: Rape

sophie42's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Rape, Violence, Gun violence, and Blood

Minor: Abandonment, Abortion, and Vomit

keen_peach's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I don’t think I can put into words how much I loved this book! Holy shit! The writing was absolutely incredible. I’ve never seen a book do some of the structural things that Sharpe incorporated into her story. I usually find it annoying/hard to track when books involve multiple long spanning flashbacks cut in action scenes, but Sharpe did it masterfully. So so good! I absolutely adored every single character (the good ones of course) and their complex relationships. Such good character development and plot planning. This might be my new forever recommend. Be sure to check trigger warnings though! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Sexual assault, Violence, and Blood

Minor: Vomit

someplace_i_go's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Vomit

diifacto's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-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: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Gun violence

Moderate: Sexual assault and Pedophilia

Minor: Abortion and Vomit

junefish's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Violence, Physical abuse, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Gun violence, Death, Murder, Vomit, and Sexual assault

Minor: Abortion, Misogyny, and Body shaming

melaniereadsbooks's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-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? Yes

5.0

I absolutely loved this book as soon as I picked it up. I was invested right at the beginning by Nora's voice and the intensity. I loved the drama of franken-friends and the relationships and then BAM bank robbery. This was high stakes the entire time and I was on the edge of my seat. I seriously didn't want to put it down.

The best part of this book in my opinion is how well the author incorporates the flashbacks of Nora's past with the present day. It all flows so smoothly and keeps you furiously turning pages the whole time! I loved it.  Also the found family aspect is *chef's kiss*.

Also, the author, Tess Sharpe, narrates the audiobook and it is amazing and I definitely recommend!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Blood, and Violence

Moderate: Vomit, Sexual violence, Rape, and Sexual assault

monarchbooks's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious fast-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? Yes

5.0

This book was a must read for because of who wrote it. Tess Sharpe wrote Far From You, the first queer book, the first thriller I ever picked up, and when I saw that she had written another, I knew I needed it in my possession. And it lived up to my expectations. This book had me on edge the entire time I was reading it because well, I loved the characters so much and I didn't want any of them to die. It also had me smiling at the flawless way she wrote Wes and Nora's friendship, and the even more flawless way she wrote the relationship between Iris and Nora, because break-ups and secrets and abusive fathers can make writing relationships very difficult and somehow Tess Sharpe wrote it perfectly. Not to mention how perfectly written Nora's character was written, with her messy past and even messier ongoing identity crisis. 

Pros: Found family trope, amazing writing, lovable (if morally grey) protagonists, and the best bank hostage story I have ever read or watched. 

Cons: None

Additional Content Warnings: hostage situation, blackmail

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Violence, Gun violence, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, and Murder

Moderate: Alcohol, Sexual assault, Rape, and Chronic illness

Minor: Vomit and Abortion