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The Girls I've Been by Tess Sharpe

40 reviews

pippinthepuffin's review against another edition

emotional mysterious tense fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, and Blood

Moderate: Medical content and Child abuse

Minor: Pregnancy, Pedophilia, Chronic illness, Fire/Fire injury, Vomit, Rape, Abortion, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Gore

Its rather heavy on the domestic/sexual abuse. Its also based around being hostages in a bank robbery.

starlit_pathways's review

dark mysterious tense fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Torture, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, Kidnapping, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Stalking, Fire/Fire injury, Pedophilia, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Gaslighting, Pregnancy, Abortion, Biphobia, and Lesbophobia

comfsp's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense fast-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

It was a good read, i just flew through it. I liked the characters and i really liked the premise and the general idea of the story. However it features some very heavy topics yet puts emphasis on less important things. Sometimes the writing felt juvenile. I get that she was a kid when all that happened so she couldn't feel the full weight of everything and she's still only a teenager but she kinda just brushed over the most impactful parts that i think that could've been taken more seriously. What i really liked was that she kept a lot of her secrets and only revealed what she had to not just to other characters but also to us as readers. it felt very authentic. 

my favourite parts were when iris used the guy's ignorance on the female body as a weapon against him and when nora told iris to bury her feelings deep and wes corrected her

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Mental illness, Blood, Child abuse, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, and Violence

aly97's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Sexual assault

Minor: Abortion and Pregnancy

ksamaine95's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense 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

5.0

LOVED so hard. I was not expecting this book to be so addictive, beautiful, heartbreaking, and suspenseful. Where is Tess Sharpe? I feel like she owes me another book or five. She does her thing and does it well. I went through all the stages of grief, all the emotions. Chefs kiss. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Car accident, Child abuse, Gun violence, Confinement, Cursing, Mental illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, and Violence

amberinpieces's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Grief, Lesbophobia, Medical content, Vomit, Alcohol, Body horror, Bullying, Abortion, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Murder, Pregnancy, and Sexual assault

theliteraryteapot's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

For someone who has read probably like one or two thrillers in her life, I enjoyed this!

This is a thriller with teenagers that was well written, well paced and well constructed. I liked this straight forward writing. I liked the storytelling.
I didn't get that much attached to the characters except for Nora but I was surprised that it didn't bother me that much.
Nora's story (and her sister's) is tough. This book was darker than I thought it'd be, as it is the story of an abuse (of all kind) survivor who went through horrifying things.
Truthfully, I don't have much to say. I had a good time, I'm glad I had my bisexual and endometriosis representation, and I'm glad I tried the thriller genre.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic relationship, Blood, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Rape, Sexual assault, and Vomit

Moderate: Abortion and Pregnancy

yikes_bee's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

The characters were extremely easy to understand especially with their backgrounds. The book was very fast paced, but not enough to confuse you. There was simply a lot going on in every page.  
Nora was a perfect character in the sense that she’s a teen who acts like one. And all of her “past girls” make perfect sense. The way Nora acts makes sense. She does all these things because of everything that she’s gone through and I love that. 
The relationships in here are beautifully written. Nora and lee are wonderful together. The perfect sibling bond, I love how she presents them together.  Nora and Wes are perfect. The love they have for each other is wonderful. It’s not romantic but as a reader you can tell how important they are for each other. 
This book is a perfect light read for anyone looking for a quick, dark book. It’s simple but playful yet talks about some tough topics. I would gladly read this again. It’s such a page turner!! I could barely put it down. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Vomit, Sexual harassment, Emotional abuse, Murder, Gaslighting, Pregnancy, Bullying, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, and Sexual assault

nara_knl's review

adventurous dark mysterious 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

reading this book was so out of my comfort zone… even though this is not even close to my go to genre, this book caught me instantly! i love the way it’s written! i love nora! i love iris and wes! and this story was catchy and so so good!! i’m really happy i stepped out of my comfort zone! i would’ve missed so much! so excited for the movie tho!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Torture, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Rape, Gun violence, Murder, Sexual violence, Violence, Child abuse, Outing, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Bullying, and Pregnancy

ifoundcallie's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad 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

4.5

Wow! Loved this book. A few loose ends left me wondering why they were introduced in the first place like

Olive being their safe phrase—was it Lee’s first “girl” name? Grey cap being an ex-fed or some other info Lee said making him rage—why did we not get the robbers’ stories? The man who was shot—did he die?

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Chronic illness, Murder, Pedophilia, and Cursing

Minor: Chronic illness, Bullying, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Vomit, Rape, Pregnancy, Infidelity, and Car accident

Most information about SA is discussed using coded phrases or intentionally vague references that the reader can fill the blanks in with. Sharpe did a good job of handling this tastefully while still not shying away from the reality and effects of such abuse