Reviews

The Girls I've Been by Tess Sharpe

sydney_urata's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing sad 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? Yes

5.0

theresa__13's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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? Yes

3.0

“He said it easily, like it was easy.”

jessicatempleton's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny lighthearted tense fast-paced

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

5.0

rojo10000's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

5.0

aliyachaudhry's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Physical abuse, Vomit, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Gore, Fire/Fire injury, Blood, Sexual assault, Death, Sexism, Sexual violence, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Murder, Violence, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Medical content, and Pedophilia

Moderate: Abortion and Pregnancy

tmyers3's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.0

ashction's review against another edition

5.0

What a great page-turning thriller! I could barely stand to put this one down, and when I wasn't reading it, I was thinking about what's next. An engrossing read with great diverse representation. Trigger warnings for blood/gore, trauma, sexual assault/abuse, molestation, grooming, hostage situations, gun violence, domestic abuse... it's a REALLY heavy book but it does well handling the sensitive topics and exploring a deeply traumatized character's story.

booklifter's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

3.0

zepeng's review against another edition

5.0

5 stars

I've hit the jackpot with YA thriller this year. So far, all of them are absolutely great and gripping. The Girls I've Been took it up the notch by being absolutely addictive first chapter in. It's calculative, manipulative, deceptive and something I've never read before. While it is YA, the character felt older than what I envisioned, especially Nora who frankly lives more than seven lives. I can't stop myself and bam, I've finished the book in one sitting! Highly recommend this book to anyone in need of a good thriller. Can't wait for it to be turned into a TV drama or movie, it's going to be sick!

zellerella's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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: Blood, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Domestic abuse, and Child abuse

Moderate: Child abuse, Violence, Pedophilia, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Rape

Minor: Alcohol, Kidnapping, Car accident, Pregnancy, Vomit, and Abortion