Reviews

The Girls I've Been by Tess Sharpe

nerdthebird's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

lxxh's review

dark 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

4.5

itsbexx's review against another edition

4.5

This sucked me in pretty quickly. Really liked how the time skips were done and the way they gave me small bits of info throughout. 
Especially loved Iris she’s the petticoat badass we need! 
Didn’t know there was a second one but was very happy to get an ad for it immediately after finishing. 
Sidenote this has a plethora of potential triggers so proceed with caution ⚠️ 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Gun violence

atalonius's review against another edition

4.0

i flew through this and loved it but the ending felt a little abrupt

teresa04's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

2.75

marsspanqueca's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

ladykaylee's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.0

This was a very dark book, and I was not expecting it.  I really liked the way that the story alternated between the "present" timeline of the bank heist, and the "past" timeline of all of the different cons that Nora pulled with her mom growing up.  I also liked the slow uncovering of the mystery of all of the past girls that Nora pretended to be for her con artist mom.  However, I was not prepared for those cons to result in child abuse and child SA.  

I loved the characters, especially Iris, and the plot kept my attention.  This would be a good read for folks who like grim books with a dark tone, especially ones where the villains get what is coming to them.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse and Sexual assault

matheamae's review against another edition

5.0

So. Good. As soon as I heard the premise for this book I knew I had to have it- and boy was I not let down!!! Psychically couldn't put it down, will be recommending it to everyone I see forever

yananed's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.0

thanthorn007's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious 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