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3.83 AVERAGE
3.83 AVERAGE
xavierprice's review
3.0
Seton Girls posits itself as Dear White People meets Friday Night Lights which is more or less not accurate. Seton Girls, in the end, tells an important story, but does not offer anything significant to these narratives.
thepagelady's review
4.0
Seton Girls is a compelling story. I loved the female bonds in this story! They were fierce and real! The writing is absolutely wonderful and the characters are just as good. The alternating timelines and how the characters' stories connect makes the reader want to keep reading to find out what happens.It's a complex story and it does have some darker topics and it's not going to be a story for everyone but it is worth every minute you spend reading it! Thank you Book Sparks, Dutton Books for Young Readers and Charlene Thomas for sharing this book with me!
balancedbookshelf's review against another edition
5.0
Have you ever finished a book and desperately wanted to meet the characters???
By the end of this book, I was left feeling emotional and empowered! I was in awe of the Seton Girls and am crossing my fingers for a sequel just to have the chance to continue to follow their journey.
This YA novel takes place in a high school where the students drive luxury cars and their Ivy League futures are secured with family donations. Seton Academic High reigns as an elite educational institution and also has an undefeated football team on their way to the State Championship.
On the outside, both the town and the school are quite literally perfect… but when things look too perfect, there are bound to be very dark secrets.
Throughout the book, I knew the author was creating a buildup and the anticipation kept me invested! Once the secret was revealed, the anticipation didn’t end because I had to know how everything would or would not fall in place.
There are very heavy topics illustrated in this story, but what I appreciated the most were the grey areas… the area where the perspective of consent shifts based on the people you think know and what you think the victim should look or act like. The grey needs to be brought to light more and this book does an excellent job shedding that light and beginning a much needed conversation.
By the end of this book, I was left feeling emotional and empowered! I was in awe of the Seton Girls and am crossing my fingers for a sequel just to have the chance to continue to follow their journey.
This YA novel takes place in a high school where the students drive luxury cars and their Ivy League futures are secured with family donations. Seton Academic High reigns as an elite educational institution and also has an undefeated football team on their way to the State Championship.
On the outside, both the town and the school are quite literally perfect… but when things look too perfect, there are bound to be very dark secrets.
Throughout the book, I knew the author was creating a buildup and the anticipation kept me invested! Once the secret was revealed, the anticipation didn’t end because I had to know how everything would or would not fall in place.
There are very heavy topics illustrated in this story, but what I appreciated the most were the grey areas… the area where the perspective of consent shifts based on the people you think know and what you think the victim should look or act like. The grey needs to be brought to light more and this book does an excellent job shedding that light and beginning a much needed conversation.
richincolor's review
Seton Girls is a slow burn type of novel that initially bugged my impatient reader self, but when I reminded myself to enjoy the mystery of the reason the football players revere the Seton Girls, I feel in love with the narration, the characters, the pace and the slow reveal of the football teams secret. The story is told in both the present and the past that leads up to the Seton High community learning the secret as well as a delicious minor plot twist. I wasn’t expecting the flashback chapters told in various characters POV and I struggled with their purpose, but like all good readers, when you begin to figure out the mystery (or at least think you do) I began to enjoy the flashbacks because it allowed me to have insight into the mystery our main character Aly is solving. We can see the bigger picture before her and end up on this unique ride as she discovers the reason and cheer for her as she decides what to do with that information.
The novel takes place in an unnamed city in an unnamed state because the “where” of antics of elite prep school don’t really matter as the entitlement many of these students feel is what matters. Which is why having the present time period chapters of the novel told by Aly makes the story even more meaningful. Aly is somewhat of an outsider. One of the few Black students at the school, Aly and her boyfriend J (his full name is never given) are bussed in. Aly is the star editor in chief of the school newspaper, as she is the first junior to be named editor, and J is an up and coming football star quarterback. While they are “outsiders” because of their positions they are actually apart of the “inside” group, and when the group falls apart, both find themselves being pulled in two directions. Aly befriends Britt, a Black Seton elite, who finds herself excommunicated from her friend group when she accuses her best friend’s boyfriend of sexual assault. Aly’s and Britt’s friendship is what ultimately begins Aly’s investigation into the secret as she tries to understand the truth of what happened between Britt and Parker, who is the current senior star football player.
I can’t really say more without giving much away but Aly and Britt make a great team and the development of their friendship is beautiful. In fact, much of the book focuses on the strength of female friendships. Aly mourns with Britt over her broken friendship and desires for them to have a reconciliation. There are often passages where Aly reminisces on how the girls’ friendship appeared from an outsider’s perspective, that the love the four had for each other was greater than the “love” the girls had for their boyfriends. A number of times Aly says the Britt and her friends are each other’s soulmates. I found this theme a wonderful counter to the mystery behind the reason the football player’s chant of “Seton Girls”. And is what ultimately made the novel for me.
Seton Girls is a novel for our times and an excellent example of female teen empowerment against toxic male institutions.
The novel takes place in an unnamed city in an unnamed state because the “where” of antics of elite prep school don’t really matter as the entitlement many of these students feel is what matters. Which is why having the present time period chapters of the novel told by Aly makes the story even more meaningful. Aly is somewhat of an outsider. One of the few Black students at the school, Aly and her boyfriend J (his full name is never given) are bussed in. Aly is the star editor in chief of the school newspaper, as she is the first junior to be named editor, and J is an up and coming football star quarterback. While they are “outsiders” because of their positions they are actually apart of the “inside” group, and when the group falls apart, both find themselves being pulled in two directions. Aly befriends Britt, a Black Seton elite, who finds herself excommunicated from her friend group when she accuses her best friend’s boyfriend of sexual assault. Aly’s and Britt’s friendship is what ultimately begins Aly’s investigation into the secret as she tries to understand the truth of what happened between Britt and Parker, who is the current senior star football player.
I can’t really say more without giving much away but Aly and Britt make a great team and the development of their friendship is beautiful. In fact, much of the book focuses on the strength of female friendships. Aly mourns with Britt over her broken friendship and desires for them to have a reconciliation. There are often passages where Aly reminisces on how the girls’ friendship appeared from an outsider’s perspective, that the love the four had for each other was greater than the “love” the girls had for their boyfriends. A number of times Aly says the Britt and her friends are each other’s soulmates. I found this theme a wonderful counter to the mystery behind the reason the football player’s chant of “Seton Girls”. And is what ultimately made the novel for me.
Seton Girls is a novel for our times and an excellent example of female teen empowerment against toxic male institutions.
agigliotti758's review
3.0
An important novel about the way people with privilege, in this case wealthy, white football players, think they can control other people’s bodies to gain something. While this was a powerful topic, and the main character Ally was focused and clear in searching out answers, I didn’t love the choice of organization for telling the story. There were time jumps and flashbacks interspersed through out to reveal the truly awful actions of the football team but it left me feeling like I never got that full story. And the article Ally wrote to break the story open is never shared in full, which was disappointing.
I appreciate the story and some of the characters, so I will definitely give this author another read.
I appreciate the story and some of the characters, so I will definitely give this author another read.
tanya2013's review
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.75
stacialovestoread's review against another edition
5.0
The Seton Girls know what’s up….and they’re gonna do something about it.
For years, Seton Prep’s football team has lead an amazing win streak. People praise the QB, but all he has is praise for the girls that cheer them on.
Initially going into this book, I thought there’d be a witchcraft subplot…maybe the girls make a sacrifice every year to ensure the boys win, but the truth is much more sinister and much much much worse.
THANK YOU to PenguinTeen for my ARC!
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Please see http://sltrbooks.home.blog/2022/08/05/seton-girls-arc-review/ for my full review
For years, Seton Prep’s football team has lead an amazing win streak. People praise the QB, but all he has is praise for the girls that cheer them on.
Initially going into this book, I thought there’d be a witchcraft subplot…maybe the girls make a sacrifice every year to ensure the boys win, but the truth is much more sinister and much much much worse.
THANK YOU to PenguinTeen for my ARC!
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Please see http://sltrbooks.home.blog/2022/08/05/seton-girls-arc-review/ for my full review
mwalker12's review
5.0
A good cross between Degrassi and Euphoria. So many twists and turns that kept me on my toes. Can't wait for more from this author.
biblio_simp's review
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment