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marieintheraw's review
5.0
A very difficult read, but absolutely worth it. Michigan is an extremely strong character and I admire her dedication to what she loves throughout this book.
I received an ecopy of this through netgalley; however, all opinions are my own.
I received an ecopy of this through netgalley; however, all opinions are my own.
bluelishi's review
4.0
The emotional jerks this book pulls are centered in realism where, you as a reader, experience the trudge that this character has to go through.
That being said, it wrapped up a little too conveniently towards the end where some actions were hard to swallow without disbelief, however, that doesn’t have to be a bad thing overall, but it did unfortunately decreasingly average out my rating.
That being said, it wrapped up a little too conveniently towards the end where some actions were hard to swallow without disbelief, however, that doesn’t have to be a bad thing overall, but it did unfortunately decreasingly average out my rating.
ninebookishlives's review
challenging
emotional
inspiring
sad
tense
3.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Misogyny, and Bullying
tateshark's review
5.0
When I picked this up I expected a super easy, light, and full of cheese book, I couldn't have been more wrong. It was full of depth, and it was dark and beautiful. I'm so glad I picked this book up, so good!!
frogggirl2's review
dark
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
This book was written four years ago. You could have written this same book in the seventies, eighties, nineties... does this truly represent the utter lack of progress the Me Too Movement and feminism have made?
I don't want to be too hard on this young girl, but why in 2019 would you take all of this abuse and not say anything? Why would you take a drink from a guy who has literally sent you to the ER when you don't know what's in it? Why would you go to his party at all?
One of the things this book says is that girls who look up to Michigan will be able to see from her example not to go to such parties, not to take that sort of drink. We know this already! This is not a new story! Nothing about this book is original, new, insightful, and hasn't been written about before in fiction and nonfiction. It's not great that this girl taking all of this abuse is set up to be heroic. It's not great that the adults who failed her are set up to be redeemed with no real punishment.
I don't want to be too hard on this young girl, but why in 2019 would you take all of this abuse and not say anything? Why would you take a drink from a guy who has literally sent you to the ER when you don't know what's in it? Why would you go to his party at all?
One of the things this book says is that girls who look up to Michigan will be able to see from her example not to go to such parties, not to take that sort of drink. We know this already! This is not a new story! Nothing about this book is original, new, insightful, and hasn't been written about before in fiction and nonfiction. It's not great that this girl taking all of this abuse is set up to be heroic. It's not great that the adults who failed her are set up to be redeemed with no real punishment.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual harassment, Bullying, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, and Alcohol
polkadotgirl's review
3.0
3/5 stars:
I received an e-ARC of this story through NetGalley in exchange on an honest review. Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for this opportunity!
Michigan vs The Boys is, I would, a very important contemporary that I'm so glad is now out and that I feel has the potential to be crucial for young teenage girls. This book focuses heavily on hockey and it deals with very interesting and hard to read topics like misogyny in sports and bullying. I think for young girls involved in any kind of sport this book has a very strong capacity to resonate with them.
I think that the protagonist of the story, Michigan, is a good character. So many times in YA contemporary we get main characters that we don't really know outside of the plot of romance or friendship or whatever. Michigan was very passionate about her hobbies and it made her feel like a more realistic character because of that.
The rest of the characters, however, were pretty plain and two-dimensional: we get our villains, our love interest, the family, the friends, etc. They don't offer much to the plot apart from a few key plot elements. We don't know their thoughts or emotions, really.
By the last third of the story Michigan's friendship with her ex-teammates from the girls' hockey team starts being of more importance and I think that was the best part of the whole book. I wish we had gotten more of it and more interactions between the girls from the very beginning. In fact, I'm very sad at how irrelevant Michigan's friendship with her best friend was during the whole book. I thought at the very beginning of the book that it had so much potential and then it was taken from us until like the last chapter. It was very sad.
In general this was a quick and important read, I think, but not great enough to become a favorite or for me to be able to rave about it. I do still recommend it, though!
I received an e-ARC of this story through NetGalley in exchange on an honest review. Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for this opportunity!
Michigan vs The Boys is, I would, a very important contemporary that I'm so glad is now out and that I feel has the potential to be crucial for young teenage girls. This book focuses heavily on hockey and it deals with very interesting and hard to read topics like misogyny in sports and bullying. I think for young girls involved in any kind of sport this book has a very strong capacity to resonate with them.
I think that the protagonist of the story, Michigan, is a good character. So many times in YA contemporary we get main characters that we don't really know outside of the plot of romance or friendship or whatever. Michigan was very passionate about her hobbies and it made her feel like a more realistic character because of that.
The rest of the characters, however, were pretty plain and two-dimensional: we get our villains, our love interest, the family, the friends, etc. They don't offer much to the plot apart from a few key plot elements. We don't know their thoughts or emotions, really.
By the last third of the story Michigan's friendship with her ex-teammates from the girls' hockey team starts being of more importance and I think that was the best part of the whole book. I wish we had gotten more of it and more interactions between the girls from the very beginning. In fact, I'm very sad at how irrelevant Michigan's friendship with her best friend was during the whole book. I thought at the very beginning of the book that it had so much potential and then it was taken from us until like the last chapter. It was very sad.
In general this was a quick and important read, I think, but not great enough to become a favorite or for me to be able to rave about it. I do still recommend it, though!
lazyeggreads's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
went through so many emotions reading this book. all hail girl boss queen michigan <3
nklosty's review
5.0
I loved this book. The reality of schools cutting programs and choosing so by sheer numbers hits home. I didn't realize that Michigan was a character until I started reading. I love the name and the way she IS Michigan. The style of writing has a realness to it and touches nerves. We cheer for Michigan, but at the same time, we are confused and mad at decisions she makes. Sounds like a typical teenager. 98
jrei45's review
3.0
3.25 stars. I couldn’t decide on whether Michigan vs. The Boys should get 3 or 3.5 stars, so I settled for my first ever .25 rating. This book had me LIVID. The misogyny was so blatant that I had to step away from the story at times. I skipped ahead a bit just to make sure justice would be served because I couldn’t go on without at least knowing there was a happy ending.
This was one of those “meh” books. With such a high GoodReads rating, I had very high hopes and was disappointed. I didn’t dislike it, but I didn’t love it either. I do appreciate how it brought attention to sexism in sports and had such an incredibly strong female protagonist. I also loved the ending!
This was one of those “meh” books. With such a high GoodReads rating, I had very high hopes and was disappointed. I didn’t dislike it, but I didn’t love it either. I do appreciate how it brought attention to sexism in sports and had such an incredibly strong female protagonist. I also loved the ending!