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3.71 AVERAGE
3.71 AVERAGE
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Sexual assault, Car accident
Moderate: Abandonment
Minor: Pregnancy
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
mysterious
relaxing
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
fast-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:
Yes
medium-paced
adventurous
emotional
reflective
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
adventurous
emotional
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
My full review can be found on the Epilie Aspie Chick blog!
Generally speaking, I enjoyed this retelling. It tackles a lot of complex issues like teen pregnancy, society labels, and being judged based on your wealth. However, the story is such a breakneck pace that a lot of opportunities to development the characters emotionally are missed. As much as I love a fast paced story, this one was too fast.
Generally speaking, I enjoyed this retelling. It tackles a lot of complex issues like teen pregnancy, society labels, and being judged based on your wealth. However, the story is such a breakneck pace that a lot of opportunities to development the characters emotionally are missed. As much as I love a fast paced story, this one was too fast.
This is a book about the power, and importance, of friendships and how girls are the strongest thing in the world. No matter wealthy or poor, the girls in this book are badass, smart, tough, and loving -- and the challenges they face show the extreme heterosexism and misogyny of the time (1960s) that rings painfully true today.
Only 4 stars as there was a majorly missed opportunity to showcase queer characters and relationships that was completely ignored.
The only romance is a straight relationship only ever talked about, so you never have to be steeped in it (although it does end up becoming the central story and impetus). Ultimately, this book is about friendship and the lengths girls will go to protect their own.
Only 4 stars as there was a majorly missed opportunity to showcase queer characters and relationships that was completely ignored.
The only romance is a straight relationship only ever talked about, so you never have to be steeped in it (although it does end up becoming the central story and impetus). Ultimately, this book is about friendship and the lengths girls will go to protect their own.
adventurous
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Foxfire meets The Outsiders in this story of friendship between 1960s girls, including girls from different sides of the tracks. Protagonist Evie acts and dresses like a greaser, but with her sober and loving mother and grandmother, she has a more stable home life than most of her friends. Diane is a soc, or in Bad Girls parlance, a "tea sipper," but she and her sweater sets have just moved to the bad side of town to live with a drunken aunt. Evie encounters Diane at a concession stand, where it becomes clear that Diane is no more popular with the tea sippers than Evie and her friends are. Evie stands up to the mean girls and later that night, Diane returns the favor.
At 15, Evie is the youngest of the group, but the other girls see that Evie has something special in her. They just don't know what yet. They're tough girls. Evie observes
At 15, Evie is the youngest of the group, but the other girls see that Evie has something special in her. They just don't know what yet. They're tough girls. Evie observes
If we were honest about things, we'd drop tears every day of our lives. So we have to make sure we don't waste them, I guess.
This is a story about hardness in young women, and about their care for one another, and about how soft the baddest girls are inside.
fast-paced
**This review was gathered by a 17 page preview given by BookishFirst in exchange for an honest review**
Evie is a "bad girl". She's apart of a group of teenage girls who don't conform to the rules. One's who are too loud, or too bold. There are 4 girls in this group. Lead by Connie, the oldest. Juanita, and Sunny are the other 2 members besides Evie who is the youngest, a sophomore. Evie has thoughts that maybe she doesn't quite fit in with this group. She fears that Juanita may only view her as a younger cousin type and bring her along out of obligation. She's afraid that she isn't tough enough to be apart of the crowd. Despite acting the way she does, Evie still looks out for and cares about the kids she babysits. She has a good heart. Evie observes as a group of girls from the neighboring school, River Oak send snarky comments to the new girl of Eastside. Finally deciding that enough is enough, Evie approaches the River Oaks girls, sending them running at the threat that she'll get her group. Diane, the new girl seems very grateful for the way Evie intervened, the two part ways and Evie heads back to her group. After conversing with her friends once again, Evie decides to go home, but can't shake the feeling that something isn't right.
Evie is a "bad girl". She's apart of a group of teenage girls who don't conform to the rules. One's who are too loud, or too bold. There are 4 girls in this group. Lead by Connie, the oldest. Juanita, and Sunny are the other 2 members besides Evie who is the youngest, a sophomore. Evie has thoughts that maybe she doesn't quite fit in with this group. She fears that Juanita may only view her as a younger cousin type and bring her along out of obligation. She's afraid that she isn't tough enough to be apart of the crowd. Despite acting the way she does, Evie still looks out for and cares about the kids she babysits. She has a good heart. Evie observes as a group of girls from the neighboring school, River Oak send snarky comments to the new girl of Eastside. Finally deciding that enough is enough, Evie approaches the River Oaks girls, sending them running at the threat that she'll get her group. Diane, the new girl seems very grateful for the way Evie intervened, the two part ways and Evie heads back to her group. After conversing with her friends once again, Evie decides to go home, but can't shake the feeling that something isn't right.