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3.71 AVERAGE
3.71 AVERAGE
challenging
emotional
sad
HMMM I like the concept of "gender-swapped Outsiders" and I liked Evie as a narrator a lot but the pacing felt a little off and it felt a bit like...knowing? I guess it's the difference between historical fiction about the 60s and a work of contemporary fiction set in the 60s and written in the 60s, but something about it just didn't quite click with me.
Also similarly to the og Outsiders it kept feeling like one of the big secrets in play should be somebody's repressed queer desire but that never really came up. Still, it was engaging and I think fans of the Outsiders and/or the 60s in general will enjoy it.
Also similarly to the og Outsiders it kept feeling like one of the big secrets in play should be somebody's repressed queer desire but that never really came up. Still, it was engaging and I think fans of the Outsiders and/or the 60s in general will enjoy it.
“This worlds wants girls to be good all the time, whatever that means, but I don’t care because bad girls never say die. They never give in. Let them call us bad. I don’t care anymore.”
I could not put this book down. I thought it was a phenomenal gender swapped reimagining of The Outsiders. The Outsiders is one of my favorite classics and one thing I really love about it is the found family. I feel like Jennifer Matthieu did a great job capturing that in this book. Even if you don’t like some of the characters at first, by the end of the novel you fall in love with all of them. The discussions in this book were perfectly done. Jennifer Matthieu is slowly becoming a favorite author of mine!
I could not put this book down. I thought it was a phenomenal gender swapped reimagining of The Outsiders. The Outsiders is one of my favorite classics and one thing I really love about it is the found family. I feel like Jennifer Matthieu did a great job capturing that in this book. Even if you don’t like some of the characters at first, by the end of the novel you fall in love with all of them. The discussions in this book were perfectly done. Jennifer Matthieu is slowly becoming a favorite author of mine!
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Moderate: Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Car accident, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, Classism
adventurous
dark
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
not terrible. just a little lackluster. saved by the ending because i was not expecting that to happen
dark
emotional
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:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Blood, Car accident, Alcohol
Moderate: Death, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Murder, Pregnancy
adventurous
dark
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I almost stopped reading it but I’m so glad I didn’t.
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Loveable characters:
Yes
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
sad
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