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thenareads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Suicide, Terminal illness, Blood, and Grief
Moderate: Body horror, Torture, Violence, Murder, and Abandonment
Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Confinement, Kidnapping, Grief, and Death of parent
jazminnnnnnn's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail
sarahsbookss's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Self harm, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
cosmodeus_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, and Murder
msradiosilence's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Read my full review at: https://www.rainyreader.com/single-post/wilder-girls.
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicide, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
booksbutmakeitgay's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Self harm, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail
rjstellar's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
...but.
the second half went off the rails in a few ways.
(tl;dr in case you don't want spoilers: the plot went off the rails, the romance wasnt what I expected and a little iffy, and I think the ending could've been executed a lot better. I still really enjoyed it, of course, and I don't want to downplay that, but the book really seemed to lose itself when it mattered most.)
thing number two, I have no idea what happened to the plot. like, yeah, it's reasonable to think hetty was scattered and forgot to lock the gate and a whole ass bear got in, but I don't understand why that happened?? among other things. I'll get there in a second. I get being careless, but the bear fiasco didn't really serve the plot at all, especially since the jets were coming anyways and the headmistress would've gassed the girls all the same. I would say it was a cheap way to kill someone for the plot to move forward, but not even that, because Lindsay's death was quick and ultimately meaningless. that's not the only strange plot detour. my biggest gripe is the fact that Reese and Hetty's mission to find byatt was cut massively short and the majority of the book is spent on anything but them trying to find her. from the buildup to realizing she's gone and planning their search, to the endless distractions like a bear, or a deadly gas, or a somewhat plausible (but pretty forced) fight over Reese's father. they do find her, but it's in the last 10 or so pages. 10!! the blurb revealed that byatt would go missing, and yet it felt like so little time was dedicated to actually finding her.
thing number three. yeah. the ending. that seems to pretty unanimously be the most disappointing part of this book. it was very, very abrupt. and I'm not closed off to that by any means, but it didn't feel purposefully abrupt. it felt abrupt because it was rushed, not because that was a deliberate choice. I feel like there could've been a good 50 more pages. not just at the end; whether that was in byatt's pov for longer (what happened to that crazy strength and almost uncontrollable urge to hurt dr. paretta?), or with hetty and Reese in the final stretch to find her and get the hell out (again. . .last 10 pages. .), or some other bad situation besides a bear randomly breaking onto school grounds. there could have been so, so much more to this book. there was, and is, so much potential in Rory power's story and writing, but I feel like she tried to do wayyy too much with this novel <spolier>
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal death
lindseygetsliterary's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Confinement, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide
its_nix's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Abandonment
its_j's review against another edition
- 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
4.25
Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Gore, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Abandonment
Minor: Self harm