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Wilder Girls

Rory Power

3.46 AVERAGE

fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No

I had to review just because this is so disappointing. Amazing premise that ultimately goes nowhere. Lazy worldbuilding and too many questions left unanswered, but not in a good way, just in a way that makes it seem like the author genuinely didn’t know how to answer them. Great beginning followed by disappointment and a foolish hope that it’ll go somewhere. Spoiler: it doesn’t. 

Wow. That was an intriguing book. Part Outbreak, part Lord of the Flies, with a Girl with all the Gifts mystery thrown in to boot. You really feel for the girls and the screwed up situation they find themselves in.
SpoilerThe ending was questionably hopeful, but I was a little disappointed that after all Hetty did to keep the other girls alive, she left them behind in a crisis situation to still try and rescue Byatt..
adventurous dark tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I liked the overall vibe and moodiness, but the ending felt a little abrupt, and not quite everything got addressed.

I received this book at YallFest 2018. Wilder Girls has a unique style to it. I enjoyed the pacing and atmosphere it has. The characters are likable and make you care just enough to keep reading to find out what happens to them. I honestly looked forward to picking it up and reading more every time I could. I’m still not sure I understand what happened at the end though. It felt like there was more to tell and that the plot needed more story to help me understand what happened. However, that being said I really liked it and would definitely read another book by this author.
mysterious fast-paced

Anticlimactic at end, but overall fun plot line 
dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Good, but the middle third was a little slow

Among my favorite books of all time. I LOVE it. Erie & freaky vibes but not scary, good love story, good story in general. My only problem is Byatt. Not a fan of her whole thing.
dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

The idea and concept of the box is amazing. It’s very interesting however I think if it was written for adults fiction instead of YA it could of done it more justice. There’s also a lot of unanswered questions which it wouldn’t be an issue if there was more background in characters or plot points of the story
adventurous dark tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
dark mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes