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4.17 AVERAGE
4.17 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Validating and inspirational story about the Patriarchy and the freedom of women. Powerful to read.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Incest, Sexual assault, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Cannibalism
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
emotional
reflective
It was really good, the bond the girls had was inspiring and heartwarming. That thought everything they have gone through that had each other with no hesitation. It’s not exactly what i pictured but it didn’t disappoint, I could feel the connection between them all and made me want for that sense of community even more now. The constant questioning they had about mother and how hard it is to face reality of situations they were in was written beautifully. And at the end when they went to go see the portal it had me questioning for a second even.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Best book hangover. I'm in awe.
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
What a messy, complicated, heartbreaking, fascinating story. At first, things felt unbalanced with the four “wild” girls and the one “normal” one, all dealing with their trauma in a messy spaghetti pile of pain and hope and anger and grief. I still think I would have liked a lot more from Grace and Rhi in the middle when the tangled whirlwind of the wild girls’ thoughts felt so overwhelming, but that too felt like a metaphor. And when we finally cracked Rhi open, spreading apart her ribs to see all the messy, scarred insides, I think Grace was the perfect one to witness.
This book is a heavy one, and there’s a good list of content warnings provided by the author at the beginning of the book.
Part of me really liked that we didn’t get all of the answers, and part of me wanted more. Because in the real world we very rarely get an answer for everything, but fiction has the freedom to be so much neater. Kinda wish we got to know which of the girls was writing the memoir we got excerpts from throughout, though; I think I have an idea, but I wouldn’t bet on it.
Overall, a very solid offering with a lot to think about (and mourn)
{Thank to Dreamscape Select for the ALC and Zando Young Readers for the DRC in exchange for my honest review}
This book is a heavy one, and there’s a good list of content warnings provided by the author at the beginning of the book.
Part of me really liked that we didn’t get all of the answers, and part of me wanted more. Because in the real world we very rarely get an answer for everything, but fiction has the freedom to be so much neater. Kinda wish we got to know which of the girls was writing the memoir we got excerpts from throughout, though; I think I have an idea, but I wouldn’t bet on it.
Overall, a very solid offering with a lot to think about (and mourn)
{Thank to Dreamscape Select for the ALC and Zando Young Readers for the DRC in exchange for my honest review}
I was looking for an audio book on Libby that was available immediately and the cover of this book pulled me right in. I loved the tight relationship of the girls and how they bring Rhi into their found family. I also loved all the positive adult caregivers. Throughout listening to the book I kept thinking that I'd love to see this book made into a movie which is the sign of a good book to me. What I didn't like was all the questions I still had at the end of the book. For instance, who wrote all the "book" excerpts that were included? Did they ever find out more about Mother? What happened the next time there was a full moon? Etc. However, despite my lingering questions I think this was a good book. Note: I think the physical version might've been better because of the various multi-media inclusions.
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
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:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Death, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Gore, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Medical content, Cannibalism, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Alcohol