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The Girls I've Been by Tess Sharpe

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adventurous emotional sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I think I just went into this book with the wrong expectation. I expected a fun Ocean's 11 style YA book, but this is actually more about the abuse and manipulation the main character had to live through as a young child. That's undoubtedly a much more valuable and important story than a fun con-woman comedy, but because I had that underlying expectation, I found it hard to really connect to the story - it just wasn't what I was in the mood for. I think the blurb is ultimately a little misleading, so maybe that's why.

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