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The Girls I've Been by Tess Sharpe

52 reviews

jackieyvette's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I really enjoyed this. I thought this was gonna be a straightforward bank heist style story. Just a fight for survival, but it ended up being so much more than that. It was very dark and deep in a way YA usually isn't and I even found myself forgetting that this was a YA book. 
I don't want to give away too much, but I really loved Nora and everyone she franken-friended. 


Crying score: yes and you would too for a check. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Abandonment, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Violence, Vomit, Grief, Gun violence, Toxic friendship, Death, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Murder, Emotional abuse, Rape, Domestic abuse, Gore, and Toxic relationship

neliadiedenise's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Pedophilia, Gun violence, Medical trauma, Toxic relationship, Rape, and Sexual harassment

paintinyourwing's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Abandonment

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

ksamaine95's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

LOVED so hard. I was not expecting this book to be so addictive, beautiful, heartbreaking, and suspenseful. Where is Tess Sharpe? I feel like she owes me another book or five. She does her thing and does it well. I went through all the stages of grief, all the emotions. Chefs kiss. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Car accident, Child abuse, Gun violence, Confinement, Cursing, Mental illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, and Violence

s4ily's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

• 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual harassment and Child abuse

that_person_logan's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

I loved this. I thought it was poignant and beautiful and funny and emotional and devastating. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Blood, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Bullying, Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Mental illness, and Murder

Moderate: Mass/school shootings, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual harassment, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Trafficking, Abortion, Body shaming, Gun violence, Sexual violence, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Rape, and Vomit

yikes_bee's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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

5.0

The characters were extremely easy to understand especially with their backgrounds. The book was very fast paced, but not enough to confuse you. There was simply a lot going on in every page.  
Nora was a perfect character in the sense that she’s a teen who acts like one. And all of her “past girls” make perfect sense. The way Nora acts makes sense. She does all these things because of everything that she’s gone through and I love that. 
The relationships in here are beautifully written. Nora and lee are wonderful together. The perfect sibling bond, I love how she presents them together.  Nora and Wes are perfect. The love they have for each other is wonderful. It’s not romantic but as a reader you can tell how important they are for each other. 
This book is a perfect light read for anyone looking for a quick, dark book. It’s simple but playful yet talks about some tough topics. I would gladly read this again. It’s such a page turner!! I could barely put it down. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Vomit, Sexual harassment, Emotional abuse, Murder, Gaslighting, Pregnancy, Bullying, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, and Sexual assault

charlies_shelf's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

“Don't ever apologize for being smart”

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Gaslighting, Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, Toxic relationship, Sexual harassment, Gun violence, Violence, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Fire/Fire injury, Emotional abuse, and Child abuse

Moderate: Murder

nara_knl's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

reading this book was so out of my comfort zone… even though this is not even close to my go to genre, this book caught me instantly! i love the way it’s written! i love nora! i love iris and wes! and this story was catchy and so so good!! i’m really happy i stepped out of my comfort zone! i would’ve missed so much! so excited for the movie tho!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Torture, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Rape, Gun violence, Murder, Sexual violence, Violence, Child abuse, Outing, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Bullying, and Pregnancy

sebnia_05's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Mental illness, Violence, Child abuse, Body horror, Fire/Fire injury, Domestic abuse, Rape, Gaslighting, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, Sexism, and Pedophilia

Minor: Alcoholism and Sexual harassment