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goblinhearted's review against another edition
I absolutely loved the concept and the setting. I really, really wanted to like this. The main character's internal dialogue / personification just felt so... rough? Edgy? Immature? It felt too much like the audience of the book was younger kids.
kayzie7's review against another edition
5.0
That was an amazing book! I expected it to be good but I didn't expect to be blown away! It's well written and the characters are well developed. It discusses so many issues to do with familial and societal expectations and capitalism. I honestly can't wait to read everything else Gwendolyn Kiste has written!
theduchess93's review against another edition
5.0
WOW. This book was just absolutely incredible. The prose was beautiful and somehow nostalgic, the characters were devastatingly complex, and it was the perfect length to tell the story fully without over-telling. I'm buying every book by this author.
rndialetheist's review against another edition
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
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? It's complicated
5.0
Seemingly bleak and tragic, but with a deeply moving glimmer of hope.
agmaynard's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Steel-town destruction seeps into the young women, leading to their transformation, and a horror atmosphere in a run-down town. Picked for reading challenge.
beckarooni's review against another edition
2.0
I liked the synopsis and was excited at the idea of the book, but it felt like the author never really dove in. I felt like we were tiptoeing towards the plot but never really getting into the story.
pachypedia's review
5.0
No esperaba encontrar en este libro tantos temas distintos, tanta crítica social. La historia de la transformación de estas chicas es interesante, pero, todo lo que la envuelve, la enriquece mucho.
dayseraph's review against another edition
3.0
Dark and weird and melancholy! I enjoyed this quite a bit even though it didn’t quite come together for me in the end.
barium_squirrel's review against another edition
4.0
A story of decay. Five girls, all of whom are brutally suppressing the rot in their lives, start to merge with the decaying rust belt city. This story has a fantastic sense of place and characters, and does a great job with the "Midwest Gothic" atmosphere; subtly exaggerating and drawing out the hypocrisies of the inhabitants of Denton Street. There are also several fantastic lines, most notably "you can't stop the tides from changing, and you can't stop the girls from becoming what they become". I hope to read more by Gwendolyn Kiste.