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The Nowhere Girls by Amy Reed

10 reviews

gabi_715's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense fast-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Sexual assault, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Rape

Minor: Vomit

traceyanderson's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Violence, Vomit, Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, Grief, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Blood, Body horror, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Racism, Religious bigotry, Sexual violence, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Alcohol, Bullying, Homophobia, Mental illness, Sexism, and Gaslighting

klimatyczny_bluszcz's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring fast-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

4.0

not too sweet, not too bitter. i liked the openness of the ending, feeding the fire within the reader while not giving a fake sense of hope where there is none. the characters were diverse, powerful and really lovable. the AFAB autistic representation was really good although I wouldn't use the term Asperger's syndrome because of the nazist connotations and the problematic division of the autistic folks by 'high/low-functioning' labels which is harmful and affected the character quite a lot. a bit ironic to use these terms when talking about Erin who experienced pain due to them:/ 

but still i can call it a quick read perfect for my femininity struggles:)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Rape, Sexual harassment, Sexism, and Racism

Moderate: Transphobia, Homophobia, Police brutality, Vomit, Suicidal thoughts, and Alcohol

sabrina0_venus's review against another edition

emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Rape, Self harm, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, and Ableism

Minor: Sexual content

alexandriavictor's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, and Racism

ididsomereading's review against another edition

dark emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual violence, and Sexism

Minor: Racism

megannoelle's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Sexual violence

thewoodlandbookshelf's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Misogyny, Fatphobia, Racism, Religious bigotry, Ableism, Transphobia, Deadnaming, and Mental illness

ashleyhubbard's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring 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

5.0

Not sure why I never heard of this book before but I think it’s a must-read and I’m so glad I happened upon it.

I loved the characters and the diversity of the characters.

Grace is the new girl in town – a fat, Christian girl whose Mom is a preacher that was pushed out of town after she had an epiphany that all people should be treated the same (I’m paraphrasing but that’s the point). I love both the portrayal of her being fat (she just is – but there’s no story about her body) and her Christianity – she’s faithful but open-minded – how Christians truly should be.

Rosina is a lesbian Mexican and we get to explore her character through her relationship with her family, having to work as a teen to support her family, discrimination, and having undocumented family members.

Erin has Asperger’s and anxiety. While I don’t have Asperger’s, I do have ADHD which has a lot of overlapping with autism traits and I have anxiety. I felt that the author portrayed Erin very well.

The Nowhere Girls covers a number of very important topics including feminism, rape, sexual assault and harassment, victim-blaming, virginity, misogyny, racism, sexism, ableism, and so much more.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Racism, Sexism, Misogyny, and Ableism

cheesepuppy's review

challenging emotional 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

5.0

This was a fantastic read. I’d recommend it to anyone who wants to feel empowered, mad, and like there is some hope for change.

 I happened to watch the Netflix movie Moxie while reading this and they really go together well.

The girls in this book are strong af and stick to their guns even when they know trouble is afoot.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault

Minor: Racism, Sexism, and Panic attacks/disorders