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4.36 AVERAGE
4.36 AVERAGE
adventurous
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Loveable characters:
Yes
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
mysterious
adventurous
dark
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Drug abuse, Car accident, Abortion
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A chilling ending to an amazing duology.
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I loved "The Girls I've Been", but this book makes that story feel like fluffy backstory. The bank robbery had to be told first so this story could really go for it, and boy, did it go for it. We get so much more of the main trio, so much more drama, so much more action. Tess Sharpe is a master of drama, thriller, and female leads. I would give this book a 10/5 if I could.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting
Probably closer to 4.25 or 4.5 stars, but rounding up because I had a fuckin' blast reading this book.
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THE THRILLING SEQUEL TO THE GIRLS I'VE BEEN?????
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THE THRILLING SEQUEL TO THE GIRLS I'VE BEEN?????
Tess Sharpe doesn’t miss. The Girl in Question hits the ground running and constantly throws new twists and snarls in your path. I wasn’t necessarily a fan of the multiple POVs but it was necessary and the book was so tightly plotted that it just worked. Nora, Iris, Wes, and even Amanda are so… tangled. None of them are heroes, even if there are a few heroic tendencies in the mix for each of them. Nora felt a lot more real this time around, and seeing Wes and Iris from outside of Nora’s perspective really helped cement their personhood too.
The prose is quick, the chapters are short, the characters talk like modern teenagers, there’s some humor, there’s a lot of action and movement, there’s a very good dog, there’s found family with some edges sharp enough to cut yourself on, it’s gay as hell, there’s endometriosis rep, characters don’t walk off being injured… I could go on and on, but I think you get it.
And the best part? We could revisit these characters again in the future, but we don’t have to and that would be okay too.
{Thanks to the publisher for the advanced copy in exchange for my honest review; all thoughts are my own}
The prose is quick, the chapters are short, the characters talk like modern teenagers, there’s some humor, there’s a lot of action and movement, there’s a very good dog, there’s found family with some edges sharp enough to cut yourself on, it’s gay as hell, there’s endometriosis rep, characters don’t walk off being injured… I could go on and on, but I think you get it.
And the best part? We could revisit these characters again in the future, but we don’t have to and that would be okay too.
{Thanks to the publisher for the advanced copy in exchange for my honest review; all thoughts are my own}
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
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:
Complicated