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4.0 AVERAGE
4.0 AVERAGE
Yaaaaas, girl! This is a great YA contemporary feminist novel. It felt so real, totally believable, great characters.
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
*only very, very minor spoilers*
I picked up this book thinking that it would be a fun, empowering feminist narrative that would be uplifting and inspiration.
It… wasn’t exactly that. I think I spent half the time reading this book with my head in my hands as I tried to decide whether I could keep reading or whether it was too hard. This book was a hard read, a lot harder than I thought it would be. Compared to my original expectations, the plot was a lot more realistic; it left you guess all the way to the end. Will it have a happy ending, will it not? I didn’t know until the very last few chapters.
This is such an important book for everyone to read but especially those not socialised as female. The unfairness of the system, the way both reporting and not reporting can lead to an unsatisfactory ending. It’s all so important to know. A lot of us were brought up with the understanding that if you get harassed or assaulted, reporting is so hard but so is not reporting. Others don’t have that knowledge but everyone can benefit from it. This book is so important in that respect but it is just so well written and it’s so easy to fall in love with the characters. I have nothing bad to say about this whatsoever.
I picked up this book thinking that it would be a fun, empowering feminist narrative that would be uplifting and inspiration.
It… wasn’t exactly that. I think I spent half the time reading this book with my head in my hands as I tried to decide whether I could keep reading or whether it was too hard. This book was a hard read, a lot harder than I thought it would be. Compared to my original expectations, the plot was a lot more realistic; it left you guess all the way to the end. Will it have a happy ending, will it not? I didn’t know until the very last few chapters.
This is such an important book for everyone to read but especially those not socialised as female. The unfairness of the system, the way both reporting and not reporting can lead to an unsatisfactory ending. It’s all so important to know. A lot of us were brought up with the understanding that if you get harassed or assaulted, reporting is so hard but so is not reporting. Others don’t have that knowledge but everyone can benefit from it. This book is so important in that respect but it is just so well written and it’s so easy to fall in love with the characters. I have nothing bad to say about this whatsoever.
This is a great read. Marin's English Teacher kisses her and she doesn't know what to do. She reports him. This can complicate her life. She writes an editorial about sexism and begins a feminist book club at school. Powerful stuff, high school girls should read this book.
one POINT five. i dont feel like this book gave much information on feminism all that well. in fact, it didn't even feel like a feminist book. most chapters were of random things, like going shopping or other random stuff, which is important, but there were barely any acts of feminism in this book, other than Marin writing that article after Bex made a move on her and creating that feminist book club.
i found our main character - Marin - to be extremely annoying. she never took any action or stood up for herself. for example, on page 177, when she's reporting to the principal what Bex did to her, her principal says that it must've been some kind of confusion or misunderstanding. Marin gets mad at this because she knows that's not true, yet she still DECIDED TO GO ALONG WITH HIM! like...WHAT?! WHYYYY?! and then she goes crying through the hallways. like, gurllll...it's your own fault!!!
also, i think that her breaking up with Jacob was completely unnecessary and unreasonable. like, they got into one fight and she breaks up with him. again, WHYYY?! it felt like the authors only did that because they wanted to open up to the chance for her to be with Gray.
speaking of Gray, Marin had absolutely no right to always take out her anger and frustrations out on him. he was trying to help her. like, yeah, we get it, it happens sometimes. stress gets to us and we just snap. BUT MARIN DID IT MULTIPLE TIMES and then she's the one all sad because Chloe's ignoring her.
so...Chloe! she is a TERRIBLE friend! i don't even understand her purpose in the book, other than even when Chloe found out what Bex did to Marin, she took Bex's side, saying that it was probably a confusion. like...WAT?! she's her best friend - she's support to support Marin! and then in the end, she pops back into Marin's life like, "oh, i'm your best friend! i'm here for ya" *scoffs* that's not how it works.
also, what i really didn't like about this book was that Marin only started realizing the inequality towards women after Bex made a move on her. it's pretty stupid, if i do say so myself.
the extra half of the star to this was only because of two reasons! 1) i LOVE Marin's family! they are so supporting of her, always encouraging her and reassuring her it was Bex's fault when he kissed her. and like, her mom... oh god, she's the BEST! 2) that scene where Marin finally did something! she painted a bad word on Bex's car! like, hallelujah, gurl! IT'S ABOUT TIME!
overall, i didn't really like this book and wouldn't recommend it for people looking for a feminist read. to me, it seemed like a boring, ordinary teen-fiction read. i had high expectations for this book and was disappointed a great deal! :( this book was read for "Feminists Unite" group.
i found our main character - Marin - to be extremely annoying. she never took any action or stood up for herself. for example, on page 177, when she's reporting to the principal what Bex did to her, her principal says that it must've been some kind of confusion or misunderstanding. Marin gets mad at this because she knows that's not true, yet she still DECIDED TO GO ALONG WITH HIM! like...WHAT?! WHYYYY?! and then she goes crying through the hallways. like, gurllll...it's your own fault!!!
also, i think that her breaking up with Jacob was completely unnecessary and unreasonable. like, they got into one fight and she breaks up with him. again, WHYYY?! it felt like the authors only did that because they wanted to open up to the chance for her to be with Gray.
speaking of Gray, Marin had absolutely no right to always take out her anger and frustrations out on him. he was trying to help her. like, yeah, we get it, it happens sometimes. stress gets to us and we just snap. BUT MARIN DID IT MULTIPLE TIMES and then she's the one all sad because Chloe's ignoring her.
so...Chloe! she is a TERRIBLE friend! i don't even understand her purpose in the book, other than
Spoiler
being "in love" with Bex or ignoring Marin after finding out Bex made a move on heralso, what i really didn't like about this book was that Marin only started realizing the inequality towards women after Bex made a move on her. it's pretty stupid, if i do say so myself.
the extra half of the star to this was only because of two reasons! 1) i LOVE Marin's family! they are so supporting of her, always encouraging her and reassuring her it was Bex's fault when he kissed her. and like, her mom... oh god, she's the BEST! 2) that scene where Marin finally did something! she painted a bad word on Bex's car! like, hallelujah, gurl! IT'S ABOUT TIME!
overall, i didn't really like this book and wouldn't recommend it for people looking for a feminist read. to me, it seemed like a boring, ordinary teen-fiction read. i had high expectations for this book and was disappointed a great deal! :( this book was read for "Feminists Unite" group.
I have had this book for like 6 months and I have just not been wantibg to read it. But some days ago I picked it up and started reading it.
What I like about it is that they point out that Bex is a creep and that it’s not okay for a teacher to act that way. Also the fact that Marin feels like a pretty bormal teenager, which makes it feel even more “real”.
I personally learned alot from this book, and I think it’s a good book to read if you like feminism in books. This is my first book I have read about feminism, so I guess there is other books that are better than this one and has more facts. But I still think it is a good book to begin with yk.
What I like about it is that they point out that Bex is a creep and that it’s not okay for a teacher to act that way. Also the fact that Marin feels like a pretty bormal teenager, which makes it feel even more “real”.
I personally learned alot from this book, and I think it’s a good book to read if you like feminism in books. This is my first book I have read about feminism, so I guess there is other books that are better than this one and has more facts. But I still think it is a good book to begin with yk.
emotional
hopeful
fast-paced
Strong character development:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
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:
No
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Misogyny, Sexism, Gaslighting
Moderate: Dementia
Minor: Cursing, Eating disorder, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail
challenging
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated