A review by theverycraftyvegan
Wilder Girls by Rory Power

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

2.5

We come into the story in what feels like the middle of everything, but eventually you gather enough of an understanding about what’s happened.

This book is labeled as LGBTQIA+  but honestly that’s barely touched on. The protagonist has a deeper connection with her best friend than she does with the girl she “like” likes. 

One thing that really bothered me was how the protagonist was placed in a leadership roll but abandoned everyone except for her crush and her best friend. Not a moment’s thought was spared for any of the other girls at the school and that really put me off her character. We never learn what happens to the girls left defending themselves at the school, but we can guess.


The horrors weren’t horrifying, the thrills weren’t thrilling, the gore was graphic but I maybe only wrinkled my nose once or twice. All this is coming from someone who scares easily and can’t read scary books at night. 

The author uses the word “undos” instead of “undoes” and I don’t know why but it bothered me enough to complain to a friend about how to use the word. 

The ending didn’t bother me at all but I can see how it would upset others who enjoyed the book more than I did. 

All in all, this book was just okay for me. It wasn’t bad by any means, but I really struggled to like any of it. 
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