A review by tomesandtash
What Kind of Girl by Alyssa Sheinmel

dark emotional sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.0

The message of this book is so profound and poignant. The way it was written was so interesting. It had me confused for a while but once I figured it out, it made so much sense and was so cleverly done. The way this book discusses serious topics such as abuse, self harm, and eating disorders is really nuanced and the author definitely took a lot of care while writing this. It explores so many ways of disordered thinking and self blame and victimisation that real life people go through. I do think it was a little long. There were some times where the next chapter would double back on the event that just happened from another perspective that didn’t feel necessary. And be careful with the content warnings! There are highly detailed descriptions in this book so please don’t read if they can be triggering. 
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