A review by swaggynikki
The Five Wounds by Kirstin Valdez Quade

This is one of the best books I've ever read oh my fucking god??? Getting through it is HARROWING but it's not like, all despair all the time. I think the choices made for each characterization were balanced PERFECTLY, and it does an extremely extremely good job at showing development through narration without being way too subtle. I was surprised (in a good way!) at how on-point its politics were about nonprofit workers who try to better troubled communities. I think its portrayal of the politics of gender was painfully realistic and compassionate without being too apologizing. Mostly my mind is just blown. 

Also, I wanted the two girls to have sex, AND THEY DID!!!!