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Bad Girls Never Say Die by Jennifer Mathieu
3.0
I borrowed Bad Girls Never Say Die simply because it was written by Jennifer Mathieu. Her earlier books were immediately placed on my TBR so I was surprised that another of her books was released with so little fanfare, like [b:The Liars of Mariposa Island|42642068|The Liars of Mariposa Island|Jennifer Mathieu|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1550909072l/42642068._SX50_.jpg|66378713].
Having read this book, I thought that it had a decent plot but felt a little slow. However, I have to admit that I've never read The Outsiders so it may explain why the other reviews have pointed out that it pales in comparison with the original book where the inspiration comes from but I have nothing to compare it to.
Fourteen year old Evie Barnes is known as a bad girl, as her group of friends are all supposedly girls who have come from the wrong side of the tracks. They wear too much make-up, cut too many classes and drink too much. Evie just wants to have fun and to run wild instead of following the cookie-cutter dreams that her mother has for her, especially after her older sister Cheryl has left with her husband. Evie knows how everyone views them, especially in comparison to the River Oaks tea-sippers, i.e. the rich boys and girls who sometimes choose to slum it on her side of town.
Things go horribly wrong one night when Evie is attacked by a River Oaks boy and a girl that she would've labelled as a tea-sipper, Diane, rescues her.
There were parts of the novel that were movingly written, especially about Evie's eventual friendship with Diane, her closeness with the other girls and her loneliness after her older sister has left. However, like some of the other reviewers have stated, some of the plot threads didn't feel like they worked that well together.
Having read this book, I thought that it had a decent plot but felt a little slow. However, I have to admit that I've never read The Outsiders so it may explain why the other reviews have pointed out that it pales in comparison with the original book where the inspiration comes from but I have nothing to compare it to.
"It was like a place for bad girls," Diane offers at last. "Girls who...broke the rules."
Connie snorts ruefully, then nods in understanding. "Yeah, the rules," she says. "It seems like they're different for girls, though."
Fourteen year old Evie Barnes is known as a bad girl, as her group of friends are all supposedly girls who have come from the wrong side of the tracks. They wear too much make-up, cut too many classes and drink too much. Evie just wants to have fun and to run wild instead of following the cookie-cutter dreams that her mother has for her, especially after her older sister Cheryl has left with her husband. Evie knows how everyone views them, especially in comparison to the River Oaks tea-sippers, i.e. the rich boys and girls who sometimes choose to slum it on her side of town.
Things go horribly wrong one night when Evie is attacked by a River Oaks boy and a girl that she would've labelled as a tea-sipper, Diane, rescues her.
Spoiler
Diane accidentally kills the boy and Evie and Diane run away from the accident.There were parts of the novel that were movingly written, especially about Evie's eventual friendship with Diane, her closeness with the other girls and her loneliness after her older sister has left. However, like some of the other reviewers have stated, some of the plot threads didn't feel like they worked that well together.