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A review by spearly
Wilder Girls by Rory Power
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
I'm not gonna be adding much to my review that hasn't already been said.
The good:
Very atmospheric. I could see the school, the girls, the terror so clearly. I loved the queerness, I loved the mystery, the hopelessness.
I liked how different Hatty's and Byatt's POVs were.
The iffy:
That ending. I'm so unsatisfied! We ~kind of~ get a clue as to what the Tox is, but no solution, no conclusion, no big reveal. The whole time I was waiting for the shoe to drop - the teachers are involved?? The Tox is manmade?? It's spread beyond the borders of the school?? There IS no world outside the borders?? But nothing. I was left feeling like I'd wasted my time with this one. Definitely not the horror it's labelled as.
Overall, not a book I'd recommend but not awful either. Just incomplete. 2.5 stars.
The good:
Very atmospheric. I could see the school, the girls, the terror so clearly. I loved the queerness, I loved the mystery, the hopelessness.
I liked how different Hatty's and Byatt's POVs were.
The iffy:
That ending. I'm so unsatisfied! We ~kind of~ get a clue as to what the Tox is, but no solution, no conclusion, no big reveal. The whole time I was waiting for the shoe to drop - the teachers are involved?? The Tox is manmade?? It's spread beyond the borders of the school?? There IS no world outside the borders?? But nothing. I was left feeling like I'd wasted my time with this one. Definitely not the horror it's labelled as.
Overall, not a book I'd recommend but not awful either. Just incomplete. 2.5 stars.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Gun violence, Murder, and Suicide