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A review by lapis
The Female of the Species by Mindy McGinnis
dark
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
This is a reread, but I already had figured out the ending when I read it the first time, because it's clear It's about a balancing issue in justice. Alex Craft has to die (whether or not you think she deserves to) because the story would be severely unbalanced if she did not
It's a tear jerker, pack tissues.
It's a tear jerker, pack tissues.
Graphic: Death and Gore
Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Sexual violence
Minor: Abandonment, Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Pedophilia
To be clear, this book is about violence of all kinds (especially sexual) but it has an important gravity to the matter. It's not a joke.