A review by cravebooks
This Is Not a Dead Girl Story by Kate Sweeney

dark emotional inspiring fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This book was a lot darker than I was expecting, but I think that it is an important story for young girls to read. The pacing was definitely choppy in the beginning and it took me a while to really get into the book, but I am glad that I pushed through to finish it. I will say that I wish it wasn't as obvious who the letters were from; I mean I figured it out and I basically never figure out the twists, but I appreciated how Sweeney handled the reveal. I think that this was a very important story, but I wish that there had been just a little more outrage about the child pornography going on. 

This book and its themes will stick with me for a long time. It wasn't the most perfectly executed story, but the themes that are present in this story are too important to be missed.