A review by shinararose
The Next Girl by Carla Kovach

challenging dark mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I fully admit this book took me a minute to get in to. There are a couple of reasons my first read of 2024 only gets 3 stars :( I had forgotten it was set in England so the slang was hard to read as a Canadian girly. The title doesn’t make a lot of sense to me. Was Debbie the next girl? Or is it referring to Florence/isobel? The quote made more sense once you read the flash back. I wish we could’ve seen more of Jeff’s reaction to drowning Debbie but I liked how the fisherman saved her. 

I also really liked Gina’s character development. The author showed a lot of honesty in how she was just trying to make it through the day. Hannah though deserves a bit of a smack. Like I get you idolized him but how can you not see your mother’s feelings about it? Bit selfish of her. I hope they repair things in the next book. 

Not sure how I feel about the interoffice “situationship” but I think they have a great group of characters to follow through the novels. Curious to continue the series and see if they explore the others in more detail
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