howifeelaboutbooks 's review for:

The Female of the Species by Mindy McGinnis

3.0

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Alex's older sister Anna was kidnapped and brutally raped over three years ago, but Alex still can't keep it far from her mind. Partially because the killer walked free, but mostly because Alex herself killed him. I was her own brand of justice, and she was never caught, so she kept attending class and acting normal at school. Well, as normal as she could with her anger issues. She tried to just ignore everyone and pass through her days undetected, but when jock Jack sets his sights on her, he's not going to stop until he gets her. At the same time, the Preacher's Kid befriends Alex during their volunteer hours at the animal shelter. Alex doesn't want to let people get close to her, because once she cares about someone, she'll do anything for them - including kill.