A review by sarjanie
Girls in Boys' Cars by Felicity Castagna

4.0

Girls in Boys’ Cars perfectly captures the lives of suburban Aussie teenagers and the social issues they face today. It’s full of literary and pop culture references, but they are included purposefully which avoids the cheesiness that you’d typically expect. I was captivated by the fact it was set at the beginning of 2020 as the bushfires were happing and the pandemic was about to change our way of life; the setting felt like a metaphor for how Rosa and Asheeka’s lives were about to implode. The ‘being on the run’ plot was a little far fetched for me, particularly with how it all ends. This is the only reason I knocked off one star. Great Aussie YA novel, definitely worth the read if this is your genre.