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notesbynnenna 's review for:
The Girls I've Been
by Tess Sharpe
Thank you to the publisher for giving me a free copy of this book! All opinions are my own.
Well this was a fun ride and good thing the movie rights have already been sold because I think this will make a great movie!
I loved Nora as a character and the way her voice was written. Her personality really jumped off the page and kept me so engaged in her story. Nora’s not perfect (who is?), but I was rooting for her the whole time. And I really liked the side characters as well: Iris, her vintage-loving girlfriend, Wes, her sweet ex-boyfriend, and Lee, her sister who would do anything to protect her.
I felt that the book moved along at a good pace as we flashed back and forth between the past and the present. And there was an adventure/caper spirit in the storytelling that made the situation feel less heavy than it really is. You’ve got a scary bank heist situation where the characters are just trying to make it out alive. Also, the book discusses abuse in various formats and what it means to be a survivor of that abuse.
For me, this was a really entertaining read with depth and a lot of heart. If you find stories around con artists and/or bank heists fascinating as well, then I think you might enjoy this book.
TW: Abuse (emotional, physical, sexual)
Well this was a fun ride and good thing the movie rights have already been sold because I think this will make a great movie!
I loved Nora as a character and the way her voice was written. Her personality really jumped off the page and kept me so engaged in her story. Nora’s not perfect (who is?), but I was rooting for her the whole time. And I really liked the side characters as well: Iris, her vintage-loving girlfriend, Wes, her sweet ex-boyfriend, and Lee, her sister who would do anything to protect her.
I felt that the book moved along at a good pace as we flashed back and forth between the past and the present. And there was an adventure/caper spirit in the storytelling that made the situation feel less heavy than it really is. You’ve got a scary bank heist situation where the characters are just trying to make it out alive. Also, the book discusses abuse in various formats and what it means to be a survivor of that abuse.
For me, this was a really entertaining read with depth and a lot of heart. If you find stories around con artists and/or bank heists fascinating as well, then I think you might enjoy this book.
TW: Abuse (emotional, physical, sexual)