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A review by fe_aye
The Society for Soulless Girls by Laura Steven
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
I really did not like this book, Lottie got on my nerves more than anything else, and given half the book is from her perspective this really dampened my enjoyment of the book. I will say that the ending was actually quite good, surprisingly, and is probably the only reason I rated this as highly as I did. It’s a bit shallow but ultimately harmless.
I did however like Alice, she was the main thing that kept me reading. This story was intriguing enough to keep me engaged but not really enough for me to be entertained. Some moments are simply jarring because it’s not exactly clear how characters come to the conclusions they do. The romance was rushed but not the worst thing in the world, a forgivable kind of bad, like straight people have crap romance stories so here’s a gay one to even the score slightly.
Ultimately I probably won’t read again, but I did manage to finish this book regardless of my distain for one of the central characters, the narration style is very easy to read so if you want something not exactly brilliant but enough to keep your attention a little while this is probably it.
I did however like Alice, she was the main thing that kept me reading. This story was intriguing enough to keep me engaged but not really enough for me to be entertained. Some moments are simply jarring because it’s not exactly clear how characters come to the conclusions they do. The romance was rushed but not the worst thing in the world, a forgivable kind of bad, like straight people have crap romance stories so here’s a gay one to even the score slightly.
Ultimately I probably won’t read again, but I did manage to finish this book regardless of my distain for one of the central characters, the narration style is very easy to read so if you want something not exactly brilliant but enough to keep your attention a little while this is probably it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexism, Self harm, Religious bigotry, Suicide, Animal death, Suicidal thoughts, Animal cruelty, and Misogyny
Moderate: Suicide, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicidal thoughts, Murder, Blood, and Self harm