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A review by kayleighosaur
Girls From The Wild by Maggie C. Nolan
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
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? It's complicated
4.5
“I don’t want her to be my sister. That’s something she has to do. I want her to be my friend.”
Maggie Nolan’s self-published sophomore novel is one not for the faint of heart. In this gut wrenching and fast paced story we explore the lives and relationships of Lydia, Shelby, and Cole; The Children of a group of life long friends, living out the consequences of their parents pact to live and raise their children together as one large family unit.
There is no doubt in my mind that Maggie Nolan is one of the most up and coming authors of our time and one of the most inventive in the space of family saga and horror since V.C. Andrews. Nolan’s commentary on the lifestyles of the rich-and-growing-up-maladjusted are constructively critical while still displaying layers of compassion and nuance to those who are products of their upbringings.
Girls from the Wild is for readers still chasing that electric thrill of their first Flower’s in the Attic novel or the first time they read Kissed by an Angel. This book will be for this generation what those were for the readers before. It’s 2010’s nostalgic, immersive, relatable (even when you think it wouldn’t be), and intensely unputdownable.
Ultimately, Nolan’s sophomore novel tells the story of how there is a bit of “wild” in every girl, but the world can be wild too; it may just be the friends… sisters… or family along the way that help us tame it. Or help us decide to let it run free.
Maggie Nolan’s self-published sophomore novel is one not for the faint of heart. In this gut wrenching and fast paced story we explore the lives and relationships of Lydia, Shelby, and Cole; The Children of a group of life long friends, living out the consequences of their parents pact to live and raise their children together as one large family unit.
There is no doubt in my mind that Maggie Nolan is one of the most up and coming authors of our time and one of the most inventive in the space of family saga and horror since V.C. Andrews. Nolan’s commentary on the lifestyles of the rich-and-growing-up-maladjusted are constructively critical while still displaying layers of compassion and nuance to those who are products of their upbringings.
Girls from the Wild is for readers still chasing that electric thrill of their first Flower’s in the Attic novel or the first time they read Kissed by an Angel. This book will be for this generation what those were for the readers before. It’s 2010’s nostalgic, immersive, relatable (even when you think it wouldn’t be), and intensely unputdownable.
Ultimately, Nolan’s sophomore novel tells the story of how there is a bit of “wild” in every girl, but the world can be wild too; it may just be the friends… sisters… or family along the way that help us tame it. Or help us decide to let it run free.