A review by jahara
Wilder Girls by Rory Power

  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

I liked the horror elements. The world it was set in and the body horror. The writing was good and I enjoyed Byatts perspectives. All in all, the first half of the book was good, the second half towards the end felt really rushed with everything happening at once. I didn’t really understand the way the ending is supposed to work in the context of a standalone.

I feel like the romance between hetty and reese could’ve been set up/kept up better. It didn’t feel out of nowhere but they didn’t really linger on any tension either. I liked that they went into the guilt of hetty killing Mr. Harker and that Reese doesn’t just easily forgive her and I think their dynamic had a lot of potential that just wasn’t really used to its full extend.
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