A review by gabrielleint
The Girls by Emma Cline

5.0

This book is very well written. I think it captures a lot of what girlhood is like. It also was an interesting exploration of how someone can get sucked into a cult. Cline’s prose shines the most when talking about Evie’s obsession with Suzanne. It really evoked what being obsessed with your friends as a teenager felt like. She also did a great job of depicting how girls get groomed. It fell flat for me though as I never connected enough with the characters other than Evie. I think more explanation of the other girls in the cult would have made this hit more. I also wish more of the progression of falling into the cult was shown. It was more of a pacing issue but it took it down 2ish stars for me.