afrugalfather 's review for:

The Female of the Species by Mindy McGinnis

3.0

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Good, but there were some flaws that kept it from being great (for me). The ending seemed abrupt and the easy way out. I wanted to know how the characters would go on and deal with all they had learned about each other. Also, the initial casualness of the way the main character burned the "uncle." It seemed she did so based on 2nd hand conversations and could have well been wrong in her assessment of the person. It seemed way to casual of a murder/torture for someone who is portrayed as so (mostly) likable, even perfect in many ways (intelligent, strong etc). I can't put it to words, but the whole 2nd half of the book just seemed a bit too loosely put together somehow.

I read this right after reading Sadie by Courtney Summers and felt that was a stronger book with similar themes.