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A review by elocoel
The Girls I've Been by Tess Sharpe
3.0
3.5 Stars.
The moment I read the synopsis of The Girls I've Been, I knew it would be my next read.
Being a fan of the genre, obsessed with the intricacy of the con, and seeing the LGBT tag, I was sold. After reading the beginning, I thought I might be adding a new book to my favorites shelf. The flow was great, the characters likable, the mystery intriguing.
However, then came the middle. And there went my focus. The constant flashbacks made it hard to follow either story, and the "con" turned more "badly written action sequences in a box-office cash grab."
There were too many questions left unanswered, too many scenes where Nora was just too good. Every character had very deep storylines that were skimmed through. Too many traumas fit in one room to only be peeked at.
I hear this will be made into a Netflix show, and honestly, I think it might work better as a show scenario than a book. Hopefully, the adaptation will turn out well; I would love to watch it.
Overall, The Girls I've Been is a good book. Just not what I thought it would be. But I totally enjoyed the friendships, the characterization (especially Iris- precious baby), and the mother-daughter relationship with all its good, bad, and dirty. It is definitely not a book I regret picking up and is a fun page-turner.
The moment I read the synopsis of The Girls I've Been, I knew it would be my next read.
Being a fan of the genre, obsessed with the intricacy of the con, and seeing the LGBT tag, I was sold. After reading the beginning, I thought I might be adding a new book to my favorites shelf. The flow was great, the characters likable, the mystery intriguing.
However, then came the middle. And there went my focus. The constant flashbacks made it hard to follow either story, and the "con" turned more "badly written action sequences in a box-office cash grab."
There were too many questions left unanswered, too many scenes where Nora was just too good. Every character had very deep storylines that were skimmed through. Too many traumas fit in one room to only be peeked at.
I hear this will be made into a Netflix show, and honestly, I think it might work better as a show scenario than a book. Hopefully, the adaptation will turn out well; I would love to watch it.
Overall, The Girls I've Been is a good book. Just not what I thought it would be. But I totally enjoyed the friendships, the characterization (especially Iris- precious baby), and the mother-daughter relationship with all its good, bad, and dirty. It is definitely not a book I regret picking up and is a fun page-turner.