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A review by becandbooks
Last Girls by Demetra Brodsky
3.0
Actual rating: 3.5 stars
Trigger warnings: school lock-down/perceived attack on school grounds, commune living
Representation:
I have mixed feelings about this book and we are going to sort through them. But first, please stop comparing this to Wilder Girls. Yes - this is another female-cast, survivalist book. but that's all the similarities. While Last Girls has some merit, it is not the masterpiece Wilder Girls was.
Last Girls is the story of three sisters who live in a prepper commune. Their days revolve around school and preparing for the eventual end-of-days. I have seen a lot of reviews talk about this being a fast-paced book, however for me it really wasn't.
For a book that begins with a school lock-down, the first half of this book was incredibly slow in my opinion. It took me a while to get engaged enough to really want to continue.
Despite the issues with pacing, there were a lot of things that I really enjoyed in this book. I love how family-centered the entire story was. Not just with the main trio of sisters, but the way is was instilled throughout the entire plot.
I also really enjoyed the aspect of piecing together the two sides of the story. The books is broken into two main perspectives, one is the Juniper sisters, and the other is the seemingly unrelated Toby. Brodsky did incredibly well with how she slowly blended these two halves together.
The relationships between the characters were weaved really well, the sense of family was truly a highlight. However, when it came to the individual characters they lacked development and emotional connection with the reader. This, paired with the inconsistent pacing lowered my feelings for the book overall.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me an ARC of this book. This does not impact my opinions whatsoever.
Trigger warnings: school lock-down/perceived attack on school grounds, commune living
Representation:
I have mixed feelings about this book and we are going to sort through them. But first, please stop comparing this to Wilder Girls. Yes - this is another female-cast, survivalist book. but that's all the similarities. While Last Girls has some merit, it is not the masterpiece Wilder Girls was.
Last Girls is the story of three sisters who live in a prepper commune. Their days revolve around school and preparing for the eventual end-of-days. I have seen a lot of reviews talk about this being a fast-paced book, however for me it really wasn't.
For a book that begins with a school lock-down, the first half of this book was incredibly slow in my opinion. It took me a while to get engaged enough to really want to continue.
Despite the issues with pacing, there were a lot of things that I really enjoyed in this book. I love how family-centered the entire story was. Not just with the main trio of sisters, but the way is was instilled throughout the entire plot.
I also really enjoyed the aspect of piecing together the two sides of the story. The books is broken into two main perspectives, one is the Juniper sisters, and the other is the seemingly unrelated Toby. Brodsky did incredibly well with how she slowly blended these two halves together.
The relationships between the characters were weaved really well, the sense of family was truly a highlight. However, when it came to the individual characters they lacked development and emotional connection with the reader. This, paired with the inconsistent pacing lowered my feelings for the book overall.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me an ARC of this book. This does not impact my opinions whatsoever.