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allisonhollingsworth 's review for:
Some Girls Are
by Courtney Summers
“We’re sick. We’re sick. We’re sick girls.”
That basically sums up this book.
Courtney Summers has become one of my favorite authors now, and I haven’t even read all of her novels. I read SADIE, loved it so much, and put all of her books on my TBR and am slowly working through them.
The thing I love the most about this book is what Summers is known for - unlikeable female protagonists. The main character, Regina, is kicked out of her popular “Fearsome Five” group after one night at a party, where she’s accused of sleeping with her friend’s boyfriend. What actually happened? He sexually assaulted her. No one believes her.
Regina is not a very nice person. She was mean to a lot of people as a part of this group. But I think a big part of this book says that it doesn’t matter - no one deserves what happened to Regina, and that she still deserves to be believed. Regina is also a character that has a lot of agency - she doesn’t just take what’s dished out to her (which gets super violent at some parts, which was horrific to see those girls do... Not just name calling) - but she fights back. In a way she digs her hole deeper, but that’s what makes it so interesting. I couldn’t put it down. These girls, they were so horrible to each other, and it got worse and worse and worse. At the same time, Regina did have her redeeming qualities, and I was so so happy that Michael takes her hand at the end - that after everything, he still has hope that redeeming side of Regina. Michael was a sweetie and I wanted to protect him at all costs - so did Regina.
Loved this book.
That basically sums up this book.
Courtney Summers has become one of my favorite authors now, and I haven’t even read all of her novels. I read SADIE, loved it so much, and put all of her books on my TBR and am slowly working through them.
The thing I love the most about this book is what Summers is known for - unlikeable female protagonists. The main character, Regina, is kicked out of her popular “Fearsome Five” group after one night at a party, where she’s accused of sleeping with her friend’s boyfriend. What actually happened? He sexually assaulted her. No one believes her.
Regina is not a very nice person. She was mean to a lot of people as a part of this group. But I think a big part of this book says that it doesn’t matter - no one deserves what happened to Regina, and that she still deserves to be believed. Regina is also a character that has a lot of agency - she doesn’t just take what’s dished out to her (which gets super violent at some parts, which was horrific to see those girls do... Not just name calling) - but she fights back. In a way she digs her hole deeper, but that’s what makes it so interesting. I couldn’t put it down. These girls, they were so horrible to each other, and it got worse and worse and worse. At the same time, Regina did have her redeeming qualities, and I was so so happy that Michael takes her hand at the end - that after everything, he still has hope that redeeming side of Regina. Michael was a sweetie and I wanted to protect him at all costs - so did Regina.
Loved this book.