Some Girls Are by Courtney Summers
January 2010 by St. Martin's Griffin
Paperback, 256 pages
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Book Synopsis
Climbing to the top of the social ladder is hard--falling from it is even harder. Regina Afton used to be a member of the Fearsome Fivesome, an all-girl clique both feared and revered by the students at Hallowell High... until vicious rumors about her and her best friend's boyfriend start going around. Now Regina's been "frozen out" and her ex-best friends are out for revenge. If Regina was guilty, it would be one thing, but the rumors are far from the terrifying truth and the bullying is getting more intense by the day. She takes solace in the company of Michael Hayden, a misfit with a tragic past who she herself used to bully. Friendship doesn't come easily for these onetime enemies, and as Regina works hard to make amends for her past, she realizes Michael could be more than just a friend... if threats from the Fearsome Foursome don't break them both first. ................(GoodReads)
So first things first, lets talk about all the things I liked about this novel.........
Review
Unfortunately Some Girls Are just didn’t sit well with me. I found it written well but the subject matter I found overly offensive. The entire novel surrounds horrendous school bullying and the bullying is not what was offensive to me, maybe the real offense came reading this book at a time when a young girl killed herself over a situation just like this. Although the circumstances in -Some Girls Are- were frightening for the victim I felt the novel tried to push this off as “cool”. I can’t explain why I felt this way but the story seemed sleazed out. School bullying is such a serious issue and I felt the drinking and drug glamorization took away from the seriousness of the main issue.
Also I had a lot of problems connecting with the main character Regina and with no connection to her-- there was no connection to the book. She is a follower of the worst kind; the kind of person who has no back bone and goes along with crowd, even when it’s wrong.
Regina gets a “freeze out” by her nasty posse of friends due to a circumstance (which no one deserves) but also at the same time it seems Regina dug her own hole. The preceding nightmare she battles daily at school consists of all the same lovely things that she herself has done to others. Perhaps it was Regina’s unbelievable weakness as a follower that made me dislike her, or maybe it was the fact that even after she seems to gain a little strength she is still weak. Even when she stands up for herself it’s all retaliatory violence.
Rating
Sexuality and language are very graphic. Drug dealing, underage drinking and bullying other kids highlight the pass times of the angst riddled out of control teens.…
1/5 - YA, Drinking, Drugs, Bullying
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ReplyDeleteOn a more serious note...Sorry it was such a crummy read! Hope your next book is better!