Wowza! This book snatched my wig ya’ll!! It was so good!! I loved the plot, the characters, and the setting of the story. People are comparing it to Lord of the Flies because it’s an easy comparison. However, I think Wilder Girls is more original than those who compare it believe it to be.
What got my attention:
1. The way the infection affects the girls is so interesting to me. Each girl develops a different deformity that makes sense as the book goes on.
2. This book has a queer relationship in it, with characters embracing their sexual identify in a subtle, but powerful way.
3. There were moments I was actually creeped out. The writing was so descriptive that I found myself getting the heebiejeebies during some scenes
4. The author has a way with words. Such a rhythmic and lyrical way of writing that really draws you in and makes you want to pay attention to every word.
The reason I didn’t give it a full 5 stars:
1. I wanted to much more from the ending. It ends in a cliffhanger and I wanted this book to wrap up better. Now, I’m just sitting around wanting more and I don’t know if I like that feeling, especially when I have more questions. So many questions unanswered.
2. I felt like parts of the book were rushed and Some of the scientific elements went over my head a bit. I had to go back to re-listen to some parts because I was like, “wait, what?”
3. The first half of the book was a giant info-dump, with the girls on the island telling us what they knew about “the tox.” I really wanted to know what started “the tox” in the first place and I felt like it took way too long for them to get to the point of the infection.
4. I wish the lesbian relationship was stronger in nature—not one of those wish-washy relationships with usually see in typical YA books. The goal of writing is not the be “typical.”
But other than that, this book was phenomenal. I will definitely add this to me “re-read” pile so I can go back and find things that I might have missed. The story was just so well done!! Great story about female empowerment and the struggles that women (and our earth) have to go through in today’s society.
What got my attention:
1. The way the infection affects the girls is so interesting to me. Each girl develops a different deformity that makes sense as the book goes on.
2. This book has a queer relationship in it, with characters embracing their sexual identify in a subtle, but powerful way.
3. There were moments I was actually creeped out. The writing was so descriptive that I found myself getting the heebiejeebies during some scenes
4. The author has a way with words. Such a rhythmic and lyrical way of writing that really draws you in and makes you want to pay attention to every word.
The reason I didn’t give it a full 5 stars:
1. I wanted to much more from the ending. It ends in a cliffhanger and I wanted this book to wrap up better. Now, I’m just sitting around wanting more and I don’t know if I like that feeling, especially when I have more questions. So many questions unanswered.
2. I felt like parts of the book were rushed and Some of the scientific elements went over my head a bit. I had to go back to re-listen to some parts because I was like, “wait, what?”
3. The first half of the book was a giant info-dump, with the girls on the island telling us what they knew about “the tox.” I really wanted to know what started “the tox” in the first place and I felt like it took way too long for them to get to the point of the infection.
4. I wish the lesbian relationship was stronger in nature—not one of those wish-washy relationships with usually see in typical YA books. The goal of writing is not the be “typical.”
But other than that, this book was phenomenal. I will definitely add this to me “re-read” pile so I can go back and find things that I might have missed. The story was just so well done!! Great story about female empowerment and the struggles that women (and our earth) have to go through in today’s society.