A review by anjh
The Girls I've Been by Tess Sharpe

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

i won’t lie, going into this book i had no idea what to expect and almost dnf-ed at the start because i wasn’t really getting into it. however once the story progresses and you learn more about the characters and what’s actually happening it’s a really gripping and fascinating book (extremely sad too) that’s written quite well. 

i liked the layout of the chapters, i think? it made it more thrilling and made me want to keep reading not having a resolution to the previous scene and then going back in time to Nora’s memories but it also made the story a bit confusing especially with timelines backwards n whatnot. 

it was interesting and sad learning about the fact that con artistry exists (i did not know this before) and how exactly its performed though in this book i did find it quite confusing how many different names were brought up as i kept forgetting who was who. 

all in all, a really good book, and i would recommend though tw for ab*se!

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