Author: Courtney Summers
Publisher: St. Martin’s Griffin (Jan. 5, 2010)
ISBN-10: 0312573804
ISBN-13: 978-0312573805
My Rating: ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦
When lies spread after Regina Afton is near-raped by her best friend’s boyfriend, this member of the Fearsome Fivesome is thrust into no-man’s land in the school halls she once owned. She’s forced to reconcile with her past actions of tormenting others and hopefully make some kind of amends…and maybe find friends in the gutter.
Though she’s hurt so many people, her regret endears her to readers and you end up aching for Regina to find a place somewhere. Her former friends don’t make life easy with their horrid pranks. And when Regina decides to fight back, the war is on and there’s no turning back. Every gain and setback can be felt by the reader and the tension builds to a bloody end.
While I myself found some of the pranks to be far-reaching, I’m sure someone who’s been seriously bullied would beg to differ about their realism.
The novel could’ve been a bit longer with further exploration and depth, like with the romance in the book, I would’ve liked to see more growth, connection and chemistry, but overall, I enjoyed the read.
Some Girls Are by Courtney Summers is definitely worth checking out.
Here’s the Some Girls Are book trailer:
~ Signing off and sending out cyber hugs.
Thanks for the recommendation. I’ve seen the book being promoted, but your review gave me more info. than I got where I saw the cover posted.