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Those Girls

Lauren Saft

Start date: October 7, 2015

Finish date: November 1, 2015

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May 08, 2016 Jackie rated it liked it

Shelves: may-page-count

Rating: 2.5 out of 3 stars
**I received a copy of this book via NetGalley on a read to review basis in exchange for an honest review.**
When I picked up this book, I thought it was going to be about some popular girls and their drama, how they ruled the school, and how they manipulated others as well as each other. However, the book ended up being about three rich, popular girls and their sex lives. If it had revolved on their sex lives and had a little more plot, I think I would have enjoyed it, Rating: 2.5 out of 3 stars
**I received a copy of this book via NetGalley on a read to review basis in exchange for an honest review.**
When I picked up this book, I thought it was going to be about some popular girls and their drama, how they ruled the school, and how they manipulated others as well as each other. However, the book ended up being about three rich, popular girls and their sex lives. If it had revolved on their sex lives and had a little more plot, I think I would have enjoyed it, but the fact that it revolved on their sex lives and the other plotlines were just side plots made the book less enjoyable for me.
First, the story is told in three points of view: those of Alex, Molly, and Veronica--the three popular girls and best friends. While I usually like a book told in multiple points of view, I was not able to enjoy this or really connect with any of the characters. It is stated that Alex and Molly have been best friends and that Veronica joined their little group late, which that is very clearly shown by the way the other two exclude and talk about Veronica to her face and behind her back. Each point of view was not seamlessly connected with the others, and I felt myself passively reading the book.
Secondly, I felt the way Veronica was portrayed as a slut who just put out for everyone was horrible. Sure, she did have sex with a lot of guys and crossed a lot of lines, but I felt that the other characters, who were supposedly her friends, shamed her because of it. Their language to her was awful. I understand that the author was trying to portray high school life, but some of the things she said were over the top.
Lastly, I couldn't connect or feel anything for any of these girls and their situations. I was also unable to believe the things they did and the lines they crossed. The ending also seemed extremely unbelievable considering all of the circumstances that happened throughout the book.
Overall, I didn't enjoy this book and read it passively, waiting for it to end. ...more

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Aug 31, 2015 Anastasia ｼ rated it it was ok

Shelves: romance, young-adult, contemporary, own, arc, reviewed, authors-s, 2016

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I knew this was going to be like a Gossip Girl type book where 'frenemies' existed. There are three main characters, therefore the author chose to make each chapter a different POV....which was soooo hard to follow... I feel like the author didn't execute the chapter POVs, well...

The characters themselves were annoying and whiny... there were times I just wanted to jump in the book and slap them; I hated them all... ahh well, except for Alex, I actually liked reading her ...more

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May 13, 2015 Elizabeth Emily Browne rated it liked it

Shelves: trick-or-treat-oct-2015

"Same shit, new year."

Okay. I liked this. I really did, I just didn't connect with the characters as much as I would have liked too. I enjoyed the portrayal of their friendship though. This was by far the best aspect of the story.

Some parts of this book were laugh-out-loud funny.

"And go for it with this Fernando! What do you have to lose?"
"My pride."
"Overrated."

It did however have so deep underlying issues. This is what really made the book interesting and an overall good read.

I loved the re ...more

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May 13, 2015 Aneesa rated it liked it

Shelves: freebies, r2r, gbr, ya, netgalley, romance, chick-lit, new-adult, contemporary

I received this free in an exchange for an honest review

I am not sure what to think of this book to be honest. Alex, Mollie and Veronica are best friends or more like appear to be but someone is jealous or envious of one another for some reason. If it is not that then either one of them are complaining about something and normally its against one another. Mollie starves herself because she has some of kind eating disorder and is jealous of how Veronica is always looking pefect and flirting with ...more

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