Reviews

Girl One by Sara Flannery Murphy

emmagray13's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.0

meagan_young's review against another edition

5.0

This was such a great sci-fi “thriller”! There’s a ton of story and mystery to unpack and it unfolds perfectly as you go. It’s exciting and never really dragged, even though there was a lot of “telling not showing” that went on about unraveling the past. It was really fun to have a story like this with women as the main focus

ojudson39's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Rape, Murder, and Pregnancy

Minor: Cancer, Child abuse, Cursing, and Gun violence

erinlcrane's review against another edition

3.0

I enjoyed Murphy’s The Wonder State, so I wanted to explore her backlist. Now I’m thinking I might need to focus on her new stuff because this was a mixed bag, and The Possessions has a pretty low rating for Goodreads!

There’s a compelling story here, and the ending feels like something is actually happening, but so much of the book is 1) talk to someone 2) learn something 3) travel to talk to another person. Over and over again which is not a great way to experience a story.

emchristie's review against another edition

fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

amberleenaa_'s review against another edition

adventurous hopeful mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

thecoolestmoe's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

semurr's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

ellenclifton's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

julianananana's review against another edition

3.5

A simple quest-driven sci-fi focused on 8 women and their daughters, who achieve pregnancy and birth without sperm. This story was good for escapism without making me think too hard, and the plot followed a familiar format while still having unexpected reveals and complicated connections. Though at times a little cornier, I enjoyed getting to know the characters and I always love a good feminist quest.