Reviews with content warning for Suicidal thoughts - Those Girls

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abbiemcgo's review

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dark sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

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mblanke's review

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dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

2.75

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on_your_raedar's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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? Yes

4.5

This was a reread for me. I wanted to work through Stevens' backlog officially on Storygraph, not sure why but I needed it 😂 Anyway, this is the first "fun" read I read after finishing my master's degree and I flew through it in less than 24 hours. I couldn't put it down. It restarted my reading for fun instead of school and has always stuck with me.

You follow 3 sisters as they are abused at home, run away, and are abused by strangers, then start a new life in a new city. It's a book that requires you to check the trigger warnings first but it's such a good read. The writing is engaging and the story is paced beautifully. One of my favorite Chevy books for sure. It doesn't have a traditional Chevy twist but I don't think it needed it, the story is the story.

Its a challenging reread because I found myself waiting for the rougher parts and putting the book down to avoid them a little longer but the story still pulled me in and I read the entire thing in about 4 sittings. It was a great way to finish out January 2024.

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morgannayman's review

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dark emotional tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

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emilyepew's review against another edition

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dark emotional tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? N/A
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

While this was a good book, I don't think it is responsible of me to give it more than 3 stars. The main reason for this is that even though it uses the whole "past coming back to haunt them" trope, the way this is done feels somewhat irresponsible and exploitative. The past that comes back to haunt our three main characters is

murdering their abusive father, then being captured and brutally sexually assaulted. Eventually, one of the sisters and her niece end up being re-captured and assaulted by the same men in the same town, which ends with the sister being murdered by one of the men

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All of this feels extremely like an irresponsible way to use this typical thriller trope. Their victimization history should not be used this way. It should not be framed as something that will catch up with them eventually. And to put them in a situation to make the same decisions and lead them back to that situation feels like a lazy way to engage with the idea of being re-victimized.

Overall, while I understand what the book is trying to do, I feel like it was done irresponsibly.

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