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A review by rachelsreads93_
All Girls by Emily Layden
3.0
3.5 out of 5 ✨s — first of all, thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for the ARC of All Girls! I loved the description of the plot from the get-go. A story revolving around a scandal in a boarding school? Count me in.
I have mixed feelings about this book, though. I want so badly to have been invested in more of these characters. I liked that we got to see the impact of the news of the assault accusations on a variety of different experiences at the school. I just wasn’t satisfied with the ending nor that the characters didn’t feel like they converged at any point for some big sort of impact by the end. For me, this didn’t work so much.
I did, however, really like how Layden explored how a sexual assault case from 1995 impacted students at the same school in 2020. As a teacher, I think this spoke to some conversations happening within younger generations at this very moment. There were some powerful moments about assault and consent.
Although this was not my favorite book of 2020, the plot was still intriguing and there were many moments that felt powerful throughout. Would still recommend to others that feel the plot sounds intriguing!
I have mixed feelings about this book, though. I want so badly to have been invested in more of these characters. I liked that we got to see the impact of the news of the assault accusations on a variety of different experiences at the school. I just wasn’t satisfied with the ending nor that the characters didn’t feel like they converged at any point for some big sort of impact by the end. For me, this didn’t work so much.
I did, however, really like how Layden explored how a sexual assault case from 1995 impacted students at the same school in 2020. As a teacher, I think this spoke to some conversations happening within younger generations at this very moment. There were some powerful moments about assault and consent.
Although this was not my favorite book of 2020, the plot was still intriguing and there were many moments that felt powerful throughout. Would still recommend to others that feel the plot sounds intriguing!