A review by tifflovesbooks80
All Girls by Emily Layden
3.0
This novel, told in multiple viewpoints, gives insight into the lives of multiple students at an all girls school where a former student is accusing a teacher of a rape that happened two decades previously. Through these different viewpoints, we are granted access into the minds of young women from various backgrounds and how they handle the pressures of trying to fit in at this school while simultaneously trying to unravel the mysterious circumstances that happened to someone their age 20 years previously.
I really enjoyed the Atwater school setting and the brief glimpses into the way that administration was handling the public relations of this incident. This book also touches on eating disorders, LGBTQ+ issues, and the pressure put on teens today through social media and everyday life.
Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for this book in exchange for an honest review.
My only criticism is that I wished there was more of a wrap up at the end to close up some of the stories started in each narrator’s chapter. I would have liked a “where are they now” scene since I was very invested in a few of the narrators. I feel that some of the impact of the book got lost with so many narrators and too many lose ties that remained at the end.
I really enjoyed the Atwater school setting and the brief glimpses into the way that administration was handling the public relations of this incident. This book also touches on eating disorders, LGBTQ+ issues, and the pressure put on teens today through social media and everyday life.
Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for this book in exchange for an honest review.
My only criticism is that I wished there was more of a wrap up at the end to close up some of the stories started in each narrator’s chapter. I would have liked a “where are they now” scene since I was very invested in a few of the narrators. I feel that some of the impact of the book got lost with so many narrators and too many lose ties that remained at the end.