A review by theatrealpaca
The Last Girl Scout by Natalie Ironside

adventurous emotional inspiring 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? Yes

5.0

It is rare to read something as queer and revolutionary as this book. It is rare to read something that speaks to me as openly and honestly as this book did. And it is rare to describe a book to others as a story of hot, hilarious, lovable, communist, polyamorous trans lesbians killing fascists in a post-dystopian Kentucky with zombies and vampires (sorry, make that draculas). But this book is all that and more. Natalie Ironside is a captivating author that writes about brutality and love, hope and war. All with the appropriate weight, a revolutionary mind, and a boundless encouragement to simply do the next right thing. And to, of course, be gay while doing it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Confinement, Cursing, Deadnaming, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Transphobia, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Blood, Antisemitism, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, Outing, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, and Vomit