A review by siobhanward
Sawkill Girls, by Claire Legrand
dark
tense
medium-paced
3.5
This is one of those books that I added to my TBR and then forgot about. Cut to a year later when I finally picked it up, and was really surprised to be reading a paranormal book. Clearly this should have been an October read!
This was a solid read overall. I liked the characters and I liked the overall plot. I just felt that it could have been a lot shorter. Some parts in the middle of the book really dragged. I think that the book could have been 50-100 pages shorter and not lost a lot. I think part of the problem was that by having three perspectives, lots of time was spent with characters catching up to where the reader already was, since we'd already learned that information through another character.
One thing that really stood out was having an asexual character in a YA novel - I'm not sure that I've ever read a YA book with an openly ace character. Zoey's struggle with her sexuality was a really good side plot, and I really liked how it was addressed throughout.
If you're looking for a good YA read with some girl power and paranormal vibes, and don't mind a slightly longer read, this is definitely worth your time.
This was a solid read overall. I liked the characters and I liked the overall plot. I just felt that it could have been a lot shorter. Some parts in the middle of the book really dragged. I think that the book could have been 50-100 pages shorter and not lost a lot. I think part of the problem was that by having three perspectives, lots of time was spent with characters catching up to where the reader already was, since we'd already learned that information through another character.
One thing that really stood out was having an asexual character in a YA novel - I'm not sure that I've ever read a YA book with an openly ace character. Zoey's struggle with her sexuality was a really good side plot, and I really liked how it was addressed throughout.
If you're looking for a good YA read with some girl power and paranormal vibes, and don't mind a slightly longer read, this is definitely worth your time.