Some girls will always have your back, and some girls can't help but stab you in it.Junior year, the suburbs of Philadelphia. Alex, Mollie and Veronica are those girls: they're the best of friends and the party girls of the school. But how well does everybody know them--and really, how well do they know one another? Alex is secretly in love with the boy next door and has joined a band--without telling anyone. Mollie suffers from a popular (and possibly sociopathic) boyfriend, as well as a serious mean streak. And Veronica just wants to be loved--literally, figuratively, physically....she's not particular. Will this be the year that bonds them forever....or tears them apart for good?
Lauren Saft masterfully conveys what goes on in the mind of a teenage girl, and her debut novel is raw, honest, hilarious, and thought-provoking, with a healthy dose of heart.
My Review
The cover was the first thing that caught my attention. The second thing was the synopsis and how the story was about friendship which usually accompanies drama. I’m always ready to read a novel filled with drama.
What I really liked about the style of Laren Saft’s novel is that it’s written in each girl’s point of view. You get inside Mollie, Alex and Veronica’s head and understand them better for it. You also truly see what they think about each other. How they’ve grown apart and how toxic their friendship has become.
I did think there were a few inconsistencies in the writing. One particular scene the characters heads out of the concert hall only to be there to laugh at another character later in the scene.
My favorite character has to be Alex. I loved how she was brave enough to branch out and try to do her own thing no matter what her friends thought. I also enjoyed her relationship with her guy friend, although it was frustrating not to see the end result I wanted.
I give Those Girls 3 out of 5 stars.
Lauren Saft holds an MFA from the University of San Francisco and a Bachelor's degree from Tufts University. She's worked in publishing, tv, education, child care, retail, journalism, and food service, all the while closely studying the habits and compulsions of teenage girls. She currently works as a tv producer in Philadelphia where she lives with her cat and creative inspiration, Desi. Her work has been published in Five Quarterly, Rap Up Magazine, and clubplanet.com. One time, she met the Olsen twins. Those Girls is her debut novel.
What I really liked about the style of Laren Saft’s novel is that it’s written in each girl’s point of view. You get inside Mollie, Alex and Veronica’s head and understand them better for it. You also truly see what they think about each other. How they’ve grown apart and how toxic their friendship has become.
I did think there were a few inconsistencies in the writing. One particular scene the characters heads out of the concert hall only to be there to laugh at another character later in the scene.
My favorite character has to be Alex. I loved how she was brave enough to branch out and try to do her own thing no matter what her friends thought. I also enjoyed her relationship with her guy friend, although it was frustrating not to see the end result I wanted.
I give Those Girls 3 out of 5 stars.
I received this ARC of Those Girls by Lauren Saft from Little, Brown Books for Young Readers through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
About The Author
Lauren Saft holds an MFA from the University of San Francisco and a Bachelor's degree from Tufts University. She's worked in publishing, tv, education, child care, retail, journalism, and food service, all the while closely studying the habits and compulsions of teenage girls. She currently works as a tv producer in Philadelphia where she lives with her cat and creative inspiration, Desi. Her work has been published in Five Quarterly, Rap Up Magazine, and clubplanet.com. One time, she met the Olsen twins. Those Girls is her debut novel.
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