Some Girls Are
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Climbing to the top of the social ladder is hard--falling from it is even harder. Regina Afton used to be a member of the Fearsome Fivesome, an all-girl clique both feared and revered by the students at Hallowell High... until vicious rumors about her and her best friend's boyfriend start going around.
Now Regina's been "frozen out" and her ex-best friends are out for revenge. If Regina was guilty, it would be one thing, but the rumors are far from the terrifying truth and the bullying is getting more intense by the day. She takes solace in the company of Michael Hayden, a misfit with a tragic past who she herself used to bully. Friendship doesn't come easily for these onetime enemies, and as Regina works hard to make amends for her past, she realizes Michael could be more than just a friend... if threats from the Fearsome Foursome don't break them both first.
Tensions grow and the abuse worsens as the final days of senior year march toward an explosive conclusion.
“This story takes an unflinching look at the intricacies of high school relationships .... Fans of the film Mean Girlwill enjoy this tale of redemption and forgiveness.” ―School Library Journal
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Some Girls Are was powerful, raw, emotional, unflinchingly honest, realistic and brutal. Some Girls Are tells us the story of Regina Afton, a member of the Fearsome Fivesome, the most feared (and hated) clique at their high school. The book starts at the beginning of a party and things get out of control with Regina almost becoming a victim of rape. She barely manages to escape and the psychological scars wills. Instead of her "friends" believing her, they accuse her of seducing Anna's boyfriend Donnie. Things get progressively worse from then on. Let me start by saying that none of the characters were particularly likable, some were loathsome even. The only exception being (maybe) Michael. When the story begins you sympathize with Regina and feel sorry for what happened and continues to happen to her. But as the story unfolds secrets are revealed and we find out about the horrible things Regina did herself. You can't help but be torn about how to feel from that point on. (I'm not talking about Regina being almost raped, because as Michael said, no one deserves that. No one.) Yet Courtney Summers never makes you feel like Regina deserves the bullying and she really makes you feel the rage Regina feels, how desperately she wants revenge. But if you go down that path it becomes a vicious, never-ending circle. None of the feelings in Some Girls Are are sugarcoated for the reader. They're brutally honest and give you a good insight into Regina's mind and even the minor characters. The writing is not bloomy or flourished, it's efficient as it needs to be. Some Girls Are can be a very quick read but sometimes I got completely swept up in Regina's rage or was so horrified by the bullying that I had to put it down for a while to calm myself. Some Girls Are is a powerful book and more people need to read it. It will definitely stick with me.
Description
Climbing to the top of the social ladder is hard--falling from it is even harder. Regina Afton used to be a member of the Fearsome Fivesome, an all-girl clique both feared and revered by the students at Hallowell High... until vicious rumors about her and her best friend's boyfriend start going around.
Now Regina's been "frozen out" and her ex-best friends are out for revenge. If Regina was guilty, it would be one thing, but the rumors are far from the terrifying truth and the bullying is getting more intense by the day. She takes solace in the company of Michael Hayden, a misfit with a tragic past who she herself used to bully. Friendship doesn't come easily for these onetime enemies, and as Regina works hard to make amends for her past, she realizes Michael could be more than just a friend... if threats from the Fearsome Foursome don't break them both first.
Tensions grow and the abuse worsens as the final days of senior year march toward an explosive conclusion.
“This story takes an unflinching look at the intricacies of high school relationships .... Fans of the film Mean Girlwill enjoy this tale of redemption and forgiveness.” ―School Library Journal
Book Information
Posts
Some Girls Are was powerful, raw, emotional, unflinchingly honest, realistic and brutal. Some Girls Are tells us the story of Regina Afton, a member of the Fearsome Fivesome, the most feared (and hated) clique at their high school. The book starts at the beginning of a party and things get out of control with Regina almost becoming a victim of rape. She barely manages to escape and the psychological scars wills. Instead of her "friends" believing her, they accuse her of seducing Anna's boyfriend Donnie. Things get progressively worse from then on. Let me start by saying that none of the characters were particularly likable, some were loathsome even. The only exception being (maybe) Michael. When the story begins you sympathize with Regina and feel sorry for what happened and continues to happen to her. But as the story unfolds secrets are revealed and we find out about the horrible things Regina did herself. You can't help but be torn about how to feel from that point on. (I'm not talking about Regina being almost raped, because as Michael said, no one deserves that. No one.) Yet Courtney Summers never makes you feel like Regina deserves the bullying and she really makes you feel the rage Regina feels, how desperately she wants revenge. But if you go down that path it becomes a vicious, never-ending circle. None of the feelings in Some Girls Are are sugarcoated for the reader. They're brutally honest and give you a good insight into Regina's mind and even the minor characters. The writing is not bloomy or flourished, it's efficient as it needs to be. Some Girls Are can be a very quick read but sometimes I got completely swept up in Regina's rage or was so horrified by the bullying that I had to put it down for a while to calm myself. Some Girls Are is a powerful book and more people need to read it. It will definitely stick with me.