Reviews

City Girls by Loretta Lopez

kim_j_dare's review

3.0

A sweet story, but one that could have been executed more effectively. It felt both spare and dense at the same time— spare in the almost affectless recounting of each girl’s story, and dense because there is so much packed into the 120 pages that’s just begging to be expanded a little more. I’m not sure who the target audience is for this.

foreverfindingx's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

mallorysteffey's review

emotional hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

book_nut's review

3.0

Well done; not sure it’s middle grade…

jayfue619's review

emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

I cried 3 times while reading this. These stories are SO important and i’m so glad they’re being shown. Platonic love is so important ESPECIALLY in a young girl’s life. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Cancer, and Sexual assault