A review by gemma7
Pretending by Holly Bourne

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Hooked from the first line "I hate men". A very raw look into life as a woman, without being sugar-coated. It lets women be 'crazy', 'emotional', and every other thing we have been called at some point in our lives, because sometimes we are those things.

It was a difficult read as it deals heavily with sexual assault and rape, so the book wont be for everybody.

A negative I have is that it is a bit 'white feminism', so it would have been nice to have other perspectives on the issue, especially considering the book is set in London. 
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