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A review by dillanmissyhart
Take Three Girls by Simmone Howell, Fiona Wood, Cath Crowley
5.0
This was such a well-done book. When I was first asked to read this book, I was a little hesitant when I realized it was told in first person from three different perspectives. However, the characters were so unique and fleshed out that I could tell who was speaking and it wasn’t confusing for me. They each had their own voices and I loved that about them.
First, we have Ady – the popular, cool kid from a rich family, who is hiding that her whole world is falling apart at home.
Then there’s Clem. She’s the jock and on the swim team. She sprained her wrist and had to take some time off from swimming. During that time she gained weight and met a boy. An older boy. She makes some bad decisions while dealing with body image issues.
Finally, there is Kate. Kate is the brainiac and the musician. Her family wants her to become a doctor, but she wants to be a cellist. She doesn’t know who to make happy.
Their private school is offering a wellness class to help the students deal with stress, depression, and anxiety. The teacher teams them up with others based on their thumb sizes. These three unlikely friends have the longest thumbs of the class and find themselves forced to socialize with one another.
There’s also the PSST website. No one knows who they are, but they’re often putting up mean, hateful things about girls in the three main private schools in the area. All three of the protagonists are targeted and they find they need to pull together to get through it and figure out a way to take down the PSST website.
This was such a fun story! The characters are flawed and relatable. I love the message of hope and friendship that is in this. The writing was great. Even though from a plot standpoint there were parts that didn’t feel they were moving, so much was happening in the characters’ arcs. The plot was still great though. I just tend to read more fantasy which has crazy stuff happening in practically every chapter.
Let me talk for a moment about the character arcs. Characters arcs are what make a story for me. These characters are so flawed and struggle with so much. They’re basic teen struggles, but there are three of them. Watching the character development throughout this story was such a fun experience. Sometimes I felt like being the mom by helping them and offer suggestions. “Just talk to your parents/friend/teacher!!!” As the mom of teens, I know they don’t do that. This was real and painful and beautifully done. I thoroughly enjoyed it. I found it insightful and easy to read. Also – FLOWER POWER!! Okay, seriously, just read it to understand.
I loved this book!
Trigger and Content Warnings: body shaming, homophobia, bullying, profanity, sex (not steamy)
This book was sent to me in exchange for an honest review. All opinions expressed are my own.
First, we have Ady – the popular, cool kid from a rich family, who is hiding that her whole world is falling apart at home.
Then there’s Clem. She’s the jock and on the swim team. She sprained her wrist and had to take some time off from swimming. During that time she gained weight and met a boy. An older boy. She makes some bad decisions while dealing with body image issues.
Finally, there is Kate. Kate is the brainiac and the musician. Her family wants her to become a doctor, but she wants to be a cellist. She doesn’t know who to make happy.
Their private school is offering a wellness class to help the students deal with stress, depression, and anxiety. The teacher teams them up with others based on their thumb sizes. These three unlikely friends have the longest thumbs of the class and find themselves forced to socialize with one another.
There’s also the PSST website. No one knows who they are, but they’re often putting up mean, hateful things about girls in the three main private schools in the area. All three of the protagonists are targeted and they find they need to pull together to get through it and figure out a way to take down the PSST website.
This was such a fun story! The characters are flawed and relatable. I love the message of hope and friendship that is in this. The writing was great. Even though from a plot standpoint there were parts that didn’t feel they were moving, so much was happening in the characters’ arcs. The plot was still great though. I just tend to read more fantasy which has crazy stuff happening in practically every chapter.
Let me talk for a moment about the character arcs. Characters arcs are what make a story for me. These characters are so flawed and struggle with so much. They’re basic teen struggles, but there are three of them. Watching the character development throughout this story was such a fun experience. Sometimes I felt like being the mom by helping them and offer suggestions. “Just talk to your parents/friend/teacher!!!” As the mom of teens, I know they don’t do that. This was real and painful and beautifully done. I thoroughly enjoyed it. I found it insightful and easy to read. Also – FLOWER POWER!! Okay, seriously, just read it to understand.
I loved this book!
Trigger and Content Warnings: body shaming, homophobia, bullying, profanity, sex (not steamy)
This book was sent to me in exchange for an honest review. All opinions expressed are my own.