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There’s also really good descriptions throughout the book that transport you into their world. I could clearly imagine myself being there which I love when getting lost in a story. My second biggest issue was the writing, the characters, and the plot beyond the false advertising. The writing was extremely voicy and very very very first person and I simply didn't like the main character. She was really annoying and her narration made everything super difficult to follow. There wasn't a whole lot of logic to each scene and the sheer amount of exposition didn't make a lot of sense considering the first person narration.
Think popular teen heartthrob of the school. The mysterious, brooding boy who everyone seems to lust after, even though they know he’s off limits. As a gay teen, we are introduced to some scenarios where there are complete jerks around him, but seeing how he navigated this was satisfying. Among the rich kids, Freddie is another student just like Rachel who doesn’t come from money. Feeling like a kindred spirit, Rachel feels a connection with him straight away and is someone she can trust.I cannot imagine enduring all the things she has endured and continuing the fight, or even surviving. Disclaimer: This book was sent to me by the Publisher, Macmillan-Tor/Forge via Netgalley for an honest review. Honey, Blue, and Birdie haven’t had a choice but to live in The Nest and although they feel like weirds among their peers at school, they are tightly bonded to each other. They have been brought up to follow strict rules and guidelines, to not trust Outsiders, and know how to survive in all kinds of situations (without the constant use of technology, and while also not knowing the full truth about their past). I'm a bit of an old school horror movie geek, so The Last Girl sounded like just the kind of novel I'd enjoy, turns out I was right, I LOVED this
Honey, Birdie and Blue are sisters who, while sometimes have their ups and downs, are fiercely loyal to one another. Honey is the oldest of them and loves to paint, Birdie loves to draw comics and Blue loves to embroider in every single shade of blue, how cool is that?! But this story has so much MORE of an underlying purpose weaved within it, but I of course can't say a damn thing about it because OHMYGAH, it's so good. By the end of the book I had tears forming, and when Birdie flies at someone near the end...well. I just about broke down and started happy weeping. How this tale comes together is really crafty and sly, and I loved how slowly everything was revealed. It broke me a little, in a good way, and I am still oohing and ahhing about the beauty of it all. And to make the story EVEN BETTER, the writing in it was fantastic! The sarcastic jokes, ironic Hunger Games references and witty banter between Honey and her classmate Remy was so enjoyable. I was highlighting SO MUCH while reading because I couldn't get enough of these personalities. The author, even after all the torments, understands that this The rest of the cast, mostly her sisters, seemed to be just a bunch of manic pixie dream girls, too ethereal to be human and too ridiculous to be human either. I didn't particularly care for the bunker thing. And the fact that these doomsday preppers even go to normal public school was frankly unbelievable. I doubt literally the entire premise. Although I do not think that I am defined by my captivity—no Yazidi is—the woman and activist I am today is because of the genocide. I know that the rest of my life is shaped by what ISIS did to my people.
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Going into the book I knew it would be something I would enjoy as the synopsis grabbed my attention. But, I had no idea I’d love it as much as I have. This is an incredibly difficult read even for me who for a number of years worked intensely with a small group of individuals who were victims of torture in a number of totalitarian regimes throughout the world.
Sometimes I find that stories have this big build up only to have an underwhelming ending, but that wasn’t the case with The Last Girl. It’s heartbreaking to see Nadia face down an endless stream of trauma and sorrow no 21-year-old girl should ever face. She was forced to leave her village and home under fear of death. She was given hope, had that hope taken away from her and was abandoned by people by trusted to face ISIS alone. She had to watch her loved ones be murdered in cold blood in front of her eyes Nadia and other girls were captured as sabaya; sexual slaves passed around from ISIS militant to ISIS militant. They raped and beaten her countless times.
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a b Bhardwaj, Ashutosh (June 10, 2018). "Memoir of a sex slave: Autobiography of Yazidi woman enslaved by ISIS". The Financial Express . Retrieved November 11, 2018. There are a few romantic notions in this tale, but I really liked that it didn't encompass the story or overpower the real plot. It added to the characters by bringing a necessary softness and realistic nature to them. It helped make the girls feel like actual teenagers, rather than gun-toting soldiers looking for a fight. Disclaimer: I received this book from Netgalley. This has not impacted my review which is unbiased and honest.)
It opened my eyes to what it feels like to be hated until someone wants to destroy your entire community on the basis of your religious beliefs. Thanks to the publishers for granting me access to this via NetGalley prior to its scheduled April 2021 release. I loved the friendship between Rachel and Saundra, it felt pure and I like there wasn’t any ulterior motive to it. I received this eARC from Tor Teen via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of this book in any way. It is also a story of hope and determination. It also shows us the strength of the human spirit and drive to persevere in the face of great oppression.
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I always feel bad DNFing ARCs but at the same time, I'm not gonna force myself to read and then rate poorly a book I don't want to read anymore, regardless of whether its released or not. I didn't like this. It's as simple as that.
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