Just Finished
What is fun about this new web site, is that I can categorize my posts. My book reviews will be categorized under the “Categories” drop down menu on the right under “Book Reviews.” In choosing this option, you can see all my book reviews in one area! YEA!!
With that introduced, I want to share with you the latest book that I just finished reading!
The Girls
by Emma Cline
From Amazon:
Northern California, during the violent end of the 1960s. At the start of summer, a lonely and thoughtful teenager, Evie Boyd, sees a group of girls in the park, and is immediately caught by their freedom, their careless dress, their dangerous aura of abandon. Soon, Evie is in thrall to Suzanne, a mesmerizing older girl, and is drawn into the circle of a soon-to-be infamous cult and the man who is its charismatic leader. Hidden in the hills, their sprawling ranch is eerie and run down, but to Evie, it is exotic, thrilling, charged—a place where she feels desperate to be accepted. As she spends more time away from her mother and the rhythms of her daily life, and as her obsession with Suzanne intensifies, Evie does not realize she is coming closer and closer to unthinkable violence.
Me:
When I first started the book, the author, I thought, over used the flowery comparisons and analogies and found myself thinking, “Just get to the point.” But soon (as I usual notice), the author will start very wordy and then as you read, it gets to the point. It seems as if the author cannot keep up all the wordiness, thanks goodness! sdfjk
Anyway…I really enjoyed the book and the viewpoint of Evie being introduced, drawn-in and wanting to be part of the club/cult. I kept telling Jason that the book was so wrong, Evie being only 14, but I could also understand how people can be drawn in due to be accepted for who they are…finally.
The murders are not the central part of this story by any means, nor is it the focus. So if you are looking for gory murder details, you won’t find them in this book. This book focuses on Evie and her feelings before, during and after her involvement with the people in the cult, especially the mother figure and friend she so desperately craves, Suzanne.
I would give this book a solid 3.5/5 stars.