Throwaway Girls

I enjoyed this one a lot. It was well written. The characters were interesting. The mystery kept me hooked and guessing right until the end. There were a couple things that I felt could have been executed better as I found parts to be confusing, but overall it was a really enjoyable read.

likes
- lgbt+ rep in a mystery/thriller
- social commentary on who is considered a “throwaway girl”

dislikes
- pretty slow moving until the last bit
- no motive or reasoning is ever given for the killer
- everything just felt so messy and I was confused for most of this; I felt like I was plopped down into a story that had already started and wasn't given enough backstory/info to catch me up
- one of my least favorite twists/tropes - we're reading from two perspectives & don't know who the second is and the people in both perspectives are the same person but go by different names.. bleh

3.5 stars
review to come on my blog!

I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review!

I have mixed feelings about this book. On one hand, the plot is very original and the characters are interesting and well-rounded. I immediately fell in love with Caroline and it's mostly because of her that I didn't DNF, because I wanted to see more of her. However, the writing often left me feeling confused as to what was happening. It took me several chapters to understand that there were multiple POV and that Livie and Caroline were the same person.

I wanted to like this book so bad, because it had all the right elements: a bi protagonist, a mystery to be solved, careless parents and ‘problematic' girls. Sadly, it didn't completely capture my attention, even though I enjoyed the final twist and the ending.

Thanks again to NetGalley and the publisher for allowing me to read an early copy.

Thank you to Netgalley for an ARC of Throwaway Girls by Andrea Contos. I have very mixed feelings on this book. I enjoyed the story line and the main character, Caroline, is a realistic flawed teen heroine. I admire her determination and tenacity in the face of numerous problems. I will always stan a strong lgbtq character. The supporting characters are fine, the parental figures are atrocious.

Over all book was a slow burn, it really took a while for things to get moving, and once they did I can't honestly say I was all that invested. The alternating chapters were mildly confusing and then the ending just seemed a little too pat.