Book Review: Some Girls Are

Do you ever look back on high school or middle school or elementary school and wish you could have been less mean?

For the most part, I was the one being picked-on, not the one picking on people. But there was one instance that I do regret, in which I became the "mean girl".

I don't look back on myself kindly for that moment, but at that age, girls are vicious.

However, I never witnessed the kind of meanness that I read about in Courtney Summers' Some Girls Are. I mean, the things these girls do are beyond mean, they're down right criminal! Here is the summary from GoodReads:
"Climbing to the top of the social ladder is hard--falling from it is even harder. Regina Afton used to be a member of the Fearsome Fivesome, an all-girl clique both feared and revered by the students at Hallowell High... until vicious rumors about her and her best friend's boyfriend start going around.
Now Regina's been "frozen out" and her ex-best friends are out for revenge. If Regina was guilty, it would be one thing, but the rumors are far from the terrifying truth and the bullying is getting more intense by the day. She takes solace in the company of Michael Hayden, a misfit with a tragic past who she herself used to bully. Friendship doesn't come easily for these onetime enemies, and as Regina works hard to make amends for her past, she realizes Michael could be more than just a friend... if threats from the Fearsome Foursome don't break them both first."

Some Girls Are by Courtney Summers

My rating: 3 of 5 stars

This book was tough to rate because parts of it I absolutely loved, but parts I hated. For example, I loved the character of Michael, but I just couldn't buy that he would ever really like Regina- maybe he would pity her, maybe he would try to be nice to her, but want to date her? It seemed really far-fetched, particularly because I don't think she was ever once genuine or nice to him in this book. It would have made more sense for him to want to date Liz, Regina's ex-friend. And what cute, smart, nice guy sits by himself with no friends at lunch for years?

I kind of wish we had gotten to see Regina (speaking of which, does that name seem conveniently pulled from the main mean girl in "Mean Girls?") before she got kicked out of the popular girls' club. As it was, I felt for her to some extent, but on the other hand, she didn't even really seem all that nice after the fact (I mean, I suppose she was a real sweetheart relative to the other four).
On the other hand, this book does grab your interest- I had a hard time putting it down. It's an intriguing read for sure.

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