The Female of the Species by Mindy McGinnis

The Female of the Species

by Mindy McGinnis

Alex Craft knows how to kill someone. And she doesn t feel bad about it. When her older sister, Anna, was murdered three years ago and the killer walked free, Alex uncaged the language she knows best. The language of violence.

Reviewed by clementine on

2 of 5 stars

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I loved the concept of this book, but I wish it had gone further. A lot of the reviews on here mention how dark and unflinching it is, but I felt like so much of it was about high school relationships and I wanted more of the juicy, gory stuff! I wanted more details on Anna's murder and more development of Anna in general - it felt very surface to me. Alex and Jack's relationship didn't feel natural to me, but I liked the female friendships a lot. I do think this book is a blistering indictment of rape culture, and I liked the characters. I think I probably would have enjoyed this more as a teenager. I didn't actually realize it was a YA book and I probably wouldn't have read it if I had.

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