The Female of the Species

But boys will be boys, our favorite phrase that excuses so many things, while the only thing we have for the opposite gender is women, said with disdain and punctuated with an eye roll.

— A dark and daring book about rape culture, sexual objectification, and slut shaming. Violent, disturbing but very powerful!

“The books didn't help me find a word for myself; my father refused to accept the weight of it. And so I made my own. I am vengeance.”

This book is so special. It tackles another difficult topic in an amazing way. The book follows Alex who at first appears to simply be a introvert who has always kept to herself. But you soon learn there is a lot more to Alex than initially thought. This book was so dark and creepy but it tackled the idea of rape and rape culture in a very unique, but important way.

All The Rage is one of the best books that discusses rape culture and this book easily fits in that category. This book made me angry at times and sad at others. Mindy McGinis wrote this so well. I never knew what exactly was going to happen as Alex became part of her high school's social scene. As she gained friends and other life experiences after her sister's rape and death.

This book was told in 3 seperate POVs and it was one of those unique times were it is absolutely necessary for each of them. We needed Alex's innermonologue as she dealt with her sisters death. We needed Jack's story and how that impacted Alex's. And finally Peekay's POV was important to showcase how a friendship can change a person's story.

I do not want to give many details about this book, but I do want to urge you to read this (if you can). It is so well written and is a story that needs to be told.

Oof, that was good but so heavy. Necessary, but heavy.