Wilder Girls

Rating: 3.4 leaves out of 5
Characters: 2.5/5
Cover: 5/5
Story: 3/5
Writing: 3/5
Genre: SciFi/Dystopian Fiction
Type: Audiobook
Worth?: Kinda

Another book I found on Tiktok. I will admit that the cover had a major play in me reading this book. I have been putting off YA novels for a reason but I decided to give it a go.

Is it a horror? Not really but the description of the Tox is disgusting. I love horror, not gore. The mystery around the virus is what kind of kept me going for most of it though the characters played a good part in it too.

HETTY 5/10
I never know who she likes. The book makes her all out for Byatt but then somehow she is supposedly in love with Reese? She literally makes no sense. The only thing that makes her bearable is her determination. Hetty rushes into things and doesn't think of who she is hurting behind her.

BYATT 8/10
I don't know much about her besides that she lies a lot. She seems to be caring towards the girls. Hetty makes it seem like she is super soft and caring whereas Reese says she is someone totally different with her. I was really confused if she liked Hetty as a friend of more. Though it seemed to be a big theme in this book. During her time with the scientist I kinda liked her more except for what she did to that poor guy.

REESE 7.9/10
She is as stubborn as a mule, dumb in her anger, and maybe almost the most likeable character. Byatt one by a hair. If only Reese hadn't fallen for Hetty. It just didn't make sense. Especially with how she started beating one Hetty for getting a spot she wanted though Hetty hadn't wanted it.

I really wish we got all three girls' side of the story. It was really dumb to just do two. I felt like a good chunk of the book was missing. I really loved Byatt's story. It gave us so much more answer but sadly also that much more questions.

What I really hated was the lameness of what was causing the virus and the ending. The girls all come together and leave the island after most of them died from the virus or the killer bear. We don't know if they made it on shore or what happened after that. The author was VERY lazy with the ending and I almost rated the book a 2 because of it.