Bad Girls Never Say Die

Bad Girls Never Say Die has been hailed as ‘a modern day, female version of The Outsiders. ‘. I think it would make S.E. Hinton proud! Evie Barnes is a teenager growing up in southern Texas during the 60’s. She thinks she’s a bad girl because she hangs out with Connie and the rest of the bad girls. B......more

Overall I give this book a 3.5 rounded up for star selections. I feel like if it hadn’t advertised being a gender swapped Outsiders I might have liked it more, but you set yourself up when you remake a classic. I liked the characters and the general story, but I felt there was something missing that......more

It is the mid 1960’s when social economic status played an important role in the lives of teens growing up in an era of unrest. Among those teens are a group of girls from the rough side of town whose reputations preceded them; and not in a good way. They are known as the bad girls. Evie, Connie, Sun......more

thank you netgalley, jennifer mathieu, and macmillan children’s publishing group for providing me with an arc of this novel in exchange for an honest review. i was initially interested in this book because of moxie, which has been on my tbr for years. i became even more excited finding out it was a......more

Bad Girls Never Say Die by Jennifer Mathieu. Thanks to @bookishfirst @roaringbrookpress and @netgalley for the gifted e-Arc and final copy ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ In a gender-swapped retelling of The Outsiders in 1964 Texas, Evie and her friends get involved with a girl from the nice side of town. I love anything......more