Flawless Girls

The cover of Flawless Girls is simply FLAWLESS - Here, I have no notes. Immediately at first glance you’re drawn in - and after reading the book, I find it to be just another cherry on top with its irony of outside VS inside. First, I loved the intersex representation in our main character and the au......more

I was very excited to see what McLemore would do with a book that leans towards horror and I quite enjoyed it, even if it is a bit heavy-handed with the imagery and how that ties into the themes. Flawless Girls follows two sisters who have always been close and a "matched set" so to speak. They are......more

This turned out to be a much more thoughtful YA book than I expected, the description didn’t do it justice. It’s a coming-of-age magical realism thriller. This is a book that gets you to think about what it means to be feminine in society, what is deemed socially acceptable for your gender, being au......more

2 Stars I... think this book is an extended metaphor? This book is very difficult for me to rate, because in a lot of ways, it is immaculate. The writing is poetic, unsettling, evocative--and really, what more could you want than that? But at a certain point, I was left wanting answers, wanting somet......more

Not bad but I'll forget about it in about three hours, to be honest.......more