Good morning, bookworms! Welcome to my stop for Turn the Page Tours' The Falling Girls tour! I'm absolutely thrilled to be part of this tour. Make sure to check out the full tour schedule here to follow along! Also, there's a giveaway!! One lucky reader can win a copy of The Falling Girls by Hayley Krischer! This giveaway is open to USA only. It began on October 5 and ends on October 12, 2021, at 12 A.M. CDT. Click here to enter! Special thanks to Turn the Page Tours for choosing me to be a part of this tour and for providing me with a finished copy of The Falling Girls! Synopsis and Book Information
My ReviewThis book was such a wild ride! I didn't expect it to be nearly so dark, but it actually had some mystery vibes and could almost be considered a thriller. It dove deep into exploring adolescent friendships between girls and the darker, all-consuming side of these relationships. This book dealt heavily with toxic and codependent friendships, which was a little hard for me to read about at times; it is a very important topic, though, which I haven't seen much in YA literature, so I'm glad that this book tackled these issues head-on. I also found the cheerleading aspect of this story really interesting! This book gave an insider's look into the world of high school cheerleading, exploring both the positive and problematic aspects of it. The characters were very interesting, although I unfortunately can't say that I liked any of them (except for sweet Zoey!). I felt like our protagonist, Shade, was slightly boring and frustrating sometimes. However, this book did do a good job of portraying her experience with the difficulty of navigating unhealthy relationships. The three Chloes were the most interesting characters to read about, mainly because they were so audacious. At first they seemed very similar, almost the same person, but over the course of the first half of the book their differences were revealed and I began to view them as three separate people. The author did a good job of making them different enough from one another that they could be told apart, despite having the same first name. This book had lots of surprises and tackled many important issues. There were many moments when I was suspicious of nearly all the characters! Some things that happened were genuinely shocking. Additionally, I enjoyed the author's notes in the acknowledgements about her inspiration behind many elements of this story. Favorite Things About The Falling GirlsAuthor InformationHayley Krischer has been an award-winning journalist for over 20+ years. She is a contributing writer for the New York Times, where she has covered feminist roller skaters, Instagram obsessed moms, profiled Gabrielle Union, Tatum O’Neal, and S.E. Hinton. She has also written for many publications about women and teenage girls including Marie Claire, The New York Times Magazine, The Atlantic, Lenny Letter, and the Hairpin. Her YA debut, SOMETHING HAPPENED TO ALI GREENLEAF will be released in fall 2020 from Razorbill. Hayley received her MFA in creative writing from Lesley University. Her first newspaper job was as an editorial assistant at the Boston Globe. She reads tarot cards Thanks for coming by my tour stop! I hope you enjoyed and will pick up The Falling Girls by Hayley Krischer ASAP!
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