What's a Girl Gotta Do? (The Spinster Club #3)
This review was originally posted on Between My LinesIf there is one YA series that I would push everyone to read, its The Spinster Club. I'd shove over your towering to-be-read and insist you devour this series next. And then I'd apologise meekly for the mess I made! Whats A Girl Gotta Do by Holly Bourne is book 3 in the Spinster Club series (nb - read in order!). Just like the previous books; the words that spring to mind are snarky, hilarious and empowering. First Line of Whats A Girl
3.5I've quite enjoyed this series. Some good UKYA with some serious feminist discussion.
Originally posted on A Frolic Through Fiction RATED 4.5/5 STARS! I just ugh . So many emotions.I felt like sludge by the end of this book. In the best possible way.Let me explain:Holly Bourne has this wonderful way of making Lottie, Amber and Evie seem like real people. People you can and are friends with. So reading this bookwell, I felt like I was going through all this with our dear Lottie. Which meant one hell of an emotional rollercoaster ride.So when I read the second half of this book
My new favorite of the series, probably. Lottie is such a mood.Honestly, I just love this book so SO much. I loved everything about it, and I'm glad that Holly Bourne managed to correct this "white feminism" vibe that book 1 'Am I Normal Yet?' got.
I wanted to cry when this arrived in the post. I love Holly Bourne's Spinster series so much and when I read the synopsis of this I knew that I would 100% WITHOUT A DOUBT LOVE IT MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE POSSIBLY EVER. And I totally did. Totally. What's A Girl Gotta Do? is feminist af but it sure ain't an easy read. I loved how Holly drew attention to cognitive dissonance in feminism and how she explored the difficulties Lottie had with accepting what she was going through. Also the love interest
(2.5 stars)*sighs* Same old issues with the same old series. Reading the acknowledgements at the end - 'I wasn't able to touch properly on feminism and how it relates to race or disability or sexuality, or gender identity or class'... and I just can't help but think why not? Why if the author is so passionate about these issues and systematic inequalities did we end up with 3 white straight protagonists exploring how to navigate heterosexual relationships with sometimes even pretty ??? men? (Can
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Title | : | What's a Girl Gotta Do? (The Spinster Club #3) |
Author | : | Holly Bourne |
Book Format | : | Paperback |
Book Edition | : | First Edition |
Pages | : | Pages: 432 pages |
Published | : | August 1st 2016 by Usborne Publishing |
Categories | : | Young Adult. Feminism. Contemporary |
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“I wanted to be the sort of person who could face themselves in the mirror.” [4.5] This book was gold. Holly Bourne is a gift to the YA book community. As an author in general. Tackling issues and creating discussions on topics such as, feminism, gender inequality and societal norms, that need to be spoken more often about in books. And she does it so well. I loved Lottie as a main protagonist. As frustrating as she was at times, I absolutely love that she didn't back down from anything that would get in her way. Of getting her point across. She believed in herself, her cause and didn't give a flying fuck basically, what others thought. She was proud, fearless, reckless but also vulnerable. She was herself. Human. I definitely came away from this book feeling rejuvenated, alive and wanting to be more outspoken about my believes, whatever they may be. And to not back down because society frowns upon it or people that are important to you not supporting etc. She was such a strong-minded character that I really appreciated. I can't recommend Holly Bourne's books enough. It needs to be read by everyone, young and old.Declare Books Supposing What's a Girl Gotta Do? (The Spinster Club #3)
Original Title: | What's a Girl Gotta Do? |
ISBN: | 1474915027 (ISBN13: 9781474915021) |
Edition Language: | English |
Series: | The Spinster Club #3 |
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THIS TRILOGY. (WO)MAN. I CANNOT. IT IS TOO GOOD.I came away from this book loving Lottie more than I ever thought possible. I want to thrust this entire trilogy into the hands of every teenage girl in the country. NAY, THE WORLD.This review was originally posted on Between My LinesIf there is one YA series that I would push everyone to read, its The Spinster Club. I'd shove over your towering to-be-read and insist you devour this series next. And then I'd apologise meekly for the mess I made! Whats A Girl Gotta Do by Holly Bourne is book 3 in the Spinster Club series (nb - read in order!). Just like the previous books; the words that spring to mind are snarky, hilarious and empowering. First Line of Whats A Girl
3.5I've quite enjoyed this series. Some good UKYA with some serious feminist discussion.
Originally posted on A Frolic Through Fiction RATED 4.5/5 STARS! I just ugh . So many emotions.I felt like sludge by the end of this book. In the best possible way.Let me explain:Holly Bourne has this wonderful way of making Lottie, Amber and Evie seem like real people. People you can and are friends with. So reading this bookwell, I felt like I was going through all this with our dear Lottie. Which meant one hell of an emotional rollercoaster ride.So when I read the second half of this book
My new favorite of the series, probably. Lottie is such a mood.Honestly, I just love this book so SO much. I loved everything about it, and I'm glad that Holly Bourne managed to correct this "white feminism" vibe that book 1 'Am I Normal Yet?' got.
I wanted to cry when this arrived in the post. I love Holly Bourne's Spinster series so much and when I read the synopsis of this I knew that I would 100% WITHOUT A DOUBT LOVE IT MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE POSSIBLY EVER. And I totally did. Totally. What's A Girl Gotta Do? is feminist af but it sure ain't an easy read. I loved how Holly drew attention to cognitive dissonance in feminism and how she explored the difficulties Lottie had with accepting what she was going through. Also the love interest
(2.5 stars)*sighs* Same old issues with the same old series. Reading the acknowledgements at the end - 'I wasn't able to touch properly on feminism and how it relates to race or disability or sexuality, or gender identity or class'... and I just can't help but think why not? Why if the author is so passionate about these issues and systematic inequalities did we end up with 3 white straight protagonists exploring how to navigate heterosexual relationships with sometimes even pretty ??? men? (Can
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