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“I think I’d been looking for it all my life a storm in my body to match the one in my head.”

Wilder Girls by Rory Power

May 21, 2022 by ardaigle 2 Comments

In one word: Unnerving First things first. We gotta talk about this cover. FRIGGIN. GASP. From art to font, the whole thing is perfection. It really captures the tone of the book, as nature and puberty coalesce into a diseased nightmare for the students of the Raxter School for Girls. When the Tox breaks out the girls are quarantined, and a year and a half later, they are no closer to answers, and their numbers are dwindling. We follow a trio of friends, Hetty, Byatt, […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Horror, Mystery, Young Adult Tagged With: LGBTQ, rory power, sapphic horror, wilder girls

ardaigle's CBR14 Review No:19 · Genres: Fiction, Horror, Mystery, Young Adult · Tags: LGBTQ, rory power, sapphic horror, wilder girls ·
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Wilder Girls Seemed Tame

Wilder Girls by Rory Power

February 17, 2020 by Rachel Leave a Comment

This book began with an interesting premise: there is some sort of outbreak on a small island off the coast of Maine. The only inhabitants left on the island are remnants of an all-girls boarding school, guarded by a fence, some guns, and their teachers. The girls slowly start to mutate with unexplainable systems, and so does the wildlife on the other side of the fence. This book felt similar to Lord of the Flies. Who is in charge? Why are they in charge? Is […]

Filed Under: Young Adult Tagged With: horror, Lord of the Flies Vibes, outbreak, rory power, sapphic horror, Young Adult

Rachel's CBR12 Review No:8 · Genres: Young Adult · Tags: horror, Lord of the Flies Vibes, outbreak, rory power, sapphic horror, Young Adult ·
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