Queenie

You know when you finish a novel and the characters all feel REAL and a part of your life? Like friends? That's how I feel about Queenie and Darcy and Kyazike after finishing this book. Queenie definitely makes some questionable choices... sometimes you just want to shake her...but I'm as proud of her personal growth as if I were one of The Corgis.

2+—Queenie didn't achieve everything it set out to, nor its billing. Too much time was spent on descriptions of her sex life and illness (that is, its physical manifestation—more might have been done to address its importance/impact), while not enough was spent on the social commentary. I spent most of the book wanting to shake her by the shoulders for her self-abuse and her acceptance of abuse from others. For the most part, I liked her squad.