Some Girls Are

Mar 17, 2011

Flannery rated it

Recommends it for: People who like gritty YA

Shelves: kcls, young-adult-teen, read-in-2011, reviewed-2011

Some girls are...(view spoiler). That's the takeaway from this book. High school is a nightmare for a large number of people and there will always be that crowd of people that finds pleasure in ruining the reputations of others. This book is like watching a trainwreck--it is completely awful, but you just have to keep reading to see how it all turns out.

Regina Afton was second in command to Anna, her best friend and head of the mean girls clique at Hall...moreSome girls are...(view spoiler). That's the takeaway from this book. High school is a nightmare for a large number of people and there will always be that crowd of people that finds pleasure in ruining the reputations of others. This book is like watching a trainwreck--it is completely awful, but you just have to keep reading to see how it all turns out.

Regina Afton was second in command to Anna, her best friend and head of the mean girls clique at Hallowell High School. After an unfortunate event at a party involving Regina and Anna's boyfriend, Anna shuns Regina and turns the entire school against her. Cue 200 pages of torment. The only person (honestly, the only person) who even gives Regina a sliver of the light of day is Michael, a boy whose reputation she and her friends ruined a year or two earlier. (and we don't even know what his motives for speaking to Regina are for a large portion of the book--after all, there is a TON of double-crossing going on) It was interesting to see how all her classmates viewed Regina--her former best friends, the victims of her harassment, people she didn't even know. And I'm glad that Courtney Summers doesn't make Regina out to have an epiphany and complete change of character. She realizes that what she did was wrong but she also realizes that you can't just apologize and forgive and forget. I liked the analysis of right and wrong that went on in this book and especially found it realistic how quickly the tormented can become the tormentor and vice versa. It reminded me of Philip Zimabardo's prison experiments at Stanford.

My first read of Courtney Summers' was Fall for Anything and I was totally impressed with how well she dealt with gritty issues. At times, her books feel almost painfully realistic. This one definitely gives you the feeling of what bullying actually feels like--about the hopelessness and loneliness of it all. And about how either willfully or negligently unaware parents and teachers can be. This book has one of the scariest scenes I've ever read--I'm totally serious. Don't read this spoiler unless you really want it to be spoiled or you have read the book: (view spoiler) I was seriously beyond nervous and scared about what would happen. I have goosebumps just recalling the scene.

While I can't say that this book is a pleasure to read, I'd recommend it to anyone who likes gritty YA contemporary fiction and can stomach reading about verbal and physical abuse for an entire book. (less)

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Nov 03, 2011

Tatiana rated it

Recommended to Tatiana by: Emily May

Shelves: ala-ya-2011, 2011, ya

What a mean, ugly, venomous, relentlessly cruel book this is! I almost developed some ulcer myself just by being in the main character's head.

The "mean girls" novels are not something that interests me very much in YA lit. Ever since Before I Fall I feel mildly dissatisfied in how such stories generally unfold. In Before I Fall, for instance, I thought there was a lot of humanizing and excusing of mean girls going on, with not enough of owning up to their actions and atoni...more

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Oct 19, 2011

Emily May rated it

Shelves: young-adult, read-in-2011, sadness

I'll get the small amount of negative out of the way first. This book was faultless right up until the very last minute where I felt the ending was pulled together rather hurriedly and just ended up being quite a weak conclusion to a deeply emotional and, at times, horrifying novel. It's the only bad thing I have to say about this book and I was still left feeling certain that I would read Cracked Up to Be and Fall for Anything.

The story in many ways reminded me a lot of Speak. Both ...more

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Jan 23, 2011

Janina rated it

Shelves: young-adult-fiction, read-in-2010, books-i-own, mean-girls, contemporary, books-i-won-t-forget, available-for-swapping, problem-focused

What is there to say about this book? I’m really not sure. It is a book I most definitely did not enjoy reading, yet it was almost impossible to stop. You know, like when you see a car wreck and you know you shouldn’t look at it, but you just can’t help yourself? Some Girls Are is this car wreck. Not in terms of writing or plot, no, certainly not. But in terms of being cruel, dark and almost brutal in its honesty.

Regina is one of these mean girls I can’t understand. She does extreme...moreWhat is there to say about this book? I’m really not sure. It is a book I most definitely did not enjoy reading, yet it was almost impossible to stop. You know, like when you see a car wreck and you know you shouldn’t look at it, but you just can’t help yourself? Some Girls Are is this car wreck. Not in terms of writing or plot, no, certainly not. But in terms of being cruel, dark and almost brutal in its honesty.

Regina is one of these mean girls I can’t understand. She does extremely awful and cruel things to other people just to please her in-crowd friends, and she is too scared of being rejected by them to speak up against what they do. So she goes along with them, bullying fellow students until they are on the verge of committing suicide. Looking back, she reminds me a lot of Sam from Before I Fall. Only that the things she and her ‘friends’ are doing are even worse, and that her friends really can’t be called friends at all, because besides their fear of not being accepted by Anna, their leader and Regina’s ‘best friend’, there is nothing that holds them together. Basically, they hate each other and their only goal is to gain Anna’s appreciation, no matter the cost.

But when Anna’s boyfriend tries to rape Regina – and Anna believes that Regina slept with him and betrayed her, Regina suddenly finds herself in the position of her former victims: Anna freaks out and tries to destroy Regina’s life. Suddenly, Regina finds herself alone and threatened by her former clique. And believe me, what these girls do to her is sometimes hard to take. I'm glad I've never high school girls like them. They trap others in closets, put old meat in their lockers, shove them down stairs, design hate websites, blackmail and beat them up and then leave them alone on a deserted field. It was sometimes hard to imagine and hard to take that there really are girls like that out there.

Even though Regina felt sorry for what she did in the past, I had a rough time relating to her. I felt pity for her, but I also hated her for being such a weak person. If Anna hadn’t rejected her at some point, she never would have quit torturing others, she would have just gone along with it forever – or, at least, as long as high school lasted. Nevertheless, I needed to know what would happen to her, and if she would be able to redeem herself in the end.

All in all, not necessarily a book to enjoy, but I would recommend giving it a try if you are looking for a darker and grittier portrayal of high school life.

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Dec 01, 2009

Warnie B. rated it

Shelves: 2009, first-reads, young-adult

I received this in the mail last night from First Reads and started it immediately. And wow. NOT what I was expecting AT ALL! This book was so hard to read, but practically impossible to put down. I loved the characters and hated them at the same time. It's really fantastically written and Summers managed to make me feel all of the anger and desperation and exhaustion and loneliness and fear and exaltation and...hope...that the characters feel--I was completely stressed out and anxious the enti...more

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Jan 07, 2010

Kristi (The Story Siren) added it

Shelves: own-arc, books-i-own, favorites

Three words: (some girls are) very very mean

I really wish I could write an intellectual, well thought out, comprehensive review, that could do an exceptional book justice. Because if a book ever deserved that type of review it would be Some Girls Are.

I honestly don’t know how Courtney does it. How can she write a character that is a bitch, in all essence of the word.... and make me like her.... feel sorry for her even! I should hate her, hate all that she stands for, for...moreThree words: (some girls are) very very mean

I really wish I could write an intellectual, well thought out, comprehensive review, that could do an exceptional book justice. Because if a book ever deserved that type of review it would be Some Girls Are.

I honestly don’t know how Courtney does it. How can she write a character that is a bitch, in all essence of the word.... and make me like her.... feel sorry for her even! I should hate her, hate all that she stands for, for all those bitches in high school that thought they were.... well that’s another story for a different day.

That’s who Regina is- a bitch, and yet, I empathized with her. I felt sorry for her. I found myself nodding in agreement, with her conniving plans to get back at the girls that were making her life a living hell. Who brainwashed me into feeling this way... Courtney Summers did, that’s who. She manipulated me with her words! She used her amazing talent to deconstruct my view of something that had always been black and white, bitch and non-bitch and made it... GRAY! How dare you!? Now I’m wondering... do bitches have feelings too....? Do bitches deserve second chances. Do bitches deserve the sweetest guy on the planet?

Speaking of sweetest guys on the planet.... was anyone else feeling that tension between those two, or was it just me. I know it couldn’t possibly be just me... but I just wanted to scream..KISS HER ALREADY! I know you hate her, but give her a big ole’ I hate you kiss!

I really wanted to do intellectual, but it’s obviously not happening.

Seriously though... I can’t say enough good things about this book. Courtney has a very distinct style, and I really enjoy reading her books. She has great characterization, the plot is just insane... when you think these girls couldn’t be more mean, well they can and they Are.

I could not put this book down, and yet.. it was hard to read. I literally picked it up hoping to get a few chapters in and ended up reading the whole thing through.

The realistic portrayal of these girls is absolutely disturbing, in a grossly addicting way. You don’t want to see what horrible things they do next... yet you do. How is that possible... am I just a masochist like that?

And here I raise my glass... to Courtney Summers... the queen of mean. Not that I’m saying Courtney is mean, she is in fact very sweet, but damn, she knows how to write some mean ass girls!

I’m ready for book three, NOW. (less)

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Aug 18, 2011

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Shelves: its-complicated, conflicted-thoughts, fast-paced-and-engrossing, gave-me-sleepless-nights, favourites

Reading SOME GIRLS ARE was extremely tough for me. Even during the last ten pages or so, I was doubting for the first time if I could finish it. Even as I write this review I'm not sure how I really feel.

I think I'm going to get a little personal here. It's relevant to the story, important, and it seems the only way that I can give you a hint of where I'm coming from.

I had two best friends for over nine years. Nine, excruciating, fucked up years. One was exa...more

Reading SOME GIRLS ARE was extremely tough for me. Even during the last ten pages or so, I was doubting for the first time if I could finish it. Even as I write this review I'm not sure how I really feel.

I think I'm going to get a little personal here. It's relevant to the story, important, and it seems the only way that I can give you a hint of where I'm coming from.

I had two best friends for over nine years. Nine, excruciating, fucked up years. One was exactly like Anna - the boss, and the other the sidekick being Regina - the bystander. Regina is right. The fear of being alone is very powerful, and it takes a lot to break free. I did eventually. It's something that's well behind me. So you see Regina is right regarding Liz when she says that she will get over what she did to her once she's left school, but she forgot to mention that she might get past it but she'll never forget. It brought back memories that I have blocked for over three years now. I felt like I was reliving those days all over again, and as much as I hated how it reminded me of the past, I couldn't help but feel intrigued by Regina as much as I couldn't stand her.

You see Regina has always been a part of the popular crowd, but only though staying on Anna' good side by tagging along and at times doing her dirty work for her. So when she's accused of sleeping with Anna' boyfriend, thanks to Kara, everyone turns against her. All the years that she and Anna have spent placing fear into every individual in the school is coming back to haunt her in the following days. As they say - paybacks a bitch. And for Regina this is just the beginning. Suddenly, she finds herself completely isolated and ruthlessly bullied, not only by Anna and her gang, but by countless others who have waited for this opportunity for a long time.

I battled with this book throughout. It seemed unfair to have to see things from Regina' POV when at times I felt like she didn't deserved to tell her story. She didn't deserve for a hint of pity from Michael and Liz. The very two people whose life Anna made hell as she watched on. Two people that she ironically finds herself turning to during this hard time. Regina was cruel, selfish and a straight up bitch. Yet she had this quality about her that made you root for her, that made you want to be there for her. I hurt when she hurt. I grew anxious when I saw something horrible approaching. This girl goes through hell and back and it reminded me how cruel girls and high school can be - how ruthless. But then other times she would leave me conflicted when she acted just as bad as those who hurt her. It made her just like them, so where does the leave the reader? I saw my mate in her and it got to me. That after all these years I had to go through it all over again and through her. But in a freakish way it made me understand those bullies a little better. I might still not be too fond of the the sight of them, but I think I can understand them a little better. Although now I'm past caring.

SOME GIRLS ARE gave me butterflies countless times, made me hold my breath and resulted in me contemplating in asking my brother to leave the room. As I read along the book became intimate, personal and harder to read. It became hard to read what was happening to her, but I also resented how she never learned or seemed to want to admit to her mistakes - not like she meant it anyway. If she had she wouldn't have reacted the way she did. She would have understood Kara a little better, and I don't know what to make of that. Kara took every opportunity to ruin her and take her place as Anna' best friend after she was isolated, but she had her reasons - good reasons. And although that is no excuse, it's understandable. I grew frustrated with Regina so many times throughout this book. Sure it was nice when she changed a little, but why should it take a fall from grace to implement that? Why? Do I feel sorry for her? A little. But that might be down to the fact that I'm disgustingly soft. I don't hate anyone, and never will. I have my own ways in dealing with things but it's girls like Liz - who once trusted our protagonist, who may never fully be able to forgive her. Girls like Kara whose anger will eat them up inside and that's entirely Regina's fault. But Regina is so stubborn that she refuses to see past Kara's actions towards her, to look beneath the surface and understand WHY she is doing what she is. Kara wanted something from her, something simple that she deserved, but when you have two stubborn, hurt, and angry girls like these it's hard to say if either are willing to talk or compromise.

Through all of this she seeks comfort through a boy named Michael. The very boy who has her to blame for being a social outcast. As tough of a time he gives her she is lucky for even that. The thing about Regina is that she's realistic about things. She knows that the teachers will ignore what's happening, that her mother is too stuck in her own world to notice and so she sucks it up and sits with Michael during lunch times who has every reason to hate her. Yet it's this very boy that may be the one to give her old self back - to give her happiness. It's an understatement to say that Michael and Liz were my absolute favourite characters. Out of everything that is wrong and horrible in Regina's life, in that school - they are the two that are grounded, caring and lovable. I wanted to hold on to them and ask them both to hang in there. Like I said, our MC is more lucky to have these two in her life - especially taking into account what she did to them - than she realises.

And so I'm left with a book that blew me away in, I-think-I'm-in-love kind of way. Gripping, heart-breaking and beautifully told - SOME GIRLS ARE is a definite highlight books-wise of 2011.

READ IT <3
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Nov 25, 2011

Alyssa rated it

Recommends it for: Real people.

Shelves: 2010-read, great-books, great-realistic-fiction, emotional, i-cried, really-excited-for, ya-romance, ya-loved, favorites, own, read-it-but-just-buy-it-anyway, reread, kick-ass, 2011-read, highly-anticipated, a-favourite-author, i-cannot-breathe-without-you, i-love-this-cover, my-favourite-book, mystery-suspense, surprised-me

I cried. All night long. It was that impressive.

I decided to fix up this review, because I remember writing it in a fit of an emotional state, and not knowing how to express my love. Upon finishing Some Girls Are, my mind hadn't been able to process much, and somehow all that had been able to come out of me was mediocre explanation and overuse of the word "good". I'm hoping this change-up will redeem myself.

Speaking from experience, and also of what this novel h...moreI cried. All night long. It was that impressive.

I decided to fix up this review, because I remember writing it in a fit of an emotional state, and not knowing how to express my love. Upon finishing Some Girls Are, my mind hadn't been able to process much, and somehow all that had been able to come out of me was mediocre explanation and overuse of the word "good". I'm hoping this change-up will redeem myself.

Speaking from experience, and also of what this novel has reminded me, I can say with true seriousness that there is something especially horrifying - yet climatically interesting - about being frozen out of a place of familiarity. Summers takes mean girl, second-in-command Regina Afton and rips apart her life, severs her ties with her best friends/biggest enemies, and throws karma in her face in Some Girls Are. She attacks Regina and the reader with Regina's memories and past decisions, this bringing out guilt and semblance of humanity in Regina, and a shitload of confusion in the reader, because really, is a bully likable, no matter under which circumstances that she was a bully?

This book is one of the more moral-centered in the latest crop of YA releases, but it definitely does morality and humanity without preaching. I respect Summers and what she crafts so much not only for that - which she does in all her novels - but also for her ability to be the teenagers, be their decision-making and feelings. The sobs that wrecked me partway through the book continued as I trudged along, because I could feel, and have felt, exactly what Summers was portraying through her characters.

Regina appears a scared bitch, and then later someone worth pitying, AND then somebody real; Summers stripped the onion of her layers and brought us to a broken girl whose heaviness and soreness was thrice her weight. I have been Regina, and you have been Regina. I have been Michael, and you have been Michael. There's a little bit of everyone in every character presented, as much as you might hate it, and such makes them so real and relatable, what makes this book so meaningful.

The gruesome tortures the Fearsome ~~Five~~ Four created and posed, the hardcore emotions involved, the hate, the love, the bitter, the raw. Grittiness, reality and humanity are blended believably and perfectly in Some Girls Are, a reason in which this is one of my favourite books. I wholeheartedly recommend this novel and all of Summers' others, because I am more than freaking amazed.

Highly recommended, and I dare you not to cry.(less)

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Feb 10, 2010

Katty rated it

Shelves: addictive, 2010, favorites

It is weird how I could not shut up about "Cracked Up to Be" after I read it, for sure the longest review I've written on this website. Yet, I sit here wonder what I should say about "Some Girls Are" and am left clueless as to how to express how much I loved this book.

Courtney Summers has got a knack for showing it like it is. Girls are bitches, especially in high school and especially when they are suppose to be your friends. The main character, Regina Afton, is...more

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Mar 21, 2010

Daisy added it

You think vampires that want to kill you in high school are scary? Or maybe werewolves who could rip your throat out?

They’re cotton candy compared to the high school in Courtney Summers “Some Girls Are,” the January 2010 follow-up to her well-received debut “Cracked up to Be.”

No, there’s nothing like the high school hell she makes her characters endure in “Some Girls Are.”

Even standard high school misery, like clueless teachers, cliques and gym are kittens nex...moreYou think vampires that want to kill you in high school are scary? Or maybe werewolves who could rip your throat out?

They’re cotton candy compared to the high school in Courtney Summers “Some Girls Are,” the January 2010 follow-up to her well-received debut “Cracked up to Be.”

No, there’s nothing like the high school hell she makes her characters endure in “Some Girls Are.”

Even standard high school misery, like clueless teachers, cliques and gym are kittens next to Hallowell High, where the Fearsome Fivesome roam the halls. This girl bully gang loves to hate — they devise cruel tricks and horribly mean pranks in a game of chess with other students as the pawns. Their targets have no recourse, nowhere to go. They become nothing when the quintet is through with them.

Regina Afton is part of this crew. Until she’s kicked out for something she didn’t do. Now, she can’t duck fast enough because they’re pulling out all the stops as the four remaining members seek to destroy her. She hides out in the storage room, in the washrooms, with the so-called “losers,” but even they don’t really want a mean girl hanging with them. Because, can a Grade-A Henchwoman really change her stripes?

That is exactly what Regina desperately wants to do in this story — put her past as a very bad girl behind her — only she has to battle the now Fearsome Foursome, their toady boyfriends who do their dirty work, and worst of all, her own self doubts about whether she can be brave enough. The one bright spot is a loner boy who comes to see the good that is still inside her.

“Some Girls Are” is about what it means to be good, what it means to be bad, what it means to change. It’s about how to stand up and how to forgive and, especially, what not to do. It’s about — like the “Kiterunner” — “how to be good again.”

If you’ve talked to me about books for more than two minutes, you’ve certainly heard me mention Courtney Summers and “Cracked up to Be.” It is one of my favorite books of all time and also inspired me to switch genres from women’s fiction to young adult. Naturally, I was nervous reading “Some Girls Are,” hoping it would stand up to its predecessor. I can’t believe I’m saying this but “Some Girls Are” is even better. I was gripped with fear, anticipation, nerves, my knuckles white, during the second half of this book, wondering how on earth Courtney would possibly pull of a satisfying ending after how she’d tortured her characters.

I won’t spoil the ending, though. You will need to read to find out! The countdown begins to the book’s January release date!(less)

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May 30, 2010

Amanda J rated it

Recommends it for: fans of Pretty Little Liars & Gossip Girl.

Recommended to Amanda J by: Goodreads Giveaway

Shelves: first-reads, young-adult, quick-read

A compelling read about the horrors of high school and the mean girls responsible. Some parents may object to the bad language, sexual subject matter and use of drugs and alcohol, but ultimately the book is about what is really happening in schools. It is written in such a way that teenagers will relate to the characters and hopefully understand the damage bullying does.

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Oct 27, 2011

Emily rated it

I picked this one up at my local library along with around 13 other books and Some Girls Are was definatley the best of the bunch. From the very first sentence you're sucked straight into Regina's world of popularity, her little world of perfect (or not so perfect) until an event happens in which a friend in the group of five friends betrays Regina. Regina get 'froze-out' of the in-crowd leaving her to eat lunch with outcast and boy she formerly bullied, Michael. Micheal was completely compellin...more

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Aug 07, 2009

Lori rated it

Shelves: myfriendwrotethis, young-adult

In Some Girls Are, Courtney Summers does what she does best as she portrays a slightly twisted, yet uncomfortably true-to-life view of the modern day high school social scene. This book will surely draw comparisons to movies like Mean Girls and Heathers, but is more grounded in reality than its cinematic predecessors. The characters, from the likable and sympathetic Regina to the evil and conniving Kara, are well-drawn and will certainly remind readers of their own high school classmates. This n...more

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Jan 12, 2012

Melissa rated it

Shelves: books-i-own, favorites, ebook

This book was pretty good. So glad I read it. I would have most likely given it a 5 star rating if it wasn't for the fact that I wasn't really shocked by the things the characters did to the main character Regina. Yes, they were horrifying, but I've seen a lot in my life so it's hard for me to be shocked by a lot of things. Life is harsh. It always has been.

But man oh man, did this bring back memories. Got me to do a lot of thinking. Things that I've done in the past, things that we...moreThis book was pretty good. So glad I read it. I would have most likely given it a 5 star rating if it wasn't for the fact that I wasn't really shocked by the things the characters did to the main character Regina. Yes, they were horrifying, but I've seen a lot in my life so it's hard for me to be shocked by a lot of things. Life is harsh. It always has been.

But man oh man, did this bring back memories. Got me to do a lot of thinking. Things that I've done in the past, things that were done to me. Let me just say though that I went to urban schools before heading off to college. Things are done differently there. You have a problem with someone you argue or you fight. I remember there being countless fights in school. Fights happened several times a week. People would drop their book bags and jump over the lunch tables to run to wherever the fight was occurring. Fights could happen in any place at school. It always pissed me off. I thought it was so stupid to fight. Especially because a lot of the time, fights were started for stupid reasons. Like if you bumped into someone, they might get mad enough to punch you and then a fight would break out. Or what I hated the most. When people decided to jump people because they were white or because they were Guatemalan and Puerto Ricans were so much "better." -_- Seriously, always pissed the crap out of me. The injustice of it. The stupidity of it. Filled me with so much hate. I hated almost everyone. It seems like I have always hated most of humanity. Don't want to sound so negative, but it's true. But I fight against the hate inside all the time.

Anyway, what I hated most, what was worst than the hate in some aspects, was feeling alone. Being left alone. I could totally relate to Regina in that sense. It made me mad, especially because no one wanted to listen to her when she was trying to explain what happened and instead she got shunned. It's like people let themselves get ruled by their emotions instead of their minds. Mind over emotion, make better choices. In my opinion anyway. And yes, Regina did a lot of bad things to people. I understand why people didn't even want to bother with her anymore. Sometimes you really do reap what you sow. But what made me angry is the weakness of all of this. Everybody in this book was pretty much weak. The fear of being alone. Yes being alone sucks. It hurts. It marks you. But being driven to do these cruel things just to belong? Just to drive the alone away? Just to show "loyalty" to your "friend?" Just to feel fabricated love? No thank you. I rather be alone, than live a lie. I have always felt this way for what seems like forever and it always frustrated me when people didn't see this. Like in my school, the norm was to be into hip hop, rap, etc. It was weird to like rock and vampires and reading, etc. things which I was into. Still am into. People didn't want to talk to me and they would laugh at me. And not just that, but I have never really felt like I belong anywhere. My parents are Guatemalan and there are a lot of Guatemalan people in this city and to a lot of them I'm a "fake" Guatemalan because of how I am. Not that I care anymore about belonging, but why do things have to be this way? Why do a lot of people have to be so weak and not accept that things can't all be the same? Why do people have to hurt other people because of that?

Though I know the things Regina did throughout the book to get back at the other girls was wrong, I'm glad she did it. She was a bitch herself in the past, but at the same time by doing these things she was sort of standing up for herself. That made me glad. She wasn't going about it quite the right way, but at least she was trying. And I'm glad she wasn't trying to be their friend again because really those weren't friends. It frustrates me when people let themselves get beaten and they just take it all because they want friends. Just can't live that way.

Another thing that I really liked about the book was that we saw how all the things Regina did in the past were hurting her. How she had already been suffering before she got shunned. Not just mentally and emotionally, but also physically. I think the author captured these things really well. I could connect to it. Hate is damaging. To live with hate, to hurt others, not only damages those you are hurting, but also yourself. It kills you inside. Leaves you in a deep pool of never ending blackness. Blackness that chokes you. Blackness that you can't swim away from. I speak by experience.

Middle school was one of the worst times in my life. My friends sucked. My best friend sucked even more. They ignored me all the time because I was quiet and had different interests. Somehow because I was quiet, it meant it was ok to not really talk to me because I apparently didn't care. Which obviously wasn't true. But my best friend didn't listen to me when I told her. She laughed in my face when someone I cared about died. She yelled a lot because I sucked in gym even though I always tried. She only cared about winning. She would get mad when I didn't want to give her the answers to our math work or w/e. She hurt other friends too, but somehow they put up with it. I guess because they were the smart, good girls, they decided not to beat the crap out of her. I don't know. Finally, I got tired of her, of them, of everyone. I hated everyone. I decided to change. I wasn't going to put up with it anymore because they were never going to change. But since I was a smart, good girl, there was no way I was going to ruin my reputation. It was important to me because I felt it was what was going to help me succeed in life. And I didn't want to get in trouble and just like they stood there watching me get hurt, I wanted to watch them get hurt. Long story short I came up with a lot of plans to hurt them. Especially my best friend. The plans all worked well. And it made me laugh because they never knew it was me and some came to me for help. It was draining me though. I was tired. It made me sick. The more I hurt people, the more I hurt. It wasn't guilt, but more like an emptiness. Blackness that I couldn't get away from. Was this really the type of life I was going to live until I died? Hurting people to get revenge? Defending people by hurting those who were hurting them? Wasn't that self righteous? Was it all really necessary? Was this the only way? No.

I know I spent a lot of the time talking about me, but I felt it was necessary to connect it to the book. This book was powerful and realistic. I recommend it to everyone. Anyone who is interested in the subject of how girls deal with their problems should read Odd Girl Out: The Hidden Culture of Aggression in Girls. It's a psychology book that gives good insight on these problems and how to help girls deal better with their anger.

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Jan 28, 2012

Courtney rated it

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When I was in high school, I had my share of bullying, gossip in the locker room and, well, general issues that come with being a girl and being friends with other girls being girls. Some girls were worse than others, and some were pretty decent -- but at some point every girl in high school is going to be at the end or beginning of a rumor: it just happens. So what I was hoping for with Some Girls Are was something real and true and honest about how, at one time or another, we all wrong other p...more

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Dec 13, 2010

Jude Henderson rated it

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This is the first Courtney Summer’s novel I read. When I read the summary I thought it would be a novel with mean girls Gossip Girl like, Just a lot more Blair Waldorf’s around. God I had never been more blown away.

First, I’d like to remark Courtney Summers writing style. It’s amazing, page turning and I love how it seems like she’s teasing, telling bits and pieces here but never fully giving in. With just writing once sentence ...more

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Aug 31, 2010

Book Sp(l)ot rated it

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I was lucky enough to get a copy of Courtney Summers' Some Girls Are through Library Thing's Early Reviewer's program--and I'm so glad that I did.

Some Girls Are is a tale of high school bullying (among girls) at, possibly, its worst. Regina Afton is one of the 'Fearsome Fivesome'-the It Girls of her school, but after a rumor starts circulating around school and she's 'frozen out' she sees that as up as she was, she's about to be down.

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Dec 13, 2009

Lauren rated it

Shelves: own

*4.5*

Much like her debut novel, Courtney gives you gives you a gritty, compelling, and most of all realistic look into what happens in high schools across the nation, when the fight to be on the top of the social ladder gets way out of hand in this heart wrenching novel called Some Girls Are.

The two main characters (Regina and Michael) were crafted perfectly. You could feel their struggles, hope, and desperation just jump of the page from the start, leaving it to be so e...more*4.5*

Much like her debut novel, Courtney gives you gives you a gritty, compelling, and most of all realistic look into what happens in high schools across the nation, when the fight to be on the top of the social ladder gets way out of hand in this heart wrenching novel called Some Girls Are.

The two main characters (Regina and Michael) were crafted perfectly. You could feel their struggles, hope, and desperation just jump of the page from the start, leaving it to be so easy to be caught up in their tale. Most of all, I loved the change that Regina went through in this novel, one that went from her being a complete witch of a person to actually caring and giving up everything to make that one person who she ended up caring for most not get in the same situation she was in. Plus, I adored Michael. He, like Regina, was such a complex guy that was so hard not to love.

Words that come to mind when thinking about the plot of this novel would vary from moving (one minute you would be bring a slight chuckle at a line to near tears at what Regina was going through) to addicting to fast paced. I was just so shocked at what these girls could do to each other. I know girls can be brutal, nasty, and just all around witchy. I mean I see it everyday. Though, the way the fearsome five was in this novel was so disturbing that it was hard to get through some of the things they did to Regina. Further more, as I said before and will continue to say, Courtney's writing is brilliant. I love that she's always straight to the point instead of feeling her novels with unnecessary and boring details that have the tendency to bring down greatness from novels. And what I like even more is that she never sugar coats all the crap that goes on and high school instead giving you an honest look.

In all, Some Girls Are is one of my favorite books of the year, even though I personally prefer Cracked Up To Be a bit more. So, do yourself a favor come January fifth. That favor? Go to the bookstore and pick up a copy because I have just the slightest feeling you won't regret it one bit.

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Feb 08, 2012

Katie rated it

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This book was surprising to me -- I thought it was going to be a much more trivial read. It follows the story of Regina who is kicked out of her popular girls clique after confiding in one of them following a party about an attempted rape.

To give you an idea, if you are familiar with the movie Mean Girls, this book is quite similar except deals with much heavier issues, including rape, suicide, teen drinking, drugs, and eating disorders. Ultimately, I liked the book -- for its real...more

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Feb 07, 2012

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Reviewed by Lisa Doucet

In these two riveting and revelatory contemporary YA novels, Courtney Summers provides a sobering glimpse of the terrifying possibilities of modern high school life with its multitude of pressures… including the pressures of popularity. Both books feature protagonists who were once at the top of the heap, who seemingly had it all but suddenly find themselves on the outside looking in — and seeing things somewhat differently in the process.

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Reviewed by Lisa Doucet

In these two riveting and revelatory contemporary YA novels, Courtney Summers provides a sobering glimpse of the terrifying possibilities of modern high school life with its multitude of pressures… including the pressures of popularity. Both books feature protagonists who were once at the top of the heap, who seemingly had it all but suddenly find themselves on the outside looking in — and seeing things somewhat differently in the process.

In Cracked Up To Be, Parker Fadley has become a virtual stranger to herself and all those around her in the months following the disappearance of her best friend Jessie. Once the captain of the cheerleading squad and a model student with the most sought-after boyfriend, Parker has dropped both her boyfriend and the cheerleading squad, and is in danger of failing the year. Her parents, teachers and friends are more than a little concerned about her, but no one is able to reach her. This includes Jake, the new guy who plants himself firmly in her life despite her efforts to push him away. Through the course of the story, readers come to know Parker and her desperate need for perfection. They also learn the full story behind what happened to Jessie and why nothing has ever been the same for Parker since the last time she saw her.

Some Girls Are is a shocking look at a group of “mean girls” and what happens when one of them finds herself ousted from the pack. When Regina’s best friend Anna, the most popular — and feared — girl in school, suddenly turns on her, Regina learns firsthand what it is like to be the victim of the Fearsome Foursome. Betrayed by one of the Foursome, Regina is repeatedly humiliated, tortured and tormented. Yet she refuses to give in to their tactics, which she knows all too well. She keeps fighting back, all the while aware of the fact that the entire school believes that she is simply getting what she deserves. As she endures the cruelty that is directed towards her, she faces many of the mistakes that she has made along the way. She even begins to form an uneasy friendship with Michael, a boy that she and Anna had together tormented. Suddenly her feelings for Michael may be just what Anna and her posse need to break her spirit once and for all.

Both of these books are emotionally-charged reads that brilliantly capture the drama and intensity of high school. They are vivid reminders of the heartrending cruelty that teens are capable of and of how deeply felt and traumatic these experiences are. Both protagonists provide an intriguing perspective, allowing readers to contemplate the possibility that sometimes there is more going on in the minds and hearts of the popular girls than one might think,
that there is guilt, remorse, insecurity and vulnerability hidden beneath their totally-together exteriors. The author leaves many unanswered questions at the end of each book: neither girl lives happily ever after. But they leave readers with hope and with much to think about.

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Feb 05, 2012

Nikki rated it

This book really had me stumped. I actually had to sit in front of my computer screen for a whole thirty minutes to decide whether I liked it or not. No, really. This book had me switching sides every time I turned a page.

If there's one thing I appreciated in Some Girls Are, it's the idea it revolves around. Summers opens up this whole new (and very, very terrifying) meaning to high school that keeps you wanting to read more and more even though you don't want to. You see? It's just so...more

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Jan 07, 2012

Minli rated it

Shelves: contemporary, young-adult

How do you complete this sentence? Some girls are... just messed up, according one of the characters in Courtney Summers's novel. Some girls are bitches.

But so are some boys, too.

This is a book, not unlike Mean Girls, about how absolutely cruel girls can be to each other, and to themselves, but without the humour. Regina Afton is part of this clique, right down to "on Wednesdays we wear pink," and when the Queen Bee (Anna) is wasted and passed out at a party, Anna'...moreHow do you complete this sentence? Some girls are... just messed up, according one of the characters in Courtney Summers's novel. Some girls are bitches.

But so are some boys, too.

This is a book, not unlike Mean Girls, about how absolutely cruel girls can be to each other, and to themselves, but without the humour. Regina Afton is part of this clique, right down to "on Wednesdays we wear pink," and when the Queen Bee (Anna) is wasted and passed out at a party, Anna's boyfriend tries to rape Regina. Regina tries to confide in another spineless bitch, Kara, and Kara, seeing this the perfect opportunity to ruin Regina who has also made her life miserable, tells Anna that Regina was hooking up with her boyfriend. Regina is cast out. Let's not feel too sorry for Regina though, because she has fucked up a lot of other people's lives, too.

I considered myself fortunate to find many parts so incredulous to be so far outside my experience. I know high school sucked for a lot of people, but I look back to those years with nostalgic indifference, I felt bad. This is not a diss on Courtney Summers's writing--actually, I think she's pretty fearless, taking Some Girls Are to places I did not think she would go. We're not talking about the rumours or mindgames, we're talking physical altercation and knowingly (view spoiler). These girls (and boys, I do not exempt them) are so cruel I don't understand how they think of these cruel things to do each other. I did find some false notes, however--some of these teenagers are actually aware of their cruelty. That self-awareness and remorse, in my opinion, doesn't hit you until later. You think self-awareness would make them stop.

And then I felt that Summers, who had painted this awful awful picture of teenage social life, took it so far she didn't know how to end it, so she just ended it, in a very unsatisfactory way. It was too tidy.

This book is not fun. This is a book you read because you are hurt and healing or you give to a young girl who think is dealing with these things, or maybe she's the mean girl and you're trying to teach her a lesson.

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Jan 06, 2012

Shweta's Book Journal rated it

Shelves: ya-contemporary

I had made up my mind to read anything that Courtney Summers wrote ( read my review of Cracked Up To Be to know the reason) and I have decided I will keep doing that. This book was FAB. Not in a nice -nice way but in a very mean and twisted way. The mean girl stuff has been the subject of many books but it never loses it's charm for me :) This one had some of the meanest sequences I have read and watched in recent memory.

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Dec 14, 2011

Liyana rated it

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Oh my god. I just finished reading this, and I can't get over how vicious the acts are. I feel like I need to take a scrubbing to my heart. Now let me backtrack. I live in a peaceful, very safe society where things like this don't happen. Or if they do, it's very quiet.

When I first heard of Some Girls Are, I thought that yes! It'd be interesting to see things from the bully's POV. What goes through her mind when she does that? Does she feel bad for making others suffer; does she even t...moreOh my god. I just finished reading this, and I can't get over how vicious the acts are. I feel like I need to take a scrubbing to my heart. Now let me backtrack. I live in a peaceful, very safe society where things like this don't happen. Or if they do, it's very quiet.

When I first heard of Some Girls Are, I thought that yes! It'd be interesting to see things from the bully's POV. What goes through her mind when she does that? Does she feel bad for making others suffer; does she even think of it as them suffering? I got more than I bargained, because it starts off with the bully being bullied.

Technically, Regina isn't THE bully. She's the bully's best friend, which is worse because they just go along with what the bullies want them to. In a sense, they're being bullied themselves, and they can't ever fight back. The only way they can get ahold of themselves is if the bully lets them go.

This is as much the bully's story as the bullied. And since you'll read Regina's story, let's start with the bully, and in SGA, that's Anna. I'm not going to mince words here: I hate her. Or if I have to be more precise: I hate the influence she has over people. And I admire it at the same time. Now, this Anna. Only in the last chapter do we get to know more about her journey to be the reigning queen beeyotch. In a time where everyone is unsure of themselves and their places in the world, she's the one who knows what she wants, and she'll do anything to get it. It doesn't matter to her whose head she steps on as long as she gets there. To go after what you want and not care what anyone else thinks, isn't this what is preached to us? 'Be confident! Go after what you want! Haters to the left!'

'But Liyana,' you protest. 'That's different. You're totally twisting the meaning around.' But interpretation is a wondrous thing, is it not? With this short paragraph, can you see how much Anna wants it? And by it, I mean anything she wants. When she wants something, she wants it bad.

Now Regina. She's been Anna's best friend since they were freshmen, so that means she's been under Anna's control for a long time, and she's used to it. Best of all, Anna's used to Regina being under her thumb, that when it happens that Regina 'does' something she doesn't approve of, she freaks out. She's more worried about the loss of control than the act that actually happened. To her, this signifies the worse betrayal she has ever experienced, never mind that Regina didn't actually do anything.

Bullies just hate when people rebel against them. The thought of it, of losing power and control scares them so much, and that's why they always have to crush others down. And those in the posse are as much under her control as the bullied. Using Anna as an example, when she shows favour to them, they are as much under her control because they never ever want to be out of it. Being on the inside, even controlled is better than being bullied, but not accepted. Right? :S

Personally, I have never gone through such a thing and I NEVER EVER WANT TO. Everything came through so raw and potent; I've never felt such hatred, bitterness and revenge. And rage. Lots of rage.

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Nov 17, 2011

dontouchmychocolate rated it

I dodged reading this book for quite a long time, and when I eventually gave in, I simply loved it.

Mean Girls cannot compare to the antics these high school girls pulled. I felt sorry for Regina in some bits, yet disappointed in her in some parts. But it was completely understandable resisting taking the high road when your ex-"BFF" was the leader of the pack out to destroy you....

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Nov 10, 2011

Jess rated it

Shelves: angst, young-adult

Courtney Summers is compelling, convincing and above all, a powerful realist fiction writer. Now I'm not going to lie: this book was dark, gritty and painstakingly honest. Summers does not even try her hand at sugarcoating the plot; it is a story of a girl's downfall from the highstanding social ladder at school and it recounts with graphic albeit honest detail about the bullying that occurs so often in high school these days. It tells the story of a self-confessed bully (ironically named Regina...moreCourtney Summers is compelling, convincing and above all, a powerful realist fiction writer. Now I'm not going to lie: this book was dark, gritty and painstakingly honest. Summers does not even try her hand at sugarcoating the plot; it is a story of a girl's downfall from the highstanding social ladder at school and it recounts with graphic albeit honest detail about the bullying that occurs so often in high school these days. It tells the story of a self-confessed bully (ironically named Regina) who in turn gets more than her fair share of torment, and ultimately her path to redemption.

Regina is a bitch. A hypocritical one too. When a rumour spreads that she cheated on her best friend, Anna at a party one night, Regina literally takes a journey to hell and back. She is publicly despised, verbally and physically tortured and above all, rejected completely from any social life at Hallowell High. That is until she meets Michael the-freak-who's-mother-died. What can I say? Misery loves company. What I liked best about this little romance between Michael and Regina was that it wasn't one of those, god forbid, love at first sight flings. You have to remember here that Regina herself was once a bully and it was to her own partial account that Michael is the social outcast that he is. She sits with him in the cafeteria on her first day of hell and there is definitely tension. It's one of those 'ummm so is the guy she falls for in the end question mark' moments rather than a Jane Eyre type.

Summers does not make Michael a pathetic loser who will forgive former mean girl, Regina at all costs. He dislikes her at first. More so when he found at that the girl who once made his life he'll was seeing his now-deceased mother for counseling WHILE she was still making his life miserable at school. Oh the irony and hypocritical-ness. SOMEHOW Summers manages to make this romance work in a very subtle and gradual way. Yes, I for one thought it was very cute indeed. All this time however, Regina is still being bullied mercilessly and popping antacids by the dozen ( I'm surprised there were no aftereffects of overdose at all in the book ). Michael is "the best thing that has ever happened to her" and it's in him that she can actually live again. Michael shows her what forgiveness really means and he's definitely not a pathetic character. I definitely underestimated Summers' incredibly ability to create bitchy, weird or outcasted characters who are very charismatic to the reader. I also like how this novel was definitely a realist fiction novel that didn't focus entirely on a guy who saves the girl from all her moral troubles and so on, blah blah blah, because let's face it. Just because a guy is incredibly hot with a 'nicely chiselled stomach' or 'chest muscles' does not mean he is suddenly a saviour who will magically get rid of all your problems with kiss. And even though I do have a weak spot for those sweet young adult love stories I find them a bit, well, misleading. I mean, bitch please, how often do you actually find yourself in a situation where you have prince charming, who by the way also happens to be a god or saviour to the world of female issues of some kind, just pining for your love in return for his humble hotness?

After a while those books can get a bit depressing. In saying that this book was too. Almost suicidal to read, in fact. There were often moments where I kept thinking "so when is she going to start thinking about cutting herself or changing her name and moving to Alaska." definitely not a book for the empathetic or weak of heart. But very powerful and moving. The ending was perfect although annoying. It's one of those novels that end without really ending leaving you dying to hear about the aftermath of the events. But all in all I loved the novel from the beginning to the very end. It has just the right amount of poetic-ness and emotive language without sounding too overlybellafuckfaceswan emotional. Summers has the ability to capture the first person perspective of Regina so well that I completely shared the protagonists' pain. I felt so relieved that I was fortunate enough never to have committed a social suicide like that or was bullied go that extreme. But hey, let's face it. It does happen and it can get even worse and for that, I worship Courtney Summers for blessing us all with such an amazing, moving book.(less)

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Oct 26, 2011

TG rated it

This book was quite difficult for me to read at times; I had a pretty awful time at school and dealt with girls like ‘The Fearsome Fivesome’, so this book brought a lot of those horrible memories back. It’s one of the most evocative and realistic portrayals of bullying that I’ve read since Blubber – and my comparing Courtney Summers to Judy Blume is one of the highest compliments I can give her.

Of course, Some Girls Are deals with characters that are older than those in Blubber but th...moreThis book was quite difficult for me to read at times; I had a pretty awful time at school and dealt with girls like ‘The Fearsome Fivesome’, so this book brought a lot of those horrible memories back. It’s one of the most evocative and realistic portrayals of bullying that I’ve read since Blubber – and my comparing Courtney Summers to Judy Blume is one of the highest compliments I can give her.

Of course, Some Girls Are deals with characters that are older than those in Blubber but those feelings - that school is a battleground, that your classmates are capable of incredibly cruelty and the desperation to fit in and have that cruelty directed at anyone but you - is perfectly captured by both. What’s different about Some Girls Are, is that the protagonist and current victim, Regina, was not just a witness to past evils, she’s actually been a perpetrator of them. She’s terrorised girls before, just because she could, and when she herself is terrorised, I sometimes felt she was getting what she deserved. To be fair, so does Regina and several of the characters in the book.

This book made me take a good look at myself, because I still don’t really forgive the girls who made my life miserable and destroyed my confidence back then and I wondered if I could actually care about what happened to a girl like Regina. But ultimately I did, because it’s just a natural desire to not want to see people in pain and Regina doesn’t deserve the things that are done to her because, as her former target and now ally, Michael, says, no one does. Extreme cruelty is still extreme cruelty no matter who it’s done to.

But, yeah. Michael and Liz? Much better people that me. It actually scared me a little that I understood Josh (a wussy wimp) and to a certain extent Kara (a bullying victim turned ~~bully~~ crazy). There but for the grace of God, and all that. This book deals with the very worst of human nature and even Michael and Liz aren’t perfect and feel some pleasure at the pain of their enemies (Liz has a great line: “I’ve seen this show before. I totally starred in it once. Remember?”). Of all the characters, it’s probably head bitch Anna that the reader gets the least insight into and while some may find her one-dimensional, I found it fitting, as the narrative is from Regina’s perspective and Anna is the type that never lets her guard down and reveals her weaknesses.

I was very taken by Summers’ prose and feel like she caught the spirit of true teen speak – this is basically how teenagers sound, with all the ‘ums’ and ‘erms’ and ‘likes’ taken out. Regina’s mostly uses quite simple words and short sentences, that get even shorter when she’s emotional, as if she’s struggling to choke the words out. And every so often, she makes an observation that’s profound or, bitingly funny. I cracked up when during a very tense moment, Regina notices, totally deadpan: "Josh’s expression is unreadable, or he just doesn’t care. Marta is picking at her fingernails, waiting for a cue from a higher-up. Jeanette is giving the straw in her juice box head, hoping Henry will notice. He does."

So, this novel is heart-rending and, despite the moments of warmth and humour, made me feel uncomfortable and upset. So why do I recommend it so highly (which I do)? Because it made me feel and think; it was powerful and true to life and I think it’s a book that needs to be read, by those of us who have been through it and those of you who still are.

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Oct 19, 2011

Nishu rated it

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Some Girls Are is an amazing book. No that's not the right word. Extraordinary.

I loved the way the characters were always so set on making other people lives difficult. The main point of this book I imagine is the bulling and the way the main character 'Regina' has to deal with the terrible things shes done in her past with her new company 'Michael' a person she herself and her old friends have made into a outcast, spreading terrible rumours about him and making his life Hell.
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Oct 10, 2011

Jess (The Cozy Reader) Kennedy rated it

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I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I’ve read so many good reviews of this one and all of Courtney’s books I thought I’d give it a try. And at $4 I didn’t feel that I’d lose anything by trying.

Regina is a mean girl and her mean girl posse freezes her out for a horrible night gone wrong. She tries to redeem herself, not really, what she attempts to do is get revenge. What she finall...more

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Oct 03, 2011

Orlagh rated it

Recommends it for: people who liked 'Before I Fall' by Lauren Oliver

Regina is a bitch. A mean and nasty girl who terrorises other students at her school in conjunction with other members of her friendship group. She does these things to please Anna, the leader of the group. Things are all going along swimingly for Regina until Anna's boyfriend tries to rape her at a party. Of course Anna doesn't believe this - she thinks that Regina tried to seduce him. And thus begins Regina's social exile. Anna, along with her minions are suddenly hell bent on ruining Re...more

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