I was given an early copy of this Orca Book “Girls Like Me” by Kristin Butcher in exchange for an honest review.
This book was a short young adult story. I have read different books about the subject of rape and bullying. This book reminds me of things that happen daily in people’s lives and the hardships they must go through especially in school.
I do think this book was kind of rushed and short, but it did keep my attention and I enjoyed reading it. I can’t wait to read more by this publisher and author.

I was given early access to this novel by Orca Book Publishers in exchange for an honest review.
Girls Like Me by Kristin Butcher is a short novel that deals with rape and the victim blaming that surrounds it in society.


This novel may be triggering for anyone who has gone through a similar situation, be warned.
Butchers writing of the character Emma is phenomenal. She writes the character is a way where you just want to cry and hold her and tell her everything will work out.
We like to think that everyone will be tolerant and supportive after an assault when in reality it is not always like that at all.

This novel does a great job showcasing the two extremes in a way that is believable and true.


I would recommend this novel to any early teen to read to get an understanding of how impactful and important supporting one another is especially after an assault.

I like this book it is very well written. It covers something that happens on a daily basis. I plan to read more by this author.

I love this series. They are short, I admit, but they are all aimed at YA and usually carry an important social theme.

This book was no different. The theme of rape, pregnancy and friendship are all covered in this way too short book.

The book opens with a resounding scene, our main character is rushed to the hospital because she is bleeding. It turns out that she was pregnant and miscarried. This is definitely an issue as she is a YA and nowhere ready for motherhood.

While this could have covered a whole book in itself, the author chooses to focus on the reason she got pregnant.

Horrific and all too possible.

What I liked most about this book is the main character, she is smart and makes a decision to keep living her life as best as she can. We see how hard her "friends" makes it for her, in fact, her best friend disappears and ends up hooking up with "the" guy everyone is in love with.

The friendship is strained, until an event brings them back together.

The whole story is done very well, with respect and with big issues needing to be handled.

Loved, loved this book.

Girls Like Me is about a teenage girl, Emma who is raped and the aftermath. She is ostracized at her school as the rumors make their rounds and she loses her best friend Jen who happened to like the same guy (who ends up being the one who rapes Emma). This book covers a great topic that needs to be addressed and I think the author does this in a delicate way. It's easy to see how Emma's world is turned upside down afterwards- unable to turn to anyone for support. When she tried to talk to her mother at first she doesn't believe her, then she brushes it aside and says maybe Emma should think about how she acted and dressed and that perhaps she gave him mixed signals. It is a shame the mother says this; but unfortunately this is a reaction that too many people still have. Hopefully this can change as more and more people come forward and help educate on this topic. The author portrays well the variety of emotions that a teenage girl going through this type of situation would experience. Thank you to Netgalley and Orca Book Publishers for an ARC copy in exchange for an honest review.

**Thank you Netgalley and Orca Books for an ARC in exchange for an honest review**
This was a short story about a girl who gets raped and then has a miscarriage. Her friends have all left her because they think she's a slut. Her friend Jen was an obvious jealous friend until she had to deal with hardship.
I think the writing was good and the very first sentence brought me right into the story. It felt very high school in the shaming of the girls. I do think it serves its purpose of getting the idea out there and the emotions the girls go through in an easily digestible way.
3/5 stars
I'm knocking it from 4 stars to 3 stars because the mom pissed me off. The moms first instinct was that her girl was sleeping around. And she didn't believe that her daughter was raped. Instead the first things she said was what she wears sends the wrong message and she probably flirted with him and made him confuse. No. This is the wrong message to even bring up as a parent. That shouldn't be the first instinct when she's obviously upset. This isn't a regret upset and what she wears doesn't mean anything. It really pissed me off.

I did like the fact that it mentioned that the guy will keep doing it if you don't stop him from doing it. It's no different from serial cheaters or abusers. You need to talk abut it.

***Thanks to NetGalley for providing me a complimentary copy of GIRLS LIKE ME by Kristin Butcher in exchange for my honest review.***

Emma has a miscarriage following a rape by a popular athlete and is slut shamed by her peers, doctor and mother. When she tries to warn her former best friend, Jen blames Emma for being jealous.

GIRLS LIKE ME reminded me more of a book from the 1970s, when I was a young adult, than a modern story. From the beginning when Emma’s father refers to her bloody sheets as, “woman problems” to her doctor and mother not believing her rape and if she was raped assuming she did something wrong. I know some people haven’t progressed beyond blame the victim mentality, but we’ve progressed to have so many people in one book. Laurie Halse Anderson’s SPEAK is a far better example of rape and its aftermath.