Revenge of the Sluts is the debut novel of Natalie Walton. It is Narrated through the eyes of Eden Jeong and follows the aftermath of what happens when intimate photos of seven girls are anonymously sent to the entire school. I really enjoyed the messages that are featured throughout this story and I found them to be really important. One of the things that I enjoyed the most is when the seven girls came together as a sort of support group. I liked Eden but I felt like there could have been more to her character and her personality because she just felt a bit flat for an MC. I did absolutely love Sloane Mayer because she totally owned who she was and her sexuality. I absolutely adored Atticus so much because he was totally different from all of the other cocky and disgusting guys at the school. This was a well written story with great characters and an interesting storyline.

I recieved an advanced copy for free, and this is my honest opinion.

This book is amazing. It is a great book for teenagers to read to show the dangers of sending inappropriate photos of themselves and others. This book brings to light some of the issues that plague adolescents in the age of social media and cyberbullying.

Revenge of the Sluts addresses an important topic of cyberbullying, breach of trust and privacy, revenge porn and victim blaming. The book is surprisingly easy to read, although the characters could have been fleshed out a bit more. The mystery of who has sent the email with the nude pistures of the seven girls to all school isn't difficult to solve (especially if you read a lot of cozies), but it is interesting how the author deals with these difficult and unfortunately realistic issues.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Summary: After an email is send by “Eros” to all the students at St Joe High School with nudes from seven different girls, Eden, a reporter for the Weekly (the school’s journal) is chosen to cover the story. But quickly, she realizes that this is no ordinary topic. It is her duty to give a voice for the seven girls and to finally uncover who sent this awful email and most importantly, why?

For me, this book is a 3 or 3.5 out of 5 stars.
I was quite sceptical when I saw that it was a book from Wattpad, but this book did not disappoint and really shows the power that Wattpad holds. This book really gives important information surrounding “revenge porn” and the leakage of nudes in the US. It depicts pretty well the shame and sorrows of the victims. It also puts women at the centre of the story and gives them the voice they need in this world. I really loved how the girls were coming together to help each other. It was really heart-warming. Moreover, this book was easy to read. I think this book gives the right message for teenagers and young adults.

However, the mystery around Eros was quite obvious for me which was a bit disappointing. Also, this book might be targeted towards younger people, unlike me.

Overall, this was an interesting book. I would recommend it.

If you’re a fan of Karen McManus then this book is an absolute must!

I was gripped from pretty early on and can honestly say I didn’t guess the outcome.
I love how such a serious and taboo subject was approached as this is something that happens in daily life and very rarely has a resolution.

I really liked how each girl was given her chance to talk about how she was affected by the situation and how real and genuine the reactions were. As with real life, everyone handles these things differently.

Such an amazing book, would definitely recommend!

I really enjoyed this book. I think the commentary on consent and giving someone explicit pictures just for them is a good conversation starter for young teens/late teens. I liked how whenever there was an interview for the paper they asked the girl if it was okay or not to publish and not just do it. Overall I enjoyed it.

First of all, I wanna thank Netgalley for giving me an advanced copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.


Revenge of Sluts is a mystery book that takes us through a lot of subjects that should be talked about, for example:Cyberbullyng, Pornografy without concerns and a lot of related topics that could happen in real life to anyone.

This book is narrated in Eden’s perspective of all events that occurred in St. Joe’s high school which is the sharing of an Email of some girls nudes to all of the school’s personal, Eden works for the “Warriors Weekly” (the newspaper of the school) and she has the job to cover the story, and this will change her life.

I liked a lot the plot and I have to admit that in the book there’s some important things that the people NEED to learn, like sharing pornography without any concern of the other person should be punished, and if the person that should really help and they don’t do it, or they don’t listen, you should make them listen to you, because some things should be for impotant matter.

My little problem with the book is that it’s only Eden's point of view, but the author should address the other characters perspective and tell us how they really felt and that way we could comprehend them.

Finally the way we found out who sent the email was… a little confusing, and I felt that I barely knew the person that did it, so that’s why I say that it is better to address some other characters to get to know them better, and it doesn’t end up like “Oh! I forgot who was this person” and needed a little push to get it.

I’ll give this book a rating of 4.5 because I liked it, it was entertaining and is a fast reading, but I took a little while to read it thanks to my schedule.

Thanks for reading my review, keep reading :3

There were so many incredible parts of this book I don’t know where to start. The subject matter of cyber-bulling, and revenge porn was so well done. I loved how journalism and journalistic integrity drove the story. The characters were all well developed with their own voice.
I think this is an incredibly important topic and hope this book is read and discussed by all teens. Girls AND boys. I would love to see discussion guides for this book.
The only thing I disagreed with was the content warning. It said sexual violence. That kept me from starting this book for many months. Just leave the revenge porn / non-consensual pornography. That sums it up well.

Man, I am so glad I was an adult and out of college before cell phones and social media became such a powerful thing. Nowadays, there's cyber bullying, nudes everywhere and quick judgment from keyboard warriors/trolls. Now imagine you're a teenage girl, in high school and all of the sudden the nudes you sent privately to your boyfriend are now included in an email with six other girls. It's already hard enough trying to get through high school unscathed but this absolutely crosses a line. (Anyone, if you absolutely feel the urge to send a nude photo, it is absolutely your right, but do yourself a favor and don't include your face or any distinguishing marks if you can help it.)

I feel like I didn't *quite* get what I expected to based on the title and synopsis. It's an important subject matter to talk about. The double standard and what is ok and not ok depending on your assigned gender. WHY? I don't think it's something that'll go away anytime soon. This is an easy read in terms of the writing is good and I enjoyed having this in a relatable story... and one that's necessary to put out there. However, I was a bit disappointed with the reveal for several reasons but I won't spoil this for anyone. For me, I felt it kinda stripped back what I*thought* the intention was.

Sexuality does need to be discussed more and society's view of how people should act based on whatever factor is annoying and hurtful so I appreciate this book tackling such an important topic.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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Wow. I'm not even sure where to start. That has been one of the best shorter books (328 pgs) I've read in a while. As I mentioned in the above hash tags, this dealt with real issues. Slut shaming. Why is it OK to sleep around as a guy but not as a girl? It doesn't seem fair. And sexting is a big issue in high schools.

After Eros sends an email to the entire student body of a catholic school, Eden one of the main editors of the school paper tries to figure out who did it. And they search for the the guilty party. And find out who Eros is in the end.

Told in first person, you really get the feel of her personality and her life. I honestly cannot believe that this book was written by and undergraduate while using #wattpad. This book was phenomenally written and edited. Straight and to the point. The only flourish of descriptions were about the characters. Exactly where they needed to be.

I want to thank #NetGalley and #wattpadbooks for a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. I will definitely read another of this author's books in a heartbeat.

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RELEVANT AND IMPORTANT NOVEL OF THE EFFECTS OF REVENGE PORN

If there is one part of sexism today that is steamed in victim blaming it is revenge porn. You often hear people say 'Those girls just shouldn't share those kinds of photos of themselves with anyone else'. These people completely ignore the context of the photos, the breach of trust and the effects on the victims. This story takes those things into account, and that's why this is an important novel for teens of both sexes to read.

👍 What I Liked 👍

Topic: Revenge porn is important to be able to talk about without blaming the victims. This story showed that victim blaming, but is also examined the effects it had on the girls. It provided important context.

Atticus: This story features toxic males a plenty, but also a stand up male role model - Atticus. He was vocal about his disapproval of the distribution of the photos, he stood up to the toxic guys and told them off and he defended his female friend and her choices. It was refreshing to see a guy, who didn't 'jump on the bandwagon' in public and repented in private. He was consistent all the way through.

Slut Squad: The seven girls, who had their photos shared with the entire school, banded together in a support group called the Slut Squad. While I didn't particularly liked the name, it was symbolic - every else considered them sluts for the sole reason that they had shared semi-nude pictures of themselves with someone else. Their bonding, their sisterhood and the way they supported each other was very inspirational and I hope other girls can really learn from that.

👎 What I Disliked 👎

Ending: While I enjoyed the main part of the book, I did find the ending a little problematic. I understood while Walton wrote it as she did, why she chose to end it that way. I get what she was trying to do and she almost made it. But in ending it the way she did, I think she poked at another problem, that wasn't completely resolved by the ending. Almost, but not quite.

Thank you to the author, Wattpad Books and NetGalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

The premise of this book sounded interesting, and the topic (bullying, sexual shaming) is certainly one that desperately needs to be more front and center. However, I struggled to finish due to the pace and writing style. Yes, it's written from the POV of a high school student - which doesn't mean the tone and voice needs to be as amateurish as it is. Plus, so many unnecessary details., so much wooden dialogue. And yes, I get the earnest mindset of a young woman feeling the weight of the responsibility to report on the situation described in the book - but this is a high school paper, not an NYT reporter dealing with a top breaking story.

I love debut novels from authors. It is a great way to see their initial vision for their art form. Natalie Walton’s debut novel Revenge of the Sluts sounded interesting and the cover art really caught my attention. She absolutely did not disappoint me.

Revenge of the Sluts follows a group of girls after nude pictures of them are sent out in a mass email to their entire private school, students and teachers alike. The main character wasn’t actually involved in the nudity, but and editor for the school paper looking to write about it in their weekly edition. Unfortunately for her, there is quickly a take down of that “free press” she so wishes for from the school administration.

Eden’s character was me in high school. I wasn’t unpopular and I wasn’t super popular. I fell somewhere in between. I had my group of people I hung out with and I was able to talk to the rest based on random affiliations from knowing everyone since elementary school days due to the small town location. Eden’s life was like glancing back into my own high school days, which I love. I love being able to relate to characters. I think it makes the story that much more interesting and even if you weren’t Eden exactly in school, I bet you find something you definitely relate to her on. Eden had many layers, just like a lot of the “slut squad” (self-titled). It was interesting to peal back the layers of these different girls from all walks of life and see the different aspects of high school personalities. The super popular party girl. The nerdy band girl. The sports star. We also got to witness the other side of things. High school boys. While this scenario is obviously not a regular in a lot of high school lives, I think the reactions of different people and how they were raised and their level of privilege really showed in Walton’s writing of the reactions from the email recipients. Walton wrote real personalities and reactions. I love real.

The only thing that I didn’t love about this story was the title of the group. I get that they self-named, but as a slight older adult, I feel that titling yourself “Slut Squad” gives others a type of permission to call you sluts. I think that is a bad lesson to teach our young generation. Even though I didn’t love this aspect, I didn’t let it affect my scoring of the book because I’m old compared to these 18 year olds and maybe it’s a perspective I just don’t get.

With that said, this story was phenomenal. I love when a great YA Fiction story has an interesting and twisty mystery intertwined in it, and Walton nailed it. A great YA Fiction really draws you in, no matter your age, and just leaves a fantastic story in the end. Revenge of the Sluts was a great YA Fiction novel. And if you love Mystery, it has that too. I hope to read more about Eden in the future, maybe once she makes her way off to college and joins that newspaper too? Either way, Natalie Walton has a fan in me. Great work.

Well...this book tried, I'll give it that. It wasn't bad, but it also wasn't mind blowing either.

The writing style was surprisingly well done. After all I've heard about Wattpad fics and books, I wasn't sure what to expect. I only read one other published Wattpad book which was great. So I was pleased to see the writing was done "professionally".

The pacing was strange. The beginning was okay, I LOVED the middle, and the ending was both interesting and anticlimactic.

I'm not sure how I feel about Eden. In some ways I could relate to her, as I don't much care about going out and I don't drink (she does occasionally though, but I'm pretending like it didn't happen). And yet, she was somehow still bland? She really only has one interest which is journalism and that's it. That's Eden.

Sloane is okay, even if she seems more like a typical popular-but-misunderstood story character than a real person.

There's seven girls affected by the email, but Sloane is almost all we see. There is a reason. I wish the other girls were featured more, still.

Atticus is the best character. He's protective and kind and I think he and Eden will have a happy future.

Now let's talk about the other stuff.

The girls didn't fight back, not really. They did make some statements, but that's it. I was expecting some crazy revenge scheme and nada.

Everything was resolved too quickly at the end. It also wasn't that hard to guess who was behind it all. There's too big of a clue given in the beginning. But I appreciate the effort.

I think this book is good for younger readers (despite the content) and for people who haven't read too many mysteries and/or don't mind them being pretty light.

*Thank you to the publishers and NetGalley for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review*

***Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for an advance copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. Expected release date February 2, 2021.***

3 – 3.5 stars

I truly enjoyed the storyline of this book, especially considering the subject matter brought up (body shaming, the perceived expectation of privacy, standards accepted (or not) by gender, etc). Unfortunately, the characters themselves fell a little flat for me, except for Sloane…I had a classmate similar to her in high school but was too young (and immature) to appreciate her at the time. Hopefully, there will be more books soon that will tastefully handle these subjects as this one seems to have done.

This seems to have been written by a college student (maybe even started while she was in high school?), and the writing does feel a bit immature. But the plot was really interesting - a group of high school girls have their nudes shared with the whole school by an ominous online figure who threatens to keep releasing more. The victims of this "revenge porn" (what it's called in the book but what I think is more accurate called image based sexual violence) band together to form a "Slut squad" to fight back against their anonymous perpetrator and to force their fancy private school to do something about the violation. A strong storyline with good characters, but the writing was sometimes a little clunky.

⭐️⭐️⭐️.5/5

Thank you to Netgalley for the chance to read and review this early access copy prior to its 2/2/21 release date!

Revenge of the Sluts follows a high school scandal at St. Joe’s where 7 girls have their nude photos leaked by someone named Eros. Eden and her best friend Ronnie are heads of the school newspaper and quickly take on the challenge to find Eros and give our victims a chance to speak out, since the school is brushing it under the rug for the sake of reputation and donations.

Likes: I liked the overall theme of this book: sexuality. This book deals with society’s view of casual sex by girls being wrong; but acceptable for males. How males aren’t shamed and girls are called “sluts” and “whores” for embracing their sexuality. I liked how the girls rallied together to have their voices heard and casually talked about sexuality. I also liked how it takes place in MA, where I live, and dives into the legal side of things and how some states have ‘revenge porn’ laws while others don’t. It’s a serious problem when there’s no laws around this and once you hit 18 the law just lets it slide. This is an issue that needs to be fixed overall in our society.

Dislikes: This book is shelved as a YA, and it definitely reads at the lower end of YA. Some of the dialogue was premature and the characters didn’t really have much depth. The ending reveal was lackluster.

Overall, a quick read that tackles an important topic and deals with it in a powerful way.

Sexuality is not something to be ashamed of.

Revenge of the Sluts should be read by just about everyone. The way we look at and treat girls and women needs to change at it can only be done by raising both our young men and women to be better. The book opens with an email, sent to an entire school. It includes nude pictures of 7 girls and a threat to do more. Eden becomes more and more determined to find out who sent the email and why. She wants to give the girls in the pictures justice when the school just wants to sweep it under the rug. Eden has to face her own actions and notions as well as get her classmates and school to do the same. The girls who sent the pictures to people they trusted should not be the bad guys. The trusted boys who decided to share them with others should not be held harmless.

The book probes some very interesting questions about gender sexuality norms and body autonomy. It walks a line between when girls/women should be considered adults and when they are still children. The world wants that to be fluid so they can treat them according to their acceptance and obeying the rules put upon them. The "sluts" do fight back.

I always read a book like this by coming up with motives for every character we meet. So, in that way, the culprit wasn't a real surprise. The motives either. However, is was just one of many scenarios I came up with and it made sense. There were some holes in logic (timeline issues at the very least) and some obvious solutions to problems that took the characters far too long to realize. Those were not enough to bring down the rating much, though. I look forward to this author writing more.

Struggling with this one…

For starters, this is such a strong and powerful book! On the other hand though… I’m not sure if the book was good. I found the writing to be a bit bland, and at times felt repetitive. The character development was also lacking a bit. I think readers may become more invested in the message than the characters. Overall, it was a quick, girl-power fueled read.

I first read this book when it was being written on wattpad and when I saw that it was being published I couldn't control by excitement, especially when I received this novel ahead of its release. This novel is an amazing mystery/contemporary that really tugged on your heartstrings and made you invested in the story and characters in the novel. Seeing our main character progress in her mission and discover things about the people around her and about herself was so intriguing. This was a well written and plot driven novel that I would highly recommend.