Member Reviews
I tried to read it before (three or four times, i don't remember exactly. But I didn't pass 25% of the story, i'm sure of that).
But more than five years had passed since the publication date. I don't think i'm going to finished it sometime.
Maybe later i'm coming back for it. Not this year. Not now.
I couldn’t give this book a rating. I had so many problems with it; it was a story about a girl trying to lose her virginity, which I knew it was even before starting it, but I didn’t think that all the other elements of the story were just ornaments that could be removed without consequences, because it’s JUST a story about a girl losing her virginity. Also, it was plagued with myths about sex that aren’t true, and there was so much gratuitous abuse for shock value. I’m not saying I didn’t enjoy some parts of it, but there were more things that I didn’t like than things I liked.
I was never actually able to finish this book for some reason I wasn't able to get into the story. I couldn't get into the plot or the characters and the book was soo long which was very discouraging when I didn't like the first couple of chapters.
I will admit that I was a bit skeptical about The V Girl.. I honestly didn't know if I'd like it or not, but I decided I should give it a try. Who knows, maybe it would be my next favorite book?
It was a captivating reading, and I found myself reluctant to put it down.
I liked the idea of this book and to be honest as I read the synopsis, instantly I wanted to read it. Because for me this is an idea that I haven't met before. And I've read it and enjoyed it BUT. But also there were things that made me sad - I couldn't grip and understand the story as much as I wanted, especially the world and all the political stuff. And not because I wasn't because attention, because I really tried. I felt that the information in some places it was too much or just thrown there and in other places it wasn't at all.
This aspect, of the world building and the fact that I understand it and I can see it in my head is very important, so this was a minus for the book.
I said that I liked this book despite the things from above. Yes, I did. I liked the idea and the world and the political stuff that I understood, I enjoyed the suspense that I got, I was so happy to get to the end, because I couldn't wait to finish it. The ending was... was. I would say that if you're romantic and lalala then you'll like it. For me it was rushed and too covenient. Too easy.
Would I recommend this book? Yes! Because it's an interesting idea and the story is ok. And maybe you'll like the characters more than I did and the writing style more than I did. And also maybe you'll enjoy the physical portrait of Aleksey, because I didn't and it seemed... now I don't know what the author imagined, but I couldn't be attracted by a man like that. Just my personal opinion and imagination; and also cause it was repeated over and over and over again about how tall and strong and muscular and big... ughh.
But I'll end here. Read this if you want, don't read it if you want! I don't regret but I won't read it again!
This was a powerful story. It is rare to find a story where there is no slut shaming, the female MC is strong and holds her own and still manages to tell an amazing tale. It was hard to read at times because of the subject matter and the abuse that the characters endured but I devoured the book and would highly recommend it to people who don't mind a dark tale with great writing.