Really clever idea, especially the way it was written. Told from the point of view of several characters, we learn how teenage girls develop the power to inflict terrible pain - even death, using electrical power from a skein of muscle across the shoulder blades.
Some scenes are shocking (excuse the pun!) but its an interesting take on what would happen if women had the upper hand all over the world.

Really enjoying this - full of nostalgia for a child of the 1970s.

Some of this bookxwas interesting, the beginning where Fisher describes how she came to be Princess Leia & the latter half of the book when she talks about the success of Star Wars & what it‘s like to still be known as Leia, 40 years later. The whole business about her affair with Harrison Ford is boring – she seems to take a long time to say not much at all. I liked her writing style overall though.

I never give up on books but I'm tempted with this! I'm just not interested enough...
#readingonmylunchbreak

I'm so pleased I picked this up - I'd read a few negative reviews and it almost put me off. The Girls tells the story of 14 year old Evie. We hear how she gets involved in a cult and the events that lead up to a brutal killing. With similarities to the Charles Manson cult, this book is well written, helping us understand the appeal of the ranch on which they lived, despite the descriptions of filth and poverty. Highly recommended!

Reading on my lunch break - I love this weather!
Almost finished this now...I'm so glad I read it as I was a little put off by some negative reviews. It's been well written and an interesting story too. I always like a book, that makes me do a bit of background reading, however gruesome! (in this case about Charles Manson)

I'd heard many good things about this book, both on Instagram and in The Times book review section that I had to pick it up.
Told from the POV of Starr, a 16 year old girl who lives in a poor black neighbourhood who attends a good school in an affluent area.
She witnesses a fatal shooting one night of her unarmed friend by a white police officer.
This is a powerful and important book and some of the events that take place are shocking.

Really looking forward to digging into this! Just need to finish, both my current reads, my bookclub book and I'm there!
I'm new to this...should I be adding # here?

Over two thirds through and really enjoying this. I like her writing and I'm happy I'm enjoying it as others have told me they weren't keen!
Just joined Litsy and am getting the hang of it I'm also over on Instagram x

This is one of those books I didn't want to end - when I turned over the last page I was so disappointed! Told from multiple viewpoints and over different periods we follow the life of Claudette Wells, a reclusive film star, and her husband Daniel. We hear from all the people in their lives. Sometimes it was a little confusing about who I was hearing from and I wondered how the author had kept track of it all.

This is one of the best thrillers I've ever read - I've read a couple of hyped thrillers recently but this one was clever and excited and shocking over and over again! Told cleverly from multiple viewpoints, the story starts when Ted meets a stranger called Lily in the airport bar. He confesses to his wife's infidelity and his desire to kill her, and Lily agrees to help him. So good, I'm excited to read other books by this author!