Girls with Razor Hearts

Suzanne Young — 2020

It’s time to fight back in this second novel in a thrilling, subversive near future series from New York Times bestselling author Suzanne Young about a girls-only private high school that is far more than it appears to be. Make me a girl with a razor heart… It’s been weeks since Mena and the other girls of Innovations Academy escaped their elite boarding school. Although traumatized by the violence and experimentations that occurred there, Mena quickly discovers that the outside world can be just as unwelcoming and cruel. With no one else to turn to, the girls only have each other—and the revenge-fueled desire to shut down the corporation that imprisoned them. The girls enroll in Ridgeview Prep, a private school with suspect connections to Innovations, to identify the son of an investor and take down the corporation from the inside. But with pressure from Leandra, who revealed herself to be a double-agent, and Winston Weeks, an academy investor gone rogue, Mena wonders if she and her friends are simply trading one form of control for another. Not to mention the woman who is quite literally invading Mena’s thoughts—a woman with extreme ideas that both frighten and intrigue Mena. And as the girls fight for freedom from their past—and freedom for the girls still at Innovations—they must also face new questions about their existence…and what it means to be girls with razor hearts.

Reviews

Rebecca Browne@becksb97

Jan 10, 2022

I still don’t trust any of them lol. But the author is so hell bent on violence and ‘men bad, all men must die’ like girl who hurt you? Yes some boys can be demeaning and hurtful but you wanna tell me females aren’t just as bad? I dunno not a whole lot happens until the final pages and all of a sudden it’s like you get a plot twist, you get a plot twist, everyone gets a plot twist all within 3 sentences of each other.

Becca Futrell@astoldbybex

Oct 5, 2021

Thank you to Netgalley & Simon Pulse for providing me with a copy of Girls with Razor Hearts in exchange for an honest review! Girls with Sharp Sticks was one of my favorite reads of last year, and held up it’s steam when I reread it for the second time in preparation of Girls with Razor Hearts. So many plot twists, so much good — I absolutely needed more. So, major heck yeah when I got a hold of the second book of the series, Girls With Razor Hearts. And, reader, I must say — I was not disappointed in the direction that this book went. To begin with, this book angered me. I’m pretty sure I felt my blood boil on multiple occasions; Suzanne Young made me feel so many emotions that I didn’t necessarily want to feel, but which truly made me stop and think about the mess that is this world. At some points, it did feel cluttered with political debates, but it still felt relevant to the story & in no way distracted me. As with Girls with Sharp Sticks, the sequel sticks to throwing you off course with plot twists. I, again, didn’t see anything coming, especially one of the ending reveals. Girls with Razor Hearts was a wild ride from start-to-finish, and definitely kept the pages turning. I’m a huge fan of the friendships in Girls with Razor Hearts; I’m always here for girls that stick together. There’s so much love between the girls from Innovations Academy, and I’m 100% here for it. If you enjoyed Girls with Sharp Sticks, then definitely pick up the sequel. It picks up right where the first book ended and continues to hold on tight even after you finish. This is a fantastic dystopian series, and am beyond excited to see where it ends up going.

Chelsea White@itschelseaw

Sep 26, 2021

2.5 stars I was really disappointed in this one. I had loved "Girls with Sharp Sticks", and had high hopes for this one. But it all felt too heavy handed to read, at times painfully so. I get that it's YA and slightly sci-fi, but WHEW was it hard to listen to at points. I'm not sure if I want to continue with the series after this, but since my friend finished them all, I might as well do the same.