Name: The Girls I've Been
Rating: 4.266187050359712 (278 reviews)
ISBN: 9783551584472

Tess Sharpe

Du glaubst, du kennst mich? Falsch gedacht.

The Girls I've Been

A deliciously commercial YA page-turner about the daughter of a con artist who is taken hostage in a bank heist. Nora O'Malley is a lot of things. A sister. An ex. A secret girlfriend. Kind of crooked, but reformed... somewhat. Nora O'Malley's been a lot of girls. As the daughter of a con-artist who targets criminal men, she grew up her mother's protege. But when mom fell for the mark instead of conning him, Nora pulled the ultimate con: escape. For five years she's been playing at normal. But she needs to dust off the skills she ditched because she has three problems: #1: her ex walked in on her with her girlfriend. Even though they've all been inseparable for months, Wes didn't know about her and Iris. #2: The morning after, they all have to meet to deposit the fundraiser money they raised together. It's a nightmare that goes from awkward to deadly. Because #3: right after they get in the bank, two guys start robbing it. But they have no idea who they're really holding hostage. The robbers are trouble. Nora's something else entirely.

Marta

Wow…just wow. Since picking it up one day ago, I couldn’t stop reading it. Unless I had to. “The Girls I’ve Been” has amazing humane characters which I now want to put in my jeans pocket and protect them at all costs. The variety of chapter lengths and the striking writing style made the story even better. This book is a masterpiece. 
Here are some quotes that I personally really loved:

“My skin will hold the memory of him as permanent, because you don’t forget the first person to touch you with love after life’s taught you all touch is fear and pain.”

“There is no normal,” she says. “There’s just a bunch of people pretending there is.”

I hope you enjoy the book just as much as I did!

See ya!

What an intense Read, Once I picked this up and got started, I was invested, and it was difficult to put down…. I read this in an entire weekend with the 250 pages in one day, I got lost in the story and just needed to know what happened next. The characters, Setting and pacing where just perfect, this is a thriller that I think you need to pick up and give a read!

This is a Thriller that features Nora, The daughter of a con artist who has been taken hostage during bank heist and Nora needs to use the skills from her past to help her current situation and with her friends they need to survive and must work together in order to do just that. Will they get out alive or will something happen along the way.

This has a super unique storyline and plot, morally grey characters, important messages, hard-hitting writing and themes, strong female characters, the best platonic AND romantic relationships, complicated family dynamics and backstories, and if that wasn't enough, great mental health and LGBTQIA+ representation.

It's honest, raw, fast paced, heart-breaking and expertly written. The execution of the multiple timelines was superb and made for a read that was truly impossible to put down. I wish I was a better reviewer and could say more than simply 'I love it' but honestly, I just loved it. Tess Sharpe sure knows how to write a true page turner.

Ian Brakspear

What an intense Read, Once I picked this up and got started, I was invested, and it was difficult to put down…. I read this in an entire weekend with the 250 pages in one day, I got lost in the story and just needed to know what happened next. The characters, Setting and pacing where just perfect, this is a thriller that I think you need to pick up and give a read!

 

This is a Thriller that features Nora, The daughter of a con artist who has been taken hostage during bank heist and Nora needs to use the skills from her past to help her current situation and with her friends they need to survive and must work together in order to do just that. Will they get out alive or will something happen along the way.

 

This has a super unique storyline and plot, morally grey characters, important messages, hard-hitting writing and themes, strong female characters, the best platonic AND romantic relationships, complicated family dynamics and backstories, and if that wasn't enough, great mental health and LGBTQIA+ representation.

 

It's honest, raw, fast paced, heart-breaking and expertly written. The execution of the multiple timelines was superb and made for a read that was truly impossible to put down. I wish I was a better reviewer and could say more than simply 'I love it' but honestly, I just loved it. Tess Sharpe sure knows how to write a true page turner.

CLAUDIA VALDES

all i can think of is: gate keeping. gaslight. girl boss. 

the ending lacked A LOT (unless there’s a second book coming) but i’m not even upset bc the rest of the book makes up for it. the main character is suchhhhh a bad ass.

HELLA TRIGGER WARNINGS TBH! but insanely great book. fucked with it heavy. 

must mention: no plot twist :/

Aba Essilfie

Ugh this book was great
There wasn’t a moment where i was bored
I loved the story,the characters,the relationship dynamics,the writing style,like literally everything
chefs kiss

I thought the book was really good. It was easy to follow, and all the storyline’s made sense. The I ou thing that tripped me up was at the end when she was talking about Dallas, and I’m not sure if the audience is supposed to know or not. 

I’ve rated it four stars because I absolutely loved the characters. Wes has my heart, and is an amazing side character. Also, Nora as a main character is great because she isn’t unlovable - the trap many female protagonists fall into. She’s self assured, acts within her character bounds, and has faucets of herself that make the audience relate to her. 

Iris <3

Overall, really strong book with a consistently good storyline!

Yunna Ducharme

emily

RE-READ — a masterpiece, as always / 5 stars

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