The Female of the Species

by Mindy McGinnis

Book Overview

Edgar Award-winning author Mindy McGinnis delivers a riveting contemporary YA novel that examines rape culture through alternating perspectives. A stunning, unforgettable page-turner.

Alex Craft knows how to kill someone. And she doesn't feel bad about it.

Three years ago, when her older sister, Anna, was murdered and the killer walked free, Alex uncaged the language she knows best--the language of violence.

While...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0062320890
• ISBN13: 9780062320896
• Release Date: September 2016
• Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.6" x 8.4"
• Age Range: 14 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 9 and higher

Customer Reviews

Dark, but Important Message

This may be a hard read for many, as it involves rape/molestation and other acts of cruelty, but I think it's an important read because it does an excellent job of portraying some aspects of rape culture and sociopathy. The ending broke my heart, but I'm kind of glad I had an emotional response to it because that means the characters were so well written that you were rooting for them. Overall it has dark themes, but themes that are all too present in society and should not be ignored.