book review: the girls by emma cline

this book has been on my TBR since high school - seriously i always wanted to read it since it came out in 2016 but i just never got around to it. i didnt read much throughout my first few years of college since i didnt have time. i didnt get back into reading until i was working at the barnes and noble cafe and i learned to fall in love with books and reading, and now, 3 years later i finally read one of my longest to be reads.

honestly, i really liked this book. i love learning about and viewing media about cults so this was totally up my ally. i also love that it was set in the 60s. it was based off the manson murders and followed one of the girls who was kind of in the background during fat whole time. its not a non fiction book and follows a slightly changed story. i thought emma cline was able to really write the imagery well and i could totally see each of the girls in my head. i think it would be a really fun summer read and would recommend it to anyone who likes cults and dark fiction. there are some sexual parts in the book as well, mostly not great scenes if you know what i mean so potential trigger warning for that but theyre not too terrible and not too detailed. i wont give too many spoilers but if you know about the manson family you will know what happens so its a bit predictable in that sense. but im glad i finally got to read it and definitely recommend it :)

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