I loved this book. It was fun and light and all about girl friendships - not romance. I loved watching the girls coming together for a common cause and not only getting their revenge but learning the importance of friendship. ( )

"I want football players to be treated like everybody else, and for the guys at this school to realize that rape culture isn’t something feminists invented so they could have something new to be pissed about, and so many other things I don’t even have words for yet."

Finalmente, luego de un poco mas de dos semanas, lo he terminado. Cansancio, I blame you por la tardanza.

- RATING -

Como entretenimiento: 2 estrellas.
A la historia le faltó muchísimo en el desarrollo de los personajes; todos son unidimensionales y están dispuestos en la historia solo para cumplir con un rol especifico. Tenemos a la chica tímida, a la extrovertida, a la reina de belleza que hace todo perfecto y a la que usa ropa vintage y recrea escenas de Game of Thrones con sus amigos. Mientras que los "malos" (los jugadores del equipo de fútbol americano) parecen villanos de comiquitas. De hecho, no puedo dejar de imaginarme a Chad como Scar y a los demás jugadores como las hienas.



Por otra parte, de los personajes secundarios no hay mucho que decir, solo vemos un atisbo; una mención a un padre por aquí, una mención de otro amigo por allá y nada más. Simples nombres de relleno. Sin embargo, a pesar de todo, la historia es divertida a ratos, especialmente cuando las chicas están cumpliendo los retos.

Como enseñanza: 4 estrellas.
En [b:The Revenge Playbook|23717499|The Revenge Playbook|Rachael Allen|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1419190730s/23717499.jpg|42803191] nos encontramos con cuatro chicas -Liv, Peyton, Melanie Jane y Ana- que se unen para luchar contra las expectativas de género. Que defienden su libertad sexual, y deciden no permitir siendo juzgadas por sus decisiones; ya sea permanecer virgen hasta el matrimonio (Melanie Jane) o no (Peyton y Liv). Que no están libres de los prejuicios machistas que inculca la sociedad, pero que han tomado conciencia.

"It takes about a second to look at their pictures and know why they made The List. And then another second to feel sick to your stomach that you just snap judged them the way the football team did."

Es la lucha contra el slut-shaming. La lucha por la verdadera igualdad: esa donde las mujeres dejamos de juzgarnos entre nosotras, por culpa de ideales de hombres. Un gran mensaje para su publico base, que son adolescentes. Y para las no tan adolescentes que aún sienten la necesidad de censurar a las demás por sus comportamientos sexuales. ( )

Really unique organization here.
The book also confronts lots of societal issues such as double standards. I finished it in one sitting and it was a quick and light read. ( )

This book makes girls feel empowered. I know when I read it, I felt like I could do anything. I have to say that I was hooked just by reading the dares that appeared on the first two pages. Knowing how worshiped these football players were and how everything they did, including bad or slacking in school, everyone would just turn a blind eye and let it pass, even the teachers! This aggravated me so much because the reality is that this happens nowadays and it is so unfair. The football team downgrades women’s worth and pretty much diminishes them but we see four girls that have never been friends, except for two of them, join forces to try to bring down the football team to stop the slut-shaming, bullying, etc.

Rachael Allen did a fantastic job in writing this story. I believe she took a risk and she has succeed. I say risk because not many people are willing to put a story like this out there but she did and this gives you hope that you can also take a stand, make a change and fight for yourself and others. Even with the message included, this story is amazing and fun. Reading about the four girls doing the dares was hilarious. The supporting male characters, not the mean ones, were also a great addition to the story and also shows that not every guy in this world has ill-intent on others. What I wish I had gotten was an epilogue. The story ended on a good note but I felt something missing of it—a bit more closure, I would say. Nonetheless, I really recommend this book if you are looking for an empowering story with positive message and it is also fun and very enjoyable. ( )

4.5 stars to this wonderful gem. I'm so glad I picked it up! Review soon-ish. ( )