Week 35 Review: Revenge of the Sluts

From Goodreads:

Double standards are about to get singled out.

In this stunning debut, author Natalie Walton tackles privacy and relationships in the digital age.

As a lead reporter for The Warrior Weekly, Eden has covered her fair share of stories at St. Joseph's High School. And when intimate pictures of seven female students are anonymously emailed to the entire school, Eden is determined to get to the bottom of it.

In tracking down leads, Eden is shocked to discover not everyone agrees the students are victims. Some people feel the girls "brought it on themselves." Even worse, the school's administration seems more concerned about protecting its reputation than its students.

With the anonymous sender threatening more emails, Eden finds an unlikely ally: the seven young women themselves. Banding together to find the perpetrator, the tables are about to be turned. The Slut Squad is fighting back!

My Review:
This was such a great book! I was prepared to be infuriated, because the idea of this group of girls having their intimate photos shared on the internet-and the various responses to that-there was bound to be awful fallouts. And boy, where they!

The fact that revenge porn isn't a criminal offence everywhere, at least in this book, and possibly in real life, is terrible. The laws have to keep current with times,  and technology has sprung forth a multitude of new ways that the law needs to keep accountable. 

The way that the Slut Squad banded together, was really great. And I loved the conversation about how guys treat their encounters with girls as social currency, as they benefited the guy and to be a possession to be bragged about, and not that they mutually agreed to have this experience.

Who the culprit was, and why they did it, oh, that was not cool. The reason why this all happened could've been avoided, were it not for the entitled attitudes. But oh, was it satisfying to watch them be taken down! And that there were some consequences for how badly some people reacted, though not all of them, and not to the extent that they deserved. 

I had a really great time reading this book, and I can't wait to read more by Natalie Walton! 

Author: Natalie Walton
Read: August 28th, 2022
Source: NetGalley 
Reason Why: Sounded really good, and it's a DAC Book and a SAC 2022 Book!
Publisher: Wattpad Books
Published: February 2nd 2021

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars