" Read this for the writing, not the story. Abbott has a way of constructing beautiful sentences and giving a glimpse into the existential angst of teen girls (and women, and men), often with a good dose of wry humour, and always with surprising depth. I often stopped to mark a passage to use in my review, but I don't keep post-its by my bedside. So you'll just have to believe me. I didn't care too much for the plot, and some of the protagonist's musings seemed a little too mature for her age, but in any case all of that is just a ruse for the poetry inside. Cheerleader Noir is better than you might expect. "
— Shirin, 2/5/2014