The Female of the Species Audiobook

Quotes

• “McGinnis gracefully avoids the pitfalls of creating a teenage vigilante, instead maintaining a sense of piercing realism. Alex is a pained girl in dangerous free fall, whose fierce independence is challenged by newfound friendships, even love, though neither may be enough to stave off the inevitable.”

  — Publishers Weekly (starred review)

• “This novel is nothing short of astonishing. McGinnis tackles sexism at every level—from the overt to the subversive to the every day — and smashes it with her unpredictable, revolutionary protagonist…Truly illuminating.”

  — RT Book Reviews (5 gold stars, Top Pick!)

• “An unflinching look at rape culture and its repercussions.”

  — Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

• “Each word has been specifically chosen, each character superbly and humanly sculpted, the plot line masterfully completed. To say more would be to dilute the experience. McGinnis plays with the readers and they are at her mercy.”

  — Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books (starred review)

• “Your heart may still be pounding after you’ve finished this book. It is uncannily well timed to our current political situation…McGinnis, who dedicates her book to ‘the victims,’ examines this dichotomy of hope and violence, love and hate, with dexterity and grace.”

  — New York Times Book Review

• “It’s raw. Not ‘raw for YA.’ Real-deal raw. And violent. And unforgettable. McGinnis explores both and she goes there in a way no one really has before in YA. This is Kill Bill in high school, but with more nuance, bolder choices and a true female perspective.”

  — Globe and Mail