Sounds a little overdramatic doesn’t it? But it’s not. In making Regina the subject of a campaign of social terror. And Kara relishes in turning everyone against Regina. Regina has gone out of her way in the past to destroy Kara. In her distraught state, Regina turns to Kara, one of the other girls in the group. So, if she’s willing to let her physical health get this bad, what could she possibly have done to change that? What would she let turn Anna against her? Regina’s fortunes turn when Anna’s boyfriend tries to rape her (Regina not Anna). The problem is so bad, she’s had to see a therapist. She’s so desperate to keep her position in the group that she’s developed a physical inability to eat. In Regina’s case, not only does she torture others, but she also inflicts pain on herself. The punishment we’re willing to dish out to others and ourselves to make sure we’re in the good graces of the people that matter. The darkness in this novel comes from how easily people turn against each other, and the things we’ll do to prevent that from happening. Into something more than just a mean girls novel. And she’s done it all because Anna told her to, and you don’t question Anna. She’s driven former friends so far down that they’ve attempted suicide. Boys who reject Anna until they’re social pariahs. She’s tortured the girls who needed to lose weight until they developed eating disorders. Props herself up on the shoulders of the people she destroys. She makes herself feel better by making everyone else around her feel terrible. But internally, eventually, she’s going to realize that what she is is fake. She possesses this pseudo confidence hoisted on her by people that think she deserves it. Especially the girls that embody all the best qualities in order to hide how awful they truly are. Other girls are just trying to figure what they are so that they can exist. It’s the only way they know how to exist. They are everything on the spectrum – to the extreme. This is going to be a book about those girls who just are. There’s no way this phrase is going to be Some Girls are Awesome. You know, just know, that you’re going to encounter characters in this novel that you are not going to like. Some Girls Are also sets the tone for the novel. Crack Up to Be lets you know that this isn’t going to be the story you think, or possibly want it to be.

This is Not a Test was serious and challenging with no turning back. Titles that sort of set up the journey you’re about to experience. They’re usually phrases, or portions of, that trigger immediate recognition. I love a lot of things about Courtney Summers’ books, but one of the things I love the most is her titles.

Some Girls Are by Courtney Summers