Bound To Stay Bound

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 Girl in question
 Author: Sharpe, Tess

 Publisher:  Little, Brown (2024)

 Classification: Fiction
 Physical Description: 408 p.,  22 cm

 BTSB No: 808617 ISBN: 9780316574914
 Ages: 14-18 Grades: 9-12

 Subjects:
 Hostages -- Fiction
 Survival skills -- Fiction
 Forests and forestry -- Fiction
 Stepfathers -- Fiction
 Bisexuality -- Fiction

Price: $23.28

Summary:
High school is over, but Nora O'Malley's life isn't, which is weird now that her murderous stepdad Raymond is free. Determined to enjoy summer before her (possibly) imminent demise, Nora plans a ten day backpacking trip with Iris and Wes. Her plans hit a snag when Wes's girlfriend tags along. Amanda is nice, so it's not a huge issue--until she gets taken. Or rather, mistaken for Nora. Follow-up to Girls I've Been.


Reviews:
   School Library Journal (00/05/24)

Full Text Reviews:

School Library Journal - 05/01/2024 Gr 9 Up—In this follow-up to The Girls I've Been, to celebrate graduation, Nora's dear friend Wes and beloved girlfriend Iris suggest a long hiking trip. The only downside is that Wes's new girlfriend Amanda will be accompanying them, but surely, Nora thinks, it will be fine. But nothing is as simple as it seems. Nora will get a chance to use the skills she learned as all of the other girls she's been to evade her evil stepfather, now out of prison, along with multiple other forces from Nora's past and present as she, Iris, and Wes try to find a captured Amanda and keep themselves alive. As with the first in this series, Sharpe drops readers right into a slow unspooling of what is happening, how the characters have arrived here, who wants what, and most importantly, how far they'll go to get it. Multiple perspectives and multiple time lines are a lot to balance at once; for all the twisting suspense and wildly fun action, there is a complex web of means, motives, and opportunities underlying everything. Nora and Iris's relationship is fiercely loving and supportive, and Iris's struggles with endometriosis give specificity and concrete representation to a not-uncommon yet rarely discussed chronic health condition. VERDICT A vengeful adventure that ties up loose ends just tightly enough; a must-purchase for any collection containing the first volume.—Allie Stevens - Copyright 2024 Publishers Weekly, Library Journal and/or School Library Journal used with permission.

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