Book Review: The Prized Girl by Amy K. Green

Wow. So that happened…

This was one of the strangest books I’ve read in a while, full of intensely unlikable characters, nearly every one of which is villainous at some point (if not many points). It’s dark and rambling and meanders – but it works, and I was hooked from the opening pages and read the whole thing in a day (in fact, in practically one sitting).

Green has written an overlapping, complex nightmare of broken people in destructive relationships. It’s depressing as hell if you think too closely about it all – but it’s a great read. The pacing is uneven. Everyone is unreliable and self-interested. The secrets are thicker than pageant girl’s makeup. It’s a gloriously dark tale, well written and well, if obliquely, crafted. And Amy K. Green is now firmly ensconced on my to be watched list…

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for my review copy.