Four stars

This is a great read. When I opened the dedication and saw "To Senator Elizabeth Warren" the morning after the tragic concession, I was already in. I was not disappointed.

Though I did want to hear more from and know more about all six of the angry girls, I really enjoyed what I did get to learn about the more developed characters. Millie's home situation and Raina's relationship to her academic identities were strong standouts for me. The knitting puns and play on the sewing/quilting circles were both humorous and empowering, and in the spirit of those cheesy choices in diction, woven in quite nicely. I like that in contemporary YA, I'm seeing more discussion of human rights as a given instead of a niche topic that only some folks want to have and or "agree with," as if there should even be a conversation around who does and does not possess equal rights. Kisner cleverly accomplishes this task by having her characters and those in their communities live typical lives and experiences not because of their identities but simply inside of them, and the treatment of the social issues includes a clear "the good characters are on the right side and the trash characters are on the wrong side" breakdown. On a related note, Millie's dad and future stepmom can SUCK IT. I found the resolution of that story line to be particularly satisfying. No matter what they face, these girls - in the spirit of E-War - definitely persist.

I can't wait to read more from this author. In the sad aftermath of recent IRL political updates, this gave me a much needed boost.

"Being a girl its in how you stand up to all that stuff that's thrown at you and how you kick ass after "
Six angry high school girls get together in this story, in a difficult time of their lives. All of them have on thing and one goal only, break the patriarchy in the process.
4.5 stars