Not really interested in reading this and it is quite old at this time. I want to try and be more selective of the arc's I request because selecting everything that sounds somewhat interesting.

ARC from NetGalley.

"As a lead reporter for The Warrior Weekly, Eden has covered her fair share of stories at St. Joseph's High School. And when intimate pictures of seven female students are anonymously emailed to the entire school, Eden is determined to get to the bottom of it."

That paragraph sets up the story very well. The rest of the book is about a couple of things: the investigation by Eden, a friend of one of the girls, Atticus, and Sloane, the self appointed leader of the Slut Squad, which is the name the girls give to themselves to take ownership of their situation and demonstrate their refusal to just sit by as they are treated like sluts for daring to send intimate photos to their boyfriends, which they did on the assumption that those pictures would remain private. Unfortunately, the investigation reveals how wrong that assumption is.

First off, I loved that the girls were written as very strong females who take charge of their situation, instead of as victims. Revenge porn is something that is not written about often enough, especially involving teens, and this book doesn't shy away from any uncomfortable moments.

Unfortunately, I thought the story needed to be tightened up as I felt there was a lot of information that just wasn't necessary and dragged the story down. For example, for the first 3/4 of the book, the story was rather slow, and then in the last 1/4 it took off running, so there was a bit of a pacing problem, and I wish it had been more even. But again, the subject matter is so timely and so important to talk about, I was just glad it was being done.

In summary, I recommend that everyone read this book because revenge porn isn't going to go away, and it's extremely important that we understand how it affects those on the receiving end of this violation, and don't fall into slut shaming them or blaming the victim.

5/5 stars

the title is a major clickbait, that's absolutely the first thing that came to my mind after finishing the book, the author was like; let's write a book with a title that would give shock value ensuring every woman who calls herself a feminist to read it.
that was actually a pretty cheap move in my opinion, if you want to write a story about high school drama/ revenge porn/ sexuality and beliefs regarding sex life, you might as well search beforehand, for me i'm a muslim arab woman so of course there were stuff in the book that clashed with my opinions on this topic and i knew i'd find them beforehand, but the book was just not doing the topic justice altogether!!
leaking personal photos, especially explicit ones, happens literally everywhere, i thought the girls in the book would do something equally explosive as the scandal they were featured in, instead the author gave me the details of day-to-day life of the main character who happens to be the school journalist writing about the girls, which the author in her account described her as teen sleuth which was stretching it quite far, the girl literally did nothing, she wasn't main character material, i can give you many more names from the book who should've been the main voice in the storyline and they would've made way more impact on the book.
now coming to the so called revenge, the author really used big words in this book for propaganda, the girls actually didn't do anything of significant value, they just made some noise?? their reaction was written in a pretty underwhelming manner, i would've loved to know more about their opinions, i wanted for them to have in depth conversations with anyone to gauge how the turmoil of the scandal was affecting them, and in this aspect, the author's weak ability to generate ideas showed, you could just tell that the author wanted to write anything about sexual offence without actually having a solid plot to write about.
the writing style wasn't the best out there but it wasn't horrific either, it was just the same as everything in the book, UNDERWHELMING.
the ending was predictable and could've been discovered sooner if anyone in the book had a knack on how to do a proper investigating .
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*i received an ARC of this book in exchange of an honest review through netgalley and the publisher*

I found this to be an enjoyable read, keeping me on my toes throughout. The storyline was written well and flowed seamlessly. I look forward to reading more by this author!

I enjoyed the investigation & journalism take on this book.

And, that's about it. As a Korean person I felt like they made the MC a POC just to have the minor representation. Maybe that is why I didn't like the book as much as I could have, But everything just seemed off to me. For a debut book I expect a little bit of that, but it was just drawn out. A lot of it was so overly described, it didn't need to be.

The book was better then I thought it was going to be, but I just didn't love it.

There is just something about YA's set in boarding schools with intense drama that always makes for a compelling story, and Walton's debut was

While the story could be a tough read for some with trigger warnings for cyber bullying, revenge porn, consent I think the way this book handles those topics is something this age group needs available to them. I really enjoyed how the book was written, with Eden uncovering the big story being the plotline, and how well we got to know the characters through her discoveries.

Huge thank you to Storygram Tours + WattpadBooks for having me along on the bookstagram tour.

Such a great title for this engrossing YA read! It's a thought-provoking high school drama revolving around how young women are treated for being sexually active and confident in their sexualities.

It begins with an anonymous email that's sent out to the entire school, containing the nudes of seven female students. The school becomes divided between those that are outraged at the breach of privacy, and those that believe the girls deserve the humiliation and shame they are getting for taking the pictures in the first place. Enter Eden, the editor of the school paper who takes it upon herself to solve the mystery of "Nudegate". As she researches and talks to different people around the school, she has to tackle her own fears and prejudices around the subject.

This is a quick read that really makes you think about a lot of things. If you like high school drama and are interested in the issue of revenge porn, pick this one up.

This book: SLAPS. The characters are well-developed, the mystery is engaging, and the social commentary around slut-shaming and revenge porn is discussed with a lot of thought and nuance while still maintaining the readability of YA. Natalie Walton is the next superstar of YA feminist fiction.

I loved this book. It was thought provoking,and a conversation starter.
To often girls are judged by a double standard. and when the females in this book have their nudes leaked there are some that believe their privacy has been violated and others who are certain they asked for it by sending the naked pictures in the first place. It is a double edged sword because you are either a prude or a slut.

I liked that each gender had their own toxic roles, to often the men are all lumped into one bad group. When it comes to sexuality and victim blaming it is usually a toxic masculinity monologue but the author provided a balance among the genders on both sides. There were good and bad among the men.

This book talks alot about revenge porn, victim shaming and cyber bullying. But I think in this day and age it is a topic that needs to be brought up so our youth can understand the consequences to their action. That even behind a screen they can cause chaos and do damnage.

This thriller/suspense has a huge trigger warning of revenge porn. I was not the biggest fan of this story. But this would be phenomenal for someone in high school or early college.

This is one of those infuriating books that just reminds you that revenge porn exists and people suck. If women want to send nude photos, they should be able to. It's your body to do with what you'd like, and they are all of age, but some piece of crap has to email the pictures to the entire school. They are instantly labeled "sluts" and no one is interested in finding out who sent the emails because technically, where's the crime?? They're over 18 and after all, it's their own fault for sending the photos, right?? UGH. SO INFURIATING. But these women are not taking this crap, and they're going after the sender. YES.

Revenge of the Sluts was an interesting YA contemporary that had a bit of a mystery to it. It's not a fast-paced book but it was engaging enough and the writing simple enough for me to quickly work through the pages. While I don't normally mind descriptive writing, I felt in this instance that the story didn't benefit from it because it completely dragged the pace down. The mystery of who sent the email was also a bit predictable and I was able to deduce who did it fairly easily, but I did enjoy the investigative journalism angle to the book and it's what kept me pushing on. I loved learning about the work that actually goes into creating these articles and news items—it's a lot!—and I could tell that the journalism aspect was something the author is passionate about, and that came through in the writing.

Our main character is Eden Jeong, a Korean-American young woman and one of the few POC that attends St. Joe's private school (and one of the few POC in the book). I tend to dislike it when white authors write POC main characters because they tend to botch the representation by sticking to stereotypes and that is what happened here. I will say though that I found most of the main (side) characters to be generally indistinguishable as many of them didn't have strong characteristics that set them apart. Had it not been explicitly mentioned that Eden was Korean-American, I honestly would've thought she was another white character in the story and because of that, it feels like the choice to make her Asian was just to have a checkmark beside the diversity box. Aside from that, I thought the high-schoolers were well represented and the various reactions they had to the 'Nudegate' scandal were realistic. Eden's drive to investigate and report on the truth of the situation was also very admirable and it wasn't hard to root for their success, especially when they worked so hard to give voice to the young women who were exposed. I did expect a bigger revenge role for the sluts, as that's what the title indicates, but sadly that also didn't really come through strongly—there is a revenge aspect, it just wasn't as satisfying or as big as I expected it to be.

Overall, while I had some issues with the writing and characterisations, I think this book has the potential to create some good dialogue—especially amongst its intended YA audience—about slut-shaming, toxic masculinity, cyberbullying, revenge porn and society's double standards. Young women being shamed for embracing their sexuality while young men are celebrated for it is an old story, but add the revenge porn and cyberbullying aspects and you get something that's easier for younger audiences, who live the majority of their life online, to connect to.

Yes! I enjoyed <u>Revenge of the Sluts</u>. The title had me a little hesitant but the description is what drew me in. Basically, we have a book about revenge porn and the aftermath of what it can cause to everyone involved -- more importantly, the girls involved.

The school didn't want to take responsibility for anything, even though the email with the nude photos was sent using the school mail server. This meant that Eden had to find some answers on her own. I admired Eden for taking the initiative to get down to the bottom of the case. I do, however, that I think she might've been a little insensitive towards some of the girls.

A lot of the characters were a little bland to me. All of the boys were the same, with the exception of Atticus, and I think that was on purpose. Atticus was the only boy who spoke up about the degrading behavior of his fellow classmates and all the other boys had the same mindset.

This is a book that I found relevant for today's time. Victim blaming, revenge porn, and the mindset that they had it coming to them and deserve the negative attention and bullying. We live in a digital age where we need to think about what we do before we do it because once it's on the internet . . . it's here forever.

Thank you to NetGalley and Wattpad Books an ARC of this book.


When nude photos of a group of female students are released at a prestigious high school, the administration just wants to keep everything hush-hush. Thankfully, a team of determined journalists and the targeted girls themselves want to uncover whodunit.

I first saw this book on wattpad years ago and was super excited to hear it was being published. However I was slightly disappointed, most of the novel was written as though it was a wattpad book rather than a published novel. The writing in the beginning had excessive descriptions without progressing the story further. although the synopsis sounds super interesting the book does not have too much going for it. However overall the book did begin to pick up towards the end bumping up my rating to a two stars. If you enjoy wattpad books and want a physical copy this is the one for you.

With a title like that, I was expecting something more cruel and crude and even hard! It is a predictable mystery that disappointed me mainly due to an overtly descriptive writing style creating a slow pace story and details that didn’t move the plot or character development forward. The plot where high school girls are brought to the crossroad of judgement when their nudes are leaked through an anonymous email.
The book focuses on some important issues such as slut shaming, revenge porn, and toxic masculinity.


Thank you Netgalley and Wattpad Books for the review copy!

Despite being a predictable mystery and disappointing through an overtly descriptive writing, Revenge of the Sluts brings important themes of slut shaming, revenge porn, and toxic masculinity to a plot where high school girls are brought to the crossroad of judgement when their nudes are leaked through an anonymous email. Majorly centred around Eden, the executive editor of the school newspaper who is assigned to cover this incident, the social commentary on a scandal like this is well exposed. Having said that, the ability to hook falters and the author's choice to write the character of Eden as a Korean-American doesn't sit well with me, as a reader, for the diversity points it seems to collect without any substance.

Thank you Netgalley and Wattpad Books for the review copy!
This story follows a high school journalist, Eden, investigating an anonymous email sent to the entire student body. The email contained intimate photos of several female students.
The premise of this book intrigued me. I was curious how the subject matter of revenge porn would be handled.
Regrettably, I could not push through. I DNFd the book a few chapters in. The pacing was slower than I anticipated. There were a lot of details that didn’t move the plot or character development forward.
Even though I wasn’t invested in the story, there’s definitely an audience that will enjoy this book; those navigating their formative early teenage years, those just learning to use their voice, and those who are ready to take an initiative to stand up for themselves and/or others when harmful occurrences take place.
I do appreciate the story the author was trying to tell.

I struggled to get through this one. The characters all felt fake and over the top to me. I think that this just wasn’t for me.

Wattpad does not disappoint with their books! I finished this book in a day and I’m not usually one of those people that can sit there and read a 300 page book that fast. I loved everything about this YA book. I think the debut author Natalie Walton did a phenomenal job on touching on the topics of revenge porn, cyber bullying, and the stigma that surrounds teenage girls vs. teenage boys in high school with sex. I highly recommend adding this to your tbr list for a summer read!

Thank you to Netgalley and the publishers for allowing me to read this in exchange for an honest review.

I wanted to read this book because of the description, but after reading the book I felt it did not live up to the mystery. It centers around high school students dealing with the fallout of an email that they all received. Thus starts the Nudegate mystery or does it? It had a plot and the story seemed to progress, but it was slow. I wish there had been more clues the main character could have investigated to make it more suspenseful. This one kind of fell flat for me.

Thanks to NetGalley for the copy to review.