I received a free digital copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

As much as I enjoyed this story, the pacing was way off. I loved the characters and the plot, but I wish the the pacing had been better.

Thank you kindly to the author, the publisher, and NetGalley for this review copy.

I really enjoyed the plot of the book, but I do wish the writing was more fast pace. I am interested to see what this other comes out with next.

Book Review

Revenge of the sluts by Natalie Walton

You are sitting in class one day at school, and suddenly everyone’s phones start pinging with alerts. Someone has sent out an email to all the students at your school. An email that contains nude selfies of a number of female students. Female students who thought they were safe sending those photos to their partners.

Suddenly those girls are the sluts of the school. The boys who asked for the photos? They suffer no consequences. The school - what are they doing about it? Nothing. All the girls were over 18 years old so it is not a police matter in your state.

Now imagine you are the lead reporter at your school’s newspaper. What do you do? Do you write about the unfair situation these girls find themselves in, despite clear instructions to not do so from the school’s principal? Do your risk your schooling and possibly the future of the newspaper to do what you think is right?

This is the story of Eden, the reporter and the girls who have had their private photos viewed by the whole school. This is the story of victim blaming, privacy and relationships in the digital age.

As a parent I found this a confronting read. I wanted to hug the girls, tell the boys to grow up and yell at the school administration for letting their students down.

This is a story every young person should read and ask themselves is it really worth sending those photos, do you really want to be in a relationship with someone who demands them?

Thanks to Netgalley and sourcebooksfire for the ARC to review.

Thanks to Netgalley for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Thoroughly enjoyed this book. While the title may be a little controversial, I think this is an important topic and would totally recommend it to any and all teens in my life.
While Eden was the main character, Sloane was the star of the story. She refused to be shamed for her sexuality and was an advocate for other girls who were afraid to advocate for themselves.
The story showed the dangers of sending nudes and how cruel students can be if they are leaked. I was surprised by how unsupportive the other girls were. Of course, learning that Danica was the culprit was a letdown. Honestly, I wanted it to be Luke. Danica is everything that is wrong with how girls treat each other. I understand her jealousy and how she feels peer pressured, however, that is no excuse to take it out on others.
Very much enjoyed it and hope that young people can learn something.

Revenge of the Sluts was pretty okay but not great. I liked the main character, Eden, but her personality was a little boring. She was a great journalist and all, but I feel like her opinions on these were just kinda lackluster, and I would've preferred to read the book from the point of view of Sloane or even Ronnie. I did like the plot and the social commentary, but the ending was super unsatisfying. I understand that having Eros be a woman was supposed to be unexpected and surprising, but I still really didn't like it. Her motives didn't make much sense, like are we supposed to believe that a woman would commit such atrocities out of jealousy and the feeling that women who shared nudes supported and promoted the idea that men are entitled to women's' bodies? It is not unreasonable that a woman might blame other women for this because internalized misogyny is a prevalent issue, but it doesn't make sense that someone would come to the conclusion that publicly shaming and harassing other women online is a proper solution. Eros seemed very cold, calculating, and careful, so having a motive so sloppy and unthought-out didn't fit Eros' character at all. Also, the readers learned that Eros stole all of the photos off of her boyfriend's phone, but why did she specifically go looking through Louis' phone for nude photos of Alice? Overall, I just think Eros as a character was very carefully thought-out, and Eros would've been better as a man, in my opinion. Having most of the villains and antagonists be women (Eros and Yanick) just didn't really satisfy or sit right with me at all. There were a few more small problems with this book, but I did like the social commentary and plot, which is why I'm giving this book three stars.

Thanks to NetGalley and Wattpad Books for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Revenge of the Sluts by Natalie Walton addresses some important societal issues, including double standards, revenge porn, and slut-shaming. I personally feel that the book tackled these problems well, and I firmly believe that we need more feminist books that fearlessly highlight what is wrong with society today. Before reading Revenge of the Sluts, I didn't know that revenge porn was not considered a crime in Massachusetts, along with three other states. This needs to change, and I applaud Natalie for choosing to write and inform young readers about this.

One of my biggest issues with Young Adult books is unrealistic characters. Occasionally, the personalities of certain characters in YA simply don't fit the high school vibe. This was certainly not the case in Revenge of the Sluts. As much as I hate it, I can certainly see something like this happening in high school, and I can definitely imagine some high school students saying these immature things.

Speaking of characters, I really like Sloane, Atticus, and Eden (the protagonist). I admire Sloane's fearlessness and her I-don't-give-a-crap attitude, or at least in the public. I admire Atticus's helpfulness and his willingness to stand up to his peers. And I also admire Eden's goodness and her courage to do the right thing. I wish that we could've also gotten Sloane's point of view, in addition to Eden's, but this worked as well!

As much as I wanted to know the identity of Eros, I wasn't so invested in the mystery that I made theories on my own. Rather, I just passively followed Eden's (or Atticus's) line of reasoning. Perhaps that was why I was surprised (but not entirely shocked) when the identity was revealed. I'm planning to reread the novel later this year, so I can pick up on any hints while already knowing Eros's identity!

Now, this is what I call a GOOD BOOK. This novel portrays issues that are constantly overlooked upon in society. Adults that were raised in previous generations are not as educated on the impacts of social media, and the way they are affecting the lives of their children. This book really expresses the effects of sending intimate photos, and how it can affect people in the long run. Sending pictures is one thing, but adding in cyberbullying and irrelevant sharing can cause things to get out of control. Walton has written a book that teaches readers the effects of the internet; always think twice before sending or posting anything online. Women have already been through so much, from not being able to vote, to still being treated unfairly in the work field. The last thing needed is for women to go against each other. The way the girls came together during the tragedy was absolutely amazing to read about. I was also hoping for a little romance to begin between Eden and Atticus, but at the same time it would have been irrelevant because the purpose of this book is to express the effects of the internet and the role it plays in the lives of teenagers today.

I was given a free copy of this book in exchange for my honest opinion.

Eden is one of the leading journalists on her school newspaper and loves to find stories that mean something. So when private photos of multiple female students at her school are anonymously leaked to the entire school, Eden knows this is a story that needs to be covered. While researching the article, Eden discovers that not everyone thinks the girls are victims but instead believe it was their own fault and they had it coming. She gets to know the girls involved and learns about the backlash they have gotten from their parents, significant others, and classmates. Eden also learns that the school is more concerned with protecting their own reputation than finding the person responsible. So when the girls involved begin relieving more threatening emails, Eden know the person responsible needs to be found, and since the school is refusing to help, its falls to her and the other girls to figure it out.

I'm not going to lie, I was a little nervous about reading this book when I first saw that it was a Wattpad book. But the description sounded intriguing and I decided to take a chance with the book. I am so glad I did. The book was interesting and addressed important issues in today's society, such as double standards and cyber-bullying. Eden and the "slut squad", which is how the girls involved refer to themselves, were great characters who were willing to fight for themselves and what is right, even when no one else would help. I was a little disappointed with who the culprit was but overall I enjoyed the book.

The book really had so much potential, but I’m sorry to say that it didn’t live up to the execution. Without going into spoilers, I’ll be discussing specific topics of pros and cons below:

Eden. Despite the main character being Korean-American, her culture and background is completely overlooked and unrepresented. The ‘diversity’ felt like an empty gesture that had me disappointed from the get-go, but I still continued through the book optimistic about how it would all turn out. Despite the lack of diversity represented, the characters and their motivations all felt very well developed. Eden and Ronnie were reporters on a mission, and the ‘who-dun-it?’ aspect of the plot was very engaging. Eden’s growth and her bonding moments with the victims as she tried to raise their voices were all very touching and definitely a pro.

Atticus. In a story about revenge porn and how horrible it is that male social currency depends on sex and nudes, we received a likable male character to balance that out. Our world isn’t black and white, and I think that Walton tried to express that with Atticus becoming a strong members of Eden’s team.

The Prose. There were definitely hang-ups in the prose itself. At points it felt like I was reading a lecture on revenge porn and not a young adult fiction novel. In the art form of literature, especially literature for young adults, there’s an important balance between educating your readers and still creating a captivating arc for your characters. Instead of a balance, there was a lot of uncomfortable teeter-tottering between rambling about unnecessary details and diving into lectures. I don’t want to blame the book too hard on this point, as there were some special-gem scenes hidden in the rough too. I think the most important moment, outside of the Eros reveal climax, was Eden’s discussion with a counselor. She thinks she’s conducting an interview but it results in Eden confiding about her own confusion and hurt over the situation, even though she’s not a victim. I thought this was such an important topic to touch on, as trust and betrayal happens on a scale. Eden can be just as emotional about her situation even if she wasn’t a victim of her nudes being emailed to her entire school. So could the prose have been better? Yes, but centralizing the topic of revenge porn and addressing slut-shaming is absolutely a step in the right direction for young adult literature.

Thanks to NetGalley and Wattpad Books for an egalley in exchange for an honest review.


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 loved the investigative journalism take and kept turning the pages to see how it would all be revealed. I think sometimes Eden, our main protagonist was distracted by her own life and felt Sloane and Ronnie made more interesting characters. I liked that Natalie Walton wrote her female characters as strong and willing to confront the way they were being treated.



Publication Date 02/02/21
Goodreads review 22/02/21

#RevengeoftheSluts #NetGalley

I was really excited for this one when I saw it on another blog because it sounded amazing - full of that fuck patriarchy vibe that I love. I requested it on NetGalley and only then saw that the publisher was Wattpad. Even so, I felt like this could be a diamond in the rough. The reviews were great so I gave it a chance.

Big mistake.

Here's the gist - our main character, Eden, is a reporter for her posh school's weekly newspaper. Nude photographs are anonymously emailed to the entire student body and she is ready to take on the story. Eden is repeatedly frustrated by the fact that the school is more about protecting their image instead of helping the young women impacted. Especially when the sender makes further threats in follow-up emails.

But that is exactly the problem because Eden is also not concerned about helping them. She is all about getting 'perspectives' of multiple people, and 'sources' to provide her with info. She's a pretty unlikable character and comes across as completely obsessed with one of the young women, Sloan, especially - mainly because Sloan won't talk to her about the story and repeatedly tells Eden to leave her alone. Yet Eden continues to chase after her, and even shows up at a support group type meeting that the young women formed for themselves when it is obvious the school is not going to do much of anything. Time and again they make it clear they don't want to talk to her, but Eden persists. It's obnoxious.

The book is not about the young women taking power back and fighting against the society that says they brought this on themselves by sending the photos to guys in the first place. It pretends to be, but it remains a book about Eden and her focus on getting the story. Everything else just happens around her.

I have spent some time thinking about the book could have such great reviews and I truly think it has to do purely with the subject matter. In theory, this is a book I should have LOVED. But there were far too many things that I can't overlook just because of said topic.

The writing is painfully juvenile and there is clearly a lack of professional editing. There were also these random inconsistencies that contradicted things stated previously. The conversations of supposed high schoolers were awkward and the train of thought inside Eden's head became almost unbearable. It was also repetitive and repetitive and repetitive.

Examples and the complete review can be found on my blog.. The concept was fantastic but readers deserve a better finished product than what I read in the ARC. And any victim of a heinous crime like this deserves MUCH better than this book.

I really enjoyed this book. The mystery and investigative aspect of this book was intriguing. The main character being a person of asian decent, did not play as much of a factor as I would have hoped.

Great idea, and some stand out characters, so overall a pretty good read. At times the MC seemed way too naive and even a little dull.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

I loved this book! It was full of bad ass teens taking back their power after they had been wronged. I loved the journalism angle of it. I loved the Slut Squad!! I think they were my favorite characters. Great read!

Give it up for girl power y'all! After their nudes are leaked to the student body without their consent, Revenge of the Sluts is a story about a high school journalist and a group of young women working to uncover the culprit. I loved the investigative journalism and feminist attitude in this book, as well as the social commentary about how we treat young women who are just trying to come to terms with their own sexuality. Overall, I enjoyed the plot, but found the pacing to be a bit odd. Random scenes were given far more detail than they needed while others were given less than needed. For the most part, I found this to be a solid and important YA debut novel!

Thank you so much to #Netgalley and Wattpad for the arc in exchange for my honest opinion.
A the mother of a teenage girl, this was a rough topic for me. It deals with revenge porn, cyberbullying. I went to high school in the 90s. There was no texting, no sexting, no sending pictures, nothing. I can't imagine the things that teens have to deal with now. Well actually, I can thanks to this story.

I have to give Walton lots of credit for how she handled this topic. It's a delicate topic and she was able tp present it in a way where the characters came across as strong and not these weak feeble victims. Its an important book that every parent should read.

Triggers : cyberbullying, revenge porn

What I thought : The whole time reading this, I was like this could have happened at my high school. Eden was the main character besides Sloan (target of the cyberbullying). Eden was made out to be the strong female lead and it was well done. Walton made Eden as someone supporting the girls and show that every voice is to be heard, regardless how it’s done. In the paper, in public, making it more public. She empowered the ‘slut squad’ and helped them by asking all the questions as being the initial reporter on the case. I feel like this book can help other people in real life with how to deal with cyberbullying (revenge porn or not) so I highly recommend reading it!

What I didn’t like: The ending! I liked how it was resolved and all but I thought it was completely rushed! It could have been prolonged a bit, more detail. I would have liked that at least.

Characters : ATTICUS, I just want to be friends with him!!

Read if you like : YA mystery, strong female lead
Would I pick it up again? Yes

I received a complimentary copy of this book. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.

Eden is the lead reporter for her high school newspaper, but she never expected to cover a story this big. When nude photos of 7 students are emailed out the the entire student body, Eden finds herself not just covering the story, but doing her part to get to the bottom of it. Even if that means going against administrations wishes and risking the student newspaper.

Before you read this book, please note there is talk of cyber bullying and revenge porn.

This story is unfortunately one that happens all too often. However, despite the delicate topic I felt the author handled it well and made an important point about revenge porn and slut shaming: it is never okay and the victims should not be blamed. The victims in this story showed incredible strength and the way they bonded together and formed almost a sisterhood was one of the highlights of this book for me. The ending happened a bit quickly and I would have liked a little more detail of how things went down, but overall I thought this was a powerful book.

I wanted to love this book so much more than I did. It had such a good premise and I love a 'girls taking back their own power' themed book. Unfortunately, this one took so long to really get going. I was invested in finding out who Eros was, but overall the pace of the story wasn't all that gripping. With that said, the last 15% of the book was fantastic and really worth the wait.

Eden and Sloane were great characters, I loved and rooted for both, but the rest of the characters were entirely forgettable. There was far too many mundane happenings that were described in far too much detail and a little dull and unimportant to the story.

All that said, it's such an important storyline for girls in this day and age. And really comes together with a great message! I would say its worth the read if you have daughters who will eventually have to navigate through an entirely different highschool experience than we remember.

Now I tried my best to go into this story without any previous biases, but that’s kinda hard, especially since the reputation wattpad novels got after the ‘After’ series. But I wanted to give this book a chance so bad, and in the end I’m very happy I did.

Because this story was brilliant.

Before I knew it my eyes were racing through the pages, and I had to physically stop myself from skipping lines just to know what happens. I wanted to know who to hold accountable, I felt impatient to know what happened and most of all I was angry and hurt because this happens in real life, and Natalie Walton did a brilliant job of capturing it, I think. I cannot express how much I loved this book; it was genuinely a wonderful read and I’m sad that there are people (including me at first) who wouldn’t give this a chance because of the publisher. Guys, don’t attach this to After. This is bigger than that, and so much better. Seriously, why don’t more people know about this book?!

I felt rage and hurt the whole time. And I was so curious!! I’m one of the school newspaper editors myself and I can’t imagine Eden, the main character, having to shoulder the burden of writing something as big as the story of revenge porn on high school seniors.

I will say, the ending was not as climactic as I was hoping it would be. That’s been a problem I see with a lot of high school mysteries; consequences and the final “showdown” just don’t meet the intensity of the build up that led to it.

It doesn’t diminish the importance of the story, and the impatience I felt to know who and why it was, but still. There were just too many moving players to put enough emphasis on the person who committed the crime for the scene to as big of an impact as it should have. The crime that isn’t even a crime because revenge porn isn’t illegal everywhere, even thought it should be!!

Read Revenge of the Sluts!! It’s out tomorrow, February 2nd. For a debut book, it’s so good. I can’t wait to see Walton get better and better with each one she writes