Girl on Point

A strong story-line, good writing and well-developed, complex characters all come together to make this an excellent debut novel. I look forward to reading more by this author.

I was in serious need of an unputdownable book. I couldn't finish my last read, so I wanted something fast-paced and short, something I could devour in a day. My instinct told me Girl On Point would be a good option and I ended up finishing it in a sitting. And I really enjoyed it!

I had requested this one on a whim, mainly because I love books and films about undercover agents and revenge stories where people have nothing to lose. Girl On Point seemed to have all those ingredients: a young girl infiltrating a dangerous all-girl gang while trying to discover what happened to her younger sister.

The first pages didn't impress me and I started wondering if I had made a good decision. A basketball match isn't the best way to win me over, but I kept on reading because the blurb had me intrigued. To be honest, I felt everything at first happened too quickly and I wasn't entirely convinced, but then the scenery changed and Alex moved to a hotel to start working on her revenge. And I was hooked. Inevitably captivated.

I really liked Alex, which I still don't know if it's a good or bad thing. She was so brave and willing to sacrifice everything! The scene with the gun left me a bit shocked, I must say. I also loved how she made friends with the girls (and even though I would've never followed her actions, I kind of admired her). Reading these books makes me realize I'm a coward, but it's okay, I admit it, let's move on!

I guess this is what you'd call a YA novel... the main character is seventeen years old and she's still going to high school. But I didn't mind. The book was violent, dangerous and addictive. The writing was straightforward but the author did a great job of describing the gang, the girls, and their robberies and dealings. I could picture it all in my head and I honestly would've have minded if the book had been a bit longer. Firstly, I wondered about how Alex would keep her parents in the dark about her activities, but I must admit it was done pretty well. I didn't think it was too unrealistic and she was smart enough to say what her father wanted to hear (I also liked the part where she gave a woman 20 dollars to talk to him!).

I can't say the ending shocked me, as I was expecting that revelation from the beginning, but I still thought it was a good conclusion to the story and I think I would've chosen the same outcome. I quite enjoyed the final chapters where we were told what happen afterwards. Overall, a really nice surprise.

I came into this book knowing it was going to be something really emotional. I was right there with Alex as she struggled with the loss of her sister and lost herself in the new life she was building to reached her goal. The writing was so real and immersive. And when it gets rough, it gets ROUGH. I was serious telling it "No, no, no, no!" at times. That's how attached Guerriero makes you get to these characters.

You won't see the end coming and it just smacks you in the face. I'm a good way, of course.

I really hope to see what Guerriero does next and, honestly this would make for a really good movie. ;)

This book was very emotional, after Jenny dies her older sister is determined to get justice and put them in jail. What she wasn't expecting is when she finds out what happened for her feelings to be different.

This book was so good! I picked it up because I liked the story line. This was a page-turner that I couldn't, and didn't want to, put down. I was constantly surprised at myself for wanting the "bad girls" to succeed. The author did a great job making the characters totally real and likeable. I felt the emotions that Alex felt in her grief. I recommend this book!

Girl on Point is an incredible, heartbreaking, emotional read. Alexandra Campbell’s life changes after her little sister is killed during a convenience store robbery. With nothing to live for and full of hatred, Alex decides to get close to the gang members who the police believe were the ones involved in the robbery and avenge her sister's death. But joining a gang makes her remember and miss the friendship she had with another person. The high and the rush she gets after doing something illegal makes her want to live again. But the longer she gets immersed in the gang life and hides who she really is, the more the lines blur between loyalty and revenge.

Great plot and all the characters were well developed. The story pulls you in from the beginning and keeps you turning the pages. I highly recommend this book to everyone.

I would like to thank NetGalley and Red Adept Publishing, LLC for supplying a copy of Cheryl Guerriero's "Girl on Point" in exchange for an honest review.

This is a nice quick read. Very emotional, lots of heartbreak and drama. While the main character is a teenager, it doesn't necessarily come off as a YA novel to me. This book deals with serious stuff... our main character doesn't count school and romance among the most important things to her. What's important is her sister, what happened that night... what's important is getting revenge.

Alex enjoys a pretty decent life. Sure, she doesn't always get along with her mom and she has some annoyances. But she is super close to her little sister, she's a talented basketball player, not unpopular at school, her family is comfortably middle class, and she gets to drive around her very own blue Jeep. She's happy... that is until one fateful night after a basketball game in a different town. Her sister is shot and killed in a convenience store after Alex sends her over to buy her a drink. Her life will never be the same.

The police have their suspicions, but no one has been arrested and it's starting to look like no one ever will be. Top suspects are members of a local all-female gang, but they have no evidence and no one is talking. That's when Alex comes up with an insane idea: she will prove who did it herself. She convinces her dad she's headed to basketball camp, and her mother no longer cares about anything at all so she's not a problem. Now all there is to do is alter her appearance a bit and try to fit into a very different neighborhood and get in with that gang. The question is: can she find evidence without being found out or losing herself to a different kind of life?

I really enjoyed this one, it was a bit of escapism. It's pretty fast-moving and holds your attention. Prepare to feel for characters you never thought you would have and fear for others. A problem I had with it was the slang that was used. I understand not wanting to use the newest terms because they might not hold up over time and you want the book to remain relevant, but a lot of it was dated and sometimes overused. "Yo" is used way too much here. But I do understand that you have to walk a fine line between relevancy and readability with dialogue like that. I'd recommend this one for the addictive storyline and strong characters.

I received a copy of this book from Net Galley and Red Adept Publishing, thank you! My review is honest and unbiased.

I have received this as an ARC book from NetGalley, with in return for an honest review. I wanted to read a fast pass book, when I came across this book on NetGalley it caught my eye instantly. From the first page to the last page it had my attention fully, I never put the book down. It is so good, the story line, to the characters it was never a dull moment n the book. I finished the book in a few hours once I started it. When you read a page you never knew what was going to happen on the next. It kept my interest unlike some other books I have read in the past.
This book kept you defiantly on your tippy toes, because you never knew if something was going to happen to the other girls in the family, Alex the main character has one really important thing in her life and that is her sisters, she doesn't care about anything else other then them, so what happened that night it turned her world upside down.
I will defiantly recommend this book to my sister and others to read as well.

Sit down and strap yourself down folks, because you're about to take a wild ride through the pages of a kind of thriller that will leave you breathlessly wondering what is going to happen next.

Alex is the girl who appears to have it all and in the blink of an eye loses everything she holds dear. Her younger sister is shot dead in a convenience store robbery gone wrong. The police have their suspicions, but are unable to find the evidence to lay charges and it looks as if the perpetrators are going to get away with it. Alex’s family have all but been destroyed since the death of her sister. Her mother is drinking heavily and holds Alex responsible for her sister’s death and her father is drowning in sorrow despite his attempt to keep going with life and clinging to routines and work. Alex herself is battling depression and survivor guilt.

Through impulsive decision making Alex gets hold of the police file on her sister’s murder. Inside she reads the reports and sees the photographs of the girls whom the police suspect. Despite the serious consequences for her future, Alex sets out to change everything about herself and charm her way into the gang that killed her sister and get the evidence the police need so they can bring justice to the whole situation.

In this journey Alex almost loses sight of who she really is as a person and glides seriously close between the lines of acceptable and unacceptable behaviour. There are emotional tussles within her own self as she feels a sort of sympathy for the killers and the lives they have led so far, and yet underneath is a seething hatred and need for revenge. Constantly throughout the book you wonder if Alex has gone a step too far and if she is going to be caught out by this gang. It is truly stomach twisting and there were times when the book had to be closed and a moment taken to calm down and deal with the ramifications apparent in the current situation.

This book looks at themes such as forgiveness, friendship and misguided behaviours to maintain the friendships and love in all its forms. It looks at what the unexpected death of a family member does to the remaining people, looking at the grief that can destroy as effectively as a bullet. There are activities depicted within these pages that are callous, there are actions that are truly jaw dropping and there is a lot of confronting acts. It looks at the power of revenge and wrestles with the rights and wrongs of wanting to take revenge into our own hands.

One negative concern in this book was the use of the term ‘ho’ used as a sisterly teasing word between Alex and Jenny. It seems that feminism is neglected in the decision to use the word ‘ho’, a vulgar and demeaning word used to belittle women in modern society.

Powerful, fast paced, gripping and at times almost painful to read, this short book is a ripping good yarn. It is with eagerness we await Guerriero next book.

Wow what a book. Alex and Jenny are sisters at a basketball game. After the game Alex gets Jenny to go and buy her a drink from a nearby store. That small task cost poor Jenny her life. Unfortunately it was robbed as Jenny got there and she was caught up in it and shot dead. Alex's live changed forever that day. The happy family life she once knew is gone. With no help from the police to catch the culprits involved Alex decides to take drastic action. Stealing the case notes on a visit to the police station Alex decides to do the job herself. You'd think Alex wouldn't want to be anywhere near the gang involved, but she actually moves near to where they live and starts to stalk them. As if this is not enough she then goes one step further and befriends them and gets to join their gang. There are lots of ups and downs along the way with some unexpected outcomes. A fantastic read following Alex's extraordinary journey a must read highly recommend

As the blurb to this book describes, this book deals with the violent loss of a beloved younger sister and the impact it has on her immediate family. Beyond the unmitigated loss, her family feels, there is also an impact on the killer. This author masterfully weaves for us a story that takes us on the journey to discover the ripple effects of a horrific act.

Although I do not normally read these types of books, I was intrigued by the plotline of this book and decided to give it a chance. This book is meant for an adult audience and not for the faint of heart. It uncovers the underbelly of society where drug dealers, misguided and abused youths, and impressionable young adults co-exist and survive the best way they can. Do not judge them until you know their story and motivations. We all are a combination of good and evil, after all. It is how we learn and grow from our experiences that matters in the end.

I am voluntarily reviewing this book. I thank the author for sharing with me a copy of her book.

I've been thinking too much about this book and how to express my personal experience in reading it. Well, lets get started.

First Impression

The description of this books makes me wanna read it because it was not often a character choose the other road, like the road which you deny to move on and still stone head in your current situation. 

Normally most of us are those people who choose to move on, live a life without that person or doing nothing and choose to clog ourselves with lifetime sadness. This story was different, it was indeed a girl with point. Where you just throw yourself in a gang for the sake to find your sister murderer. 

That indeed the main reason that I choose this book, cause it will not be a cliche book. 

The Plot

I deeply in love on how Cheryl potraits Alex, that how the chracter kept asking herself whether the decision she made worth the journey or not. She and even the reader cant predict what will happen next, I mean you are in a gang territory, how bad things gonna be right?

The plot of this book was rather straightforward, it was just the way I'll enjoying it. 

Just... it was not the book that I will re read, because the plot was actually too plain, I have some difficulty in understanding the local accents/words using in communication, since english was not my main language. But I finished it and the ending broke my heart a bit. I never suspect 'that person' to be the culprit. 

Why you should looking up for the book?

It was a straight forward contents, the plot and character was totally fine and okay with me, I just hope there will be a major plot twist, more conflicts and more intimate with the character, that is why I will read more (future) books by you Cheryl. <3

This was a very surprising book and full of raw emotions, I had never heard of the author before so and I wanted something different and Oh Boy this was it. Alex and Jenny are sisters who both play basketball at an away game Alex asks Jenny to go get her a drink from the nearby store but that's where things go very wrong. Jenny is caught up in a robbery at the store and gets shot, Alex is beside herself with guilt and when she thinks the police are doing nothing to catch the shooter she decides to take it into her own hands. Alex gets more and more involved with the gang culture until she realises there is no going back now, how will she bring her sisters killer to justice? you really do need to read it to see if this happens.
Thank you to NetGalley for a copy of the book.