Review: Revenge of the Sluts by Natalie Walton

 



**Disclaimer: I received a free electronic ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.**
Genre:  YA, Contemporary, Mystery, Thriller
Release Date: February 2, 2021  
Description:
"Double standards are about to get singled out.

In this stunning debut, author Natalie Walton tackles privacy and relationships in the digital age.
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.
In tracking down leads, Eden is shocked to discover not everyone agrees the students are victims. Some people feel the girls "brought it on themselves." Even worse, the school’s administration seems more concerned about protecting its reputation than its students.

With the anonymous sender threatening more emails, Eden finds an unlikely ally: the seven young women themselves. Banding together to find the perpetrator, the tables are about to be turned. The Slut Squad is fighting back!"

The premise of the story revolves around the concept of revenge porn and the double standard of it all. The girls who were targeted are labeled as sluts, while the guys who share the pictures without consent or partake in worse activities are able to leave unscathed. The story has good intentions by having a third-party be the narrator, Eden, who is part of the school paper to report on the school scandal. She aims to bring the victims justice as the girls continue to get ridiculed and the school administration does next to nothing to protect them. 

The thing is about the story is that while the concept is good, the execution wasn't so much. Most of the characters are forgettable and even Eden, the protagonist is bland at times. I admire her strong sense of justice on this important matter, but the execution of the storytelling was rather dry. The story spends much of it building up to the revelation, unveiling the perpetrator behind the scandal. When I reached that point of the story I was confused because there weren't any indicators that I noticed that indicated them as being a suspect; even their motive lacked sense. The ending was just very anticlimactic and rushed. 

Overall, the message of the story is empowering, but it could've been executed better. 

Overall rating:  2.75/5

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