My Reaction in a Nutshell: 
 Intense. 
 The Long Version: 
 Wow. Courtney Summers has done it again. The first book by Summers I read was All the Rage (a book about rape culture and bullying) and after reading it I knew that I wanted to read some more by Summers. I grabbed Some Girls Are from my library after I was aimlessly wandering the shelves. It is the only Summers book my library are and after the West Ashley high school controversy I knew I had to grab it. I feel like I put the whole "I rarely read contemporary books so don't hate me if I suck at reviewing it" disclaimer at the beginning of all of my contemporary book reviews. But I don't feel compelled to do it this time. Some Girls Are was fast-paced and I never felt bored while reading it. Some Girls Are was intense. I didn't want to put it down and devoured the book in one sitting. 
 This book was sad. The bullying in it is extreme and makes me incredibly glad that I was never part of the "upper food chain" in high school. Some Girls Are starts with a party. Something terrible happens and Regina (the main character) leaves terrified, traumatized, and incredibly upset. She goes to the only sober person she can think of. Come Monday, Regina is out of the "Fearsome Fivesome." Her former best friend, Anna, thinks that Regina slept with her boyfriend--and doesn't believe Regina when she tries to tell Anna the truth--and Anna is out for revenge. 
 As I said before, this book is intense. The bullying is extreme. I never thought that people could be so evil in high school. I'm glad that Summers included cyber-bullying. Some of the older books that deal with bullying don't include them and it can feel dated. But by her including it, it helped the book feel more realistic for my generation. 
 I felt torn between if I liked the romance or if I didn't. At times it felt cliched, other times it felt real and sweet. In the same way that at times the book's intensity felt like a Lifetime movie. Not necessarily in a bad way, but it was very intense. I loved the character Michael, and I wished that Liz had a bigger role. I can see why this book could be used in a school setting. There are many excellent things people can discuss: bullying, underage drinking, drug use, rape culture, sexual assault, eating disorders, forgiveness, depression, etc. This book would've been great for students to discuss and it--for me at least--would've been more entertaining and relatable than other mandatory high school reads. I'm sad that it is no longer apart of West Ashley's high school. My favorite quote from the book: 
 "Everything inside you goes into saying the word once, but sorry is the kind of word the person you say it to always wants to hear twice." (page 103) Honestly, in some ways it is incredibly hard for me to describe the book with any word besides intense. Some Girls Are was short, fast-paced, sad, and an excellent summer read. For the most part I enjoyed Some Girls Are; however, the ending was pretty abrupt. I was going through a reading slump when I went to my library hoping for something to jump out of the shelves and Some Girls Are was the perfect book for it. Especially after a string of DNFs. I definitely recommend for people who want a quick read. 
 TRIGGER WARNINGS: SA/attempted R, underage drinking/drug use, bullying, cyber-bullying, eating disorders, self-harm, suicide attempt reference, suicide/self-harm joke, depression