Originally Posted On The Sassy Book Geek 
 3.5 Stars 
 So of course I was really pumped for this book since I LOVED the author's debut novel "Daughters Unto Devils" ( full review here), but while I enjoyed this book it just wasn't as good as the debut book. Still a very solid read though especially if you're a YA horror lover! 
 The Plot 
 My biggest problem with this book (and why it didn't get a 4 or 5 star rating) was that the beginning of the story was extremely slow paced and kind of boring. There really wasn't any real creepiness, horror, or gore at all in the beginning of the book but it had ALL of that within the last 50 pages or so. Honestly, the ending was what made reading the whole book worth it! It was fucked up and weird in the best and creepiest way possible, I wish I could say more but I can't without spoiling it! There's also a bit of mystery towards the end as well that made the atmosphere a little more eerie. 
 Speaking of the ending it is open-ended and I thought it was the perfect way to end it. I feel in horror books open endings really work, the add that much more to the creep-factor because you don't know what REALLY happened or what will happen afterwards...... I personally loved that it was open-ended because of that reason and it was just like "Daughters Unto Devils" in this manner. 
 Women (as the title hints at) play a very important and big part in this book as well, basically any and all men are useless side characters and the women hold all the power and sway. Of course I'm going to say this is a plus! 
 There also is some representation of mental illness in the form of cutting, Lucy (the MC) does cut herself. However, even though I have zero personal experience with people who do cut themselves I felt that the matter was kind of brushed over in this book. It plays a pretty big part in Lucy's life and yet it never really gets an attention. I just felt it should have been a little bit bigger of an issue with the characters.... 
 The writing was sort of just "meh", nothing too spectacular. I felt it was better in her other book "Daughters Unto Devils". 
 A HUGE plus for this book is the fact that there is no absolutely zero romance. That's right there is no romance in this YA book, and isn't that refreshing? 
 The Characters 
 There was not a whole lot of character development but that's to be expected with a book that's only 278 pages long. I didn't really connect with Lucy or any of the other characters, I felt really distant from what was happening to them. Lucy did have her moments where she stuck up for herself and her family and yelled at some of those arrogant country club people but for the most part she was just okay. 
 Not to mention I LOATHED Lucy's dad with a fiery burning passion, talk about worst dad ever! He basically shows zero emotion towards his own daughter and ignores her when she comes to him about things. It really ticked me off so I thought it was worth mentioning. 
 In Conclusion 
 Overall I did enjoy reading this book although it was a little painful to get through the beginning but ultimately that ending is worth it! I don't think this one was as good as "Daughters Unto Devils" though but I will still read anything Lukavics comes out with. 
 What I Liked: 
 -THAT ENDING!!!! 
 -Women play a big part in the plot and men are useless side characters 
 -ZERO romance 
 What I Didn't Like: 
 -Not a lot of character development (hated Lucy's dad!) 
 -Up until the last 50 or so pages is slow and a bit boring 
 -The writing is "meh" 
 Recommend? 
 Even though I didn't like this one as much as "Daughters Unto Devils" (which I highly recommend checking out) it is still a pretty good book and the ending is insane! If you're looking for a short YA horror book with zero romance to distract from the creepiness this one is for you! I definitely do recommend at least checking this book out.