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NetGalley Review of Girl’s Girl

Posted on May 26, 2026February 8, 2026 by caritagardiner
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title: Girl's Girl

author: Sonia Feldman

publisher: The Dial Press

publication date: June 2, 2026

pages: 256

peppers: 3 (on this scale)

warnings:

  • alcohol and drunkenness
  • vomit

summary: Mina, Eleanor, and Margaret have a tight friendship that gets rocked to its core when Eleanor and Mina kiss, and when Mina's protective mother grounds her for three weeks of the summer. Told from Mina's point of view, this novel explores friendship and love in many forms.

tropes:

  • friends to lovers
  • three best friends
  • coming of age
  • firsts
  • learning one's sexuality

what I liked:

  • mother-daughter relationship
  • descriptions of friendship
  • what they say and what they can't say

what I didn’t like:

  • n/a

overall rating: 5 (of 5 stars)

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