I’ve got a lot of thoughts about this book. I don’t think I enjoyed it that much but it had a ton of potential which is why I stuck with it. 

The themes of decay of parts of the US and how the youth bear the majority of this are fascinating. Some of the horror scenes are great.

But the book feels weirdly feminist in a way that feels false. The young men of this town bear the burden of the decay just as much as the young women do. Additionally the writing is very half baked. Just endless cliches. And the main character is pretty insufferable. Also find another word that isn’t girls. It’s very infantilizing for the point to be that everyone else is trying to control these women.