Factory Girls by Michelle Gallen Blurb from Goodreads : It is the summer of 1994. In a small town on the Irish border Maeve and her two friends have just secured summer jobs in the local shirt factory. They plan to make as much money as they can while waiting for their A Level results before getting out of town and away to the UK. As the summer progresses and the marching season begins, tensions in the factory start to rise between the Catholic and Protestant workforce and events escalate putting Maeve's chance of escape in jeopardy. My Review: I did not know what to expect when I started this book and I'm so glad I didn't -- it allowed me to fully be submersed in this world immediately. This felt so raw, so real and also completely irreverent. It is honest, tragic, and also hopeful. I really believe everyone should read this book -- it will make you think of the world in a new way and, particularly, Northern Ir
Considering all books . . .kind of. I review mostly contemporary adult, NA and YA but if it's a great paranormal, fantasy, dystopian, etc., I will read it!