CURRENTLY READING (#56): THE FEMALE OF THE SPECIES by MINDY MCGINNIS

"You see it in all animals - the female of the species is more deadly than the male. - Except humans."

"But boys will be boys, our favorite phrase that excuses so many things, while the only thing we have for the opposite gender is women, said with disdain and punctuated with an eye roll."

Official Trailer

"Do no harm. Be nice. You catch more flies with honey than vinegar.
But what if I don’t want to catch the flies? What if I’d rather see them swatted?"

Facts:

Title: The Female of the Species

Author: Mindy McGinnis

Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books

First Publication Date: 20 September 2016

Format: Paperback

Pages: 341

Goodreads Rating: 4.23

Genres: Young Adult, Contemporary, Mystery, Thriller...

First Lines

"This is how I kill someone. 

I learn his habits, I know his schedule. It is not difficult. His life consists of quick stops at the dollar store for the bare minimum of things required to keep his ragged cycle going, his hat pulled down over his eyes so as not to be recognized. 

But he is. It’s a small town."

Synopsis: 

Alex Craft knows how to kill someone. And she doesn’t feel bad about it.

Three years ago, when her older sister, Anna, was murdered and the killer walked free, Alex uncaged the language she knows best—the language of violence. 

While her own crime goes unpunished, Alex knows she can’t be trusted among other people. Not with Jack, the star athlete who wants to really know her but still feels guilty over the role he played the night Anna’s body was discovered. And not with Peekay, the preacher’s kid with a defiant streak who befriends Alex while they volunteer at an animal shelter. Not anyone.

As their senior year unfolds, Alex’s darker nature breaks out, setting these three teens on a collision course that will change their lives forever.

"Some might think me too harsh. But some men should be marked. I’m fit for that task."