Debut novel, Girl Country by Jacqueline Vogtman, takes readers on an emotional journey through 11 short stories exploring the inner struggles of young girls and women, past, present and future. The stories span multiple genres and characters exploring identity, relationships and the search for belonging.

The pace of the book was interesting. My experience, I felt that you got enough to process, take a breath and reflect. Some stories left me invested wanting to know more and others just left me to accept as is. Some of the stories, the weight of the narrative was felt. I appreciated the balance of sensitivity and compassion for those moments giving them a redemptive quality to find hope out of despair.

Overall, this was an interesting read giving you a mixed bag of genres to dive into. One of them didn’t catch my attention as the rest but I enjoyed the experience of the book outside of that as a whole.

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