The Girls was a decent book that had a pretty interesting plot and characters that seemed real due to their thoughts, dialogue, and actions. I found it surprising how there were only girls in the book. Sure, Mary's boyfriend was cheating on her with Amber, but he never actually appeared in the story. The ending was decisively the best part. I also liked how Peggy always thought of recipes when she was stressed, and overall, this was an acceptable book. It was attention-grabbing enough to read once, but perhaps not good enough to read again and again. At first, it was difficult to distinguish the characters since there were so many. It was a pretty good book, but definitely not on the same level as Stephenie Meyer's Twilight, Cassandra Clare's City of Bones, or Meg Cabot's Princess Diaries. It's a worthwhile quick, easy read, but not an outstanding book, nor will it be a bestseller.