The Wilderness of Girls
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The entire sequence of events leading up to the rape is shown, but the crime itself is not described in any detail. Rather, the character dissociates from the situation entirely, and the chapter ends there.
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It's implied through the book, but from Chapter 38 onward, it's explicitly stated and (kinda) shown. A character was sexually assaulted by their stepbrother as a minor, and while the act itself is never shown, it's presented in a fade-to-black matter in a section called "NYC", between the end of Chapter 38 and the start of Chapter 39. Several characters express their disapproval of the stepbrother's actions. The character ends up getting a temporary restraining order against him.
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It's suspected by people at first that Mother was pedophilic towards the Wild Girls, but this is explicitly mentioned to be false.
There is a scene between a character and their assaulter/stepbrother, where the character points out they have a seven-year age gap. The character is 16 in this scene (and also in the rest of the book), making the assaulter 23.
There is a scene between a character and their assaulter/stepbrother, where the character points out they have a seven-year age gap. The character is 16 in this scene (and also in the rest of the book), making the assaulter 23.
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After finding a dead body, Rhi vomits.
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Is a minor sexualized?
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C38
It's implied that other characters in the story sexualize Rhi, although this is clearly not endorsed by the author herself. A 16-year-old Rhi pressures herself to act mature in a going-away party her stepbrother Kevin throws, and he buys a dress for her to wear that makes her look more like an adult.
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It's a common theme throughout the book. Rhi, Verity, and Grace all have to worry about physical, mental, and emotional abuse as minors.
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Is there excessive gore?
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Whether the gore is excessive or not is up to you, but there certainly is gore present. There's a case of cannibalism described in detail within Chapter 14, and then someone later sees blood splatters on the road in Chapter 28.
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Is an animal abandoned?
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The Wild Girls are being protected by a duo of wolves, who leave as Rhi takes them to the hospital. This is the closest thing to animal abandonment I can think of, but the wolves leave of their own accord and end up being alright.
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Oblivienne commits suicide in Chapter 28 after a long mental spiral. Rhi finds her body and calls 911, and the grief from the suicide is mentioned throughout the rest of the book.
There is another attempt by Rhi in Chapter 43, though she doesn't explicitly want to kill herself - she just wants to escape her life. She is saved before she dies, however.
There is another attempt by Rhi in Chapter 43, though she doesn't explicitly want to kill herself - she just wants to escape her life. She is saved before she dies, however.
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All the Wild Girls are minors, as evidenced by the fact they are all sent to foster homes after being found by Rhi. Oblivienne was still a minor when she killed herself.
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The girls commit cannibalism in Chapter 14. A blood splatter in the middle of the road is mentioned in Chapter 28.
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Is there throat mutilation?
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Two people, Verity and Rhi, get choked in Chapters 35 and 39 respectively, leaving bruises on their necks. Verity's choking is shown, while Rhi's is only implied.
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Is there ableist language or behavior?
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Although Grace never says it to Verity, she thinks of her (at first) as "a freak in need of more care and education and rehabilitation than Grace can wrap her mind around" as a result of her odd upbringing.
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Are there bugs?
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C28
They're mentioned in the section "Wolves in the Storm", after Chapter 28. They bite the Wild Girls and the castle/tree they live within.
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Is there cannibalism?
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The Wild Girls eat Mother's body to mourn his death, so that he could always be with them.
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Are needles/syringes used?
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A syringe is used on Oblivienne (and presumably the other wild girls) to sedate her.
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Is someone eaten?
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The Wild Girls eat Mother's body to mourn his death, so that he could always be with them.
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Is a mentally ill person violent?
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After being swarmed by reporters at the hospital, the Wild Girls attack them in an attempt at self-defense and are ultimately sedated.
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Is there gun violence?
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It's mentioned in Chapter 12 as Rhi tries getting the Wild Girls accustomed to their new life, but never actually happens within the book.
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Is someone drugged?
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The Wild Girls get sedated by hospital staff after attacking news reporters that were swarming them.
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
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C27
Not those exact words, but Oblivienne writes in her journal, "All I know is that I do not want to live in a world where that image of Mother in the super market [sic] is real."
In Chapter 28, the thought "I do not want to live in a world where Mother lied to us" is repeated in Oblivienne's head as well.
In Chapter 28, the thought "I do not want to live in a world where Mother lied to us" is repeated in Oblivienne's head as well.
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Does someone suffer from PTSD?
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Rhi suffers from C-PTSD. It's not explicitly said that this is what she has in the story, although she shows plenty of symptoms. The book's trigger warnings page include depictions of C-PTSD within it.
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Is there a mental institution scene?
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The wild girls go to the psych ward after getting checked for physical injuries.
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Is someone gaslighted?
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C37
At the end of Chapter 37, a character receives an email from their stepbrother where he tries manipulating them into thinking they're just imagining his sexual assault of them.
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Does the abused become the abuser?
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Is someone restrained?
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Rhi's hands are pinned while Kevin assaults her.
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Does someone drown?
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Rhi nearly drowns in a river after jumping in it, but is brought back.
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Does a parent die?
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C29
Rhi's mom has been dead since before the start of the book, but it's only at the end of Chapter 29 when Rhi confesses how her mother died (from a drunk driver and the resulting car crash). This is told, not shown.
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Does someone break a bone?
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Sunder ends up with broken bones as a result of getting stuck in a bear trap in Chapter 4, and she also sprains her ankle as a result of slipping down a hill in Chapter 43.
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People in general attempt to uncover the "true" identities of the Wild Girls, as well as those of their possible biological families.
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Is someone beaten up by a bully?
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Not by a bully, but characters are definitely beat up by parents multiple times.
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Does a family member die?
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Rhi's mom has been dead since before the start of the book. She's mentioned throughout the story as an important influence.
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C35
Verity gets into a fight with her stepfather and is choked out, leaving two clear bruises on her neck. A few chapters later, in Chapter 39, this brings back a memory of Rhi also having bruises on her neck due to an assault on her.
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Does a car crash?
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In Chapter 29, Rhi drafts an email where she blames herself for both Oblivienne's death and her mother's. She reveals that her mother had tried to take her and escape her father, only for their car to get hit by a "drunk asshole" who ran a red light. Rhi's mother did not survive this ordeal.
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Someone's stepfather is found to abuse alcohol, and this culminates in a fight in Chapter 35.
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Rhi dissociates several times throughout the book, often due to flashbacks. These trances are mentioned by others around her. She also disassociates from her previous identity (Eden), blocking out the trauma she experienced as Eden by acting as if they were two different people.
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Is there screaming?
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The Wild Girls howl together on multiple occasions, which may or may not count as screaming. There are also several scenes where people are yelling at each other.
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Is religion discussed?
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The concern is repeatedly brought up that Mother may have been a cult leader trying to get the Wild Girls to bend to his beliefs.
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Does someone fall to their death?
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Oblivienne, one of the Wild Girls, commits suicide by falling from her foster home's rooftop.
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Is there a hospital scene?
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The Wild Girls enter a hospital to be examined in Chapter 5, and they all leave it in Chapter 12.
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Are there dislocations?
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No, but there is a broken bone in Chapter 4 and a sprain in Chapter 43.
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Does someone fall down stairs?
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C43
Sunder falls down a hill and sprains her ankle, but nobody falls down stairs.
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Is someone kidnapped?
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Verity was abducted as an very young child by a friend of her mother's, which her twin sister Grace remembers in detail.
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Is there a shower scene?
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C5
As the Wild Girls get to the hospital, they are led to a shower where they clean themselves off. Since they've never showered before, the nurses give them instructions on how to shower and then help them get dressed afterwards.
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Are there underwater scenes?
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C44
There's only one, when Rhi jumps into the river portal in Chapter 43 and sees visions of her past and future in Chapter 44.
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Is there obscene language/gestures?
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It's not too often, but characters do say curse words a varying number of times throughout the book.
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Does someone have a mental illness?
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Oblivienne deals with depression which takes her life, and Rhi deals with C-PTSD.
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The Wild Girls are sedated by hospital staff after attacking news reporters that were swarming them.
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Is there incarceration?
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Eden's father gets arrested for a multitude of crimes, right in front of his wife and daughter.
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Are there natural bodies of water?
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Mother shares a prophecy with the Wild Girls, which states they will jump through a portal in a body of water. This portal will open up during a lunar eclipse. Later, in Chapter 43, the Wild Girls, Rhi, and Grace go to a river to find this portal.
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Is someone homeless?
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The Wild Girls technically have a home, but that home was a hollowed-out tree in the middle of the forest until they encountered Rhi.
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Is there copaganda?
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Whenever cops get involved within events in the book, they make things more difficult. They also work against the main characters, taking the side of an abuser rather than a victim and trying to separate said victim from her friends and family, but this fails.
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C38
A stepbrother sexually assaults his stepsister. The stepsister later gets a temporary restraining order.
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Is there shaving/cutting?
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C31
In Chapter 31, Rhi and the remaining Wild Girls shave their heads (though the shaving itself is only mentioned) as part of a grieving process for Oblivienne.
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Is reality unstable or unhinged?
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Throughout the book, Rhi and the Wild Girls struggle with the stories the prophet "Mother" has told them, as well as discerning whether they are real or simply his delusions. It's never explicitly stated by anyone whether these stories are real or not, and the focus is more on how the culmination of these stories brought the girls closer together.
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Does the black guy die first?
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The one black girl within the Wild Girls (Epiphanie) lives throughout the entire book.
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C38
Not a consensual one. Rhi, a 16-year-old, is assaulted by her stepbrother Kevin, a 23-year-old.
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Is an infant abducted?
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Verity and Grace have a conversation where Grace recounts the memory of seeing Verity be abducted from her crib by one of their mother's friends.
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Is a child abandoned by a parent?
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When Eden's father gets arrested, her stepmother Vera abandons her in favor of an extensive vacation.
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Eden's stepmother Vera has an eating disorder, and she forces it onto Eden as well. Eden ultimately recovers from it with the help of her Uncle Jimmy. Grace has a similar issue.
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