Revoking my 5 stars because what the absolute fuck is this series.

Not only is this peak white 'i am woman, hear me roar' feminism bullshit but also, and more strangely, the big plot twist is nonsensical and effectively cheapens an already shallow, endlessly-regurgitated message on feminism (

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It's later revealed that the girls in Innovations Academy are AI robots specifically engineered to men's pleasure and tailored to their respective investor's desires. I need to know: WHY? Why are these supposed advocates for women's rights... not even human? And I'm being told that these AI robots want to dismantle the patriarchy and burn down the whole world in the name of feminism? What does feminism (aka equal rights for all people) even mean to a bunch of robots? Surely, I'm not the only one baffled by this logic.

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Moreover, trans and nonbinary folk exist and are also victims of the patriarchy. This "feminist" series does a disservice by never even acknowledging them. The last book, Girls with Rebel Souls, was released in 2021 - but this entire series feels like it was written in 2000s. Gross. I hate it.