Across the world, teen girls are realizing they have a power. Sharing the 'secret' via social media and demonstration, the power dynamic of the world vastly shifts in rapid fashion. Their power can hurt, can kill, can force a man to have an erection. Young girls can reactivate the power in older women, and some few can even use it to heal.

Alderman's concept is thrilling and she explores through the eyes of four characters in alternating POVs that are a bit uneven in character development and overall interest. I did not really enjoy the way the book began and ended, as a series of letters between a fictionalized Alderman and a male author and I wish she would have embraced or gotten rid of the "documentary" style vignettes that were peppered throughout the story.

Despite my personal issues with the style of the book, I highly recommend! I can definitely see this being adapted for a film or mini-series.