This is a hard graphic novel to rate for me. There's a lot of poignancy and well-meant subtext surrounding girls discovering what society is like for women and how easy it can be to fall prey to internalized misogyny and tearing each other down, but at the same time, I don't think any of it is addressed clearly enough for the target demographic. If this were a graphic novel geared towards adults or the older YA range, I wouldn't think twice about the fact that nobody really calls Rose out on calling other girls "sluts" and saying that it's "their fault" for being abused, but I don't think it's entirely safe to hand a book this vague to a middle-grade or early YA reader (which is the group I think this story most strongly appeals to, but that could just be me!) and to simply assume that they'll understand the tongue-in-cheek meanings the creators tried to present.

On a less serious note, I also went with 3 stars because, while the art is lovely, the plot is mostly extremely boring.