There are no happy endings here, but the ending was a necessary one. Upon finishing this book I needed to sit quietly, for a while, and process it. But this is a world that doesn’t allow people to deviate from the plan. Reminiscent, in parts, of Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale, Kazuo Ishiguro’s Never Let Me Go and Mean Girls O’Neill brilliantly captures the voices of insecure teenagers who regardless of what is going on around them are trying to find their way in the world. The other students turn on isabel and delight in using her weight gain against her. freida can’t understand what is happening to her friend, but she is also secretly pleased that she outranks isabel for once. Her chance of being chosen as a companion may be at stake. Isabel begins to put on weight, something which doesn’t fit the ‘ideal’ that the eves must live up too. The choosing ceremony is approaching and every girl is vying for a place as a companion. In their 16th and final year at boarding school things begin to change. They have been created for men and face a life spent living as a companion, a concubine or a chastity. Set in a future where girls are taught how to serve and please men, Only Ever Yours is a sharply written portrayal of teenage girls and the role of women in society.įreida and isabel (their names aren’t capitalised in the book) are best friends.
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