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The Last Girl

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“The Slave Auction.”
“What the heck is the Slave Auction?” I ask.

Jenna Brown has just started her freshman year with her two best friends, Jessica and Daisy. They hear a rumor about the school’s fundraiser called the Slave Auction, where the seniors bid on the hottest freshmen girls and the freshmen get to stay at their house all week! A whole week with the most popular seniors sounds like anyone's dream. Right?

Part One of The Slave Auction Trilogy

First published on Movellas.com

237 pages, Kindle Edition

First published June 22, 2014

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Profile Image for Erica Chilson.
Author 42 books438 followers
August 4, 2014
Erica's donning her editor hat today; be forewarned.

Amazon Prime borrow.

DNF. Automatic 3 stars out of respect.

Reasons for DNF: the writing style (lack of commas was jarring, especially missing after "well" "yes & no" "hey") overuse of the word "well" as the first word in most dialogue, no matter which character was speaking. The inner monologue flowed well(appropriately "comma-ed" in most cases), yet the dialogue was forced, stilted, sounding younger/older than the character.

Also, I couldn't swallow the premise. Maybe if the characters were older (age of consent: 16-18, depending on the state). But NO ONE would allow 17/18/19 yo male seniors to bid on 13/14 yo female children, and force them to sleep in the same room as their "slave" for a week, and do everything they bid.

If you can't drive, are dealing with child labor laws, still have to be reminded to brush your teeth, eat your vegetables, and do your homework, and still suffer with a bedtime....

No parent.

No teacher.

No school district.

No law enforcement agency.... would allow this.

We're talking middle school graduates thrown in with adult males. NFW. Plus, sexual content & juvenile thoughts & speech patterns skeeved me out. (I write Dark Erotica, & Erotic & Contemporary Romance, and I'm not a parent. But EVEN I found this icky)

In no state have these children reached the age of consent. ANY "contact" would result in molestation charges. We are speaking of filing with the town/state with your whereabouts until death, stay so many feet from schools and parks, sexual predators. Touchy-feely Uncle PedoBear status. No school would suffer the liability.

Next: maturity. mentality. Children vs adults. the reason for the above laws, children are easily manipulated by their older peers. As an adult, I recognize the age gap. When I was 18, the thought of 13/14 yo kids made me cringe. They were silly, annoying... and so not "hot". Hell, most, if not all, weren't even through puberty yet. I was an early bloomer targeted by seniors. My friends in 9th grade still looked, acted, and thought, like, well, children... Hormone - fueled children who should stay in their own sandbox/age group (awkward, inexperienced adolescents), NOT with GROWN men.

I get that stereotypical "jocks" aren't known as conversationalists, but wth would they talk about with these kids? nothing much but the thrill of budding frat-boy-date-rapists-in-training, I suspect.

The Last Girl is the "child's" fantasy to be wanted by the "adult", making them worthy. Not a wise decision, imo, with your target audience. I get that it's meant to be light, fluffy, cute, and sexy (that should never be combined when speaking of children) I know readers will think I'm overreacting. We owe our younger readers (boys & girls) MORE! Teach them they are more than what some creep wants from them. (don't teach our boys to be a CREEP) Yes, the book might have shown that by book's end, but since I DNFed, I'll never know. My point, the adults running the show would never allowed the children to be lowered to such a worthless position, even in good fun & for money. No way, no how....

Now Seniors (adults), BOTH Guys AND Girls, participating in a "slave" auction as EQUALS... whole 'nother world, that.

Word of advice to the author, make the age gap smaller (age of consent) so it's no longer predatory, unethical, illegal, and more realistic, and you will gain more readers... I would read it then. Props on the premise, though. Just needs some major tweaks.
Profile Image for Heather Lewis.
45 reviews1 follower
November 13, 2014
If I could rate this as 0 stars, I would.
Though this book is written well for the genre (besides all the grammar errors) I believe it has a truly terrible message.

I was asked to read this book by a friend. She wasn't sure her feelings for it. So when I signed up for kindle Ultimate and got it for free I decided to download it. Not only is it unrealistic to have freshmen girls auctioned off to seniors for a week. It's ridiculous to believe that parents, school officials, and students are okay with letting that happen. It shows girls that guys can just buy them off.

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Noted they have to "sign up" to be apart of this racial and sexist "auction" but as you see with the main character, you can't really get out of it. Which she just made me upset anyway.

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The MC, Jenna Brown, decides to just go with the auction anyway and (excuse my bluntness) says Fuck it Yolo to the entire thing. She falls for multiple guys at the same time, tells herself she won't like them because they will only play her, likes them anyway, gets hurt by them, and then wonders why she ever liked them in the first place.

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All of this is happening while the entire school is like

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Final Note: Young girls are not slaves to men or anyone. This book should never have been written. The author could have written a love story without this "slave auction" bull.
Profile Image for Brenna.
109 reviews4 followers
August 3, 2014
I understand this is a work of fiction but it would NEVER happen in high school. Half the time I tried to believe they were in college but then the stupid high school drama started. This book was a let down and implausible to the extreme.
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63 reviews
October 2, 2014
I can't even believe I finished it. That was true persistence.
Profile Image for Amber .:★Wild Heart Reviews★:..
554 reviews47 followers
January 5, 2016
This book is a YA setting, not something I typically read. For me, the plot long was different and intriguing, which is why I picked it up. It jumps all over the place emotionally, at least, to me it did. It's definitely high school setting in that these kids really have no clue what they want. I did feel like the main character grew in it. Some of the things in it made me laugh, and other times I had to force my attention to finish the book. I don't know if I'll be reading the rest of the series or not.
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1,463 reviews26 followers
July 9, 2015
Okay I gave it 2 stars because I did actually finish it. I'm not sure why I finished it, but I did finish it. I have so many complaints about this story I can guarantee I will skip some because I'll just get tired of writing them down.

The first and foremost biggest issue, have you ever met those people that want to write but aren't really writers because they don't finish things? If you are one you'll probably understand this, if you know one check out a notebook of theirs sometime, or their files. Often they'll be writing a scene and intend to come back to it but when they come back they want to write something else and they forget all about finishing said scene from before. And if you're just writing because you want to write and not actually charging anyone to read your scribblings that is completely okay, it is not okay however to throw said notebook or file on Amazon with a price tag on it and then expect readers not to get pissed off when they paid for it. There are literally passages in this book that leave off mid sentence and the next page is a completely new chapter. Even if the book didn't have a million other issues that in and of itself is going to put it really low on the rating score because you turn the page and you're like okay what, hey what's going on? You restart your kindle hoping it's an error with the machine, but no, the writer really did quit writing the scene mid sentence and pick up somewhere totally new. Considering that I don't really think I need to mention how poorly this was edited, filled with bad grammar, misspellings and wrong words. As in principles are attributes that people have, sort of like morals.(I never said I was the best person at explaining things, but I'm too lazy to copy the actual definition when most people know what it means) The person in charge of a high school is a principal. The principle does not put his head in his hands. The principle is not a person and it doesn't have hands or a head. The above things are basic and when I come across a book with issues as glaringly awful as this one it pisses me off because books like these are the reason that some many indie authors are given a bad name or aren't given a chance at all. The talented people who take the time to both finish and edit their work are constantly dealing with stigmas created by the people throwing things on Amazon that can't be bothered to. When I read a book like this one it normally takes me a while before I'm even willing to take a chance on another indie author because I feel like I just got ripped off by the last one.

Now lets talk the actual story, the premise sounds interesting if barbaric, a slave auction for freshman which involves the seniors bidding on them for charity followed by the freshman girls staying with the seniors for a week. I'm thinking this has to be a new adult novel that occurs in college. I'm picturing it being a fraternity or sorority thing, with funny college antics. Considering the auction supposedly pays for scholarships for the football team that certainly fits with that idea right? NOPE the main character is 14! This auction which not only ignores the historical significance of slavery to a huge part of our popular, but also completely degrades women(since the only ones auctioned are girls) is supposedly a HIGH SCHOOL SANCTIONED event that occurs yearly. UM NO! NO! NO! NO! The characters are minors, and I HAVE a 14 year old daughter, there's no way in HELL that I'd let her be auctioned off for a school function, let alone spend not one week but two sleeping unsupervised at boys houses. And not just 2 weeks at one boys house but one week a piece at two very different boys houses who somehow have thousands of dollars to throw around buying women even though they all attend PUBLIC school. And FYI the school couldn't allow any CHILD to be auctioned without parental permission, nor could they run an event like this without school board approval that would never happen because the whole thing is a lawsuit and bad press waiting to happen.

Most of the characters are extremely underdeveloped and I get that teenagers are hormonal, I've bought ice cream enough when my daughter's been mistreated by a boy she was seeing at school, but she's not going to have depression, probably needs meds, worthy break down over a relationship that didn't even last two weeks. The emotional reactions by these characters are downright ridiculous. Unrealistic doesn't even begin to cover it. Also what kind of school allows for that sort of regular bullying and harassment occurring in the halls? Jenna bounces through guys so fast she could easily compared to the pinball in a pinball machine and this book went in so many different directions that I really can't concisely tell what exactly it was about. Character development is nonexistent and the plot was ludicrous.

I gave this two stars because I finished the book if you can even call it that. Honestly I consider my rating and review generous because if I wanted to spend the time I could really spend hours tearing this half written story apart.
Profile Image for Heather Deluca.
70 reviews
November 6, 2014
I had to stop reading this book less than half way in because it was so ridiculous that it was redonkulous. Young teenage girls are auctioned off to legally adult males to generate money for the school. The girls then spend a week at the guys' houses as their "slaves". No parents have a problem with this? Really? I find the idea that underage girls are being auctioned off as "slaves" creepy, and the fact that all the guys just use it as a means to hook up with the girls only reinforces that feeling.
In addition, the book needed a better proof reader and/or editor because there were a ton of comma and other grammatical errors.
51 reviews
January 14, 2015
Really boring!

Such bad writing, was free but still a waste of time. The story was so ridiculous, a slave auction? Really where the parents don't even need to give permission I don't think so. And she believed academic misconduct really no way people are that slow not even freshman. No going to get started on the problem of everyone dating every one with in 2 weeks. Such poor taste of a topic.
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68 reviews2 followers
June 28, 2014
Very cute book from a young author. Can't wait to read the next in the series.
Profile Image for Karen.
135 reviews1 follower
July 9, 2014
What a great read.. Full of high school drama! It's funny!! the characters are fun, silly and oh soooo dramatic... Jenna, Jessica and Daisy are freshman girls enough said.
Profile Image for Laci .
1,021 reviews
August 25, 2014
This is a really cute high school read.
29 reviews
July 19, 2015
I couldn't belive that these were freshman, they weren't even 15! It was gross
3 reviews
January 16, 2017
5 stars

I enjoy reading The Last Girl (The Slave Auction Trilogy Book 1) and loved it. It's so good fun book.
Profile Image for Carrie Adair.
153 reviews59 followers
October 20, 2014
Jenna, Jessica and Daisy are starting their freshman year of high school. When they learn about the Slave Auction, a fundraiser where the seniors bid on freshman girls and the girls get to stay at the senior's house for a week, Jessica is thrilled but afraid to sign up alone. She drags Jenna into the auction with her. Watch as Jenna becomes involved in the high school drama known as dating and cheating.

I dislike high school drama, and I don't like reading it in fiction. I'm surprised that a school would allow a "slave auction" fundraiser. I'm somewhat annoyed with how many of the seniors in the e-book are dating freshmen. It remains true to high school as far as setting and the maturity level of the characters.

The character development is pretty good. Jenna annoys me the most because of how often she lets it slide that several boys tried to force themselves on her.

I found some formatting, punctuation and homophone errors. I'm not sure whether some of punctuation errors were caused by the Kindle format, but I saw missing quotation marks and some comma splices. One example of the homophone errors is using "principle" when "principal" was intended. More time could have been spent on correcting these before publishing.

Shasteen is an author on Movellas, a web-community for writers (mainly teens and young adults). Movellas featured her newly published e-book on the homepage, so I thought I would try it out. It turned out to be a little better than I thought.

If you want to read a fast-paced contemporary that features typical high school drama, this is the book for you.
Profile Image for Lady Entropy.
1,224 reviews47 followers
September 4, 2016
Paraphrasing the book "What the heck did I just read?"

I mean, seriously. This was a terrible, unbelievable premise. Maybe if it was something students did secretly in order to be accepted, but wow, this read like something a 13 year old wrote for both style, lack of skill and flawed view of how the world works.

Not only were we given constant dialogue and exposition, but it read as incredibly immature and characters changed their minds every ten minutes (from "this is terrible, I'm not taking part of it" to "I am so excited for being the final girl!")

I can't shake the feeling that the author wrote this while very very young, and if it's the case, I urge her to keep writing. This was terrible. The next book will be a little less terrible, and it's by becoming slowly and slowly better than one can become a good writer. This reads as a valiant if bad first effort for a very young author, and I swear, I hope it is, otherwise, I will have to find a way to give this book negative stars.
3 reviews
July 1, 2015
The Last...Wow!

This book is really good and can capture the readers attention before they even get to the second page!
1)One thing I find weird though is that the parents of the seniors seem to be okay with them. Bringing girls home from an event called THE SLAVE AUCTION and the girls are freshmen.
2)I love how in the end she ended up being with the guy she liked in the first place and that he liked her back
3)I also love how this book shows how gullible people can be during first love and how the author showed that but invited it in a whole new situation
4)one thing I was confused about was as soon as she became last girl guys decided they wanted to buy her if they did not notice her before what got them to notice her then. was it the title LAST GIRL
Profile Image for Arlene.
10 reviews2 followers
August 27, 2014
14 YEARS OLD

14 YEARS OLD

it was a good book kept me going it was all around this center of freshman and another of seniors
drinking was involved, no the dirty
the kisses but then theirs this grinding part and I'm like your 14 omggg cause I'm the same age I can't imagine that happening to me but u know this generation and the best friends their were kind of shallow like I will read it in a mean girls voice one time and it fit perfectly so that says something
20 reviews1 follower
June 3, 2015
this book was a holiday read. it was about the typical high school setting with seniors hating the freshman, except for these two weeks that are called the auction. the senior boys bid on the freshman girls and if you "buy" a girl they get to stay with for two weeks. most of the girls want to bid on, except one, but her best friend puts her in the running. she ends up getting picked, and turns out to love the whole idea so the boy and her become tight, then dating, then....
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
Profile Image for Traci.
244 reviews8 followers
September 10, 2014
This book is cute. The story line is not believable, the fact that they would have a slave auction, but isn't that the point of young adult books. There were errors throughout the text.

I enjoyed the characters and their personalities. It was interesting to find out how much Jenna and Luke have in common. I am looking forward to reading the next book.
3 reviews
August 16, 2014
While it's true that the events that set this story in motion would never really have happened in a high school, the drama that ensued kept me completely engaged. Even the spelling and grammar errors that fill the Kindle version didn't detract.
Profile Image for Ariana Mcgee.
9 reviews1 follower
December 26, 2015
Very dramatic!

I found this book to be fairly plotless. The main character seemed really flaky to me. There were some cute parts but this book is all about the drama. So, if you're in the mood for something cheesy about relationships you might like it.
Profile Image for Danielle.
22 reviews1 follower
July 4, 2015
Not for me

The premise just seemed to unrealistic and I really did not care for the age difference that was going on. Also, I found Jenna to be a bit of a brat. The writing was ok.
Profile Image for Antayzha Tay tay.
2 reviews
April 25, 2015
Great

I Loved This Book Shasteens Mix Of Drama And In My Opinion Overly Controversial Characters As Well As New Spins On A Traditional Storyline Make It A Great Read. I Strongly Recommend It.
Profile Image for Alma Matias .
156 reviews2 followers
May 24, 2015
I partly enjoyed it even though it's unrealistic for freshman in high school, at first I was barely, even paying attention and thought they were in college, my mind just made it more believable to get into. So, in total it was ok-ish.
1 review
June 28, 2015
Amazing read!

This book is so interesting, it keeps you guessing what is going to happen next. The Last Girl keeps you engaged until the very last sentence. Perfect for long nights at home.
Profile Image for Karen.
385 reviews
July 23, 2015
I already did a long review of this book. I'm not sure why it didn't save. Jenna finds out she is on a list that says she is the prettiest girl in her freshman class. Since she was chosen she has to be placed up for auction to be a slave for a week to the senior that bids the highest.
3 reviews
August 11, 2016
I love this book!!!! I don't care what ANYONE say this is a awesome book!!! I seriously can't wait for the second one!!! don't listen to the bad comments who cares what they say there are a lot of people who love it just like me!!
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4 reviews33 followers
June 27, 2014
Amazing

a four star rating is alright for this book because the people I was voting for to be heiress at the end weren't the heroes
179 reviews28 followers
June 28, 2014
A must read for YA
This is an excellent YA book!!! Typical young teens living their lives only for themselves.
Really cute puppy loves!
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