Scout's Honor
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Summary
Prudence Perry is a third-generation Ladybird Scout who must battle literal （and figurative） monsters and the weight of her legacy in this YA paranormal perfect for fans of Stranger Things and Buffy the Vampire Slayer。
Sixteen-year-old Prudence Perry is a legacy Ladybird Scout， born to a family of hunters sworn to protect humans from mulligrubs―interdimensional parasites who feast on human emotions like sadness and anger。 Masquerading as a prim and proper ladies' social organization， the Ladybirds brew poisons masked as teas and use knitting needles as daggers， at least until they graduate to axes and swords。
Three years ago， Prue’s best friend was killed during a hunt， so she kissed the Scouts goodbye， preferring the company of her punkish friends lovingly dubbed the Criminal Element much to her mother and Tía Lo’s disappointment。 However， unable to move on from her guilt and trauma， Prue devises a risky plan to infiltrate the Ladybirds in order to swipe the Tea of Forgetting， a restricted tincture laced with a powerful amnesia spell。
But old monster-slaying habits die hard and Prue finds herself falling back into the fold， growing close with the junior scouts that she trains to fight the creatures she can’t face。 When her town is hit with a mysterious wave of demons， Prue knows it’s time to confront the most powerful monster of all: her past。
Sixteen-year-old Prudence Perry is a legacy Ladybird Scout， born to a family of hunters sworn to protect humans from mulligrubs―interdimensional parasites who feast on human emotions like sadness and anger。 Masquerading as a prim and proper ladies' social organization， the Ladybirds brew poisons masked as teas and use knitting needles as daggers， at least until they graduate to axes and swords。
Three years ago， Prue’s best friend was killed during a hunt， so she kissed the Scouts goodbye， preferring the company of her punkish friends lovingly dubbed the Criminal Element much to her mother and Tía Lo’s disappointment。 However， unable to move on from her guilt and trauma， Prue devises a risky plan to infiltrate the Ladybirds in order to swipe the Tea of Forgetting， a restricted tincture laced with a powerful amnesia spell。
But old monster-slaying habits die hard and Prue finds herself falling back into the fold， growing close with the junior scouts that she trains to fight the creatures she can’t face。 When her town is hit with a mysterious wave of demons， Prue knows it’s time to confront the most powerful monster of all: her past。
Reviews
Tamikan
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This was really good！ Interesting concept and likeable characters。 I would have liked the ending a little more fleshed out， but maybe she's leaving it open for more。 This was really good！ Interesting concept and likeable characters。 I would have liked the ending a little more fleshed out， but maybe she's leaving it open for more。 。。。more
Rachael
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DNF
Mark
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Described as girl scouts meet Buff the Vampire Slayer， and that's not off。 More fun than I expected and really enjoyed this monster hunting world they created。 Superfun YA book Described as girl scouts meet Buff the Vampire Slayer， and that's not off。 More fun than I expected and really enjoyed this monster hunting world they created。 Superfun YA book 。。。more
Jay G
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Want to see more bookish things from me？ Check out my Youtube channel: https://www。youtube。com/channel/UCfer。。。*I received a copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for my honest review*Prudence Perry is a Ladybird Scout， taking after her mother。 The Ladybirds are a secret society who fight mulligrubs， intergalactic parasites who are created from and feed off human emotions。 If fed enough， they turn carnivorous and feed off the humans themselves。 After an attack that ends in the death o Want to see more bookish things from me？ Check out my Youtube channel: https://www。youtube。com/channel/UCfer。。。*I received a copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for my honest review*Prudence Perry is a Ladybird Scout， taking after her mother。 The Ladybirds are a secret society who fight mulligrubs， intergalactic parasites who are created from and feed off human emotions。 If fed enough， they turn carnivorous and feed off the humans themselves。 After an attack that ends in the death of her best friend， Prudence quit the Ladybirds and was diagnosed with PTSD and anxiety。 When she is asked by her mother to train three new recruits of the Ladybirds， Prudence reluctantly agrees。 I was initially drawn to this book because I was a girl scout as a child， so I thought the concept of this book sounded really fun！ The idea of different monster grubs feeding on different human emotions was an interesting concept， and I was intrigued to see how it was going to play out in the end。 Unfortunately， I just found this book to be very average in my opinion and a bit sloppily executed。 There wasn't anything about it that made it jump out to me， I didn't love it， but I also didn't hate it。 I did enjoy how different each mulligrub was， and learning more about how each one came into existence。 I like how this explored family obligations and parental expectations as well。 I also liked getting to know that "babybirds" and their unique personalities。 They were super supportive of one another， and I really enjoyed their growing friendships with one another。 I really disliked Prudence's mother， as well as her Aunt， they made me so angry on multiple occasions with the way they treated Prudence， especially in regard to her trauma。 They actively went against what her therapist suggested and basically tried to reinforce the idea that everything was in Prudence's head， all while belittling and embarrassing her any chance they got。 Will say that I adore this cover though。 。。。more
Mary Warren
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I really wish they had books like this when I was growing up。 It is a fun fantasy YA about a group of girls who are basically slayers。 There are these grubs that are basically energy suckers and this group of girls drinks a special tea that gives them the gift of sight for these grubs and they find them and kill them。 The story and the world-building were very enjoyable， I enjoyed being swept away into this world。 But we all know Fat Girls in Fiction so I have to touch on the fat representation， I really wish they had books like this when I was growing up。 It is a fun fantasy YA about a group of girls who are basically slayers。 There are these grubs that are basically energy suckers and this group of girls drinks a special tea that gives them the gift of sight for these grubs and they find them and kill them。 The story and the world-building were very enjoyable， I enjoyed being swept away into this world。 But we all know Fat Girls in Fiction so I have to touch on the fat representation， This is the second Lily Anderson book I have read with fat representation and I love how she does it。 It is there both on the cover and in the story。 You know the main character lives in a bigger body， but it is never anything in the story she has to overcome。 She just gets to be a kick-ass fat girl saving the world。 She had love。 She had problems， but none of them have anything to do with her size。 If I had stories like this growing up it would have meant so much to me。 Representation gives you permission to see yourself in stories that you would never have allowed yourself to be in。 That is why I love this book and will recommend it to others。 。。。more
Venessa
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2。5 “Don’t hump the grubs，” Sasha says。 “Noted。” The betrayal of knowing that my mother will always， always choose what is best for the scouts over what is best for me。 The only decent adult in this book was her father。 Sad。The last scene in the cemetery was the only part of the book I loved。 Majority of this book was not really interesting。 The plot felt like it wasn't moving for more than 60% of this book。 I expected this to be a lot more action packed but it wasn't。 A lot of the jokes f 2。5 “Don’t hump the grubs，” Sasha says。 “Noted。” The betrayal of knowing that my mother will always， always choose what is best for the scouts over what is best for me。 The only decent adult in this book was her father。 Sad。The last scene in the cemetery was the only part of the book I loved。 Majority of this book was not really interesting。 The plot felt like it wasn't moving for more than 60% of this book。 I expected this to be a lot more action packed but it wasn't。 A lot of the jokes fell flat for me and it felt like nothing was happening while I reading until the end。 It was a huge let down for me。 This was a great idea for a book but it was missing a lot of action， danger and risks。 There weren't any high stakes at all。 。。。more
Rigel
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An overall fun and original story！ I think the idea that powerful emotions summon certain types of interdimensional monsters to be very interesting and this storyline has a lot of promise if Anderson decides to continue on with this series。 I'm interested to see where the characters will go in their lives， especially Prudence。 Prudence is the only character to go through any development which is kind of disappointing since other characters had a lot of promise。Prudence is said to have been diagn An overall fun and original story！ I think the idea that powerful emotions summon certain types of interdimensional monsters to be very interesting and this storyline has a lot of promise if Anderson decides to continue on with this series。 I'm interested to see where the characters will go in their lives， especially Prudence。 Prudence is the only character to go through any development which is kind of disappointing since other characters had a lot of promise。Prudence is said to have been diagnosed with PTSD but shows little to no symptoms （which is good I guess because she's maybe recovering？） and is only referenced when Prudence is being bullied by other scouts for quitting after a traumatic event。 This bullying over a mental illness is never unpacked， so we're just left with the impression that it's acceptable to do so and there is little to no repercussion for it。 Not the best message to send。It features a diverse cast of characters race and body-type wise， but is lacking in LGBTQ+ rep despite being shelved as LGBT。 The only thing I can think of is that a minor side-character is briefly mentioned as being queer。。。 but it's only alluded to once and plays zero part in the story。 That being said， if you were hoping to find some LGBTQ+ content in this book you'll be sorely disappointed。（（Also Anderson had this weird obsession with spit？ Like she would describe the character's spit when it really wasn't needed and had nothing to do with the story。 I may already find saliva gross， but I really think the detail with which Anderson talks about saliva to be wholly unnecessary。）） 。。。more
Melanie
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Thank you to Netgalley and Macmillan Audio for an ALC of this book。Prudence is a legacy Ladybird Scout， but it's not all just teaparties and pink uniforms。 The Ladybirds are actually a secret society hunting interdimensional parasites that feed on human emotion-and sometimes just humans。 After witnessing the death of her best friend， Prudence left the Ladybirds， but she is forced to train new recruits by her mother， and discovers secrets about her old group that she will have to expose。This was Thank you to Netgalley and Macmillan Audio for an ALC of this book。Prudence is a legacy Ladybird Scout， but it's not all just teaparties and pink uniforms。 The Ladybirds are actually a secret society hunting interdimensional parasites that feed on human emotion-and sometimes just humans。 After witnessing the death of her best friend， Prudence left the Ladybirds， but she is forced to train new recruits by her mother， and discovers secrets about her old group that she will have to expose。This was pure fun！ I seriously love the premise and really enjoyed Prudence and her friends and family。 The narration is so good！ Frankie Corzo is one of my all time favorite audiobook narrators and I was not disappointed this time！I think this struck a good balance between fun and kooky and weird， but also dealing with some serious topics。 It battles some interesting themes surrounding familial expectations and secrecy， as well as dealing with Prudence's PTSD。 I enjoyed this one a lot！ Content WarningsGraphic: Gore， Violence， Death， and Child deathModerate: Panic attacks/disorders and Bullying 。。。more
Jennifer Prior
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Audiobook ReviewTitle: Scout’s HonorAuthor: Lily AndersonNarrator: Frankie Corzo🅢🅤🅜🅜🅐🅡🅨Sixteen-year-old Prudence Perry is a legacy Ladybird Scout， born to a family of hunters sworn to protect humans from mulligrubs—interdimensional parasites who feast on human emotions like sadness and anger。 Masquerading as a prim and proper ladies' social organization， the Ladybirds brew poisons masked as teas and use knitting needles as daggers， at least until they graduate to axes and swords。 Audiobook ReviewTitle: Scout’s HonorAuthor: Lily AndersonNarrator: Frankie Corzo🅢🅤🅜🅜🅐🅡🅨Sixteen-year-old Prudence Perry is a legacy Ladybird Scout， born to a family of hunters sworn to protect humans from mulligrubs—interdimensional parasites who feast on human emotions like sadness and anger。 Masquerading as a prim and proper ladies' social organization， the Ladybirds brew poisons masked as teas and use knitting needles as daggers， at least until they graduate to axes and swords。Three years ago， Prue’s best friend was killed during a hunt， so she kissed the Scouts goodbye， preferring the company of her punkish friends lovingly dubbed the Criminal Element much to her mother and Tía Lo’s disappointment。 However， unable to move on from her guilt and trauma， Prue devises a risky plan to infiltrate the Ladybirds in order to swipe the Tea of Forgetting， a restricted tincture laced with a powerful amnesia spell。But old monster-slaying habits die hard and Prue finds herself falling back into the fold， growing close with the junior scouts that she trains to fight the creatures she can’t face。 When her town is hit with a mysterious wave of demons， Prue knows it’s time to confront the most powerful monster of all: her past。🅡🅔🅥🅘🅔🅦:A Girl Scout like group that slays monsters， yes please！ This book was so campy and fun， but also managed to deal with anxiety and PTSD。 I would definitely recommend this book to anyone looking for a fun read。 I received an ALC in exchange for an honest review 。。。more
Kamie
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Fun fantasy read！
B
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This is set in a world with interdimensional parasites that feast on human emotions。 There are only a few people （young girls mostly） with the sight who can vanquish them under the guise of "Ladybirds scouts" who pretend to be Girlscouts， essentially。 Prudence， our MC， experienced a deeply traumatic event where she and her best friend were attacked by one of these parasites while training， which ended in her best friend dying。 And this is where we start the book; a year or so out from the trauma This is set in a world with interdimensional parasites that feast on human emotions。 There are only a few people （young girls mostly） with the sight who can vanquish them under the guise of "Ladybirds scouts" who pretend to be Girlscouts， essentially。 Prudence， our MC， experienced a deeply traumatic event where she and her best friend were attacked by one of these parasites while training， which ended in her best friend dying。 And this is where we start the book; a year or so out from the trauma， with Prudence refusing to be involved with the Ladybirds anymore， much to the very verbal disappointment of her mother。I was a bit torn with this book because I loved the idea of it so much， but was disappointed in the execution。 Buffy the Vampire Slayer with the acknowledgment of PTSD is basically what I dream of anytime I rewatch the series， but this wasn't quite what I was hoping for in regard to that。 I liked the characters but overall it was missing something that made me love it。 I was hoping for a book that had more focus on what Buffy messed up on， which was putting too much responsibility on little girls and not explicitly talking about why it's wrong。 The end didn't really address this， or the fact that the mom was basically abusive to Prudence when dealing with PTSD， even against her therapist's wishes。 I love that therapy and PTSD are mentioned， and I love that Prudence chooses to remove herself from the scouts。 Buuuuut that's pretty much all I enjoyed re: Buffy with PTSD。 Prudence's mom is a really horrible character that basically never gets acknowledged。 She forces Prudence to go back into the scouts regardless of her feelings on it and regardless of what Prudence's THERAPIST has to say on the matter。 I was just really disappointed that the mom's actions are never addressed as more than what Prudence is experiencing and how it's further traumatizing her， and it's never settled at the end of the book， essentially。 What I did like was the world-building， the suspense， and the plot in general。 This was a pretty unique idea and I enjoyed how it was executed， even though I do wish there was more detail in the fight scenes with the parasites and a bit more in general to those aspects of the world and story。 I also thought the added relationship of Prudence and Kyle was just fluff that wasn't necessary and was very cheesy。 （"The way his blue eyes sparkle just for me， I'm overwhelmed with remembrances"。。。。not even sure what this means。） 2/5 stars rounded up for a unique idea and for some characters who I loved （SASHA）。 。。。more
Lauren
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3。5 Fun and fluffy。 Points for healthy and supportive teen romantic relationships。
Lex Kent
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3。75 Stars。 This was a fun and pretty entertaining read。 When I saw this book， and read the blurb， I knew there was no way I could pass it up。 I was a Girl Scout as a kid， and not a very good scout since I never made it out of Brownies， and I spent half the time being jealous of the Boy Scouts since there got to learn to make fire and get cool pocket knives to play with。 So it wasn’t actually the scout thing drawing me in， but when you put “perfect for fans of Buffy the Vampire Slayer”， in your 3。75 Stars。 This was a fun and pretty entertaining read。 When I saw this book， and read the blurb， I knew there was no way I could pass it up。 I was a Girl Scout as a kid， and not a very good scout since I never made it out of Brownies， and I spent half the time being jealous of the Boy Scouts since there got to learn to make fire and get cool pocket knives to play with。 So it wasn’t actually the scout thing drawing me in， but when you put “perfect for fans of Buffy the Vampire Slayer”， in your book blurb， well you are basically promising to feed me human catnip。 In the end， I don’t know if I really would compare this to Buffy but maybe a little more for fans of Astrid & Lilly Save the World。 It has a bit of the same campy feel while also being a little more serious and creepy at times， but overall still entertaining。 While I read a lot of LGBTQ+ books， I want to mention that I would not put that tag on this one。 There is a mention of one， very side， character being a lesbian， but other than that there was no other sexuality talk except for some girls and boys pairing-up， like the main character who has a sweet boyfriend。 There was some kissing but no sex scenes。 This is YA and besides some monster killing violence， and some discussion of death and PTSD， I think this would be an appropriate book for libraries and a wide range of ages。 I really liked the premise of the book。 While I have read or seen some things similar， the premise fleshed out as a whole， felt different enough to easily grab my attention。 I also liked how important the scouts were， and how great it seemed， yet the main character was really struggling and showing us a different side。 I enjoyed the interesting monsters “grubs” and how they were different enough then the common vampires， demons， or ghosts that we are used to people hunting in books。 The whole thing was quite fun and clever。 While I enjoyed the book， I wasn’t really blown away。 While there were a few funny lines， it felt like the story was missing some more humor or some good snarky comments。 I also felt like the pace was a little too up and down for me。 At times the story seemed to drag a little， or at least slowed down too much， other times the author purposely fast-forwarded things， which was smart， but I didn’t always like her choices。 I found myself wishing some scenes that were longer were shorter and vice-versa。 And finally， I thought some of the fighting ‘grub’ scenes were a little clunky。 While some worked better than others， I could not always picture the fighting scenes I’m sure the way the author wanted to convey them and I sort of more made them up in my head as I read along。TLDR: A fun and campy YA read。 The whole premise is smart， well done， and just different enough that it works even for readers that read a lot of monster hunting books。 The main character and most of the side characters are quite likeable which added to my enjoyment of the book。 I did have a few issues with pace and how certain scenes felt a little clunky。 I needed better visuals during the fight scenes， and maybe a tad more overall excitement， and then this book might have gone from being enjoyable to an actual favorite of the year。 I had a lot of fun with this read but it was just missing some little bits that stopped it from being great。 A copy was given to me for a review。 。。。more
Susan
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Advanced Reader’s Copy provided by NetGalley， Macmillan Audio， and Macmillan Young Listeners in exchange for an honest review。The Criminal Element isn't exactly the Scooby Gang， but they filled the void in my life that I've been missing！ I enjoyed Anderson's take on monsters with the mulligrubs that feed on human emotions along with the overall exploration of the good and the bad aspects of the Ladybird Scouts。 Prudence Perry is a good protagonist and I appreciate how SCOUT'S HONOR explores Prue Advanced Reader’s Copy provided by NetGalley， Macmillan Audio， and Macmillan Young Listeners in exchange for an honest review。The Criminal Element isn't exactly the Scooby Gang， but they filled the void in my life that I've been missing！ I enjoyed Anderson's take on monsters with the mulligrubs that feed on human emotions along with the overall exploration of the good and the bad aspects of the Ladybird Scouts。 Prudence Perry is a good protagonist and I appreciate how SCOUT'S HONOR explores Prue's trauma alongside the pressures of legacy familial obligations。Overall I really enjoyed this， I loved the diverse group of characters and how there was an adult presence that wasn't perfect， but also wasn't absent。 I need this story to continue！ I need Anderson to tell us what happens next！Frankie Corzo does a great job with the audiobook narration。 。。。more
Elizabeth Mellen
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Thanks to Netgalley and Macmillan audio for the ARC of this！ This was super fun， and I loved the messages that the book is sending about friendship， what it means to be a girl， and kicking monster butt。 This was perfect for fans of the author’s other book Undead Girl Gang， or of Babysitter’s Coven and Buffy the Vampire Slayer （especially if you loved the Scoobies）。 I was not expecting the ending at all， but I think it was perfect。 Do not listen to whoever is shelving this as a graphic novel， it Thanks to Netgalley and Macmillan audio for the ARC of this！ This was super fun， and I loved the messages that the book is sending about friendship， what it means to be a girl， and kicking monster butt。 This was perfect for fans of the author’s other book Undead Girl Gang， or of Babysitter’s Coven and Buffy the Vampire Slayer （especially if you loved the Scoobies）。 I was not expecting the ending at all， but I think it was perfect。 Do not listen to whoever is shelving this as a graphic novel， it is not。 。。。more
Maddie
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This is a book that has everything I could ever ask for。 Its supernatural with tons of real life issues。 There are two great， diverse friend groups， and a bunch of girls that kick butt。 This is campy and weird and wonderful。 This book follows Pru， a former Ladybird Scout （ like Girl Scouts but they also kill monsters） who left the scouts after her best friend was killed。 Pru suffers from PTSD and although I do not， I think the mental health stuff was great in this。 At its core， this is a story a This is a book that has everything I could ever ask for。 Its supernatural with tons of real life issues。 There are two great， diverse friend groups， and a bunch of girls that kick butt。 This is campy and weird and wonderful。 This book follows Pru， a former Ladybird Scout （ like Girl Scouts but they also kill monsters） who left the scouts after her best friend was killed。 Pru suffers from PTSD and although I do not， I think the mental health stuff was great in this。 At its core， this is a story about healing， and helping each other to heal。 Pru ends up training her own troop， and through that， we see her thrive。 She looks after her girls and does her best to make sure they never go through what she did。 She can be a mess， but at her core she is good and caring， and that shines through in her deep love for her friends。The friends in this book are eclectic。 There's my favorite， Sasha the Beast， Pru's bestie， and a new scout who accidentally gained the ability to see "grubs"。 Sasha is guarded， but has her soft moments。 She has her girl's backs。 Also， she burned down an Old Navy that didn't care plus sizes。 There's also Pru's boyfriend， Kyle， and his little sister Kelsey， a new scout。 Kyle is sweet， soft and loves cryptids。 Kelsey is kinda dorky， but her journey is great， and we really see her blossom by the end of her story。 There's also Pru's cousins， Chancho and Avi。 Avi is a new scout， and Chancho is a boy who wishes he was a scout。 They are both funny and passionate and in Chancho's case， dumb in a fun way。 I love the expansive cast of characters in this group， and love how diverse they are。 There's someone for every reader to connect with。 Overall， this is my favorite book of the year。 Its campy， fun horror with tons of heart and important conversation。 Between this and Undead Girl Gang， Lily Anderson is moving up in my list of favorite authors。 Read this if you love Scream Queens， the graphic novel Squad or Cemetery boys。 。。。more
Amy Harteveld
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Rep: Puerto Rican American mc with PTSD and anxiety， Mexican American sc， queer Puerto Rican American sc， Black scs， poc scs， plus size charactersThe concept of this book is really cool。 Girl Scouts who can see monsters that feed off emotions and are secretly trained to kill them。 To outsiders， everyone who can’t see the monsters， the Ladybirds organization just looks like girl scouts。 They are very prim and proper and help out in the community。 They host tea parties， car washes and bake goods。P Rep: Puerto Rican American mc with PTSD and anxiety， Mexican American sc， queer Puerto Rican American sc， Black scs， poc scs， plus size charactersThe concept of this book is really cool。 Girl Scouts who can see monsters that feed off emotions and are secretly trained to kill them。 To outsiders， everyone who can’t see the monsters， the Ladybirds organization just looks like girl scouts。 They are very prim and proper and help out in the community。 They host tea parties， car washes and bake goods。Prudence’s friend was killed by a monster on a mission 3 years ago。 Traumatized， she left the sisterhood。 Now dealing with PTSD and anxiety， Pru just wants to live a normal life with her boy friend and friends without having to deal with killing monsters。 Instead she gets into trouble and is stuck returning to the sisterhood to train 3 junior scouts。 She devises a plan for herself to get the Tea of Forgetting， a drink that will cause amnesia， rendering her blind to the monsters around her。As she’s training her own girls， Prudence sees how her old friends are really not great people。 They talk down to the baby birds and Pru， think they’re better than everyone and don’t treat people very well。 Pru realizes she doesn’t want her or her baby bird to be like them。 She tries to teach them better ways to be scouts， and doesn’t want them competing against each other。 It was nice to see her forge her own path， not listening to everything the guidebook and her mom and tia tell her to do。 As she said， there’s more than one way to be a Ladybird。 Some things are worth changing。The mom and tia Lo were so annoying。 They treat her like shit most of the time， talk down to her， treat her like a useless child， embarrass and belittle her。 They force her into doing things without giving her a choice and just really pissed me off。 I get they’re not happy she left the sisterhood， but witnessing your best friend die by monsters at 13 years old is pretty damn traumatizing。 Cut her some slack。 At least her dad backed her up a lot。Pru deals with her trauma throughout the whole book。 She’s constantly worried about her friends， who can’t see monsters， and Babybirds， who are diving into this scary and dangerous world of monsters。 She wants to protect them all， and most importantly， she doesn’t want to lose someone else。 She has multiple panic attacks throughout the book but her boyfriend and friends are always there for her。 Her mom， tia and fellow Ladybirds， not so much。I like that they mentioned how some of the Ladybird organization’s rules and traditions were transphobic， homophobic and misogynistic。 They also don't care about the girl's mental health enough。 It was mentioned that some of those rules got changed recently， and by the end of the book， more changes will hopefully be made。Overall， I really enjoyed this book。 It deals with trauma and friendship very well and has a lot of action。 It’s a cool world and I would definitely like to read a sequel， where we get to see what the organizations looks like in the future。I love the cover， it’s so pretty。 And I enjoyed the narrator of the book， she did a good job。 Thank you to NetGalley for providing me with an audio ARC of this book。 。。。more
★Kait Plus Books★
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THIS BOOK WAS AMAZING！！！！ If Astrid and Lilly Save the World and A Sisterhood of Secret Ambitions had a baby and named Buffy the Vampire Slayer as its godparent， this book would be the result！Highly recommend the audiobook， Frankie Corzo did a FANTASTIC job narrating！ Thank you so much to Macmillan and NetGalley for letting me read （and listen to！） an early review copy！ :）Blog | Twitter | Instagram | TikTok | Facebook | Pinterest | Storygraph | Readerly THIS BOOK WAS AMAZING！！！！ If Astrid and Lilly Save the World and A Sisterhood of Secret Ambitions had a baby and named Buffy the Vampire Slayer as its godparent， this book would be the result！Highly recommend the audiobook， Frankie Corzo did a FANTASTIC job narrating！ Thank you so much to Macmillan and NetGalley for letting me read （and listen to！） an early review copy！ :）Blog | Twitter | Instagram | TikTok | Facebook | Pinterest | Storygraph | Readerly 。。。more
Alyssa
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Thanks to #netgalley for audiobookBubble podcast meets Troop Beverly HillsLadybird Scouts fight monsters that pop up when people feel feelingsPrudence has seen some shit in her young life and 3 years ago stepped away from the Scouts。 She gets dragged back in and its wonderful
Meg GlitteryOtters
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4。5 stars
USOM
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（Disclaimer: I received this book from the publisher。 This has not impacted my review which is unbiased and honest。） more like a 4。 5The world can force us to harden ourselves。 To lose our emotions and to focus on competition and getting ahead。 But Scout's Honor is a love letter to teamwork and friendship， empathy and love。 I was immediately obsessed with the world building。 It is unique。 A blend of what one might think of when you think of scouts， Anderson introduces fantastical into every aspe （Disclaimer: I received this book from the publisher。 This has not impacted my review which is unbiased and honest。） more like a 4。 5The world can force us to harden ourselves。 To lose our emotions and to focus on competition and getting ahead。 But Scout's Honor is a love letter to teamwork and friendship， empathy and love。 I was immediately obsessed with the world building。 It is unique。 A blend of what one might think of when you think of scouts， Anderson introduces fantastical into every aspect。 From the charm names to the handbook， Scout's Honor is one of truly fantastic those contemporary fantasy blends。As a heroine， Prue is fantastic。 Not only is she dealing with the trauma and loss of her best friend， she's also grappling with this conflict of her monster hunting and her friends。 How can we protect someone we love from something they can't see？ Something they aren't allowed to know？ How true to ourselves， to the things we love， are we being in that moment？ Scout's Honor may have originally captured me with the world， but I ended up loving Prue。full review: https://utopia-state-of-mind。com/revi。。。 。。。more
Amber
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Overall， another paranormal smash hit from Lily Anderson。 Spoiler-free Review: https://amberinoface。wordpress。com/20。。。 I received an ecopy of this book through Netgalley; however， my opinions are my own。 Overall， another paranormal smash hit from Lily Anderson。 Spoiler-free Review: https://amberinoface。wordpress。com/20。。。 I received an ecopy of this book through Netgalley; however， my opinions are my own。 。。。more
Mary
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Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for providing this eARC in exchange for an honest review。Scout's Honor follows former Ladybird Prudence Perry who， as punishment for sneaking out， has to spend her summer training new Ladybird recruits。 Although on the surface the Ladybirds are an organization that hosts tea parties and gives back to the community， the knitting-needle wielding Ladybirds guard a terrifying secret: their real job is to banish interdimensional monsters that feed on people's Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for providing this eARC in exchange for an honest review。Scout's Honor follows former Ladybird Prudence Perry who， as punishment for sneaking out， has to spend her summer training new Ladybird recruits。 Although on the surface the Ladybirds are an organization that hosts tea parties and gives back to the community， the knitting-needle wielding Ladybirds guard a terrifying secret: their real job is to banish interdimensional monsters that feed on people's emotions。I love a good casually paranormal read， and this one was a great time！ Though there was plenty of gruesome grub-stabbing， the highlight of this book was getting to see the girls -- and their boys -- come into their own。 Ultimately， the story turned out to be incredibly sweet， and I loved the way that Prue and her friends were able to forge their own path -- a better path！！ -- in the Ladybird organization。 Though the pessimistic part of me wants to point out that those kinds of Big Organizational Changes would probably not happen， or if they did they wouldn't happen quickly， in real life， it was honestly so pleasant to be in a world in which a huge and important organization like the Ladybirds was generally open to positive change supposedly just from one Tia's incessant bellyaching。While there weren't really that many queer characters -- most of our main cast seemed to identify as straight and cis， though there was mention of a couple minor （and by minor I mean generally off-screen for the majority of the book） characters who were part of the queer community -- there was a lot of positive talk about homophobia， transphobia， and misogyny。 The characters readily pointed out antiquated misogynistic and transphobic rules/traditions within the Ladybird organization， especially in relation to an older rule regarding menstruation， and were quick to propose changes when the opportunity arose at the end of the book。 This book also took the time to get real about anxiety and PTSD， with the characters normalizing rather than stigmatizing， and that was awesome to read。 I particularly appreciated how the ultimate resolution of our main character's anxiety disorder and PTSD was not getting rid of it， but rather， in a really practical way， learning to live with it。Overall this was a lot of fun！ A great adventure with a solid cast and a wonderful message of kindness and acceptance and putting good into the world。 。。。more
Bridget
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This is a fantastic read with an ending that left me extremely satisfied and bumped my rating up a star。 The characters are amazing-incredibly well drawn， and imperfectly teenagery in a super realistic way。 With mystery， romance， and monster slaying gore， it's a great choice for summer， and I'll definitely be booktalking it to our teens。 Could possibly pair it with Squad by Maggie Tokuda-Hall for a graphic novel/regular novel book club read。 I'd recommend this to readers who like stuff like Buff This is a fantastic read with an ending that left me extremely satisfied and bumped my rating up a star。 The characters are amazing-incredibly well drawn， and imperfectly teenagery in a super realistic way。 With mystery， romance， and monster slaying gore， it's a great choice for summer， and I'll definitely be booktalking it to our teens。 Could possibly pair it with Squad by Maggie Tokuda-Hall for a graphic novel/regular novel book club read。 I'd recommend this to readers who like stuff like Buffy the Vampire Slayer， Stranger Things， or Lumberjanes， but it's also completely its own wonderful story。 Content warnings for （view spoiler）[gore and panic attacks。 （hide spoiler）]I received an eARC from NetGalley and the publisher for review。 。。。more
Felicia Harris
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This was one of the most unique books I have read so far this year。 I wasn't sure what to expect going into this book but the description was so interesting I had to give this a chance and I am so glad I did。The concept of a girl scout type group being a front for a magical organization that kills giant bug like creatures is everything！ That alone is reason to pick up this book but if you need more this book has it all。 The main character is amazing and I freaking adore her for her sarcastic com This was one of the most unique books I have read so far this year。 I wasn't sure what to expect going into this book but the description was so interesting I had to give this a chance and I am so glad I did。The concept of a girl scout type group being a front for a magical organization that kills giant bug like creatures is everything！ That alone is reason to pick up this book but if you need more this book has it all。 The main character is amazing and I freaking adore her for her sarcastic comments and very real depiction of PTS and anxiety。 The side character are amazing and I want them all to be my friends。 Plus this book is packed full of action。 This literally has it all。 Please do yourself a favor and check this book out。 。。。more
Erin
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4 StarsNote: I was provided with an ARC by the publisher through Netgalley in exchange for an honest review。 All opinions here are my own。Was this book perfectly executed？ No。 Was it campy and fun？ Yes， absolutely。 It's not a serious book， but it's a fun book。 And it touches on a lot that similar books don't address--like the PTSD and/or other trauma and anxiety disorders that would result from， you know， fighting monsters as a young child。 Monster-fighting kids are all in good fun， but these ki 4 StarsNote: I was provided with an ARC by the publisher through Netgalley in exchange for an honest review。 All opinions here are my own。Was this book perfectly executed？ No。 Was it campy and fun？ Yes， absolutely。 It's not a serious book， but it's a fun book。 And it touches on a lot that similar books don't address--like the PTSD and/or other trauma and anxiety disorders that would result from， you know， fighting monsters as a young child。 Monster-fighting kids are all in good fun， but these kids also likely have a lot of baggage。 I really loved the critical eye this book cast on family legacy and/or parental expectation that is too high or too inflexible--all while offering a great cast of characters who grow together， have fun together， and are just great friends for each other。 That's nice and refreshing。I like it。 It wasn't perfect， but I liked it。 My full review will be available at Gateway Reviews on April 15， 2022。 。。。more
Emma （littledollreads）
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I received an ARC from NetGalley in exchange for a review。Title: Scout's HonorAuthor: Lily AndersonRating: 4/5 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Release Date: April 5， 2022I am going to say that I enjoyed this book。 It was not a new favorite but I definitely need up enjoying it overall。 There were a couple of times， especially near the beginning， where I was just not getting into the story and the pacing felt off but once we entered into the later half things really started to fall into place and I was having a lot I received an ARC from NetGalley in exchange for a review。Title: Scout's HonorAuthor: Lily AndersonRating: 4/5 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Release Date: April 5， 2022I am going to say that I enjoyed this book。 It was not a new favorite but I definitely need up enjoying it overall。 There were a couple of times， especially near the beginning， where I was just not getting into the story and the pacing felt off but once we entered into the later half things really started to fall into place and I was having a lot of fun。 The premise is great and the characters were fun to hang out with。So for the general premise of this book imagine if the Girl Scouts were tasked with defending the world from monsters。 I know it sounds awesome and I personally thought it was pretty cool。 I loved the secret society aspect and the interpersonal relationships that developed from there。 I was never a Girl Scout but I have done 4-H for 10 years and FCCLA for 6 so I still get the idea of dedicating so much of your life to service organizations。 In premise this book is awesome and it only falls a little bit on the execution。 I also want to give this book points for having a MC who really and truly looks like me。 I have never up to this point found a book with a protagonist who looked like me so when I read her description， a very pale short girl of Puerto Rican descent， I was so happy。 I cannot stress the importance of feeling represented in media enough so this is a great find。 In a similar vein， I also loved the general vibes of this book with its focus on topics such as PTSD and anxiety。 I do not in any way condone or appreciate the amount of underaged debauchery and engagement in the consumption of illegal substances， but not every character can be perfect and these things do make sense for the character。 For my next tangent topic for this review， I would like to briefly gush over the cover。 AHHHHHHHHHHHHH！！！ I love the cover so much， it is just so much fun。 I love things like this which at first glance appear all girly but are actually a little morbid and dangerous。 That actually serves as a pretty good evaluation of the whole story。 At first girly but in actuality， badass and dangerous。 I could continue but I think that this is a pretty great evaluation of how much I enjoyed this book。 I definitely recommend it for a certain type of person and if the premise intrigued you that is probably you。 Additionally， if you want a book with similar vibes then I highly recommend Magic Mutant Nightmare Girl。 。。。more
Chrissie
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Such fun！
Chelsey
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Does the sound of a monster slaying Girl Scout troop pique your interest？ Well， you might just enjoy Scout's Honor！Prudence Perry left the scouts after seeing her friend die， and it's left her with some scars。 She has a plan to be done with the Scouts for good， but to do that， she has to go back and train up new Ladybird initiates。 Easier said than done。 I really enjoyed this novel。 Not only did I get to read about a troop of monster slayers， but the book deals with mental illness and PTSD it ve Does the sound of a monster slaying Girl Scout troop pique your interest？ Well， you might just enjoy Scout's Honor！Prudence Perry left the scouts after seeing her friend die， and it's left her with some scars。 She has a plan to be done with the Scouts for good， but to do that， she has to go back and train up new Ladybird initiates。 Easier said than done。 I really enjoyed this novel。 Not only did I get to read about a troop of monster slayers， but the book deals with mental illness and PTSD it very real ways。 Not only does Prudence recognize the faults of her once beloved Ladybird Troops， but she works through her own trauma while helping the newest girls work through their own issues。 A very well done book with characters that are easy to love and root for。 。。。more
Stephanie Rivera
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I really loved this book and couldn’t put it down once I started reading it。 16 yr old Prudence Perry is a third generation Ladybird Scout who mission is to protect humans from mulligrubs which are interdimensional parasites that manifest and feed on human emotions like sadness and anger and the society masquerades as a prim and proper ladies organization all white gloves and tea drinking。 Prudence quit the ladybirds 3 years ago when her best friend was killed during a hunt if front of her and t I really loved this book and couldn’t put it down once I started reading it。 16 yr old Prudence Perry is a third generation Ladybird Scout who mission is to protect humans from mulligrubs which are interdimensional parasites that manifest and feed on human emotions like sadness and anger and the society masquerades as a prim and proper ladies organization all white gloves and tea drinking。 Prudence quit the ladybirds 3 years ago when her best friend was killed during a hunt if front of her and the rest of her troop and she has had PTSD and Anxiety ever since and just can’t stomach going back in the field。 Unable to deal with seeing the mulligrubs anymore she is trying to get her hands on some Tea of Forgetting which will make her forget she can see any of grubs anymore and forgot about all she learned about them too。 She just wants a normal life with her boyfriend Kyle and her group of friends nicknamed the Criminal Element but when she is coerced into training her cousin and Kyles little sister Kelsey she finds herself falling back into old habits。 She realizes that how the girls are trained isn’t great and the competition that fostered even within a group with the national leaderboard where you register points for every kill you do the bigger the more points and if you stay on top you can get a scholarship to college。 Prue also realizes that her trauma isn’t going to go away if she forgets about the grubs that it will still be there she just won’t be able to see what you she should be fighting。 This was so great and so reminiscent of Buffy and the whole chosen one ideology especially with it only being the girls that are the ones pressured to fight the grubs if a boy manifests with the sight in the legacy families they don’t have any obligation to do anything with that talent。 Thanks to Macmillan Children’s Group and Netgalley for the complimentary copy of this book in e-book form。 All opinions in this review are my own。 。。。more
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