Although this book is touted as a book for young adults, I would not allow my teen to read it without my reading along with him/her and discussing the topics. Keely is an eighteen year old virgin who wants to have sex, but she wants it to be with a new guy whom she likes and trusts. Enter college guy Dean who fits the bill, but Keely still isn’t ready to give up her virginity. She decides that she needs to practice and learn how to have sex with her best friend Andrew. Who can’t see problems with this plan? My problems with the book are what I consider the subject matter and how having sex is seen as an absolute must. In fact, at one point in the book, virginity is called “a disease”. Being a virgin is not treated as a viable choice by any of the characters. There is bullying, a whole team of jerks who brag about the girls that they have conquered. What the heck?!? This is not any kind of book that I would want my teen to read, although if he/she really wanted to, I would discuss each chapter as it was read and what is wrong with the choices that the characters are making. Meant to be a quick and fun read, the quick was there, but I objected so much to the theme of losing virginity being a goal in life that I didn’t enjoy it at all and cannot recommend it to the target audience. I’m sure that the teens today are much more promiscuous than back in the dark ages when I was a teen, but I don’t like a book that treats virginity like a joke instead of a sacred gift.
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Disclosure of Material Connection: I received a complimentary copy of this book from #RazorbillBooks via a contest on Goodreads. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255, “Guides Concerning the Use of Testimonials and Endorsements in Advertising.”
Disclaimer
Disclosure of Material Connection: I received a complimentary copy of this book from #RazorbillBooks via a contest on Goodreads. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255, “Guides Concerning the Use of Testimonials and Endorsements in Advertising.”