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gracedwithbooks's review against another edition
5.0
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jscarpa14's review against another edition
4.0
Okay honest opinion, the book is total completely unlikely to ever happen fluff. But you know what sometimes people need a little fluff in their life and this book does a wonderful job of fitting that bill.
When Valerie gets dumped for being unwilling to give up her virginity, her very public stand against being mistreated by her ex sky rockets into international fame as the spokeswoman for a teen abstinence campaign. Despite how this description sounds it's not really a love story or a romance. There's no boy meets girl they face trials fall in love and get their HEA. There's a hint in the epilogue that one of the potential love interests introduced in this book might get together with her, but as for a confirmation of that, not really.
It's kind of hard to explain this book and I think that's one of the things I love about it. I don't think Valerie realized who she really was or what problems were there in her life until it spiraled into something beyond her control. For example her best friend Cara, who I got to admit I really didn't like from her first introduction. Valerie doesn't see anything wrong with having a best friend who when she finds out you got dumped isn't upset because you got dumped but is instead upset because while you were wallowing in your broken heart you didn't call her first with the gossip. REALLY?! She doesn't see what's wrong with having a best friend who takes issue with you becoming close friends with anyone else. I've been friends with my best friend since I was 12 (actually I met most of my friends between the ages of 12 and 20, I'm slow to warm up to people) we've been besties since we were 19 and she has multiple friends who I've never even met because we're adults who live in separate states but even in high school we had friends that weren't each other and I've always thought those friends she had other than me had to be somewhat awesome because they recognize the awesomeness in my bestie and became her friend. I don't really think I'm alone in feeling that way about other friends a bestie makes. How can you really call yourself a friend or a bestie if you're treating said friend like property that you don't want to share with anyone else?
Over the course of the story Val not only becomes a leader but learns to form healthy friendship and I think discovers what she actually wants in a relationship even if she doesn't end up with one. While the story is exceptionally funny I think what I loved about it was watching this girl sort of come into her own. It's not what you're expecting but it is something really great.
When Valerie gets dumped for being unwilling to give up her virginity, her very public stand against being mistreated by her ex sky rockets into international fame as the spokeswoman for a teen abstinence campaign. Despite how this description sounds it's not really a love story or a romance. There's no boy meets girl they face trials fall in love and get their HEA. There's a hint in the epilogue that one of the potential love interests introduced in this book might get together with her, but as for a confirmation of that, not really.
It's kind of hard to explain this book and I think that's one of the things I love about it. I don't think Valerie realized who she really was or what problems were there in her life until it spiraled into something beyond her control. For example her best friend Cara, who I got to admit I really didn't like from her first introduction. Valerie doesn't see anything wrong with having a best friend who when she finds out you got dumped isn't upset because you got dumped but is instead upset because while you were wallowing in your broken heart you didn't call her first with the gossip. REALLY?! She doesn't see what's wrong with having a best friend who takes issue with you becoming close friends with anyone else. I've been friends with my best friend since I was 12 (actually I met most of my friends between the ages of 12 and 20, I'm slow to warm up to people) we've been besties since we were 19 and she has multiple friends who I've never even met because we're adults who live in separate states but even in high school we had friends that weren't each other and I've always thought those friends she had other than me had to be somewhat awesome because they recognize the awesomeness in my bestie and became her friend. I don't really think I'm alone in feeling that way about other friends a bestie makes. How can you really call yourself a friend or a bestie if you're treating said friend like property that you don't want to share with anyone else?
Over the course of the story Val not only becomes a leader but learns to form healthy friendship and I think discovers what she actually wants in a relationship even if she doesn't end up with one. While the story is exceptionally funny I think what I loved about it was watching this girl sort of come into her own. It's not what you're expecting but it is something really great.
mercedes_bente's review against another edition
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
geo_ix's review against another edition
4.0
While rating this a 4-4.5, I still wish to read the next, "A is for Abstinence" because the story does interest me. It didn't at the start however, it felt a little slow, but that could be because I'm so used to reading the other books by this author and don't know if it's a little biased because I liked them more. Valariewasnt my favourite character, and a 5 star for me insures I like them. Really I liked Kyle and got cranky she kept blowing him off. I also need to like the best friend, and I HATED Cara. She was selfish and self involved and a terrible friend. Anyway, it was good and I will read the next soon as it's already on my kindle. Winning.
katluze's review against another edition
5.0
AMÉ este libro por el mensaje que tiene entre sus páginas: Nadie puede obligarte a hacer nada que tu no quieras.
La voz de Kelly Oram nos narra una historia cuya base es la Virginidad y eso me encantó. Aquí no vemos una adolescente que quiere tirarsele al primer hombre que encuentre, en cambio vemos a una chica que tiene una promesa consigo misma, que aunque pueda parecer toda para mucha gente, para mi fue especial.
5/5
La voz de Kelly Oram nos narra una historia cuya base es la Virginidad y eso me encantó. Aquí no vemos una adolescente que quiere tirarsele al primer hombre que encuentre, en cambio vemos a una chica que tiene una promesa consigo misma, que aunque pueda parecer toda para mucha gente, para mi fue especial.
5/5
diaryofthebookdragon's review against another edition
4.0
Entertaining and cute book. Val did go a little crazy with virgin propaganda but I liked how she fought for her beliefs (even if they are unorthodox).
cancourtneyread's review against another edition
3.0
Really really good book. Only things I didn't enjoy were the ending, and how Kyle treated V.
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especially how you find out in the epilogue that he got engaged to someone else. If she really was "worth waiting for" like the song suggested he wouldn't have found some tramp to marry.joliendelandsheer's review against another edition
4.0
This is the second Kelly Oram book I've read, and they are just so CUTE.
I was afraid I was going to dislike this book, because often when people are promoting abstinence and staying a virgin, it has a religious reason. As I am not a religious person, I have difficulty relating to it. But this book was so lovely and adorable.
I was afraid I was going to dislike this book, because often when people are promoting abstinence and staying a virgin, it has a religious reason. As I am not a religious person, I have difficulty relating to it. But this book was so lovely and adorable.
mrose21's review against another edition
3.0
This book is so important its important for a few reasons, one being is ITS OKAY TO BE A VIRGIN! When I was 16 it felt like a massive deal to be a virgin, I myself made a decision to not have sex until I met the right person and possibly marriage. Although I chose (I'll get back to that later) to have sex with my fiancee before we got married, I still feel like if everyone hadn't made such a big deal of the whole virginity thing the whole experience of the first time would have been different.
As a society we make such a huge deal of being a virgin, especially for girls. Guys face a whole different deal which was touched on by this book, i.e. pretending they are some sort of stud to save face. This book although does make a huge deal from having sex, it isn't in the way we do, by using language such as slut... etc... It makes a huge deal of showing that its a choice for someone to loose their lovely V card. Its not something that should be assumed, or taken for granted either. It also isn't that big of a deal. At the end of the day, sex is sex. From experience I can say to any teenager not everyone is doing it, it may seem like it but they really really aren't!
The reasoning for 3 stars isn't because this book is bad as it isn't its just not worthy of the four stars. It spreads an important message if you can see the message. There are two ways to look at this book one way is to see this book as saying "we all have a choice" or as a way to push the fact you should remain a virgin for marriage, which is archaic in my opinion so I choose to read this book as its a choice for you to make when you have sex and to be brave and make that point. I actually did this to a boyfriend who I was with for a year, he begged me and I just wasn't comfortable doing it, I was 17/18 and just not ready to do it. Well he broke up with me after a year because of it. He did me a favour, because I met someone who made me feel comfortable and safe, who didn't rush me and doesn't act like sex is the only part of our relationship worth fighting for. So this book to me is important and should be at least on a reading list for schools for boys and girls. Teenagers need to know that having sex or not having sex is OK so long as you're safe and you're doing what you think you should. The reason 3 stars is because I just hate the fact she changes by letting this organisation run her life, she forgets her friend her best friend! And that just isn't very girl code, her best friend made an important decision and she didn't know. I think I sort of didn't like her from that.
As a society we make such a huge deal of being a virgin, especially for girls. Guys face a whole different deal which was touched on by this book, i.e. pretending they are some sort of stud to save face. This book although does make a huge deal from having sex, it isn't in the way we do, by using language such as slut... etc... It makes a huge deal of showing that its a choice for someone to loose their lovely V card. Its not something that should be assumed, or taken for granted either. It also isn't that big of a deal. At the end of the day, sex is sex. From experience I can say to any teenager not everyone is doing it, it may seem like it but they really really aren't!
The reasoning for 3 stars isn't because this book is bad as it isn't its just not worthy of the four stars. It spreads an important message if you can see the message. There are two ways to look at this book one way is to see this book as saying "we all have a choice" or as a way to push the fact you should remain a virgin for marriage, which is archaic in my opinion so I choose to read this book as its a choice for you to make when you have sex and to be brave and make that point. I actually did this to a boyfriend who I was with for a year, he begged me and I just wasn't comfortable doing it, I was 17/18 and just not ready to do it. Well he broke up with me after a year because of it. He did me a favour, because I met someone who made me feel comfortable and safe, who didn't rush me and doesn't act like sex is the only part of our relationship worth fighting for. So this book to me is important and should be at least on a reading list for schools for boys and girls. Teenagers need to know that having sex or not having sex is OK so long as you're safe and you're doing what you think you should. The reason 3 stars is because I just hate the fact she changes by letting this organisation run her life, she forgets her friend her best friend! And that just isn't very girl code, her best friend made an important decision and she didn't know. I think I sort of didn't like her from that.
agsztyl's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5