A review by jess64au
The Skin I'm In by Steph Tisdell

challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

This book was amazing, and I found I kept thinking about the book and the characters even when I wasn't reading it.  This was one of those books that I want some else to read it, so we can talk about it.  It comes with warnings at the front, and these are required, but it is well worth the read.   It really provides a window, mirror, doorway experience reading this book, and even with the small amount of mild "sex" (It is all consensual, and mostly just references to it happening) content I think this should be all high school libraries.   I really really hope that the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island kids that need to read this, and see themselves in a book get to read this book.   My biggest wondering is why this book is not getting more discussion in the online reviews and didn't make any standing orders.