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A review by bexonvinyl
A Holly Jolly Ever After by Julie Murphy, Sierra Simone
3.0
SPOILERS
I really liked this book until about 3/4's of the way through.....
THEN she got pregnant. This book was phenomenal in the way it address purity culture, shaming, and breaking down barriers of what you were taught growing up. How the FMC rediscovers who she is and decides how she wants to live her life is great. But, when she all of a sudden get pregnant from the "first time" she has sex outside of marriage? It feels like it goes against EVERYTHING that this book was setup to be.
I really almost DNF'd it but pushed through for basically the plot of the side characters. I enjoyed the first half, which is why I still gave it 3 stars, but was really disappointed in the ending.
I really liked this book until about 3/4's of the way through.....
THEN she got pregnant. This book was phenomenal in the way it address purity culture, shaming, and breaking down barriers of what you were taught growing up. How the FMC rediscovers who she is and decides how she wants to live her life is great. But, when she all of a sudden get pregnant from the "first time" she has sex outside of marriage? It feels like it goes against EVERYTHING that this book was setup to be.
I really almost DNF'd it but pushed through for basically the plot of the side characters. I enjoyed the first half, which is why I still gave it 3 stars, but was really disappointed in the ending.