3.5
challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

I enjoyed this one! I appreciate that the author was refreshingly unapologetic and honest as she shared some of her more personal stories. I enjoyed the essays about race and sex/sex education best and think they shined the brightest. I value any story that opens my eyes to walks of life other than my own, and this was definitely that in many ways. I would have rated the book a bit higher, but there were a fair number of essays that didn’t resonate with me, mainly about high school romances and much of the celebrity elements.