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The Anti-Virginity Pact
by Katie Wismer
Cw + TW: sex, religion, harassment, assault, rape and attempted rape, blackmail, slut-shaming, teacher-student relationship, animal abuse, bullying, substance abuse, anxiety, trauma, LGBT-related bullying, strained family relationships
Katie Wismer aka KatesBookDate on YouTube has been someone that I have watched constantly and looked up to. I have consistently seen her dedicate a lot of time and effort into whatever she's writing which often inspires me to do more when I'm writing. When I heard I could get an advanced copy of this for review, I couldn't help myself but get it. With that being said, I was not expecting this to be what it was. I knew it would be dark and feature some sensitive topics but, DAMN. She didn't have to go this hard.
This book is not your typical high school contemporary. There are many other elements to this, some of them much darker than I was expecting. When each of the topics was first introduced, I was shocked and feeling a bit uncomfortable. But once the story continued, I enjoyed what happened. I liked that Katie talked about each of these things. It's not something I read very often in young adult books or get a younger person's perspective on.
As I was reading, I did notice a few things that could have done slightly better. One of those things was the pacing of the story. I'm not entirely sure how long this book is (nowhere features a page number) but, I think I would have enjoyed this better if there were another 50-100 pages. Because there were numerous things discussed throughout the story, those extra pages would've given the events and the characters in the story more time to be fleshed out. Some things seemed to be talked about and moved on from quicker than others. Another thing that was bothering me while reading was having to keep reminding myself that the characters are in high school, varying in ages and grades. For some reason, they read younger in some of their social interactions but read older when they went out to do something.
Despite those things, I enjoyed what I read. I'm glad Katie is continuing with her writing because I believe she has a great future ahead of her.
Katie Wismer aka KatesBookDate on YouTube has been someone that I have watched constantly and looked up to. I have consistently seen her dedicate a lot of time and effort into whatever she's writing which often inspires me to do more when I'm writing. When I heard I could get an advanced copy of this for review, I couldn't help myself but get it. With that being said, I was not expecting this to be what it was. I knew it would be dark and feature some sensitive topics but, DAMN. She didn't have to go this hard.
This book is not your typical high school contemporary. There are many other elements to this, some of them much darker than I was expecting. When each of the topics was first introduced, I was shocked and feeling a bit uncomfortable. But once the story continued, I enjoyed what happened. I liked that Katie talked about each of these things. It's not something I read very often in young adult books or get a younger person's perspective on.
As I was reading, I did notice a few things that could have done slightly better. One of those things was the pacing of the story. I'm not entirely sure how long this book is (nowhere features a page number) but, I think I would have enjoyed this better if there were another 50-100 pages. Because there were numerous things discussed throughout the story, those extra pages would've given the events and the characters in the story more time to be fleshed out. Some things seemed to be talked about and moved on from quicker than others. Another thing that was bothering me while reading was having to keep reminding myself that the characters are in high school, varying in ages and grades. For some reason, they read younger in some of their social interactions but read older when they went out to do something.
Despite those things, I enjoyed what I read. I'm glad Katie is continuing with her writing because I believe she has a great future ahead of her.