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A review by carolinethereader
A Totally Awkward Love Story by Tom Ellen, Lucy Ivison
4.0
4.5 stars
video review (+some of my own awkward stories) here -> https://youtu.be/NzpJbnbrbG8
FIRST things first, this book is not for everyone! It's the story of two English high school students who are trying to lose their virginity before they go to college. It does not shy away from anything to do with sex so do not come into this book expecting it to be tame. It isn't tame at all and I loved it. This book is full of the same cringey scenarios as shows like The Inbetweeners (watch it if you haven't!) where I was genuinely embarrassed at times for these fictional characters. It was horrible but also excellent. The two main characters, Hannah and Sam, were really likeable despite how awkward they were. I really loved them both because they felt like real people and dealt with real things.
I just think this book was really well done and entertaining. My favourite thing was that it didn't do what SO many other books do where they glamourise losing your virginity. You know what I mean? How it's all kisses and gentle caresses and no pain or awkwardness or anything like that? I'm pretty sure that does not happen to anyone and I liked that this book was real about it. The first time sex in this book was super awkward and funny and it made me like the whole story a lot more.
video review (+some of my own awkward stories) here -> https://youtu.be/NzpJbnbrbG8
FIRST things first, this book is not for everyone! It's the story of two English high school students who are trying to lose their virginity before they go to college. It does not shy away from anything to do with sex so do not come into this book expecting it to be tame. It isn't tame at all and I loved it. This book is full of the same cringey scenarios as shows like The Inbetweeners (watch it if you haven't!) where I was genuinely embarrassed at times for these fictional characters. It was horrible but also excellent. The two main characters, Hannah and Sam, were really likeable despite how awkward they were. I really loved them both because they felt like real people and dealt with real things.
I just think this book was really well done and entertaining. My favourite thing was that it didn't do what SO many other books do where they glamourise losing your virginity. You know what I mean? How it's all kisses and gentle caresses and no pain or awkwardness or anything like that? I'm pretty sure that does not happen to anyone and I liked that this book was real about it. The first time sex in this book was super awkward and funny and it made me like the whole story a lot more.