Confessions of an Alleged Good Girl

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She's torn between her parents who want the pure virginal daughter, and her boyfriend, Dom, who wants to explore the more intimate. Okay, so this is one of those books where I appreciated what it was trying to do more than what it actually did do. Tired of waiting her boyfriend breaks up with her, spurring Monique into discovering her inability to have sex is caused by a medical condition. The love triangle aspect was interesting but I have to say, the contrast between Monique’s ex-boyfriend Dom and Reggie was a really interesting one and proves that people’s perceptions of others aren’t always accurate. I didn't think it would be possible for me to like this one as much as Joya Goffney's debut (which I LOVED) but I think I actually have a new favourite.

To win him back Monique plans to resolve the “issue” with help from the only people she can turn to—frenemy (and fellow church girl) Sasha and the town’s resident bad boy Reggie. I thought I had done as much growing as I could out of purity culture, but this book dug up old toxic roots and slapped me in the face with them in the best way possible. I'm not really going to go into much detail regarding the plot line as I don't want to risk ruining what this story is all about as it shines a light on female health and the anxieties young girls go through when thinking about having sex for the first time. There was parts in the book where I teared up because I understand what Myracle and Mo was going through with their family. I'm going to get personal here, but this is something people don't talk about and I think it's really important.With the help of her frenemy, Sasha, the overly zealous church girl Monique’s mum pushes her to hang out with, and Reggie, the town’s bad boy, Monique must go on trips to unknown and uncomfortable places to find the treatment that will help her. And I think it’s so important as I truly believe forgiveness and love are two core principles of Christianity. If you fail to comply with this obligation, we may have a right of action against you for compensation.

To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Other cancelled products: If you want to cancel products that are not damaged or incorrectly supplied, then you must inform us of this within seven working days following the date of receipt in accordance with the Distance Selling Regulations or otherwise as soon as possible. I first fell in love with her writing in Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry which became my favourite book, and now I fell in love all over again. I need to read more books centered on religion — it’s honestly so weird that most fiction is agnostic considering how central faith is to millions of people. In high school, she challenged herself with to-do lists full of risk-taking items like 'hug a random boy' and 'eat a cricket', which inspired her debut novel, Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry .Mateo’s self-awareness and inner monologue at times make him seem older than 16, and, with significant turmoil in the main plot, some side elements feel underdeveloped. Because I was an actual "good girl", waited for marriage, had pretty limited sex ed, and just assumed everything would be fine and easy. The emphasis on being a ‘good girl’ and obeying rules is instilled into her from a young age and we witness the detrimental effect it had on her growing up. So, Monique resolves to “come up with some solutions” to get him back, beginning with booking an appointment to see if her lady parts are normal.