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Release Date: August 5, 2014
Publisher: Berkley Trade
304 Pages
Okay, I admit it…I didn’t do it.
Yet.
This is normal, right? I mean, just because everyone I know has talked like they’ve already done it doesn’t mean that they’re telling the truth…right?
It’s not like I’m asking for that much. I don’t need the perfect guy. I don’t need candlelight or roses. Honestly, I don’t even need a real bed.
The guys I know complain that girls are always looking for Mr. Right—do I have to wear a sign that says I’m only looking for Mr. Right Now?
Sooooo…anyone out there want sex? Anyone? Hello? Just for fun?
I am not going to die a virgin. One way or another I am going to make this happen.
Hey, what have I got to lose? Besides the obvious.
Release Date: August 5, 2014Publisher: Berkley Trade
304 Pages
Okay, I admit it…I didn’t do it.
Yet.
This is normal, right? I mean, just because everyone I know has talked like they’ve already done it doesn’t mean that they’re telling the truth…right?
It’s not like I’m asking for that much. I don’t need the perfect guy. I don’t need candlelight or roses. Honestly, I don’t even need a real bed.
The guys I know complain that girls are always looking for Mr. Right—do I have to wear a sign that says I’m only looking for Mr. Right Now?
Sooooo…anyone out there want sex? Anyone? Hello? Just for fun?
I am not going to die a virgin. One way or another I am going to make this happen.
Hey, what have I got to lose? Besides the obvious.
Meet Ellie – a 21-year old virgin, not by choice. Her only
goal is to lose the giant V that’s hanging over her. It’s not like she hasn’t
tried. Oh no, she’s tried – multiple times and has failed each attempt. One
tragic incident in high school dubbed the ‘Bite Job’ has scarred Ellie and now
she’s that awkward girl in the corner at parties that doesn’t know how talk to
boys. With the help of her new friend, Emma and her new gay BFF, Ellie makes a
vow that she’s going to lose her virginity before she graduates from Uni.
This book was a surprise. I’ve seen a few reviews comparing
it to Bridget Jones but in my opinion
this far surpasses it. Virgin takes
the unknown, all the questions most of us have had at some time, and answers
them with humor and wit. Everything from what type of wax should a girl get to
how to give a proper BJ – this book covers it all.
Ellie was slightly neurotic but I believe that people will
connect with her whether it’s because she’s a 21 year old virgin or just her self-doubt
that constantly plagues her. Sanghani calls out how in media most girls just
know what to do and everything is perfect. Most girls on TV and in film and
books that I’ve come across just automatically know how to give perfect head
and are sexual goddesses when in reality most girls are struggling to find out
how to even begin. Virgins are labeled as dorky and nerds or most often losers.
Virgin shows us the other side of
that – someone who’s far from perfect and who has a lot of questions. It also
touches on how we girls have the ‘Prince Charming’ complex (thanks Disney) and
that sometimes skews our view of what’s right in front of us.
This book made me laugh, it made me cringe. There were times
I wanted to hi-five Ellie and times I wanted to shake her and tell her to move
on. This wasn’t a girl who was waiting for ‘the one’, she wasn’t even just
waiting for ‘right now’. She was human and flawed and made wrong choices. It
was nice to read that and also to have fun with it. I will definitely be
recommending this book to my friends.
I received an copy of this novel from the publisher in return for an honest review.
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