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Girls on the Verge
by Sharon Biggs Waller
Trigger warnings for abortion and slut shaming.
I devoured this book in the span of two days and I am so glad I got a the chance to read a novel that tackles the important topic of abortion specifically for women in Texas.
Set in 2014, we follow Camille, a teen girl and aspiring actress over her summer break as she discovers that she is pregnant after showing signs and symptoms such as nausea and vomiting. Girls on the Verge follows Camille and her friends, Annabelle and Bea over the span of a week road-tripping to the outskirts of Texas, Mexico and to New Mexico for Camille to take pills to have an abortion.
This Young Adult book talks openly about sex in so many ways and I absolutely loved that. YA often strays away from having an open and honest conversation about sex and Girls on the Verge shed light on teenagers having sex and started a conversation by sharing educational information about contraceptives, talking about purity, and the desire to lose your virginity as a teen because you just want it over with and it covers the consequences. But, I felt this was a very sex-positive read.
Yes, this book is purely fiction but it also has so many educational moments and it is filled with information for women who need help and are seeking to get an abortion. I love how this book shared many perspectives of abortion through the characters. Especially with Camille's best friend, Bea who is a devote Christian, raised by a family of Christians who never talk about sex. Bea is keen on the idea that Camille is making the wrong choice. Bea infuriated me because she couldn't put her opinions behind her and have an open mind to what her best friend was truly going through.
My only issues were that since this book is only 200+ pages, the characters weren't as fleshed out therefore the character development was slim to none. However, I did enjoy seeing the character development Camille went through. She is such a fierce and empowering female character.
Overall, this book was so empowering and really opened me up to knowing more about the hardships women go through in Texas specifically to get an abortion. This also applies to any woman (or person with female organs) who is trying to get an abortion. The protesters, the fake clinics, the travel expenses and the cost alone. As well as the guilt they receive from others.
If you're looking for a new feminist novel to read, I highly suggest this one.
I devoured this book in the span of two days and I am so glad I got a the chance to read a novel that tackles the important topic of abortion specifically for women in Texas.
Set in 2014, we follow Camille, a teen girl and aspiring actress over her summer break as she discovers that she is pregnant after showing signs and symptoms such as nausea and vomiting. Girls on the Verge follows Camille and her friends, Annabelle and Bea over the span of a week road-tripping to the outskirts of Texas, Mexico and to New Mexico for Camille to take pills to have an abortion.
This Young Adult book talks openly about sex in so many ways and I absolutely loved that. YA often strays away from having an open and honest conversation about sex and Girls on the Verge shed light on teenagers having sex and started a conversation by sharing educational information about contraceptives, talking about purity, and the desire to lose your virginity as a teen because you just want it over with and it covers the consequences. But, I felt this was a very sex-positive read.
Yes, this book is purely fiction but it also has so many educational moments and it is filled with information for women who need help and are seeking to get an abortion. I love how this book shared many perspectives of abortion through the characters. Especially with Camille's best friend, Bea who is a devote Christian, raised by a family of Christians who never talk about sex. Bea is keen on the idea that Camille is making the wrong choice. Bea infuriated me because she couldn't put her opinions behind her and have an open mind to what her best friend was truly going through.
My only issues were that since this book is only 200+ pages, the characters weren't as fleshed out therefore the character development was slim to none. However, I did enjoy seeing the character development Camille went through. She is such a fierce and empowering female character.
Overall, this book was so empowering and really opened me up to knowing more about the hardships women go through in Texas specifically to get an abortion. This also applies to any woman (or person with female organs) who is trying to get an abortion. The protesters, the fake clinics, the travel expenses and the cost alone. As well as the guilt they receive from others.
If you're looking for a new feminist novel to read, I highly suggest this one.