CW: sexual assault

This is a book that deserves more attention!

Does My Body offend you, tackled some tough topics such as how race impacts the way society views bodies. As well as the impact of having a White savor complex both within friendships and within an entire movement.

Told from a dual- perspective, this book largely address body autonomy in a way that was both engaging and impactful. I’m beyond happy that books like this exist as I did not have access to any thing that came close to this growing up.

Reading this impacted me in a good way. It offered validation to me from the unfair “rules” that were placed on the black and brown students at my schools growing up. Although discrimination such as this still exist, I’m hopeful that change can happen through creating and sharing stories such as this one.

I thought the story felt authentic. The characters were well developed, and the message was clear.

I also like that the authors provided resources in the back of the book as well as provided some background information in the authors notes.

I loved this book and will definitely read more from these authors!