I was hesitant to pick this up because I read [book:The Truth About White Lies|60743851] last year, and it was not my favorite. While some similar subjects come up in this book, I think the writing and the way tough topics are dealt with are miles better than her previous book. 

Despite having the title "Dear Medusa," Medusa doesn't actually come up too much in the overall plot of the story. Alicia, the main character, does feel a connection to her and ends up sort of writing letters to her at some point, I was just expecting that to be way more of the plot. 

Honestly, the way this book deals with the way men (yes, men) look at teen girls is probably the best thing about it. Alicia is aware of the way she is perceived by men who are much older than she is, partly because she has been sexually assaulted herself. Alicia, who is bisexual, makes a comment that she never tries the things she does with men with women because they have that boundary. I wish I would have saved the exact quote. There are quotes like that speckled throughout the story that just feel like a gut punch because you know they're true. 

I do wish Alicia's love interest would have played a bigger role, as that plot line felt like it took more of a background seat to everything else that was going on in her life. Maybe if it hadn't been told in verse Cole would have had more space to explore those relationships.

All in all, if you're looking for a sort of gut-punch of a novel that really looks at the way teen girls are perceived in the world, I'd definitely pick this one up.