ashleyholstrom's Reviews (1.38k)

Yes, yes, yes. Everything in here is golden and supremely helpful for anyone — especially ones who just graduated college and are in a flailing "but what is money?" stage. I'll be keeping this bad boy on-hand for reference for a long time. Oh, and all the sass, snark, and artwork are A+.

Part of a review roundup at Crooked Prose.

A fun romp back in Pineville, New Jersey, full of Megan McCafferty’s classic snark.

Yes, yes, yes! This is so cute!

Sasha just moved to town and, because the universe can be cruel, she gets her first period while wearing white pants during the first week of school. Kids call her Bloody Mary, but then she’s swept up in the magical friendship of Christine, Abby, and Brit, who are some of the coolest period-positive people ever. They teach her the ways of menstruation and feminism and just being a high school girl. Throughout the school year, Abby organizes fights against the administration—with her art and her blog—to keep the pad dispensers in the bathrooms stocked. She makes a big statement and some feelings get hurt, but everything ends nicely in the end, at prom. Because friendship is more important.

The book includes notes on what’s normal when it comes to periods, extra resources, and how to be a period activist.