Feeling rejected, Charlie, an artist, is drawn into a destructive new relationship with her sexy older co-worker, a "semifamous" local musician who's obviously a junkie alcoholic. Monique is clearly very uncomfortable with some of the treatments her friends find for her, but she forces herself to do them anyway because she sees them as necessary for the heteronormative sex she desires.

Throughout all of these messages, you’ll laugh alongside the characters from the cussing to the Insecure references. Mateo’s self-awareness and inner monologue at times make him seem older than 16, and, with significant turmoil in the main plot, some side elements feel underdeveloped. While on their quest, Monique discovers the value of a true friend and the wonders of a love that accepts her for who she is. Despite the abundance of moving parts, Goffney does a good job of keeping Confessions Of An Alleged Good Girl on track. I love the ways in which she went into this serious subject matter, and also managed to bring it all together with her endearing cast of characters and adorable romance.Monique is determined to win him back and through the help of two people she never thought of as friends (Reggie and Sasha) she goes about trying to "cure" her issue. But it felt really superficial and kind of ridiculous for the subject matter it tried to tackle, and making the heroine's medical issue into something that needed to be resolved and having her repeatedly refer to herself as broken was really sad.

One of the book was Camryn Garrett's FULL DISCLOSURE (about an HIV positive girl who wants to have sex, but who also wants to do it in a way where she won't infect her partners who, you know, get something herself) and JACK OF HEARTS (AND OTHER PARTS) by Lev A. After spending time in treatment with other young women like her—who cut, burn, poke, and otherwise hurt themselves—Charlie is released and takes a bus from the Twin Cities to Tucson to be closer to Mikey, a boy she "like-likes" but who had pined for Ellis instead. Goffney's ( Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry ) sincere novel underscores conversations around sexual autonomy, purity culture, and internalized shame with earnestness and humor.There’s a villain 180 that will give you whiplash, but other than that, the natural ending is quite clear (for anyone who’s ever seen or read a teen love triangle romance, anyway) and it rolls up right on time. and most importantly the exploration of our bodies as females and the “issues” that we sometimes face as women/young girls but may be scared to speak about it. If a refund is payable to you we will process the refund as soon as possible, and, in any case within fourteen (14) days. I loved the writing an thought that Goffney really captures the Black Baptist church in all it's glory, warts and all.

If a refund or reimbursement is payable to you, we will transfer the money using the same method originally used by you to pay for your purchase.Tired of waiting her boyfriend breaks up with her, spurring Monique into discovering her inability to have sex is caused by a medical condition. I laughed a few times and also had so much sympathy for the main character Monique, otherwise known as Mo. In high school, she challenged herself with to-do lists full of risk-taking items like 'hug a random boy' and 'eat a cricket', which inspired her debut novel, Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry . She’s torn between her parents who want the pure virginal daughter, and her boyfriend, Dom, who wants to explore the more intimate side of their relationship. There was strong Friendships, important topics covered, it was fun, humorous, a good dash of Romance, Mischief and a lil bit of Mayhem along the way!

The Garcias live in fear until the day both parents are picked up; his Pa is taken to jail and his Ma to a detention center.Luckily, in this day and age, it seems like parenting styles and methods are evolving and I'm very grateful for that. The condition is caused by trauma, fear, guilt, or shame, and Monique has been raised to think of sex as dirty and bad.