Girls on the Verge

Really good book about why abortions are needed but holy fuck I fucking hate bea Jesus hosiah christ

Really good book about abortions

I prefer this book to Jenni Hendrick's and Ted Chaplin's “UNpregant”. It takes on a more serious tone on Abortion and is more realistic.

Although, I hate how every religious person seems to be rude, deceiving, and pushes their belief onto other people:

Not all religious people are against abortion and would do something like this. There also her best friend, Bea, reaction:

I sit down again and watch the car, hoping Bea will get out and come back. I picture her running toward me with her arms outstretched, wanting to help, wanting to comfort me. But she doesn't, and the car pulls away.

She just straight up abandons her supposed best friend. The Bible tells us to be kind to people (Ephesians 4:32). Tender hearted is not getting into the car and letting it drive, leaving your only friend to figure out a way home.

This book tries to portray Bea as a sheltered devout Catholic but she had no problem doing this:

Bea turns around and walks backward. “What are you, deaf? I said you and your friend are a**holes.” And then she flips them the bird. Both hands.

I'd expect that from Anabelle but not Bea of all people.

I also didn't like how boy crazy Camile was. A few months ago she slept with a boy named Dean. But when the story she gushing and imaging her whole future and going to France with a guy named Leo. It just seemed too quick to me.

I felt we never got to really know the characters. Yes, they had they're moments, but I feel like they never really sat down and talked about how they feel. We only ever saw snippets. That what UNpregant has over Girls on the Verse, friendship. At least in that book, I felt the friendship blossom between the two protagonists. In Girls on the Verge, it all felt surface level and Camille's abortion felt rushed and too quick. It's the most important part of the book, I felt like I missed it and was only told how she felt about it.

Although, this book was missing depth, the author's note at the end was really nice and worth the read. I applaud it for being one of the few to speak for abortion and woman's reproductive rights.

4.5 stars. I love that important topics like abortion, sex, etc. are being written about in YA but I had trouble connecting to the characters because they read so young and I found myself rolling my eyes at certain parts.