The S-Word

This book was an easy read. I finished it in about a day. But I didn't love it. Some of the dialogue was incredibly cheesy and made it feel like the author was definitely out of touch with they way teenagers speak with one another. However, my biggest criticism is the ending. Early on I guessed that Lizzie had actually been raped. But I hoped I was wrong because I hoped this book was going to be an interesting look at the way the word Slut is used in our society and the damage it does. But I feel like the authored coped out by including rape in the story. Because now Lizzie's not a slut because that is a term we shouldn't be using anyway, Lizzie's not a slut because it wasn't her choice to have sex.

In the end it was an interesting read and good enough for me to make it to the end but I was disappointed that it really didn't address the issue it claimed to.