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Gimme Everything You Got
A feminist, sex-positive, and hilarious rom-com about a girl in 1970s Chicago trying everything she can to score—on and off the soccer field.
It’s 1979—the age of roller skates and feathered bangs, of Charlie’s Angels and Saturday Night Fever—and Susan Klintock is a junior in high school with a lot of sexual fantasies…but not a lot of sexual experience. No boy, at least none she knows, has ever been worth taking a shot on.
That is, until Bobby McMann arrives.
Bobby is foxy, he’s charming—and he’s also the coach of the brand-new girls’ soccer team at school and totally, 100 percent, completely off limits. But Susan decides she’s going to try out for the team to get close to him anyway. And over the course of an eventful season, she discovers that what she wants might not be what she first expected when Bobby McMann walked in the door—and that figuring out who she is means taking risks, both on and off the pitch.
Author Iva-Marie Palmer returns with a fresh, funny, feminist coming-of-age novel about learning to take a shot at the things that truly matter.
It’s 1979—the age of roller skates and feathered bangs, of Charlie’s Angels and Saturday Night Fever—and Susan Klintock is a junior in high school with a lot of sexual fantasies…but not a lot of sexual experience. No boy, at least none she knows, has ever been worth taking a shot on.
That is, until Bobby McMann arrives.
Bobby is foxy, he’s charming—and he’s also the coach of the brand-new girls’ soccer team at school and totally, 100 percent, completely off limits. But Susan decides she’s going to try out for the team to get close to him anyway. And over the course of an eventful season, she discovers that what she wants might not be what she first expected when Bobby McMann walked in the door—and that figuring out who she is means taking risks, both on and off the pitch.
Author Iva-Marie Palmer returns with a fresh, funny, feminist coming-of-age novel about learning to take a shot at the things that truly matter.
400 pages, Hardcover
First published July 14, 2020
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Iva-Marie Palmer
11 books272 followersIva-Marie Palmer is the author of the young adult novels Gimme Everything You Got and The End of the World as We Know It. She also wrote the Gabby Garcia's Ultimate Playbook series and Oh My Dog! for middle grade readers, as well as the books Romeo, Juliet and Jim and the Edgar Award-nominated The Jules Verne Prophecy with co-writer Larry Schwarz. Christmas People is her first adult novel.
Before writing professionally, Palmer worked as an award-winning community news reporter in Chicago's South Suburbs and as a web editor for the Walt Disney Company. She also got to know many a Christmas person working at a Hallmark store through high school and college.
Palmer now resides in Burbank, California with her husband and two sons.
Before writing professionally, Palmer worked as an award-winning community news reporter in Chicago's South Suburbs and as a web editor for the Walt Disney Company. She also got to know many a Christmas person working at a Hallmark store through high school and college.
Palmer now resides in Burbank, California with her husband and two sons.
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March 29, 2022
this was EXACTLY the sort of lighthearted (and self-aware) romp that i've been craving. i don't remember the last time i laughed so hard or felt so much secondhand embarrassment 😂
at 400 pages and with some slower bits in the middle, this novel wasn't as tightly paced as some other contemporary YA stories i read & loved this year (e.g., it sounded better in my head, which also features a flawed, earnest, and hilarious protagonist). i'm also a smidge disappointed that the novel, for all the humanizing of its different women characters, ended up demonizing one woman () while extending more grace to bobby mccann. it's not so much that i cared about this one antagonisty character, but rather that it undermined - for me - the book's overall message of challenging sexist double standards and owning women's sexuality.
that being said: i was WHEEZING laughing at several points throughout this book. there's a particular clusterfuck around the 70% mark that was just disaster after disaster for susan and i had to take a breather just so i wouldn't spontaneously combust from secondhand humiliation for her. 😂 in other words, the book evoked such strong feelings in me because i felt emotionally invested in susan - and that's something i'm always seeking/craving when reading fiction.
i also appreciated this book's unabashed embracing of teenaged-girl sexuality, which was admittedly over-the-top, but i thought the book really owned it. overall, i think there should be more representation of all experiences of sexuality along the spectrum - from susan-level horny to ace folks and beyond! in addition, i liked the book's depiction of the ups and downs of friendships, navigating crushes (loveddd the slow-burn), and its themes of feminism, solidarity, and empowerment.
let me end on one my of favourite lines from this book:
all in all, i really wanted a break from some of the darker fantasy/horror and somber lit-fic i've been reading lately - and gimme everything you got certainly delivered.
at 400 pages and with some slower bits in the middle, this novel wasn't as tightly paced as some other contemporary YA stories i read & loved this year (e.g., it sounded better in my head, which also features a flawed, earnest, and hilarious protagonist). i'm also a smidge disappointed that the novel, for all the humanizing of its different women characters, ended up demonizing one woman () while extending more grace to bobby mccann. it's not so much that i cared about this one antagonisty character, but rather that it undermined - for me - the book's overall message of challenging sexist double standards and owning women's sexuality.
that being said: i was WHEEZING laughing at several points throughout this book. there's a particular clusterfuck around the 70% mark that was just disaster after disaster for susan and i had to take a breather just so i wouldn't spontaneously combust from secondhand humiliation for her. 😂 in other words, the book evoked such strong feelings in me because i felt emotionally invested in susan - and that's something i'm always seeking/craving when reading fiction.
i also appreciated this book's unabashed embracing of teenaged-girl sexuality, which was admittedly over-the-top, but i thought the book really owned it. overall, i think there should be more representation of all experiences of sexuality along the spectrum - from susan-level horny to ace folks and beyond! in addition, i liked the book's depiction of the ups and downs of friendships, navigating crushes (loveddd the slow-burn), and its themes of feminism, solidarity, and empowerment.
let me end on one my of favourite lines from this book:
But maybe two women who approached how to be a woman in completely different ways didn’t have to feel like threats to each other.
all in all, i really wanted a break from some of the darker fantasy/horror and somber lit-fic i've been reading lately - and gimme everything you got certainly delivered.
March 31, 2020
Oh my god, I totally loved this book! It’s literally the book I needed as teen. It has the unrequited crushes, the raunchy daydreams, the awkward sexual encounters, and really strong cast of female characters who unite to stand up to sexism in sports. A truly great book. I laughed and cringed in equal measure. 100% fearless!
August 3, 2020
The sporty feminist 70s romp you didn’t know you needed!
I loved this book’s take on a historical setting - it offered strong female perspectives naturally that were era-appropriate. Plus, this is truly a coming of age story with sex-positive values.
Susan is relatable and funny and figuring out what exactly she wants from her life. And I loved the focus on friendships and changing relationships with her parents while also leaving room for romance.
Fun and feminist, sporty and summer-y!
I loved this book’s take on a historical setting - it offered strong female perspectives naturally that were era-appropriate. Plus, this is truly a coming of age story with sex-positive values.
Susan is relatable and funny and figuring out what exactly she wants from her life. And I loved the focus on friendships and changing relationships with her parents while also leaving room for romance.
Fun and feminist, sporty and summer-y!
August 17, 2020
AGH! One of my favourite read of 2020!!!!
Full review to come.
Full review to come.
July 17, 2020
This book was delicious. I positively loved it. I was laughing out loud by page 2. I also did some crying, I’ll admit. Susan is the best kind of MC. So flawed and yet so likable with so many cringey moments and so many heart warming triumphs. I was devastated and uplifted by turns. Love love love!
I don’t want to give any spoilers at all so I will just leave it at that.
I don’t want to give any spoilers at all so I will just leave it at that.
February 21, 2020
An irreverent, hilarious, raunchy, fearless feminist manifesto. I loved every second of it.
June 10, 2020
*This book was given to me by the publisher to give an honest review in return*
I enjoyed this 1970s, feminist, rom-com novel. It's about a girl named Susan who joins her school's soccer team because of the hot soccer coach. Susan learns about herself and discovers what she really loves. I loved this book about how girls can do everything like boys can because some people still don't know that. This book made a lot of sexual references but remember this was written in the 70s setting. It was nice to see how teenagers act in high school because it is realistic that readers could understand.
The main character, Susan, is a fun and loving character. She wants to try to find her prince charming which she thinks is her soccer coach. There were also many amazing supporting characters like Susan's friends, her team, and even her coach. It's one of the main themes and factors of this book because they are the ones who say that girls can do anything and are strong, brave about it. So the characters in this book were amazing.
This was a wonderful book and I loved all the girl power in it because some girls need to read that they are strong. This book brightened my day and gave me good laughs. I recommend this to contemporary feminist book fans.
I enjoyed this 1970s, feminist, rom-com novel. It's about a girl named Susan who joins her school's soccer team because of the hot soccer coach. Susan learns about herself and discovers what she really loves. I loved this book about how girls can do everything like boys can because some people still don't know that. This book made a lot of sexual references but remember this was written in the 70s setting. It was nice to see how teenagers act in high school because it is realistic that readers could understand.
The main character, Susan, is a fun and loving character. She wants to try to find her prince charming which she thinks is her soccer coach. There were also many amazing supporting characters like Susan's friends, her team, and even her coach. It's one of the main themes and factors of this book because they are the ones who say that girls can do anything and are strong, brave about it. So the characters in this book were amazing.
This was a wonderful book and I loved all the girl power in it because some girls need to read that they are strong. This book brightened my day and gave me good laughs. I recommend this to contemporary feminist book fans.
July 16, 2020
I loved this book. It reminded me of Are you there god, it’s me Margret by Judy Blume. Then it had all of these references to the70s which I loved. I was born in 1975 so it is very nostalgic. When they mentioned Bozo the clown o smiled so hard. This book is also sexy as these girls began to explore their sexuality. We follow Susan and her friends as they join a new girls soccer team at their school. They are mainly joining because the new coach Bobby is a fox. No one supports their efforts and the boys and men treat it
As a joke. Her parents have divorced because her mother wants to lead a different life and try and make something of herself. Her father is about to remarry a younger woman.
I really enjoyed this book. It brought be back to my younger self. I would definitely recommend it.
As a joke. Her parents have divorced because her mother wants to lead a different life and try and make something of herself. Her father is about to remarry a younger woman.
I really enjoyed this book. It brought be back to my younger self. I would definitely recommend it.
April 28, 2020
I don’t normally like sports stories but this was so well written the 400 pages flew by. I loved the 70s setting reminiscent of Little Darlings and Fast Times at Ridgemont High mixed with Bend It Like Beckham. I loved all the 70s pop culture references though I would’ve liked more description of the clothes. 70’s fashion was so good. The last third of the book involving the wedding and two games against the boys’ team was especially thrilling. This would make a great movie. I’m excited to check out this author’s other works.
I received a free e-arc from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
I received a free e-arc from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
August 6, 2024
Gimme Everything You Got by Iva-Marie Palmer⚽️
Rating: 4/5⭐️
Synopsis:
It's 1979—the age of roller skates and feathered bangs, Charlie’s Angels and Saturday Night Fever—and Susan Klintock is a junior in high school with a lot of sexual fantasies . . . but not a lot of sexual experience. No boy—at least not any she knows—has been worth taking a shot on.
That is, until Bobby McMann arrives.
My Overall Thoughts:
I didn’t expect to actually enjoy this as much as I thought I would. It was laughable. This was in a high school setting where girls’ play soccer and are in a team. I’m not into sports except for volleyball and/or badminton, that’s the only sports i like and enjoy playing with friends and family. I enjoyed the characters and the lessons it teaches all throughout the book. Especially I was listening to it on audio, it was fun and entertaining to listen to. It’s not only boys who can play soccer or rather just sports in general. Girls can also join a soccer team and play soccer while in high school.
Rating: 4/5⭐️
Synopsis:
It's 1979—the age of roller skates and feathered bangs, Charlie’s Angels and Saturday Night Fever—and Susan Klintock is a junior in high school with a lot of sexual fantasies . . . but not a lot of sexual experience. No boy—at least not any she knows—has been worth taking a shot on.
That is, until Bobby McMann arrives.
My Overall Thoughts:
I didn’t expect to actually enjoy this as much as I thought I would. It was laughable. This was in a high school setting where girls’ play soccer and are in a team. I’m not into sports except for volleyball and/or badminton, that’s the only sports i like and enjoy playing with friends and family. I enjoyed the characters and the lessons it teaches all throughout the book. Especially I was listening to it on audio, it was fun and entertaining to listen to. It’s not only boys who can play soccer or rather just sports in general. Girls can also join a soccer team and play soccer while in high school.
April 1, 2021
3.75 but rounding up. It was another YA book 🤦🏼♀️, which is why the actual rating was lower, but so hilarious. Lots of awkward sexual encounters, master-bating, relationships and other funny YA stuff. It took place in 1979 which added to the storyline. The main story is about a new coach that is young and handsome coming to a HS to start up a girls’ soccer team. ALL the girls want to try out bc they’re all in love with the new HOT coach, but had never actually touched a soccer ball. 🤣 The team was terrible, but through lots of funny mishaps, the coach actually made the team be, sort of, successful. This book isn’t probably for everyone, but it was entertaining and made me lol.
July 31, 2020
This book starts out sort of like Porky's with female leads and ends up being something more. Not my normal genre, but I thought it was a great, feminist coming-of-age story.
January 20, 2022
This YA book was both cute and heartwarming but still raunchy and hilarious and I couldn’t get enough of it.
If Dazed & Confused got together with Bend it Like Beckham and had a baby, you’d get Gimme Everything You Got.
This book takes place in the suburbs of Chicago during the year of 1979, Susan Klintock is in her junior year when Bobby McMann arrives at her school. Bobby is charming and oh so hot, but he’s also the coach of the brand new girls soccer team, and totally off limits. Susan’s never played soccer before, but that doesn’t stop her from trying out for the team. After an eventful season, Susie learns more about herself than she ever would have imagined. She is unapologetically herself, a little stubborn and selfish, but she’s a love lust teen so what more can we expect!
I don’t know if any review can do this book justice, it’s that good.
READ. IT. & thank me later 👋🏼
If Dazed & Confused got together with Bend it Like Beckham and had a baby, you’d get Gimme Everything You Got.
This book takes place in the suburbs of Chicago during the year of 1979, Susan Klintock is in her junior year when Bobby McMann arrives at her school. Bobby is charming and oh so hot, but he’s also the coach of the brand new girls soccer team, and totally off limits. Susan’s never played soccer before, but that doesn’t stop her from trying out for the team. After an eventful season, Susie learns more about herself than she ever would have imagined. She is unapologetically herself, a little stubborn and selfish, but she’s a love lust teen so what more can we expect!
I don’t know if any review can do this book justice, it’s that good.
READ. IT. & thank me later 👋🏼
July 15, 2020
This was just okay....it didn't wow me and it was terrible. However, I did keep forgetting that it was set in the late 1970s and was only reminded when people would say things like "equal opportunity for women" in sports, etc. The writing was good, but the middle dragged on a little bit. I understand why some will love this book but I feel that, at times, some of the story was a little too focused on sexuality for my taste. I'm not saying that's a bad thing, just not quite what I wanted.
July 30, 2020
Loved this book! Susan starts as an unmotivated teen, and grows into a young woman who knows what she wants. She makes mistakes on the way, but learns how to be a better friend, a great soccer player, and how to appreciate the gifts of an unconventional family, a hot coach, and reliable friends.
I couldn’t put it down, but also didn’t want it to end!
I couldn’t put it down, but also didn’t want it to end!
August 7, 2022
Well, this had been on my list of books to buy for over a year and, thankfully, I got it through Inter Library Loan instead (which can get you any book for free). Check it out! I've come to realize that I don't enjoy books taken place in recent decades that throw in a ton of references for nostalgic effect. I wasn't alive in the 70s, so all the plugs of Mary Tyler Moore, Charlie's Angels, etc. bored me. I was briefly interested in thinking about how there were no women's sports teams around, but I also don't care about sports, so the whole metaphor of soccer for female empowerment wasn't enough to keep me interested. I also hate in YA books when the parents have issues like the kids. I didn't care about the parents' divorce or anything related to the adults.
The worst for me was that the book was pretty cringe-inducing. It seemed written for adult audiences craving to reminisce on their youth, so Susan's sexuality was almost a parody of a teenager girl. I don't doubt that some teen girls act this way, but it was clearly written to evoke humor, which seems kind of cruel considering how serious everything feels as a teenager. As a teen reader, I wouldn't have connected with the 70s time period (Didn't this author realize that the 90s and early 2000s are all the rage now?) and I would have been appalled by Susan in some scenes, then bored in others.
I finished around 100 pages in, but when I realized that being on the team was going to be a metaphor for finding herself and the team would either 1. win the "big game" and stand up to adversity or by 2. lose, but remain committed to improving, I didn't think I could stand 300+ pages more, which frankly seems incredibly long for a book like this. If I want to engage in a feel good sports text, I'll watch The Mighty Ducks or Little Giants, both which were superior to this and didn't take place in the 70s!
The worst for me was that the book was pretty cringe-inducing. It seemed written for adult audiences craving to reminisce on their youth, so Susan's sexuality was almost a parody of a teenager girl. I don't doubt that some teen girls act this way, but it was clearly written to evoke humor, which seems kind of cruel considering how serious everything feels as a teenager. As a teen reader, I wouldn't have connected with the 70s time period (Didn't this author realize that the 90s and early 2000s are all the rage now?) and I would have been appalled by Susan in some scenes, then bored in others.
I finished around 100 pages in, but when I realized that being on the team was going to be a metaphor for finding herself and the team would either 1. win the "big game" and stand up to adversity or by 2. lose, but remain committed to improving, I didn't think I could stand 300+ pages more, which frankly seems incredibly long for a book like this. If I want to engage in a feel good sports text, I'll watch The Mighty Ducks or Little Giants, both which were superior to this and didn't take place in the 70s!
September 20, 2024
Loved this! I love books set in Chicago suburbs. I love books about girls being unvirtuous weirdos. And I LOVE the 70's as a setting.
January 11, 2020
This was so unexpected but it’s everything that i needed. I absolutely loved it and I’m going to preorder, because I need to own this novel.
September 4, 2020
Time to play Two Truths and a Lie. . .
Truth #1: I stayed up until midnight finishing this book last night.
Truth #2: I had a hard time getting into this one, but I don't think the book was 100% responsible for that. I have been having a terrible time being able to stay attentive to anything during Covid-19. What a terrible waste of free time for a librarian!
Truth #3: I know the author. Not like in a pick up the phone text each other kind of way. More in the, she was the exotic older girl with long blonde hair from the neighborhood who wore red lipstick in high school. Our paths crossed several times after college and then I decided, as she became published, it was my duty as the local librarian to laud her titles!
Okay trick question. . . all three of these are true.
I did stay up until midnight reading the last half of the book, I did have a hard time at the beginning because, well my brain is in overdrive, and yes, I know Iva and one more truth: I really ended up loving this book.
Let me start with the cover. The pink retro letters are perfection and really play on the 70's setting. It just looked cute on my nightstand.
The setting is perfection. The whole book is based on our hometown and with each detail I would just close my eyes and could picture each place she wrote about and delighted at some of the real names she used. The time period was captured with such truth and didn't do that weird thing where every page had to have some reference to something 70's to make it authentic.
The characters. Oh Susan. . . her awkwardness, her frustrations, her lusts and uncertainty of life and love. . .I loved it. I loved the supporting characters too. They seemed real and honest and had their own struggles which never complicated the plot but added to it.
But what caught me, and really kept me hooked was this what came from one of the overarching conflicts and themes. I am not the, ahem, athlete. My grace, or lack there of, prevents me. But I have been a part of great teams and I loved what happened to these girls as they built upon the team. Their confidence shown through, their support of one another. I can't imagine the struggle that happened in the 70s when no one thought girls could get dirty or be crass or just be hot for a guy. . . or especially play soccer.
What a great voice and what a great book for older YA and new adult.
Okay Iva Palmer. . . do you have more? Gimme everything you got!!!
Truth #1: I stayed up until midnight finishing this book last night.
Truth #2: I had a hard time getting into this one, but I don't think the book was 100% responsible for that. I have been having a terrible time being able to stay attentive to anything during Covid-19. What a terrible waste of free time for a librarian!
Truth #3: I know the author. Not like in a pick up the phone text each other kind of way. More in the, she was the exotic older girl with long blonde hair from the neighborhood who wore red lipstick in high school. Our paths crossed several times after college and then I decided, as she became published, it was my duty as the local librarian to laud her titles!
Okay trick question. . . all three of these are true.
I did stay up until midnight reading the last half of the book, I did have a hard time at the beginning because, well my brain is in overdrive, and yes, I know Iva and one more truth: I really ended up loving this book.
Let me start with the cover. The pink retro letters are perfection and really play on the 70's setting. It just looked cute on my nightstand.
The setting is perfection. The whole book is based on our hometown and with each detail I would just close my eyes and could picture each place she wrote about and delighted at some of the real names she used. The time period was captured with such truth and didn't do that weird thing where every page had to have some reference to something 70's to make it authentic.
The characters. Oh Susan. . . her awkwardness, her frustrations, her lusts and uncertainty of life and love. . .I loved it. I loved the supporting characters too. They seemed real and honest and had their own struggles which never complicated the plot but added to it.
But what caught me, and really kept me hooked was this what came from one of the overarching conflicts and themes. I am not the, ahem, athlete. My grace, or lack there of, prevents me. But I have been a part of great teams and I loved what happened to these girls as they built upon the team. Their confidence shown through, their support of one another. I can't imagine the struggle that happened in the 70s when no one thought girls could get dirty or be crass or just be hot for a guy. . . or especially play soccer.
What a great voice and what a great book for older YA and new adult.
Okay Iva Palmer. . . do you have more? Gimme everything you got!!!
January 13, 2021
I love it when a book surprises me. And this one really did. I honestly wasn’t expecting very much out of it. But this was a fun read that explores first love and also, women’s sports!
It’s set in 1979 in the US. And while I have lived here for some years now, I didn’t know about how Title IX (established in 1972) was set down to establish access to any activity that receives Federal financial assistance, and that includes sports. So in this high school, a new athletics coach arrives to set up a girl’s soccer team.
It helps very much that he is good looking and wears shorts when he’s first introduced to the school. The shorts “hugged his butt like it was a package wrapped by an overachieving Christmas elf”. And lots of girls sign up for the soccer tryouts. Most of them drop out though, not realising soccer means more than standing around and ogling the cute coach.
Susan sticks it out, along with some of her friends. She begins to enjoy the game, and is getting to be quite good at it. But there aren’t many other girls’ teams to play against (they only have one game set up by their coach). She still has this hope that she’ll get close to Coach Bobby. And her infatuation for a teacher may mean that she’s missing out on some more age-appropriate boys.
It was especially interesting for me to learn about Title IX and the attitude that people had towards girls in sports at that time. One of the most amusing moments is when the parent of a boy Susan baby-sits sees her practising and asks if it has affected her menstruation. Oh boy. I suppose this was some kind of old-fashioned way of thinking that sports and exercise affects a woman’s ability to have children? Luckily Susan and her teammates chime in.
Susan is a great character – flawed, definitely, but she learns and grows so much, not just about her attitude towards sports and boys, but also with her relationships with her friends and family.
Gimme Everything You Got was a surprising, funny, fearlessly feminist read!
It’s set in 1979 in the US. And while I have lived here for some years now, I didn’t know about how Title IX (established in 1972) was set down to establish access to any activity that receives Federal financial assistance, and that includes sports. So in this high school, a new athletics coach arrives to set up a girl’s soccer team.
It helps very much that he is good looking and wears shorts when he’s first introduced to the school. The shorts “hugged his butt like it was a package wrapped by an overachieving Christmas elf”. And lots of girls sign up for the soccer tryouts. Most of them drop out though, not realising soccer means more than standing around and ogling the cute coach.
Susan sticks it out, along with some of her friends. She begins to enjoy the game, and is getting to be quite good at it. But there aren’t many other girls’ teams to play against (they only have one game set up by their coach). She still has this hope that she’ll get close to Coach Bobby. And her infatuation for a teacher may mean that she’s missing out on some more age-appropriate boys.
It was especially interesting for me to learn about Title IX and the attitude that people had towards girls in sports at that time. One of the most amusing moments is when the parent of a boy Susan baby-sits sees her practising and asks if it has affected her menstruation. Oh boy. I suppose this was some kind of old-fashioned way of thinking that sports and exercise affects a woman’s ability to have children? Luckily Susan and her teammates chime in.
Susan is a great character – flawed, definitely, but she learns and grows so much, not just about her attitude towards sports and boys, but also with her relationships with her friends and family.
Gimme Everything You Got was a surprising, funny, fearlessly feminist read!
September 2, 2020
Set in the 70s, this coming of age story of 17 year old Susie, captures all the highs and lows of adolescence in the backdrop of the rising momentum of women empowerment in USA. Consequently we are taken on a ride through various points of friendship, love and lust alongside Susie, who's struggling to be her own person in the face of conflicting ideals of what a woman should be like. A journey which is all the more difficult for her as she enrolls for the girls soccer team in her school at a time when women playing sports were not viewed kindly, to say the least. An absolutely breathtaking gem of a novel, Gimme Everything You Got is a marvelous historical YA fiction.
January 11, 2021
Really really liked this book. Very much enjoyed that it was set in the 70s, and a lot of it seemed REAL. It was like the REAL version of Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. Like this could have actually happened. I very much hope they went on the play the next year, and that they had some actual games and won a few! Loved all the characters, even the ones I hated. Highly recommend!
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June 29, 2020DNF @25% for now. Might come back to it later.
It's very sexual, and I feel like it's going to end up being just a girl empowerment book about girl sports becoming a thing. While there's nothing wrong with that, it's not the book I'm looking for right now.
It's very sexual, and I feel like it's going to end up being just a girl empowerment book about girl sports becoming a thing. While there's nothing wrong with that, it's not the book I'm looking for right now.
August 4, 2020
I loved this. True to the era in so many ways - fashion, music, feminism, the name Susan - it was an engaging read that I couldn't put down. Honestly, even if you only have a tangential interest in sports this delivers.
August 7, 2020
This was SO MUCH FUN. I loved this and wish I had something like this to read when I was younger.
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August 29, 2020DNF at 40%.
(or in other words, my mental health deserves better and it's time that i stop reading books that don't bring me joy.)
(or in other words, my mental health deserves better and it's time that i stop reading books that don't bring me joy.)
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December 30, 2020To say I was very bored and not so slightly uncomfortable would be an understatement.
March 11, 2021
I think I just found my new favorite book! I loved this book from the very first page until the last. I laughed out loud (more times than I can count), I swooned, I cringed because this book was EVERYTHING! The characters were amazing and I really loved the 70s setting and the feminists/sex positive themes. I 100% recommend this book and I can't wait to read it again! 5⭐
September 16, 2022
4.5 stars
August 15, 2021
Joe’s and Susan’s song is definitely fearless by Taylor swift
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