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A massive thank you to Quercus publishing for sending me a review copy of this novel.
If you don't follow me on my Twitter or Instagram, you are probably unaware of the fact that I am a huge fan of the marvel that is Louise O'Neill. I read her debut novel back in January and was so very excited to read this, her second novel, as soon as possible.
To sum up Asking For It in a sentence, I would have to describe it as being brutally realistic, sharply w ...more
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A massive thank you to Quercus publishing for sending me a review copy of this novel.
If you don't follow me on my Twitter or Instagram, you are probably unaware of the fact that I am a huge fan of the marvel that is Louise O'Neill. I read her debut novel back in January and was so very excited to read this, her second novel, as soon as possible.
To sum up Asking For It in a sentence, I would have to describe it as being brutally realistic, sharply w ...more
So, so, so, so important.
I have read and reviewed Louise’s first book Only Ever Yours. After having done so I immediately went to Waterstones and bought her newest release and I have no regrets.
Asking For It left me, much like O’Neill’s first novel, with an overwhelming sadness for the protagonist, Emma. I feel that the expectation is that you read a book and at the end all the things you worry about or leave you at the end of your metaphorical cliff will be resolved but O’Neill’s refreshing take on this will (or it did ...more
Asking For It left me, much like O’Neill’s first novel, with an overwhelming sadness for the protagonist, Emma. I feel that the expectation is that you read a book and at the end all the things you worry about or leave you at the end of your metaphorical cliff will be resolved but O’Neill’s refreshing take on this will (or it did ...more
Definitely not an easy read but also definitely a book that as many people as possible should read. I wasn't the biggest fan of the way it was written sometimes but the topic is far more important than that and I think Louise O'Neill does a good job at showing the effects a rape can have on everyone involved. In my opinion, the fact that the second half of the book sometimes gets a bit repetitive only helps to accomplish that.
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4.5
Such an important book that shows the dark truth of the society we live in. It's sad that this is happening to girls all over the world and they aren't getting justice because society blames the victim rather than the perpetrators ...more
Such an important book that shows the dark truth of the society we live in. It's sad that this is happening to girls all over the world and they aren't getting justice because society blames the victim rather than the perpetrators ...more
Sep 30, 2015
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