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Did not finish. Didn’t like writing tone. Wanted something different. Wouldn’t recommend nor buy my own copy.

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This book wasn’t for me. I’m not necessarily the target audience being a woman in her 40s, but I thought it would give me some good ideas of things to talk to my pre-teen daughter about. I loved the idea of it but found it a bit boring. I really wanted to know what I should be telling my daughter - not the personal snippets.
I’ll probably try the book again when I’m more in the mood for non-fiction.

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I received a free e-ARC from the author/publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

Things My Mama Never Told Me is a guide for teens with advice and discussions about a variety of topics ranging from consent, to abuse, to body image.
It was a mix of personal anecdotes, sections with quotes and stories from teens, ideas for journalling/reflection, and the list of things the author wishes her mother told her.
While I thought it brought up a number of good points, there were some phrases and inclusions that I felt were not really appropriate, and possibly even damaging (especially in the section about homosexuality.)
I didn't think this was a bad book, but I would recommend that parents read this before passing it on to their teen girl.

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Things my mama never told me was a quick informative guide for teen girls. It answered questions gave anecdotes and stories of young people along with valuable advice. This would be very helpful to teens and I would recommend this!
Thanks to netgalley and the publisher for the E-arc!

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Disclaimer : I got this book in exchange for an honest review.

This month is women’s history month and it is also the perfect time to pick up “Things my Mama never told me!” Some of the wording seemed a little outdated (I’m not sure when this was initially written) but other than that I thought it was good especially since I prefer to read fiction over nonfiction!

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