Loved!

This book captures the YA spirit perfectly and I love that body hair is the focus. I know so many teens will be able to connect with this book and the way it handles body hair. It was a quick read and really fun. I do wish we were given just a bit more backstory but overall, I loved this title.

I dont think this read was particularly for me. I was excited about it being a cosmetologist myself but for me personally it just fell kind of flat. The characters were cute and funny. At times.

Working in a middle/high school I feel like a lot of students can connect to this book. Body hair is normal, but not everyone thinks the same and because of that bullying can happen. The main character's best friend experiences bullying and makes a club at school for students to embrace their bodies in response to this bullying. My only wish is that there was more development of the character who was bullied (Frankie). It felt like we were just thrown into the story and I wanted a bit more backstory.

This was a great body positivity read for young readers. I really enjoyed the characters and dialogue. I thunk a lot of young teens will relate to the content or those reminiscent of their teen years from years past. Highly enjoy and recommend.

A very touching and uplifting YA story introducing the fundamentals of feminism. It does an excellent job of capturing the confusion of high school, trying to figure out who you are and what you believe. What is wrong and what is right? It focuses heavily on the question of what is “normal” and popular vs not “normal”… and what is normal, anyway?

There was a charming little cast of characters who eventually all won me over - Even Frankie, who I disliked until the last few pages. I admire what her character stood for, however… showing fear and apprehension about standing up for yourself and others is definitely not always easy. The romance was cute and I love that there was a boy included who supported her mission from the start and was never ashamed to be with her. They are out there and I love love love that it was included here.

I like that this is a true YA story, innocent enough but with strong messages, and gosh those bullies were horrible? Even toned down for the target readers, they were frightening. I enjoyed the strength that the characters showed even while trying to deal with them.

If I were to criticize anything it would probably be that the main character was just a bit too quirky at times, but, I am literally over double her age and I probably would have enjoyed her mannerisms 15 years ago.

4.5 ⭐️! Quick read (about 3 hours or so) and great plot progression!