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Confessions of an Alleged Good Girl by Joya Goffney

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greenpearls's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny informative inspiring lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

not even 10 seconds into the book and i was kicking and squealing. everything i love about romance! loved that the plot and the characters were never overshadowed by the romance. i laughed. i screamed. i blushed. i cried. this book is everything to me!!
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chandler_reads123's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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f_alexandria_b's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I wish I had something like this to read when I was a teen. It handled the topics of religion, sex, friendship, family, romance, race—so many things—in such a respectful and honest way while still being funny, entertaining, relatable, and believably from a teen perspective. It felt affirming to read, as if I could have a sense of closure and healing for my childhood wounds through Monique’s coming of age story. 
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drtx_bwt's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? N/A
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

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nat_montego's review against another edition

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funny inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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psistillreadyou's review

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emotional inspiring slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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marns20_'s review against another edition

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challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Funny, wholesome and cute, whilst touching on deeper topics around sexuality, body image and consent. Essential read for any young girl, honestly wish i had read this when i was a teen. Another great read by Joya Goffney, i love her writing style, how she uses pop culture references and slang that i can identify with it just makes the characters more relatable
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thatbookishwriter23's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful informative reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

 
"And just like that, with the emptiness on my finger, the literal weight lifted off my hand, I feel that much freer to make my own decisions. I feel less like I owe my daddy my word, less like I owe Dom my body, and more like I belong to me and only me."                    -Monique

Confessions of An Alleged Good Girl is a near perfect and uplifting letter for all soft girls but especially the soft black girls.

For All the soft girls that were labeled as good girls. For all the soft girls that had to grow up in strict religious homes. For the ones who had to discover things, like sex education and positive relationships, later in life.

This book is has some really good messages about purity culture and the harmful effects of not teaching about sex and how proper & accessible sex education is the solution. Plus, I like the SexEd facts that are sprinkled in, it really taught me more on what Vaginismus is, the condition that Monique has, & how important SexEd is.

I like how it always touches on toxic relationships and a bit of sexism. How our worth shouldn't be tied to someone and we should never be pressured into anything. The book always show what a good relationship looks like.

The only gripe I have is with Sasha's role in the book. I felt like she didn't have as much page time and development as Reggie did. I also think the blurb is a little misleading, Reggie's less of a bad boy, although he had done some bad things, and more of a class clown. Those are two completely different personalities.

Other than that, I loved Confessions of an Alleged Good Girl and having a soft black girl as the main character. We need more of them across all genres, including YA. This book had good message on SexEd and great awareness for Vaginismus. 
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sierranichole's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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georginainvisablestring22's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful reflective tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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