The theme of this book makes an appropriate follow up to 'The Purity Myth.' The story echoes much of the same themes as Rayda Jacobs' "Joonie."
Both stories are important tales to be told. Eve is a more tragic figure than Joonie. However, her plunky spirit and tenacity are to be admired.

Eve reads like a memoir. The writing style is similiar to the one Jacobs uses with "Joonie." Thus, while the story line is tightly focused on a girl's confused sexual journey, the prose are loose. Dialogue between characters lack differentiating voice, which is sadly a bit too common in South African fiction. The book is also filled with Stephen Kings rule breaking "dialogue-attribution verbs": "Suzanne shouted out very loudly," "Nana exclaimed exaggeratedly," "asked Base impatiently," "I answered cheekily"... a trend even genre fiction, such as the US / UK romance reads, have mostly left to dwell in the 80s.

For some readers, the newbie writing quirks will be easily overlooked. The core of the story will be worth the read. Other readers will struggle to find patience with the prose.