A review by nostoat
Dear Medusa by Olivia A. Cole

challenging dark hopeful

5.0

 I was provided an eARC through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. 

This book hit me like a truck. It's raw and honest in a way few books about sexual assault I've read have been. I felt like I was holding our main character's bleeding heart in my hands. Olivia Cole does a beautiful job of showing glimpses of the incredibly fucked up undercurrent of Alicia's life while also unflinchingly portraying the brutality of being 16 and shamed by nearly all of your peers. Cole also touches on race, sexuality, the Madonna-whore complex, and so many other things in this short, impactful book. Well worth the read, though rife with potential triggers so tread lightly.  

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