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Reader reviewed by Chris Rhoads

This book, Ready or Not, disturbed me greatly. I am a mother who bought the book for my 13 year old daughter, thinking, when I saw "All American Girl" as the subtitle, that this book was about a truly All American Girl. I thought The Princess Diaries movie was kinda cute, so I thought the book Ready or Not would be, too. I did not realize, foolishly indeed, that today's "All American Girl" is no longer necesarilly the healthy, vibrant, young athelete or promising young girl I expected.

The book shallowly deals with a young girl's internal struggle about whether or not to have sex with her boyfriend. The boyfriend is more or less a gentleman and is not pushing it. The protagonist is forcing the issue on herself. I foolishly assumed she would wisely decide against it.

The book is quite shallow in its portrayal of the outcome of having sex with your boyfriend. It makes light of it--never describing the incredibly painful consequences of a loss of innocence before marriage. It does young girls and boys a great disservice.

This book has no redeeming qualities. It is now in my trashcan with coffee grounds over it. The book Ready or Not is the equivalent of junk food, but far more dangerous.

Chris