Quick Thoughts: Cherry by Lindsey Rosin

Cherry

by Lindsey Rosin

August 16, 2016

400 pages

Goodreads Summary:

In this honest, frank, and funny debut novel, four best friends make a pact during their senior year of high school to lose their virginities—and end up finding friendship, love, and self-discovery along the way.

To be honest, the sex pact wasn’t always part of the plan.

Layla started it. She announced it super casually to the rest of the girls between bites of frozen yogurt, as if it was just simply another addition to her massive, ever-evolving To Do List. She is determined to have sex for the first time before the end of high school. Initially, the rest of the crew is scandalized, but, once they all admit to wanting to lose their v-cards too, they embark on a quest to do the deed together... separately.

Layla’s got it in the bag. Her serious boyfriend, Logan, has been asking for months.

Alex has already done it. Or so she says.

Emma doesn’t know what the fuss is all about, but sure, she’ll give it a shot.

And Zoe, well, Zoe can’t even say the o word without bursting into giggles.

Will everything go according to plan? Probably not. But at least the girls have each other every hilarious, heart-warming, cringe-inducing step of the way.

From debut author Lindsey Rosin, Cherry is a coming-of-age, laugh-out-loud tale of first times, last chances, and the enduring friendships that make it all worthwhile.

Review

Cherry is an honest story of high school, friendships, love and sex. I feel like it's an underrated book in the sense that most teenagers should read it. The book was refreshingly honest and thought-provoking in relatable (teen) topics.

What I Liked:

- the most honest and unflinching story about sex I've read so far

- diversity

- realistic dialogues

- good-natured humour

- all the (self-) explorations

- some profound musings

- the priceless female friendship

- how different each of the girls were:

   - unique voices

   - similar yet opposite personalities

   - the different situation(s) each found themselves in

- a solid ending

The Not So Much:

- some guys were really awful

"The only normal people are the ones we don't know very well." (p.83).