A review by tesz
About a Girl by Joanne Horniman

4.25

“I remembered that night- I must have been about fifteen- when I lay in my bed in the dark, curled up into a tiny ball. I am this way, for ever and ever, I thought. And falling in love, finding a life partner, was something I longed to do. But at the same time it filled me with fear and terror, because the world was not this way, and I was not the way of the world.”

Wow. This was such a good book, I know I seem to like every book I read and you may think I’m “too easy” with my reviews but I don’t care anymore because I love literature and I love loving it.
I saw this book on a shelf at my new school and saw that a fellow Australian wrote it! Slay.

This novel is about growing up- learning that romantic love isn’t the only love. That loving friends, family and most importantly- yourself, also makes us whole.
Throughout the novel, I thought the title was referencing the love interest, Flynn, of the protagonist, Anna. I thought this because Anna herself thought this- she subconsciously let others fill the pages of her life. And luckily, towards the end, I think she was finally able to let her life chose her. And that’s when I realised the ‘girl’ that the cover references isn’t in fact Flynn but rather Anna herself.

Not to mention that I scarily relate to the character Anna for reasons that I am not willing to explain online :).