Thank you NetGalley for giving me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

The coverart is definitely unique. It caught my eye immediately.
The book itself was... a tad of a letdown. I can't say I had high expectations, but I was hopeful it would be a fun and easy read. I struggled to get through some parts of the story unfortunately.
It was just okay overall..

I LOVE Scarlett’s story and her writing. She is vulnerable and real and calls us higher. She points us to truth and holds the tension of the now and not yet. So thankful she took her “afraid of all the things” message and tailored it to teens, it is much needed in our culture today!

I enjoyed reading several aspects of this book! The pacing was wonderful, characters were well drawn, and the reading experience on the whole was delightful.

As an educator of teens, I found this book approachable and helpful-- as an adult educator of teens. That is to say, the tone of the book seemed to be that of a comical memoir of a 30-something, sharing their coming-of-age tales to an audience their age. I'm not sure if the assumed target audience of teens (& pre-teens) would appreciate it as much as the peers of the author would. However, there were some valuable truths I would want all teens to be affirmed in-- chiefly, that their identity is not tied in their appearance.

It wasn't exactly my cup of tea. My teenage years are over, so there was nothing really interesting for me.

This was a quick and pleasant read. I found the content relatable, especially as I often found myself not really able to pull of the trends in school and not really understanding why! I found some parts to be a bit much in terms of their religiosity, but if readers are Christian they would likely not find it anything out of the norm. Thanks to NetGalley for the chance to read this eARC.

I enjoyed He Numbered the Pores on My Face and would recommend teen girls and up read this as it is a reminder that God made us perfect in His eyes. We are unique and that makes each of us special!

Thank you NetGalley and Publishers for granting me early access to "He Numbered the Pores on My Face".

I'm currently in the middle of a major move, but I will definitely come back at a later time and write out a full review and rating. Thank you so much!

This was a pleasant surprise! Funny and easy to relate to anecdotes about the author's teenage years, coupled with personal experiences of how it is to replace insecurity and irrational desires with acceptance through faith. Some parts, however, can be a little aggressive, but if reader is Christian, nothing would really be out of place

I love that this woman has written this book for her daughters and for teens everywhere who think that they aren't enough. The ones constantly com[aring themselves to others, who succumb to the pressures of the media and what they think is expected from them, from their bodies.

This book is all about body positivity, it shouts from the rooftop, that you are beautiful, that you are enough and that you are perfect the way you are, you don't need to dye your hair, unless you want to, you don't have to wax or shave, unless you want to and you don't have to be friends with people that put you down. Those people aren't there for you, they are there for themselves.

Well written and fast paced. A great read that teens everywhere need to read.

Rarely is the sequel as good as the first installment. While this book isn’t intended to be a sequel to her first, Scarlet Hiltibidal has knocked it out of the proverbial park. Again. In my review of her first book, I praised the conversational tone in which Hiltibidal writes. It makes me feel like she’s not teaching someone who she considers to be less than herself, but she makes me feel more like she’s a loving friend; reaching out with her experiences to encourage me to take the right path. Her ability to laugh—or more often, lament—at the exploits of her younger self is perhaps her greatest strength. It takes humility to confess struggles and ongoing patterns of sin (even past ones), and this is simultaneously the exact point that the book is making: bringing our sin into the light actually frees us.
As Hiltibidal shares her journey of striving to be loved in unhealthy ways, you truly feel like you’re hearing from someone who knows exactly how dangerous striving for love and acceptance in all the wrong places can be. But solidarity is only part of what Hiltibidal brings to all those who have suffered from eating disorders, unhealthy relationships, or any other kind of self-destructive people-pleasing. What Hiltibidal presents—and what is clearly her prayer behind writing the book—is a message of gospel hope that declares “only Jesus gets to tell you who you are, because you are his. He made you. He fought for you. He won.”
In He Numbered the Pores on My Face, Scarlet Hiltibidal writes of how she is thankful to God, who rescued her from the never-satisfying, always-heartbreaking pursuit of finding her worth in looks, accomplishments, and the opinions of people. Surely there is something in this book for all of us, and everything about Scarlet’s writing is wonderful. Buy her book, then buy another one and give it away.

Great read. The author wrote a story that was interesting and moved at a pace that kept me engaged. The characters were easy to invest in.