“But we need to keep talking about the hard stuff. And we need to listen. We need to hear from survivors. We need to work toward making this would a place where going people will be able to say with confidence “NOT ME”. It never happened to me.”

This book is important - so, so important. It highlights issues you don’t want to think about including, sexual assault, abuse, and harassment.

Although, this book is aimed at teenagers, I think adults can also learn a lot from this book. It doesn't brush anything under the carpet - in fact it bravely fought for attention, letting everyone know that this isn’t ok. It covers the challenges we face in today’s (and in past) societies. It shows how harassment and ‘harmless fun’ is anything but and needs to be shouted about from the rooftops, to let everyone know that it shouldn’t be happening.

I think this book will make people who’ve experienced these issues feel heard and less alone. And just because someone may not be physically harmed, it can still live with them for a long time. I also think it will make teens aware that their actions have consequences, and can still damage someone for many years after the original event.

It was painful, but also empowering and inspiring. Everyone who contributed to this book is amazing and brave. The raw honesty in which they told their stories was something I cannot describe.

The beauty of sharing, of people coming together to share their experiences - their raw, personal and painful experiences was inspiring and I think it will help people who’ve been through these things.

Although aimed at teens, I would recommend this to everyone who has the chance to read it. I have never read a book like it and I hope that it will be read for many years to come.

I received a copy of this book in exchange for my honest review. Thank you NetGalley..

This collection was fantastic. I was enthralled by each and every story. Definitely read this. You won't regret it.

Five stars

I got nervous when I saw a description suggesting that this book was a kind of teen version of Roxane Gay's _Not That Bad: Dispatches from Rape Culture_ because Gay is a genius and that book is a centerpiece of our culture at this time. How could another collection, particularly one marketed to teen readers, rise to that level?

This does.

There are many reasons that I think this book is a tremendous success. First, the audience awareness is spot-on. The writers tell stories of their experiences as children and as teens, and the settings in which these traumatic encounters and crimes take place are common to the readers of this work: school, home, a friend's house, on the walk home from school, etc. Each essay feels authentic and personal, and the examples within them are incredibly varied. There is discussion of rape, sexual assault, domestic violence, all forms of power-based personal violence, emotional abuse, degradation, incest, and more. Any reader of this work will come away with an important message: if it feels wrong to you, it is. There's a clear theme of validation here, and to me, that - along with the attention to diverse voices - is the most important contribution of this work.

I think it's hard to get a book of essays - particularly on this subject - into the hands of teens, but I hope many teens do engage with this work and find the comfort, support, and validation that it can provide.

Wow. This was extremely powerful. The #MeToo movement sparked a very important discussion that needed to be addressed a long time ago. This is a collection of essays from YA and MG authors, was inspired by this movement that hit the world in 2017. 

As more and more stories started to come out, it made you think about your own life and experiences. The things that you brushed off as normal, were actually not okay. Physical assault or verbal assault. A common thread that was woven throughout all of the stories in this anthology was the shame people felt and the blame they put upon themselves: Did I dress to provocatively? Was I too forward, trusting? Was it my fault? Why didn't I speak up? For some of these authors, the trauma they experienced as children shaped the rest of their life and how they perceived themselves and men. Others only just realized the incidences that they may have brushed aside over the years were more significant and alarming than they thought.

This movement has opened the eyes of so many people to the harsh realities that people face—not just for women and not just in the entertainment industry. However, there is still a long way to go. Predators are still getting away with their crimes, and victims are still being dismissed when coming—if they even come forward at all.

This is such an important piece of work that should be read by all teens. It could be so beneficial in more ways than people might realize. 

ARC was provided by the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

Thanks to NetGalley and Harlequin Teen for the e-ARC in exchange for an honest review.

You Too? is a collection of memoirs about sexual assault, rape, and the #MeToo movement. This was a tough read but an important one. Not only did it give me new insights, it also made me consider some of own experiences in new ways. I hope that this book reaches the teen audience it's meant for. It will really help teenage girls to know that they are not alone, and that their experiences don't define them.

There were a few stories that really resonated with me, including Saundra Mitchell's and Lulabell Seitz'.

Like 2019's The (Other) F Word (ed. Angie Manfredi) I found this collection important and deeply emotional, but with much repetition between entries. The message that survivors of rape, sexual harassment, or sexual assault can and should feel empowered to speak out is, obviously, an important one. But having that same message recur so many times started to get a little monotonous, and despite the emphasis the forward placed on misconception of this as a "woman's issue," it seemed that the inclusion of male/nonbinary voices was somewhat lacking. I did, however, appreciate that the stories featured included a range of occurrences, relationships, and perpetrators.

While somewhat flawed and certainly difficult to read, this is a timely anthology, one which can serve as reassurance and empowerment to those living with past trauma as well as education for those who are looking to be positive supporters.

This was a very powerful read. Many if the stories in this anthology are heavy which is completely what it should be. These different stories showcase a variety of different emotions and experiences that the writers have, but each story is meant to leave the reader with a bit of hope that if they could come forward so can you and as we address things can change. A wonderful and important book for all to read in times where these stories are so relevant.
Thank you to netgalley and the publishers for providing me with an arc for an honest review.

You Too? is a book filled with stories from different women talking about their own #metoo experiences. I wouldn't call this book enjoyable, it made me angry and sad for not only these women, but all women. But this book is important and needed. These women are so strong to talk about what happened to them and how it made them feel. Its important to see how they overcame what had happened to them. I think this is the kind of book that should be in all school libraries and classrooms.

Thank you Netgalley for providing me with an e-arc in exchange for an honest review.

Sadly the formatting of this book through me off, I ended up DNFing this book. However, once it is published I will be picking it up again. I was very interested in the stories, it was the spelling errors and formatting that kept pulling me out of the stories.

I think this is definitely a book that needs to be out in the world and can do so much good for people. I enjoyed what I could read of it and plan to finish it at a later date.

I was given an ARC by Netgalley in exchange for a fair review.

This was a very powerful collection, and I think it should be mandatory reading for anyone and everyone. The collection was strongest towards the end where it felt like the essays had more of a succinct closing.

One issue I did have that is taking it from a 5 to a 4 stars is that some of the essays do get extremely repetitive in their last pages. You could easily skip a few pages in each of the story and wouldn't miss a beat because it felt like they were retreading the same thoughts to fit into a word/page count. Close to half of the stories I found myself skimming through the last pages of each just because they were the same thoughts over and over.

Still an extremely solid collection and my favorites were the one about Bathsheba and the one that has more of a witchcraft/witchy twist to it.

RATING: 4/5 STARS

This is a very powerful anthology. It's not the most pleasant read, but it's not supposed to be. The stories contain sadness, fear, anger, and betrayal. But they also convey an important message about what it means to be female in a way that is brutally honest but also optimistic. This is the first #MeToo book I've read that has been specifically targeted to teens. It has a great variety in the topics addressed, but at the core there is a common thread shared by all the narratives.

"It's my hope that the little girl in women of all ages will have the courage to tell their stories as well, take the necessary steps to heal, and claim the right to shine bright once again."

A sincere thanks to NetGalley and Inkyard Press for providing an advanced reading copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

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Thank you to Harlequin Teen for my ARC!

This book was the YA version of Roxane Gay’s “Not That Bad.” And saying it’s YA does not in anyway mean it’s watered down; just that the content is more geared towards teens. These essays cover the gamut of sexual assault and harassment.

I think this is a great IMPORTANT book for young girls to read. I recognized my own experiences in several of the stories, and found strength, camaraderie and resilience. I wish this book had been around when I was a teenager.