Own Your Period

This is awesome and I want it for every budding badass young woman I know! This is a frank, positive guide full of modern, useful information and challenging a lot of the myths, stigmas, and misinformation that seem to perpetuate despite all logic and common-sense.

This is a fantastic practical resource and also a thought-provoking guide to owning one's body and considering how one's own choices and outside influences affect themselves and others.

Many thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review!

Thanks to Netgalley and QEB Publishing for the ARC of this in exchange for my honest review.

As a mom of an eight year old, the topics in this book feel very relevant to where she will be soon. I love the idea of being open and period-positive when she has questions, I grew up in a household that was not that way, so books like this help me understand how that kind of dialogue can look. I really liked the illustrations and this felt informative without being too boring.

Lots of facts and science in an easy to understand way in this book. It's informative without being pedantic or boring,. I like the period positivity message too. The illustrations and charts make the book fun and easy to read. I would recommend this book to all girls and parents of teenagers. There really should be more books like this for teenagers.

Thanks to the publisher for providing this arc.

This was a positive and informative book all about menstruation. Many young people with questions will definitely find this an easy to understand book full of the answers they are looking for. The writing is clear and to the point and the book is designed to be fun, super positive, and inclusive.

I really liked that the book included information about reusable products. I did not know about these as a teenager, but was happy to discover them in my 20s.

While pregnancy and safe sex were mentioned briefly, I do wish there could have been a bit more information on this topic. There's a whole page devoted to tips on washing stains, I think there can definitely be more information on sex, safe sex, consent, and pregnancy prevention. I know this was a book focusing on periods, but many young people who have questions about periods will also have questions about sex.

One other note I wished the author mentioned was that not all menstruating people have easy access to the products they need to have a safe and comfortable period. There may be people in your community who cannot afford menstruation products. There is so much positive energy and information in this book, including environmental awareness and craftism, I wish they could have touched upon this fact as well, as it may inspire young people to help those in their own community. There are many instances of food drives for communities, but collecting menstruation products for those in need is also extremely important. Chella Quint did such a great job on this book, I really hope if a second edition is ever released, it can include this topic.

I received a free ARC from NetGalley and I am voluntarily leaving a review.

Such an important educational read for every girl child as well as for everyone who has little to wrong ideas about periods or menstruation.

The book is illustrated and colourful inside out. It makes the reading far more fun and quite visual accurate.

Kudos to the artist!

The book explains in parts the anatomy, the physiology and the pathological conditions related to the female reproductive system.

The writing is concise yet the whole information is given alongwith stories of experience and memorable anecdotes.

A book to be kept in every school and home; a must have and a must read.

Thank you, author/artist and the publisher for the advance reader copy.

This book is an educational guide for anyone that menstruates. It’s filled with positivity around periods, and even busts myths associated with menstruation.

I wish I had this book when I first started menstruating. It’s filled with so much information, and it’s all presented in a positive way. I feel like if I had access to this book when I was younger, I wouldn’t have had as much shame with my period when I was a teen. I would definitely recommend buying this for younger menstruating people, even if you already plan on talking positively to them about their period.

Thank you to NetGalley and Quarto Publishing Group - QEB Publishing for the ARC!

A huge thanks to the publisher for my e-ARC in exchange for an honest review. This is a fact-filled pocket-size book on periods every girl needs and has to read. It is an important read that is colorful and wonderfully illustrated. The book goes in-depth on the period, the misconceptions, and what exactly happens when one gets their period. Highly recommend it!

Every generation gets a new anatomy book for young people and Own Your Period is the new guide kids and adults alike deserve. Cute, educational and endearing, this book is exactly what all period-havers and anyone who knows someone who has a period needs.

This book should be given to all kids to read and look at. This is truly a gem that is beautifully inclusive and normalizes any and all differences that any child may experience when it comes to their period. This book takes all genders and identities into account and validates them. I am deeply impressed. This book should be used as an example to demonstrate how we can approach various topics in a respectful, inclusive, kind, and non-discriminatory kind of way. I will definitely want a copy of this for my classroom and sexuality education program. Outstanding!

This is the perfect book to talk about menstruation with anyone. The target audience is supposed to be those people who are about to get their first period, and yes, it makes sense. There are entire sections devoted solely and exclusively to what it feels like to get your period and the most common symptoms, but anyone can learn something from this little gem.


It is divided into different sections from biology (which I think is the most complex part for the target audience) to the myths surrounding periods. It is very comprehensive in all areas and I think it brings a fresh look at this biological process. I think the part I liked the most is the part about menstrual products not only because they describe the product, but also explain how to put them on, obviously focusing more on the menstrual cup and tampons because they are the most difficult to put on.


The only thing I would change is the environmental part for something very simple: it's not my fault that I can't afford reusable products. It's not from guilt or criticizing those people who don't use these products. However, I am sick of consumers being blamed for climate change. I think it's great to talk about these options, but we have to take into account the economic capabilities of each person, nothing more.


This book is going to be a great help. If it is used, which is my biggest doubt. It is a great book, very useful and well structured. My main fear is that it will not be used, that it will remain a well-done book but will not be implemented in classrooms. There is still a lot of taboo about it, research regarding menstruation is minimal and what is done in classrooms is lousy. This book is the right step in the right direction. Now we just have to use it.

An informative and inclusive look into periods that empowers those who have them and helps any reader feel more comfortable to discuss menstruation and fight period shame.

Chella Quint has done an amazing work with this book by including valuable information and answering common questions about menstruation, while occasionally adding personal anecdotes and experiences that are often funny and witty. The detailed and colorful illustrations by Giovana Medeiros are also a great addition to this handbook and make it more fun while giving a further insight on how our bodies and periods work.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for this ARC! Let's keep informing one another and create more opportunities for such conversations.