![]() ![]() The unlikely love story that arises from the antagonistic campus climate comes across as more strained than organic, but Eager's exploration of gendered and sexual power dynamics is timely and unflinchingly honest. ![]() Eagar's portrayal of college life is a dark, believable one. But when Jess meets Mitch, a Knights College student who is grieving the loss of his best friend, the two are immediately attracted to each another and Jess struggles with powerful resentments toward what she believes Mitch represents. ![]() The women swear revenge against Knights men and cut them off entirely as potential romantic and hookup partners. Jess and her fellow Unity College women friends are angry at the men at Knights College for a sex video of Jess's friend Farren they made without permission. Read 571 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. Summer Skin is a sexy, funny, female driven OZ YA novel that reminds that things are not always what they seem and even people who seem all and mighty on the outside need. ![]() This has in no way influenced my thoughts and feelings about the book. Eagar's characters, each of whom has a strong personality, struggle realistically with fears and vulnerabilities, especially in the areas of sex, romance, and love. Kirsty Eagar’s marvellous cast of characters are as flawed as they are endearing, and it is impossible to get to the end without wishing they were your friends. I was sent an arc of Summer Skin my Kirsty Eagar from Allen and Unwin in exchange for an honest review. Australian author Eagar (Raw Blue) offers a YA novel about college life that, though it reflects the Australian university system, will resonate with college readers in the U.S. ![]()
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