Virgin by Radhika Sanghani

Virgin

by Radhika Sanghani

I don't need the perfect guy.

I don't need candlelight or roses.

Honestly, I don't even need a real bed...

Ellie Kolstakis is a twenty-one-year-old virgin.

She's not religious. She's not waiting for marriage. She's not even holding on for The One.

Ellie's just unlucky.

But with her final year of university coming to an end, she's determined to shed her V-plates, once and for all.

And she's ready to try anything - from submitting to her domineering Greek mother's matchmaking skills to embracing the world of nether-waxing trends (no-one wants a 'Hitler') and even YouTube tutorials on how to give a 'blow gift' (it should never be a job).

After all, what has she got to lose? Well, besides the obvious.

Praise for VIRGIN

'Laugh out loud...Bridget Jones could take a page from this novel' - Joan Rivers

'An entertaining romp'- Emma Barnett, broadcaster and women's editor of The Telegraph

'Bridget Jones and Carrie Bradshaw, meet your wisecracking, vagina obsessed match. Sanghani's debut is a hilarious, irreverent look at smart-alecky, painfully self-conscious, 21-year-old Ellie's relentless mission to rectify a disastrous first attempt at performing oral sex, get deflowered, find the perfect Brazilian wax, avoid her tradition-bound Greek mother's nagging, graduate summa cum laude, be a writer, and fit in...This story for millennials is a wonderful blend of modern agnst with old-fashioned sweetness." -Publisher's Weekly

Reviewed by anastasia on

3 of 5 stars

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At first I wasn’t sure what to make of this book. Virgin was really was something special. I’m just blown away. Sanghani is definitely on my radar now.

Virgin is great. Well written, funny, and very relevant to our time. Even thought the protagonist is a virgin she is frank about her body, and sex. Ellie is a twenty-one year old virgin who shares her story of attempts to have her deflowered with the aid of her partner-in-crime friend Lara.Ellie embarks on several adventures with the opposite sex to speed up the process of becoming a non-virgin to no avail. Ellie learns the proper rules of kissing, foreplay, and describes in length different ways she masturbates to recognize an orgasm when the big day happens.
Overall, I really enjoyed this novel, and hope to read more from this author. I highly recommend this novel!

Full review is on my Blog

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  • 19 November, 2014: Reviewed