Book Beginnings & The Friday 56 #2

Book Beginnings on Friday is hosted by Rose City Reader, the meme encourages to share the first sentence (or so) of the book you are reading, along with your initial thoughts about the sentence, impressions of the book.

 "The Friday 56" is also a weekly event, hosted by Freda's Voice, where you find any sentence, (or few, just don’t spoil it) that grab you from page 56 or 56% in your book/eReader (If you have to improvise, that's ok.)

It just so happens that this week we are reading the same book, so while we'll both have the same first line, it was interesting to see our different thoughts on it! Here goes...

Virgin by Radhika Sanghani

Okay, I admit it…I didn’t do it.

Yet.

This is normal, right? I mean, just because everyone I know has talked like they’ve already done it doesn’t mean that they’re telling the truth…right?

It’s not like I’m asking for that much. I don’t need the perfect guy. I don’t need candlelight or roses. Honestly, I don’t even need a real bed.

The guys I know complain that girls are always looking for Mr. Right—do I have to wear a sign that says I’m only looking for Mr. Right Now?

Sooooo…anyone out there want sex? Anyone? Hello? Just for fun?

I am not going to die a virgin. One way or another I am going to make this happen.

Hey, what have I got to lose? Besides the obvious.

 

 

“Ellie Kolstakis

21 years old

Nonsmoker

VIRGIN”

Keira: Brows up. What a goodie two-shoes! Of course this was my initial thought. Immediately I thought Ellie must be religious. She must be boring. I didn't think I would like Virgin because it wasn't relatable to me on a personal level. Wrong.

Nikki: The beginning of this book speaks to me with just that short intro. You could basically switch out the name for my own! The word virgin was like a beacon. Even though I knew the title, read the description, seeing it in that capacity was like BAM! In your face!

Keira: “I decided to slip the bullet straight into my vagina for some penetration action. It felt nice, and definitely different, until I pushed it in as far as it would go and it slipped in behind the contracting/valve bit where tampons go. Only, unlike a tampon, the bullet didn't have a string hanging off it to pull it back to safety. Which meant it was vibrating deep inside me, and I COULDN'T GET IT OUT!”

Nikki: "I'm sure it was all good for Madonna being touched like a virgin for the first time, but what about when you're a virgin touching yourself for the first time? Because most girls out there were touching their vaginas way before they ever let a boy down there - or even knew that what they were doing had a name."

Until Next Time!