The V Girl: Second Edition
Mya Robarts
Publication date: July 1st 2014
Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Romance
In post-apocalyptic North America, sexual slavery is legal. Lila Velez desperately wants to lose her virginity before the troops visit her town and take it away by force. She makes plans to seduce her only friend. Lila does not love him, but he is the only man who has shown her true affection, an affection she is willing to take as a substitute for love.
Lila’s coping mechanism to cope with her mother’s loss is her secret. A secret that will bring her closer to Aleksey Fürst, a foreign, broody man who she distrusts because of his links to the troops and his rough, yet irresistible appearance. He offers Lila an alternative to her plans, a possibility that terrifies her…and tempts her in spite of herself.
With threats looming at every turn and no way to escape, Lila fears that falling in love will only lead to more heartache. The consequences of laying down her arms for Aleksey and welcoming hope might destroy more than her heart. They might force her to face the worst of her nightmares becoming a reality. Is love possible in a world that has forgotten what the human touch is?
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My Review:
Lila Velez lives in a world where rape and sexual slavery is
legal. When Lila is eighteen years old she will then be eligible for
recruitment. Recruitment is where everyone male or female if chosen is raped
before everyone in the town by the troops. They are raped by more numerous
troops at once or one on one whatever the troops prefer.
Lila is on a mission to find someone she can trust and
hopefully care about somewhat to be with before recruitment day. Lila wants to lose
her virginity before that day arises. She wants to give her virginity to
someone of her own choosing not have it taken from her. She feels that her
virginity is hers to give to whomever she chooses not something for someone to
take from her.
The only person that Lila can think about that she feels
sort of comfortable with is her friend Rey. Lila starts to make plans to seduce
Rey so she can give to him what she holds dear to her heart. But something or
someone keeps getting her way.
The Accord cops come into town before recruitment day to
help make sure everything goes according to plan or the way they should in
other words. Aleksey is a very strong brute of a man who is an Accord cop who
seems to keep popping up whenever Lila and her family needs him the most. He
takes them in when no one else in the town will after their home is destroyed
in an air raid.
Aleksey and Lila are not supposed to be together if they are
caught then both of them could be executed. It is against the law for an Accord
cop to be fraternizing with civilians. But somehow Aleksey and Lila keep
finding ways to be together without being seen.
After meeting Aleksey Lila starts to like him but she doesn’t
trust him because of whom and what he is. She thinks he is a totally different
person that he really is. But after spending time with him she starts to think
that maybe she would like him to be her first.
I have to say that I honestly enjoyed reading The V Girl.
The story was definitely unlike anything I think I have ever read before. Yes
it is a very dark book and it touches on a subject that is very wrong. But it
was still a good story and Lila’s story touched me from the very beginning. Would
I recommend The V Girl? Yes I would and do but only if you are eighteen or
older.
Normally I would not put an age limit on a story because I
believe that today’s society is different than it used to be. More people are
having sex at a younger age now than they used to. So I believe that some
stories may teach a younger person the difference between say making love and
having sex. Or it could teach them to have a better sex life or even to
practice safe sex. They may be like I want what the couple in this or that story
has instead of only having the knowledge of what their partners are telling
them or promising them to get what they want. But with The V Girl I would
suggest that you be eighteen or older only because of the rape encounter or
maybe you just can’t handle something of this nature.
Author Bio:
Mya Robarts is a bookaholic who regrets nothing.
She spent years trying to become a contemporary dance choreographer. Eventually she realized that she enjoyed writing her stories rather than dancing to them.
Robarts is obsessed with books that present damaged characters, swoon-worthy guys, controversial topics and happy endings.
4 comments:
Great review! I do believe that kids are too sheltered against reality now. And the fact that books like Ellen Hopkins are banned from libraries make me sad. That series of hers could legit scare someone into ever trying drugs you know. This sounds like a great read overall! Lovely review!
Thank you for your honest review and for hosting today.
I agree with Giselle that Elle Hopkins books shouldn't be banned from libraries.
Ever since I first published, I've added a recommendation to my notes that the book is recommended for readers 18 or older. However, I firmly believe that books like Speak by Lauren Halse Anderson, all of Elle Hopkins books, Rape Girl by Alina Klein, Exit, Pursued by a Bear by E.K. Johnston, Asking For It by Louise O'Neill among others should be mandatory in high school. People under the age of 18 are facing difficult choices and challenges regarding sexual decisions and consent and most of them don't have the guidance of their parents, because as Giselle said, some parents shelter their children from difficult topics even if those same topics are slapping their children's faces on a dayly basis. If parents don't share their moral values and believes in terms of what is acceptable and what is not in terms of sexuality with their children, they are going to end up learning the wrong messages from the wrong sources.
I had a pesonal experience similar to what happens in chapter 48 of The V Girl, when I was ten, and my "Duque" was only thirteen at the time; he was relative my family trusted. I'm sure if he has had more guidance he wouldn't have acted like that.
I'm so glad I had the chance to express this. Thank you for your honest review, again.
Sounds like a good read
I love this book.
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