I loved Virgin Val right from the first page of the book.  I suppose I can sympathize to a degree since I was a virgin myself until I got married.  But I never had a date in high school, so I suppose it was easier for me.  I found myself cheering for Val, and I never knew exactly what boy she would really fall for–no spoilers from me.  After all, she had at least three prospects.

As the story moved along and Val’s cause grew more and more attention, I was quite pleased to see how much notoriety she got.  And to see other young people making the commitment to abstinence was encouraging.  It made me think that maybe there are more young people who want to remain virgins than I first thought–even in this day and age.

I never considered how much sex complicates a relationship.  In a dating relationship, when one adds sex, it adds a tremendous amount of stress.  I can speak from experience that even as an adult, sexual tension, frustration, and stress is real in a dating relationship.  It is expected, and yet you don’t want to do it.  It’s always in the back of your mind, and when you don’t give in, the other party involved is generally ready to push you to do it anyway.  Teens are not generally mature enough to handle such stress, and I love the idea of teens banding together to make the journey of remaining a virgin (or at least abstaining) easier.

There is some very mild profanity, and I honestly was not bothered by it.  I appreciated the fact that this was not a Christian book, and it never preached at you why you shouldn’t have sex before marriage.  It gave real answers as to why you should wait.  And not all in the book chose to wait because after all, not all will.  But the main message of the book is that it is better to wait.

I was sent a copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.  I was not financially compensated, and all opinions are 100 percent mine.