 After finishing this a couple of months ago, I have found myself trying to figure out how to review such a book. A book that is painfully brilliant in its truth as well shocking in its delivery. Autumn Christian's new novel sums itself up in these words..."A dark journey of self-discovery. An existential labyrinth of love, sex and self-actualization where the only way out is through." That's a far more spot on boil down than I could ever do. Beverly Sykes is a high school virgin when we first cross her path. One night, she finally decides to take the step and sacrifices her virginity--it is at this moment her life changes...and as it turns out not only hers. Beverly has magical orgasms. As in they change those whom she is coupling with. They cause reflection on a soulful level and often lead to a quest for betterment in all aspects for the person...well, almost always. As Beverly grows older and realizes what her calling seems to be, she has perils to dodge both familiar and strange. Relationships are never simple. Things are never clear as crystal. She begins to wrestle with her position and her gift--or is it a curse--and her and its place in this big ol' swirling mess of a world. I haven't heaped a lot of information on you, just the basic timbers that hold this house of a book up. And let me tell you, it's a book you'll be living in for some time. I found myself thinking on it a lot upon completion. While I am no prude, I am not much a fan of sexually graphic books, I tend to find all that jazz distracting and not-all-that-important to the narrative. In this instance, it was wholly necessary and served as important as the ideas behind the story. Girl Like A Bomb is an important novel about self-discovery and destiny. About living to help and helping to live. It's fantastic and beautifully written and it is also achingly sad and bleak as hell at times. I'm saying it's nearly perfect. Girl Like A Bomb is soon to be available from Clash Books Autumn Christian’s third novel is a dark journey of self-discovery. An existential labyrinth of love, sex, and self-actualization where the only way out is through. When high schooler Beverly Sykes finally has sex, her whole life changes. She feels an explosion inside of her that feels like her DNA is being rearranged, and she discovers a strange power within. After chasing that transcendent feeling and fucking her way through the good, the bad, and the dangerous boys and girls that cross her path, Beverly notices that all of her ex-lovers are undergoing drastic changes. She witnesses them transcending their former flawed selves, becoming self-actualized and strong. Beverly gives herself over and over to others, but can she become who she is supposed to be, with the gift and curse that nature gave to her?   Comments are closed.
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