This book is PERFECT YA. Discussion of period pain and how the world treats women, the chronic illness rep, the journey to diagnosis. The friends that realised how theyd been kind of awful. This is what I love in YA.

I really enjoyed this book! I love how the author was not afraid to go into grizzly detail about periods and the problems that come along with them. From the acknowledgements, you learn that the author has also struggled with the same issues as their main character, which made the story and said character feel a lot more real. You know that the author truly knows how the character feels, and you then feel sympathy for both of them. It is about time it wasn't taboo to talk about difficult periods and endometriosis openly, and I especially liked how the author includes doctors who completely undermine a female patient and tell them that they just need to suck it up and deal with it. Hopefully people who need doctors like the actual good one in this story get them!

For every female who has been gaslit for ‘complaining’ about menstrual pain.
Delia determined to become a doctor to explore the menstrual cycle when her doctors have been unable to alleviate the debilitating pain she experiences monthly. It’s approaching the day when she gets to meet a potential mentor to help her onto this path when her period starts early and she is forced to take desperate measures or risk missing the meeting, but this lands her in a lot of trouble.
Delta’s agonies are well described. A long list of embarrassing moments recounted, including her most acute ‘disgrace’ of The Bloodbath, resulting in the loss of her best friend.
The humour in the book doesn’t detract from the serious message. UK readers may not fully appreciate the US educational limitations, but can pick up the devastation caused by immovable deadlines and the refusal to take period pain into consideration for half the high school population. This is an important book to raise awareness of this condition even if you are lucky enough to escape with minor inconveniences every month. Every teen should read.

Who would have thought a coming of age YA story about periods could be so powerful and moving. I requested this book due to the title and description, but I didn't expect it to be so impactful.

This book shares an important message but does so in a humorous, lighthearted way. The chapter titles had me giggling "A well behaved uterus rarely makes history".

Delia is a likeable, relatable character who you can't help but root for. The author pulls you in to Delia's struggles and makes your truly appreciate what so many women are living with.

The dismissal from drs on female pain is loud.
This made me so angry and sad. The complete dismissal, the unfair treatment from the school administration. Teenages passing out in school and being threatened they won't graduate if they go home. It's unfortunately such a common experience for women, especially young women. This book shows the importance of advocating for yourself, standing your ground when you know something isn't right, and standing up for yourself and others against unfair treatment.

I would recommend this book to every young female.

Thank you to Hachette Children's Group | Hodder Children's Books for this advanced copy.

I was initially drawn to the book by the title and the cover and I'm so glad I was because the content is incredible. The book deftly explores Delia and her excruciating period pains along with advocating for yourself, the flaws in the absence system within schooling, and not being afraid of who you are. The writing was so accessible and easy to read, the banter between Delia and everyone around her is spot on and had me cackling late at night.

I hope everyone reads this and understands just how debilitating periods can be and take female reproductive health more seriously and not just as an excuse to get out of school or work.

As someone who has death with many painful issues related to my period I’ve the yeats I found this book to be accurate and extremely relatable and relevant to woman dealing with this issue. Highly recommend. I wish this was available years ago