Review: A raw and unflinching look at love
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 18, 2014
Symphony is desperate for love, for someone to take her in their arms, to nuzzle her. To love her. Her self-esteem is non-existent, and self-worth is hard to find when looking in the mirror depresses you. Her life is complicated by her family, her sister who leaves her cold. If only there was a ray of light. If only someone would love her.The Last Virgin Alive is a raw, unflinching novel, emotion-packed and incredibly eye-opening. Its honesty is refreshing, serious issues like negative body image and low self-worth are realistically explored, never sugarcoated to make palatable for its audience. The truth can sometimes scar, and Stephanie Crosby does a wonderful job detailing a psyche that is wounded and suffering. It is hard not to feel Symphony’s plight, to root for her, to love her, to soothe her and tell her everything will work out.Crosby displays an amazing ear for dialogue, the conversations are realistic and unscripted. The Last Virgin Alive inspires, it is a journey of the human spirit, of overcoming our perceived limitations, of learning how to love ourselves.