Blood Moon

PERIODS, SEX AND ONLINE SHAMING. An extraordinary, empowering and feminist YA novel in verse that explores first-love, bullying, periods, sexuality and the intensity and joy of female friendships. Widely acclaimed and beautifully written, this is essential reading for everyone.

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>> "The book young people need." SARA PASCOE
>> "Apowerful novel ... that really captures what teen life is like today." BOOKRIOT
>> "Bold and vital." SAMANTHA SHANNON

During Frankie’s first sexual experience, she gets her period. It’s only blood, they agree. No shame.

Then a graphic meme goes viral, turning a fun, intimate afternoon into something mortifying and damaging. And Frankie begins to wonder: is she disgusting?

As the online shaming takes on a horrifying life of its own, Frankie's universe implodes. But can laughter, bravery and the fiercest of friendships help Frankie find her way out of the darkness?

Blood Moon is a punchy, vivid and funny story of first-time love, hormone-fuelled sexuality and intense female friendships – whilst addressing, head-on, the ongoing exploitation of young girls online and the horror of going viral. Both shocking and uplifting, it cuts to the heart of what it is to be a teenager today and shows the power of friendship to find joy in even the darkest skies.

PRAISE FOR BLOOD MOON:

"Written with humour and understanding, this is the book young people need." SARA PASCOE

“Moving, compelling and bold, it filled me with such hope.” LOUISE O'NEILL

“With every verse of her debut, Cuthew shouts down the shame, chips away at the period taboo, and firmly establishes herself as a bold and vital new voice in feminist literature.” SAMANTHA SHANNON

“A bloody brilliant book!” GABBY EDLIN, CEO and Founder of Bloody Good Period

"Blood Moon is a tour de force of empathetic, passionate writing that refuses to pull any punches." WATERSTONES

"A powerful, fiercely feminist novel that normalizes menstruation and confronts destructive cyberculture." KIRKUS, Starred review

"A must-read novel of empowerment." BOOKLIST, Starred review

"Captures the joy of a crush, the despair of a lost friend, and the humiliation of being “that girl” on...read more...