4.5 stars.

What an interesting book! I thoroughly enjoyed reading it. It was from the perspective of the Mercedes, who decides to sleep with other girls' boyfriends in order for them to have a better first time than she did. Mercedes' plan obviously is going to raise some eyebrows and her justifications were interesting (for lack of a better term). This book doesn't just deal with cheating, and there are mentions of rape, so for anyone that may be uncomfortable, I would say be cautious.

Mercedes is an interesting character, and though at points, I did get frustrated with her, I also felt for her. Her mom is absent all the time and doesn't seem to care about Mercy. As someone with a loving and attentive mom, I don't know what I would do if she was like Kim, Mercy's mom.

One thing I loved was the friendships in this book. It takes a little while for it to develop, but I really loved what Faye did for Mercy at the end. I also really liked Mercy's relationship with Angela, who's very religious. As well, this book talks about the double standards girls face, when they are sexually active, which I really liked.

Overall, this was a pretty good debut. The one thing that brought the rating down, was Mercedes constantly dismissing Zach. But, I enjoyed the characters, their relationships and reading Mercy's story.