Loveability by Dannielle Miller and Nina Funnell (Angus
& Robertson)
PB RRP $16.99
ISBN 978 07322 96469
Reviewed by Dianne Bates
Subtitled An
Empowered Girl’s Guide to Dating and Relationships, this book has been
co-authored by two women with an impressive list of credentials in
relationships and writing – and more. To read this book is to hear the voices
of great-aunts who’ve been there and done that and have lots of valuable advice
for someone who hasn’t. It’s a comprehensive book that includes quizzes,
questions and answers, compatibility tests and (according to the cover) ‘the
ultimate true love checklist.’ To make the book more appealing, there is a
variety of typefaces, break-outs and lots of headings and sub-headings.
Chapters deal with
situations such as having crushes, body image, friendships, sex and power, how
to heal heartbreak and more. There is a substantial list of resources at the
back of the book such as useful websites, organisations and books as well as
end notes that allow the reader to check out specific sites if needed.
It’s difficult to imagine a
more comprehensive book on the subject so dear to a teenage girl’s heart and
life. As founder/publisher of Mamamia.com.au Mia Freedman says, ‘an empowering
advice book… brilliant and about time. Should be compulsory reading.’
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