Promiscuous

Slut-Shaming. Anorexia. REVENGE. (You know, High School Stuff.) Natasha “Tash” Bohner just turned eighteen. Theoretically, that should mean escaping from trailer park purgatory—and her less than stellar relationship with her widowed mother—and running away to Los Angeles with her anorexic best friend, Margot. But life is known for taking some very shitty, unexpected turns. Already the scourge of the Guthrie High gossip mill, Tash’s reputation takes an explosive turn into infamy when she assaults the captain of the wrestling team. (Spoiler alert: he totally deserved it.) The principal tells her she’s on her last strike. But when Margot’s will to live is threatened by the leader of the Guthrie Bitch Squad, Tash vows to get revenge on the most popular girl in school—no matter what it takes. Because she promised her favorite teacher she wouldn’t get expelled, Tash is forced to get creative, and beat the reigning Mean Girl at her own game—by running against her for Prom Queen, and winning. In order to succeed, Tash will have to do the unthinkable: join student government, pretend to be well-adjusted and actually try in school. (Also, she’ll have to quit swearing so goddamn much.) This might sound like a modern day Cinderella Story, but it is NOT a fairy tale. PROMISCUOUS is a crossover novel of Young Adult / New Adult contemporary hard knocks, which attacks issues like bullying, anorexia and slut-shaming head-on, without mercy. As one reader put it, “There is no warm up, no shallow easy beginning to dip your toes in to grow accustomed to its feel. Nope. Hold your breath and swim biatch or prepare to drown.” To find out more, please visit http://isobelirons.com/promiscuous. Reader Responses to PROMISCUOUS: "[Promiscuous] may make you feel uncomfortable at times, but it will actually make you feel." "There is no warm up, no shallow easy beginning to dip your toes in to grow accustomed to its feel. Nope. Hold your breath and swim biatch or prepare to drown. Straight away it feels like Natasha is attacking, almost willing you to put the book down and walk away. For me that was practically a sign that she had something to hide, and made me push on all the more harder." "If you’re the sort of person who watches movies or reads books with titles like Naked Chainsaw Cheerleader Decapitation Rally just to be offended by them, I suggest you not read this book." "I don't think I've ever felt as much rage while reading." "I started out with a smirk, which turned into a full-on grin, then horror, then laughing, then trepidation, then disbelief." "I like how [Isobel Irons] can creep me out and also have parts of the story that make me laugh. And then I'm sad." "I simultaneously felt ill and severely violent towards a fictional character--which doesn't happen often. ...I want to tear [Becca Foster's] f***ing hair out by the roots and gouge her eyes out with a spork." "Even though this isn't my usual book to pick up to read for pleasure, I'm definitely learning a few things. I think this novel will really click with a lot of people, especially the abused and bullied ones...I think this book is necessary. For them and for me." "It's almost like reading my feelings as a teenager instead of [Tash's]." "I feel like if I were to come face-to-face with [Isobel Irons] right now, I'd probably have to punch [her] and then buy [her] a martini." "Isobel Irons’ writing style is pretty damn captivating."