Educators, librarians, parents, and scholars concerned with overarching views of female sexuality and its representation in literature and culture would find this book a useful resource, as it encourages the reader to read against the grain and question the ideologies present in each novel.

Children's Literature Association Quarterly

Seifert’s work is notable for its methodical approach and considerations of real readers’ responses, both of which will prove useful to a general audience interested in the implications of young adult literature and its messages about sexuality…. Virginity in Young Adult Literature after Twilight does, in many ways, provide a handy introduction to a complex set of literary and social issues…. [T]he text’s engaging, accessible prose is…one of its strengths, as readers are likely to find both the ideas themselves and the manner in which Seifert unpacks the evidence supporting her claims to be clear and enjoyable. Virginity in Young Adult Literature After Twilight opens ongoing conversations about literary portrayals of young people’s sexuality to a general audience in productive ways…. [I]t is undoubtedly a text that many librarians, teachers, and parents—and, it should be noted, young adults themselves—will find valuable as they consider the content and messages of many popular young adult texts.

The Lion and the Unicorn