Asking For It

Emma O’Dowd is a beautiful and popular Irish teenager. She enjoys flirting with guys and has a reputation for doing more than just flirting. She is just eighteen, with her whole life in front of her, until one night at a party when she’s had too much to drink and is offered drugs. Compromising photos are taken and are circulated on social media, for everyone to see. Louise O’Neill has penned a sobering account of what can happen after one night of reckless behavior, and forces the reader to decide where the blame truly lies.