My Reaction in a Nutshell: 
 This book made me angry. 
 The Long Version: 
 "Drunk driving is bad, we had always been told. Drunk driving is dangerous. Drunk driving kills people, it ruins lives. 
 There are other ways to ruin lives." 
 This is a story about consent and lack of it, about social media in a digital age, about the media's portrayal of r*pists, and about how people are treated in the aftermath. 
 Asking For It is told in two parts: the first part takes place over the course of a Thursday through Tuesday present year, covering the events in the days before and after the party. The second part takes place Thursday through Tuesday the following year, showing how Emma and everyone else is coping with flashbacks to fill in the blanks of the one year gap. 
 This story in many ways reminds me of All the Rage: both are about girls who were r*ped and received little to no support from their small hometowns, friends, and family. Both books broke my heart. 
 "They are all innocent until proven guilty. But not me. I am a liar until I am proven honest." 
 I just, I don't know how to not write a review about how angry this book made me (in a good way...i think?). 
 In the Author's Note, O'Neill states: "We need to talk about rape. We need to talk about consent. We need to talk about victim blaming and slut shaming and double standards we place upon our young men and women. We need to talk and talk and talk until the Emmas of the world feel supported and understood. Until they feel like they are believed." 
 In Asking For It, Emma mentions how it is easier to just not say anything. To do nothing about it. 
 "I can never be with him now. I belong to those other boys, as surely as if they have stamped me with a cattle brand." 
 There is this one line where Emma thinks "boys will be boys will be boys" that reminded me so much of The Female of the Species. Both books addressed the double standard boys are given over girls with the excuse that "boys will be boys." 
 Whatever, I know this review is shit. Basically if you are looking for a support filled book about r*pe then read The Female of the Species or Exit, Pursued by a Bear. If you want to read a book about a MC who gets little to no support then read All the Rage or Asking For It. All book are excellent and explore the topic in sensitive ways. 
 ***TRIGGER WARNINGS: emotional abuse, suicide attempts/ideation, SH, R, SA, alcoholism, homophobic/transphobic comments (pages 9 and 117), bullying, racism, depression, panic attacks