Moxie by Jennifer Mathieu is a little bit like an American version of Holly Bourne’s Spinster Club. Vivian’s high school has a toxic atmosphere where the misogynistic behaviour of the football team is practically encouraged by teachers and the girls punished. Whilst all the examples are things that do happen, the concentration of events made me just hate this school and all the adults that let it slide.

However, the point of the book is that Vivian starts a secret feminist ‘zine pointing out the sexism at school and urging Moxie girls to fight back. As a way of highlighting crappy behaviour, the book works but I found Vivian a bit of a boring character.