User:Maddy from Celeste/What It Feels Like for a Girl

Gathering sources… Two reviews in The Guardian:

Grazia:

Interviews, not useful for notability but can be cited for some things:

Synopsis
The book narrates Lees' life from age 13. Lees, known at that point in the book as Byron, is bullied at school in Hucknall for her supposed homosexuality. At age 14, Lees takes up prostitution and gets involved in Nottingham nightlife. She eventually meets a group of drag queens known as the Fallen Divas, and starts becoming aware of her transgender identity. Later, Lees is implicated in a robbery and spends eight months in prison starting at age 18. The memoir ends with Lees commencing studies at the University of Brighton.

Reception
What It Feels Like for a Girl received favourable reviews from The Guardian and Grazia. According to Fiona Sturges of The Guardian, the is "smart and exuberant" and a "vivid story of trauma, rebellion and astonishing resilience". In The Guardian's "Book of the day" section, Kadish Morris calls the book a "ketamine-laced coming-of-age memoir", and a "rare portal into the British trans experience".