Cover Image: All the F*cking Mistakes

All the F*cking Mistakes

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Superspeed readers like me can read 150 - 200+ pages, so yes, I have read the book … and many more today. LOL			
			
I received a temporary digital Advance Reader Copy of this book from #NetGalley, the publisher and the author in exchange for an honest review.  			
			
From the publisher, as I do not repeat the contents or story of books in reviews, I let them do it as they do it better than I do 😸.			

Come As You Are meets How to Date Men When You Hate Men in this sex handbook for the millennial feminist on how to own your body and sexuality and use that confidence to take charge of your life

Stop Apologizing for Your Sexuality and Take Charge of Your Life

If you've ever wished you had a big sister or older cousin who could show you all the ropes of womanhood, look no further: Gigi Engle has done it all and is here to tell you all about it in All the F*cking Mistakes, a practical handbook for all the slutty and wanna-be-slutty women out there. It is the ultimate sex-talk book, demystifying female sexuality without any of the awkwardness of "the talk." From learning how to take back your confidence in a world full of slut-shaming to discovering and owning your sexual empowerment through masturbation, to demanding the love you really deserve, this book is an ode to the women of the world who deserve to be empowered, sexually and otherwise, without guilt.

Offering bite-sized lessons that incorporate Gigi's own special brand of no-nonsense advice to provide clarity and guidance on all things slutty, sexually normative and non-normative, and everything that falls between the cracks of these brackets, this book is your how-to guide to living your sexy AF, fabulous life.

This was an interesting book to read - I will admit that it took me a while to "get" the cover image: very clever by the way!  I am 52 years old and my mother never gave me the talk which was a nightmare when you get your period at age 10 and think you are dying.  With no female relatives within 200 miles, there was no one I could ask about these things - what I did learn was that sex and sexuality was dirty and shameful and wrong 

HOWEVER, I take issue with the description of the book being for  " for all the slutty and wanna-be-slutty women"!  Being sexual and in charge of your love life does NOT make you a SLUT which is a 180* turn from the book statements that it is ANTI-slut-shaming. That's like selling "cholesterol-free kale", "peanut-free peanut butter cookies" or "vegan eggs". 

Nonetheless, it was an interesting read and it would be a great book to give your teenager with whom you are going to discuss the book afterwards...don't ignore the subject of sex as it will not go away.  (And better to learn from this book than their friends or the internet!)
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