Sexaholics by Pynk + giveaway

 

This week is all about SEX! You can read more here but check back every day this week for reviews and giveaways.

NOTE: I won't be describing this book in too much detail as there are under 18s who visit this blog.

Stars: ***1/2

Grand Central Publishing (Division of Hachette Book Group) 2010
Erotica
336 Pages


Summary: Miki, Valencia, Teela Raye, and Brandi share one thing...they are all addicted to sex. United through Sexaholics Anonymous, these women try to recover from their dependence on wild, spontaneous, and even sometimes, dangerous sex. From whips and chains, to sex in public, they have done it all! Led by Dr. Rachel Cummings, each woman takes the first step to recovery by sharing her biggest sexual act with the group. SEXAHOLICS takes readers through the outrageous experiences of four women on their long path to success.

While this isn't the first Erotica I've read, I haven't read that many. I just never had a chance to until recently. So I can't really say if this has more sex than regular Erotica or not. It seems like all the other reviews I've seen are by people not familiar with Erotica either. I don't think this is light Erotica though. There isn't much romance in this book which I know there is in some Erotica. There are some feelings of course but it's not romance. I liked that there wasn't long spaces in between sex scenes. APOOO(review blog), who seems to be familiar with Erotica said:

"Sexaholics is definitely for the freakiest of freaks.  I recommend this novel to erotica lovers who like hard-core, steamy sex scenes and Pynk supporters."

Sexaholics has a LOT of sex in it, all different kinds, but it does have a storyline too. It isn't till the middle of the book or so that it really comes through but you soon see there is a story and the characters are developed enough that you can kind of see yourself as her. The ending was amazing and there were some shockers including one disturbing scene but I enjoyed the book both as Erotica and as a novel.

The beginning of the book includes an author's note that explains some basics about sex addiction, namely that men are the ones to most commonly be associated with it. Sex addiction is NOT just wanting lots of sex and Pynk did her research so that the book is factual and should be of special interest to those who feel they may be sexaholics. In fact at the end of the book she directs worried readers to the Sexaholics Anonymous website to do a quiz to see if they may have sexaholic traits.

My only problem was I kept mixing up the characters. If you read it within a few days time with no breaks, it's no problem. However if you read for a while, stop for a few days or more and then pick the book back up, it takes some time to remember which person was which.

Links of Interest: Pynk's Website, Sexaholics Anonymous, Sex Addicts Anonymous,

Other Reviews: My Overstuffed Bookshelf, Just Jennifer Reading, Rhodes Review, APOOO,

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*I received a copy of this book for review from Good Reads First Reads Program.

GIVEAWAY CLOSED

Obsession: An Erotic Tale by Gloria Vanderbilt

Chris at Book-a-rama has been hosting the Blog Luv Fest and today is the last day. This review is a part of the Blog Luv Fest.

Stars: ****

Summary:
Talbot Bingham is a renowned architectural genius who, with his formidable wife, Priscilla, creates an architectural community. When he dies unexpectedly in the middle of their tenth wedding anniversary celebration, the devastated Priscilla is left keeper of the flame of Talbot's genius. Going through her husband's archives, she comes unexpectedly upon a pile of neatly tied letters, and the shocking secret of her husband's intimate life—a discovery that shatters the foundation of her soul and spirit. The reader is left to decide if the other woman represents another facet of Priscilla, or if Priscilla her-self has invented the other woman who completed the world her husband so recently inhabited? 

I don't read Erotica very much but I wanted to try it. I thought it was a pretty good read. It was definitely erotic but the story itself was interesting too. It was interesting because the ending isn't definite, you can interpret it a few different ways.

At only 160 pages, it's a fairly quick read, which personally I prefer when it comes to this genre. Now I don't want to get into it too much as there are children who read this blog but let's just say that if you want light erotica, this is the wrong book. It's very explicit and covers all different kinds of sex. Let's just put it that way.

Links of Interest: NYTimes Article about Obsession, 

Other Reviews: NONE YET

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*I received this book from HarperCollins for review. All reviews are written honestly.